Rocco pled guilty to one count of aggravated battery and three counts of aggravated endangering a child, all person felonies. On April 7, 2016, he was sentenced to 24 months in prison but was placed on probation from that sentence for 18 months. Just a few months later, in August 2016, Rocco stipulated to violating his probation by failing to report to his probation officer, resulting in the distr... More...   $0 (04-29-2018 - KS)

On August 22, 2014, defendant was charged by grand jury indictment with
(Count 1) attempted first degree murder, (Count 2) aggravated rape,2 and (Count 3)second degree kidnapping of K.H.3 At his arraignment on August 27, 2015,
defendant pled not guilty to all charges. On January 5, 2016, the State amended
Count 1 of the indictment from attempted first degree murder, a violation of... More...   $0 (04-21-2018 - LA)

In 2002, a jury found Mattox guilty, among other things, of aiding and abetting in the reckless second-degree murder of John Lane. Although the facts are fully set out in Mattox's direct appeal, State v. Mattox, 280 Kan. 473, 124 P.3d 6 (2005) (Mattox I), and his previous K.S.A. 60-1507 motion, Mattox v. State, 293 Kan. 723, 267 P.3d 746 (2011) (Mattox II), we briefly discuss the facts to give con... More...   $0 (04-17-2018 - KS)

The victims in this case are a married couple who reside in a single-family home
in Richfield. On the morning of September 14, 2016, someone burglarized their home while
they were at work. The wife homeowner discovered the break-in when she came home at
lunchtime to care for their dogs. Video surveillance taken from the home, in conjunction with
further investigation, led to... More...   $0 (04-11-2018 - OH)

In December 2016, appellant’s parole officer, Honee Sommers, was working with appellant to find a place for him to stay after he was released from jail. Initially, appellant was to stay with the complainant, Thomas Rhodes, at a house located at 306 North 4th Street in Temple, Texas (the Property), but Rhodes contacted Sommers and told her that he did not want appellant to reside there. Sommers inf... More...   $0 (04-10-2018 - TX)

On May 23, 2015, complainant Francisco Capetillo-Medina was shot to death in broad daylight in front of a convenience store. Investigating officers were able to obtain surveillance video of the shooting, but the investigation stalled until investigators received a Crime Stoppers tip implicating appellant. Appellant was subsequently charged with the offense of murder pursuant to section 19.02 of ... More...   $0 (04-10-2018 - TX)

Defendant’s four-day trial began on October 10, 2016. Tensas Parish
Sheriff Ricky Jones testified that around 2:22 p.m. on November 6, 2015,
N.H. frantically ran into the sheriff’s office barefoot, wearing a pink
nightgown and black jogging pants. According to Sheriff Jones and Deputy
Betty Spillman Brown, N.H. was hysterical; she was crying and could barely
talk. The o... More...   $0 (04-10-2018 - LA)

Good easements do not always make good neighbors.
And, as the present case makes clear, neither does sharing a bucolic lakeshore in the northern
reaches of Michigan. Defendant APJ Properties, LLC (“APJ”), and the Pamela B. Johnson Trust
(the “Trust”),1 neighboring landowners on Round Lake in Charlevoix, Michigan, have sparred in
court for more than a decade. Today we decide whether... More...   $0 (04-05-2018 - MI)

A. HomeAway’s Business
In the trial court, HomeAway offered evidence about its business and storage of
electronic records by filing the declaration of Steve Davis, HomeAway’s chief digital and
cloud officer. Davis described HomeAway as an “online forum that allows property
owners to list their properties for short-term rentals and connect with individuals who are
looking to ren... More...   $0 (04-01-2018 - CA)

Authors write books. Filmmakers make films. Playwrights
craft plays. And television writers, directors, and producers
create television shows and put them on the air -- or, in these
modern times, online. The First Amendment protects these
expressive works and the free speech rights of their creators.
Some of these works are fiction. Some are factual. And some are
a combinat... More...   $0 (03-26-2018 - CA)

Tacoma, WA - Monique Tillman and Eric Branch sued Tacoma police officer Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Williams tossed Monique around like a rag doll and threw her to the pavement during an encounter at a Pierce County mall in 2014.

Monique, who was 15 at the time and Eirc, who was 16, had dropped off some cloth... More...   $0 (03-25-2018 - WA)

Bruce Hust lived alone in a house in the West Price Hill neighborhood of
Cincinnati. He was an employee of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court. His work
hours were approximately 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. On the
morning of August 27, 2015, Hust left for work and returned home at 5:00 p.m. Hust
found his house ransacked, and his late mother’s wedding rings... More...   $0 (03-25-2018 - OH)

On April 16, 2013, the State charged Davis with two counts of aggravated burglary, a severity level 5 person felony in violation of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5807(b), and two counts of theft, a severity level 9 nonperson felony in violation of K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 21-5801. Davis and the State entered into a plea agreement. In relevant part, Davis agreed to plead guilty to one count of aggravated burglary ... More...   $0 (03-20-2018 - KS)

On August 29, 2015, the State charged Collins with a single count of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer. Kenneth Newton of the Sedgwick County Public
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Defender's Office was appointed to represent Collins. Collins was bound over for trial after a preliminary hearing held on December 3, 2015.

Despite the fact that he was represented by an attorney, Collins filed n... More...   $0 (03-20-2018 - KS)

David McFarland appeals the district court’s order revoking his supervised
release pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3583. He contends that he was denied his right of
cross-examination at the preliminary hearing and that the evidence was insufficient to
support the criminal allegations underlying the revocation. We dismiss the first
argument for lack of jurisdiction and affirm on the second.... More...   $0 (03-10-2018 - OK)

Plaintiffs sued defendants People ex rel. Department of Transportation
(CalTrans), and Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA; collectively,
Agencies), for inverse condemnation and nuisance. The complaint alleged a freeway
sound wall the Agencies built directly across the freeway from Plaintiffs’ homes
increased the noise and dust Plaintiffs experienced, interfered with ... More...   $0 (03-04-2018 - CA)

In this opinion, we bring our
circuit law into conformity with the Supreme Court's precedent on
the emergency aid exception to the Fourth Amendment requirement
that a warrant be obtained before police entry into homes. We
explain below.
On March 3, 2015, Matthew Hill, age 28, overdosed and
was taken to Morton Hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts. The next
day, several Tau... More...   $0 (02-27-2018 - MA)

Three decades ago, Congress set the courts upon a new course for the sentencing of federal defendants, moving away from a long-in-place system that gave wide discretion to federal judges to impose sentences from nigh no prison time to effective life sentences.
* Judges Willett and Ho joined the court after this case was submitted and did not participate in the decision.
United States Court... More...   $0 (02-20-2018 - TX)

This matter involves a school resource officer’s decision to handcuff a calm, compliant elementary school student for fighting with another student three days prior. The child brought a claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for excessive use of force in violation of the Fourth Amendment and several state law claims. On a motion for summary judgment, the district court concluded that the officer’s conduct d... More...   $0 (02-14-2018 - MD)

For more than half a century, the Union Pacific Railroad
(“Union Pacific”) has leased land under 1,800 miles of its
right of way to Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines, L.P. (“SFPP”),
which uses the land for a petroleum pipeline. In a suit by
landowners challenging Union Pacific’s ability to lease the
land, the district court held that (1) the acts of Congress
conferring the right o... More...   $0 (02-09-2018 - CA)

Following an August 2016 jury trial, James Thompson was convicted of
possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C.
1The Honorable Richard W. Goldberg, Judge for the United States Court of
International Trade, sitting by designation.
§ 841(a)(1). Thompson appeals his conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we
affirm.
I. Background... More...   $0 (02-08-2018 - SD)

Tulsa, OK - Wayne DeBoef and Vicki DeBoef sued David Farrell for

Issue # 1. Issue: TRESPASS (OTHER)
Filed By: DEBOEF, WAYNE
Filed Date: 04/28/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: FARRELL, DAVID Disposed: JUDGEMENT FOR PLAINTIFF, 01/04/2018. Judge
Defendant: FARRELL, DAVID
Issue # 2. Issue: TRESPASS (OTHER)
Filed By: DEBOEF, VICKI
F... More...   $0 (01-31-2018 - OK)

Rodney Keister appeals the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction. Mr. Keister sought to enjoin University of Alabama (“UA”) officials from applying UA’s grounds use policy to the intersection of University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane. Application of this grounds use policy prevents him from speaking on UA’s campus unless he complies with its terms. Because the district court properl... More...   $0 (01-23-2018 - AL)

Eleven retired teachers (Teachers) who had been employed in the Salinas Unified
High School District (District), disputed attempts by appellant California State Teachers’
Retirement System (CalSTRS) to recoup retirement benefit overpayments. The
overpayments were the result of a years-long miscalculation by the District of the
monthly retirement benefits to which the Teachers were ... More...   $0 (01-21-2018 - CA)

Originally charged with aggravated rape and criminal exposure to HIV, the defendant was convicted by a Shelby County Criminal Court jury of criminal exposure to HIV based upon hisengaging in unprotected sexual acts with the victim in March 2012.

At the defendant’s May 2016 trial, the victim testified that as she walked from her home to the home of a friend, a man driving a Chrysler conver... More...   $0 (01-18-2018 - TN)