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United States of America v. Roberto Esquivias-Sandoval
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was charged with illegal reentry and conspiring to distribute controlled substances. * * * Evidence of drug sales at Esquivias-Sandoval’s home supported the finding that he “maintained a premises for the purposes of . . . distributing . . . controlled substance[s].” U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12); see Uni... More... ( 12-23-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Anthony James Shearer
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug and Firearm Charges Marshalltown Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Charges A Marshalltown man was c... More... ( 12-20-2024 - IA) |
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Todd P. Halbur v. Stephen Larson, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants for wrongful discharge. Todd Halbur was fired from his position as comptroller of the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division (ABD). Halbur believed he was fired in retaliation for (1) disclosing to his supervisor, Administrator Stephen Larson, the head of ABD, that ABD was operating in viola... More... ( 12-06-2024 - IA) |
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Clay Blanchard v. City of Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a governmental tort claims act theory. Blanchard alleged that the City negligently "created a hazard at the intersection of Fleur Drive (Fleur) and Southlawn Drive (Southlawn) by planting or allowing to grow, oversize vegetation in boxes and in the median between the lanes." He alleged the City the... More... ( 12-04-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Brent Michael Fisher
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receipt of Child Pornography ... More... ( 11-20-2024 - IA) |
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State of Iowa v. Ericka Lynn Rankins
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child endangerment. Following the death of her five-year-old son, Ericka Rankins pleaded guilty to six misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and three felony counts of neglect of a dependent person. For those nine offenses, the district court sentenced her to a prison term not to exceed t... More... ( 11-13-2024 - IA) |
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Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC, d/b/a Icsolutions v. Iowa Communications Network and Securus Technologies, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa civil and commercial litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who challenged the award of a public contract. In 2020, the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) issued a request for proposal seeking bids from companies to provide communication services to the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) for the benefit of incarcerated individuals. The services s... More... ( 10-30-2024 - IA) |
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Kathryn A. Mortensen Zimmerman v. Ringgold County, Iowa, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa civil rights job discrimination lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming sex discrimination. "Alleged hostile work environment in the county. Zimmerman claimed she was constructively discharged in February 2023. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for sexual discrimination, retaliation, defamation and malicious prosecution. The county and the DCI hav... More... ( 09-27-2024 - ia) |
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Christopher James Majors v. City of Wet Des Moines, Iowa, et al.
Des Moines, Iowa civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that his Constitutional rights were violated. ... More... ( 09-27-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Antonio Dontez Hoffman, Jr.
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. ... More... ( 09-12-2024 - IA) |
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State of Iowa v. Antonio David Gomez-Evans
Des Moines, Iowa felony eluding criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Antonio Gomez-Evans challenges the sentences imposed following his September 2023 guilty plea to eluding, in violation of Iowa Code section 321.279(3)(b) (2023) (count I); felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of sections 724.25 and 724.26(1) (count II); and possession of a ... More... ( 09-04-2024 - IA) |
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In the Interest of M.N., a Minor Child, S.B., Mother
The mother of one-year-old M.N. appeals from a dispositional order in the child-in-need-of-assistance (CINA) proceedings, challenging the juvenile court's decision the child could not yet be returned to her custody.[1] "We review decisions in CINA proceedings de novo." In re L.H., 904 N.W.2d 145, 149 (Iowa 2017) (citation omitted). "While we are not bound by the j... More... ( 09-04-2024 - IA) |
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State of Iowa v. Antonio David Gomez-Evans
Des Moines, Iowa eluding charge criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. In January of 2023, Des Moines Police Officer Cade Moritz observed Gomez-Evans driving without license plates. Officer Moritz initiated his emergency lights, and Gomez-Evans took off in the vehicle, with Moritz giving chase. Gomez-Evans wound through snow-lined streets at speeds of u... More... ( 09-04-2024 - IA) |
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State of Iowa v. Dewann Marquise Stone
Des Moines, Iowa first-degree murder criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. A Polk County jury convicted Dewann Marquise Stone of first-degree murder, and this court affirmed on direct appeal. See State v. Stone, No. 07-1009, 2008 WL 4724865, at *2, *7 (Iowa Ct. App. Oct. 29, 2008). Procedendo issued in December 2008. This court then affirmed denial of ... More... ( 08-21-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Mark Francis Davidson
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with filing a false income tax return ... More... ( 08-19-2024 - IA) |
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Jonathan Tracy Meador v. Di Lu
Des Moines, Iowa divorce lawyers represented the Petitioner and the Respondent in a marriage dissolution actions. onathan and Di were married in China in 2013 and are the parents of N.G.M., who was born the same year. The parties divorced in China in 2018. The dissolution decree included a custody provision that Di would "foster[]" the parties' child, while Jonathan had ... More... ( 08-07-2024 - IA) |
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State of Iowa v. Walter Pacheco
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking. Walter Pacheco, 29, of Pleasant Hill, had been convicted of the same crime before, but this criminal charge was enhanced to a felony by the existence of a protective order that barred the two from having contact. Iowa Pencal Code Section 708.11 provides: 1 ASSAULT, §7... More... ( 07-30-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Derek Levi Hendrickson
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Transportation of Child Pornography ... More... ( 07-26-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Dedrick Montez Jones
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Selling Drugs While Under Davenport Man Sentenced to 162 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Drugs While Under Federal Supervision Deral Supervision ... More... ( 07-16-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Donnie Fetters
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with interstate travel with intent to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2423(b): (b) Travel With Intent To Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct.— A person who travels in interstate commerce or travels into the United States, or a United States citizen or an al... More... ( 07-03-2024 - IA) |
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Teresa Castro v. Walmart Stores, Inc., d/b/a Walmart Supercenter
Des Moines, Iowa personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory. Iowa property owners have a legal obligation to maintain safe conditions on their property. Both businesses and private citizens must eliminate hazards and unsafe conditions when they invite or license visitors to be on their property. ... More... ( 07-03-2024 - ia) |
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United States of America v. Nicolas Oneal Garrett
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearm Charge ... More... ( 07-03-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Bradley Eugene Wendt
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fraud, False Statements, and Firearms Charges ... More... ( 07-03-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. Mindy L. Chapman
Des Moines, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Theft of Federal Funds ... More... ( 06-26-2024 - IA) |
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United States of America v. State of Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa Attorney General of the United States represented the United States of America sued the State of Iowa seeking a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of a new Iowa law imposing criminal penalties on undocuments immegrants. ... More... ( 06-17-2024 - IA) |