| The People v. Fred Edward Archuleta |
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A jury found defendant Fred Edward Archuleta guilty as charged of possessing a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and active gang participation. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (a).)1 Defendant was arrested on December 5, 2008, after law enforcement officers found him in his garage in possession of methamphetamine and in the company of a gang member wh $0 (04-11-2014 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Paul Othello Smalls |
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After a suspicious death in a New Mexico prison cell, police eventually identified Paul Smalls, the victim’s cellmate, and two other men as the perpetrators of murder. Their scheme was to smother the victim, and then claim he died of an asthma attack. At trial, the government pointed to “signature quality†evidence that Smalls had threatened his asthmatic ex-wife in a similar fa $0 (04-28-2014 - NM) |
| The People v. John Lynn Tirey |
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The only issue before us is whether defendant John Lynn Tirey is statutorily barred under Penal Code section 4852.01, subdivision (d), from petitioning for a certificate of rehabilitation. (All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise noted.) We agree with defendant that the statute barring persons convicted of crimes under section 288, subdivision (a), from petitioning $0 (04-25-2014 - CA) |
| Patricia Banks v. Chicago Board of Educatin and Florence Gonzalez |
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Patricia Banks sued her former employer, the Chicago Board of Education, and her former supervisor, Florence Gonzales, alleging race discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related violations of federal and state law. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants on all of Banks’s claims. Twentyâ€nine days after the $0 (04-24-2014 - IL) |
| Scott R. Wolfe v. BNSF Railway Company |
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Plaintiff-Appellant Scott Wolfe (“Wolfeâ€) appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee BNSF Railway Company (“BNSFâ€) on Wolfe’s claims under Montana Code Annotated (“MCAâ€) § 39-2-703. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further pro $0 (04-23-2014 - MT) |
| United States of America v. Mark Timothy Ellis |
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EUGENE, OR – On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Mark Timothy Ellis, 38, of Oregon City, Oregon, for making a fraudulent claim to the United States and for filing a false lien against a federal employee to serve 12 months and one day in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay $311,459 in restitution. |
| Tina Cosey v. Aurora Medical Center |
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Tina Gosey worked as a chef’s assistant at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Believing that |
| Tina Cosey v. Aurora Medical Center |
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Tina Gosey worked as a chef’s assistant at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Believing that |
| The People v. Fred Edward Archuleta |
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A jury found defendant Fred Edward Archuleta guilty as charged of possessing a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and active gang participation. (Health & Saf. Code, § 11377, subd. (a); Pen. Code, § 186.22, subd. (a).)1 Defendant was arrested on December 5, 2008, after law enforcement officers found him in his garage in possession of methamphetamine and in the company of a gang member wh $0 (04-11-2014 - CA) |
| United States of America v. Eric Kamahele, et al. |
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Mr. Eric Kamahele, Mr. Daniel Maumau, Mr. Kepa Maumau,1 Mr. Sitamipa Toki, and Mr. Mataika Tuai appeal their convictions arising from armed robberies and shootings in connection with the Tongan Crips Gang (“TCGâ€) in Glendale, Utah. In a jury trial, Mr. Kamahele, Mr. Kepa Maumau, and Mr. Tuai were found guilty of conspiring to commit a racketeering offense under the Racketeer Influenced $0 (04-08-2014 - UT) |
| In Re: Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions |
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| Jerline Smith v. Carter Bloodcare |
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Appellant Jerline Smith appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee Carter BloodCare (CBC) on her hostile work environment sexual harassment claim. We will affirm. |
| United States of America v. Alvin Leon Roundtree |
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| Michael W. Lacey v. City of DeSoto, Texas; City of DeSoto Police Department and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education |
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Michael W. Lacey appeals the trial court’s orders granting the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education’s plea to the jurisdiction and granting the City of DeSoto’s motion to dismiss. The trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the suit, and therefore we will affirm its order dismissing Lacey’s suit against the Commission. We will $0 (03-14-2014 - TX) |
| Tim Lors v. Jim Dean |
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Tim Lors sued his employer, the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Technology (BIT), and various state employees (collectively, "defendants"), alleging retaliation in response to a prior discrimination suit that he filed against the same defendants. Lors's complaint asserted jurisdiction under various federal statutes, including Titles I and V of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (AD $0 (03-13-2014 - SD) |
| Mark Laster v. City of Kalamazoo |
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Plaintiff Mark Laster appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Defendants, the City of Kalamazoo and several named individuals, on Plaintiff’s race discrimination and retaliation claims. In his Complaint, Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, that Defendants violated 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) et seq. (“Title VIIâ€), MICH. COMP. LAWS § 37.2101 et $0 (03-13-2014 - MI) |
| Marcia Eisenhour v. Weber County |
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Marcia Eisenhour sued Weber County, three of its county commissioners, and a state judge. According to Ms. Eisenhour, the judge (Craig Storey) sexually harassed her and the County retaliated against her for reporting the harassment. She claimed violations of Utah’s Whistleblower Act, the First Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses, and Title V $0 (03-12-2014 - UT) |
| United States of America v. Kevin Devereaux |
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The United States Attorney's Office Announced that after having been acquitted in 2012 of sexual assault, and then again in 2013-in trials involving other victims-Poplar resident Kevin Devereaux was found guilty of rape, assault and burglary by a federal jury in Great Falls on Thursday, February 27, 2014, after a two day trial. |
| Calvin Barton v. House of Raeford Farmers, Inc. d/b/a Columbia Farms |
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Numerous former employees and some current employees of House of Raeford Farms, Inc., d/b/a Columbia Farms, Inc., (“Columbia Farmsâ€), a chicken processor in Greenville, South Carolina, commenced three separate actions against Columbia Farms, asserting two types of claims: first, for the payment of unpaid wages, withheld in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSAâ€), $0 (03-12-2014 - SC) |
| United States of America v. Michael Jacques |
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Following a seven-hour interrogation in which he confessed participating in the arson of an African-American church, Michael Jacques was convicted in federal court of conspiracy against civil rights, damage to religious real property, and the use of a fire to commit a felony. On appeal, Jacques argues that the district court erred in admitting his statements into evidence because agents obtained $0 (03-11-2014 - MA) |
| David Esparaza v. County of Los Angeles |
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Plaintiffs David Esparza, Alan Mark, Anthony Mora, and Irene Redd were peace officers employed by the Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety (OPS). The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to dissolve OPS and merge its functions with that of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Plaintiffs each had the opportunity to apply for deputy sheriff positions, but did not meet t $0 (03-06-2014 - CA) |
| Jose Flores, et al. v. City of Westminster, et al. |
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Jose Flores, Brian Perez and Ryan Reyes sued the City of Westminster, et al. on civil rights violation and retaliation theories under 42 U.S.C. 2001 claiming that they were discriminated against by the police chief and three former chiefs. $3500000 (03-07-2014 - CA) |
| Adolfo F. Rodriguez v. City of Poteet |
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The appellant, Adolfo Rodriguez, sued the City of Poteet for unlawful retaliation and age discrimination. The trial court granted the City’s motion for traditional summary judgment. On appeal, Rodriguez contends the trial court erred in excluding several affidavits and an unauthenticated statement. He also claims fact issues precluded summary judgment. We affirm the trial court’s jud $0 (02-26-2014 - TX) |
| Anthony Rorrer v. City of Stow and William Kalbaugh |
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Plaintiff-Appellant Anthony Rorrer appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment on his claims against the City of Stow, Ohio for disability discrimination and impermissible retaliation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), similar discrimination claims under Ohio law,1 and First Amendment retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Rorrer also appeals the district cour $0 (02-26-2014 - OH) |
| Scott M. Matusick v. Erie County Water Authority |
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Appeal from judgments of the United States District Court for the |
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