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Hothman Misane, et al. v. City of Bangor, Michigan, et al.
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on employment discrimination theories. Plaintiffs Hothman Misane, Tyler Sleep, and Jerol Williams filed a complaint alleging eleven different but related counts against Defendants Tommy Simpson, Scott Graham, Darren Williams, and the City of Bangor." Misane v. City of Bango. Misane, Sleep,... More... ( 05-12-2023 - MI) |
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Patricia Levine v. Louis Dejoy
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a job discrimination theory. In April 2015, Levine applied for the position of supervisor of customer services at the main post office in Grand Rapids, Michigan. USPS did not select Levine for the position. Instead, it hired a white employee whom Levine alleges was significantly less qualified than Lev... More... ( 04-10-2023 - MI) |
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United States of America v. John Figg
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with embezzlement. Federal Courthouse - Grand Rapids, Michigan ... More... ( 03-16-2023 - MI) |
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SAH v. Social Security Adminsitration
Grand Rapids, Michigan social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial her application for DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS. DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker’s Claim) Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have “insured status” under the Social Security System. For disability, a worker must have worked above a minimum amount 5 out of t... More... ( 03-15-2023 - MI) |
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Jeramiah L. Glowacki v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory. Federal Courthouse - Grand Rapids, Michigan ... More... ( 03-15-2023 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Michigan Education Association and Michigan Education Special Services Association
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant accused of violating the False Claims Act (FCA) by applying for and obtaining loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for which they knew or should have known they were ineligible. ... More... ( 03-13-2023 - MI) |
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Scharielle Windmon v. Social Security Administration
Grand Rapids, Michigan social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of her application for SSID benefits. Federal Courthouse - Grand Rapids, Michigan... More... ( 02-14-2023 - MI) |
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United States of America v. William Savonta Henderson, Jr.
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Fed... More... ( 02-10-2023 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Jennifer Robertson and Michelle McAllister
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants charged with participating in a multi-year, interstate conspiracy to transport and traffic diabetic test strips stolen from the Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center to a Pennsylvania man named Steven Anderson. ... More... ( 01-11-2023 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Adam Fox and Barry Croft, Jr.
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit a kidnapping. Adam Fox, of Wyoming, Michigan, and Barry Croft Jr., of Bear, Delaware, were found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap the governor of Michigan and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property. Croft was additionally convicted of knowingly possessing an unre... More... ( 12-28-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Candi Taylor
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl. MoreLaw Legal News For Grand Rapids Candi Taylor, age 39, from Kalamazoo, ... More... ( 12-05-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Johon Woods
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with stealing 53 firearms from an area gun store. In the early morning hours of February 23, 2022, Johon Joseph, age 28, and Johon Woods broke into Al and Bob’s Sports, a licensed gun dealer located in Kent County. The pair scaled a 25-foot wall to gain access to the firearms section of the store, smashed multipl... More... ( 11-03-2022 - MI) |
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Michael A. Caldwell and Robert M. Hahn v. Joseph M. Gasper and Michigan State Police
Grand Rapids, Michigan employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on a civil rights violation theory under 28 U.S.C. 1981. This case is about two employees who were disciplined for misconduct and for disobeying certain rules when handling the transfer process for a subordinate. They brought suit alleging that the punishment they received was not justified... More... ( 11-01-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Gaylord D. Lincoln and G. Lincoln Farms, LLC
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants accused of violating the False Claims Act by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for federal crop insurance and federal farm benefit payments. The settlement resolves civil claims the United States brought against the defendants in a December 2021 lawsuit. In its complaint, the United States alleged that the... More... ( 10-06-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. David Tillman Deloach
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with using a stolen identity to illegally purchase 28 handguns. A Special Agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Chicago Field Division began investigating David Tillman Deloach, age 39, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, after he was stopped by Indiana State Police for traffic violations ... More... ( 09-22-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Adrian Romero Antunez
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Adrian Romero Antunez (35), a Mexican national in the United States on a tourist visa, to 46 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute five (5) kilograms or more of cocaine. Romero Antunez was the final defendant to be sentenced in a transnational and interstate ... More... ( 09-13-2022 - MI) |
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Lonnie Olmetti v. Kent County
Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Plaintiff was a pre-trial detainee in the Kent County Correctional Facility (KCCF) when he fell from an upper bunk and suffered several injuries. During a prior incarceration, Sherwood assigned Plaintiff to a lower-bunk detail due to acute... More... ( 09-03-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Jeffrey David Paprocki
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing pictures of his sexual assault of a 7-year-old child. A deputy with the Winnebago County, Wisconsin, Sheriff’s Office was working undercover in a messaging application that is commonly used by individuals interested in sexually abusing children. The deputy identified Jeffrey David Paprocki, age 33, of Mu... More... ( 08-30-2022 - MI) |
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Joseph Meadows v. City of Walker, Michigan, et al.
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a 1983 claim of excessive use of force. Joseph Meadows claims that officers used excessive force to detain him one night during a traffic stop. Officer Steve Dumond began pursuing Meadows after he passed Dumond on the highway while traveling nearly ninety miles per hour. During the subsequen... More... ( 08-18-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Daniel Brown
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Daniel Brown, from Dimondale, Michigan, entered into an agreement with Michigan State University for provide expensive and medically unnecessary compounded pain creams and patches prescribed to Michigan State University (“MSU”) employees that were filled by pharmacies in ... More... ( 08-15-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Joshua Brereton
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with arson. Joshua Brereton set fire to a Planned Parenthood building in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Brereton, age 25, is a resident of Paw Paw, Michigan. On July 31, 2022, law enforcement received a report of a fire in progress at the Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo. Subsequent investigation, including r... More... ( 08-04-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. David D. Sova, D.O.
Grand Rapids, Michigan civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused of issuing prescriptions for controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice in violation of the Controlled Substances Act. Specifically, the United States alleges that Dr. Sova issued prescriptions for the opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone purportedly wri... More... ( 07-25-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Saul Douglas Briggs, a/k/a “76 Chain,” a/k/a “Chain”
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with multiple drug trafficking charges, including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, as well as possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them. Briggs is also charged with illegal firearms possession and maintaining a drug house. The charges stem fro... More... ( 07-13-2022 - MI) |
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United States of America v. Andre Barry-David Powell
Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms. On December 23, 2019, two men stole two shotguns from a Walmart store in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Surveillance footage of the store showed two men arrive in a dark colored Jeep and enter the store one after the other. A witness testified that the driver of the Jeep d... More... ( 07-08-2022 - MI) |
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Edward Nathaniel Carlton v. Randee Rewerts
Grand Rapids, Michigan, pro se Plaintiff, without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition. This is a habeas corpus action filed by a state prisoner under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner Edward Nathaniel Carlton is incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections at the Carson City Correctional Facility (DRF) in Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan. Petitioner is presently serving... More... ( 07-05-2022 - MI) |