Legal News for Lubbock, Texas

United States of America v. Shawn Nichole Zatloukal

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking. Shawn Nichole Zatloukal was a member of a larger methamphetamine trafficking organization responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in the Lubbock area. She and her codefendants, all of Lubbock, were indicted in August 2025 and all later pled guilty to methamphetamine traffic... More...

United States of America v. Jeremiah Christopher Arguijo

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of meth. Jeremiah “Chris” Arguijo, 40, of Lubbock, Texas, was arrested and charged after the execution of a search warrant produced a large quantity of meth. Arguijo was located near one of the search locations. He attempted to flee using a vehicle and the... More...

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. Judy Terecia Sanchez, 60, was accused of fraudulently obtaining, forging, and cashing Texas Medicaid checks payable to a former health worker for her quadriplegic son. “The defendant inflicted unimaginable suffering on her son by ffraudulently pretending he received the care he needed and deserved,” said U... More...

United States of America v. Adam Whitehead Baber

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Adam Whitehead Baber, 45, of Lubbock, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl in October 2025. Three others charged as part of the drug trafficking ring include: • Sean Burns, 43, of Lubbock... More...

United States of America v. Daniel Ray Garica

Lubbock, Texas, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mailing a threatening communication.... More...

United States of America v. Shawn Travis Paschal

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.... More...

United States of America v. Robert Lee Delgado

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged will illegal transportation of aliens.... More...

United States of America v. Robert Lee Delgado

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transportation of illegal aliens. 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the United States. It prohibits actions like smuggling, transporting, c... More...

Kasi Sierra v. Collectech Diversified Inc and Equifax Information Services LLC

Lubbock, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory. * * * The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law designed to protect consumers from abusive, unfair, and deceptive practices by debt collectors. It outlines what debt collectors can and cannot do when trying to collect debts. The FDCPA aim... More...

Jeanette H. Oldham v. United States Small Business Administration, et al.

Lubbock, Texas consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who challenged loan requirements. MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers ready and willing to represent you if you have a legal problem and need help. Call: 918-582-6422 for help. ... More...

United States of America v. Antonio Tafolla, Jr.

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: CONSPIRACY TO TRANSPORT AN UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES * * * 8 U.S.C. § 1324, also known as the "Bringing in and harboring certain aliens" law, is a federal statute that criminalizes various activities related to the entry and presence of unauthorized immigrants in the Unite... More...

Lonnie Kade Welsh v. Misty Diaz, et al.

Lubbock, Texas Civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. Before the Court are the Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge therein recommending that the Court dismiss with prejudice Welsh's claims related to: (1) Lamb County, Deputy Weston. Administrator Diaz, and Sheriff Maddox under the Fourteenth Amendment for preventi... More...

United States of America v. Jaelind Fountaine; Sarah Gonzales; Cameron Phifer; Deryan Thomas; Bianka Vega

Lubbuck, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Trafficking ... More...

Roy Steven Villarreal v. Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc., d/b/a Dollar General

Lubbock, Texas personal injury slip and fall lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a premises liability negligence theory. This case was filed in the Judicial District Court, 237th and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. Texas Premises Liability Law Overview Key Principles: Duty of care: Texas property owners or occupiers owe ... More...

United States of America v. Raquel Delgado Chavez

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with transporting an illegal alien A Fabens, Texas woman who was responsible for a car crash that killed a Mexican citizen she was transporting within the U.S. illegally was sentenced today to 16 years in federal prison. In July, Raquel Delgado Chavez, 39, pleaded guil... More...

United States of America v. Cassandra Gonzale and Imajah Tierra Cervantes

Lubbock, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendants charged with making a straw purchase of a firearm. Two women who purchased firearms for a member of a Mexican drug cartel. Cassandra Gonzalez, 51, and Imajah Tierra Cervantes, her 29-year-old daughter, were indicted in March. Ms. Gonzales pleaded guilty in June to false state... More...

United States of America v. Hope Leticia Hastey

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant Indicted for Concealing PPP Loan Fraud Hope Leticia Hastey, 51, was charged via criminal information in August 2023 and pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of a felony. Ms. Hastey was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, who ordered her to pay $3,545,894.36 in resti... More...

Karen Ashley v. Clay County, Texas

Lubbock, Texas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights employment job discrimination theory. ?A motion to compel arbitration is a legal motion filed in court that requests a judge to order the parties to a dispute to arbitrate their claims rather than litigate them in court. Arbitration is a private dispute resolution process that is typical... More...

Rita Green v. State Farm Lloyds

Lubbock, Texas insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of an insurance contract. This case was filed in the 110th Judicial District, Floyd County, Texas, 11249, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant. In Texas, an insurance company can be held liable for bad faith breach of an insurance contract if it acts in a manner... More...

United States of America v. Andrew Travis Johnson

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with three counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity. Andrew Travis Johnson, age 59, was accused of defrauding financial programs out of $4 million. Mr. Johnson admitted that he fraudulently appl... More...

D.A. v. Social Security Adminsitration

Lubbock, Texas social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits by HHS.... More...

United States of America v. Frederick Francis Goltz

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Suggesting a "mass shooting of poll workers” and threatened two Maricopa County officials and their children. Frederick Francis Goltz, 52, pleaded guilty in April to interstate threatening communications. He was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix, who ordered three years of superv... More...

United States of America v. Shemar Cameron Green

Lubbock, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transportation of a child to produce pornography. Shemar Cameron Green, 20, was indicted in December 2022 and pleaded guilty in March 2023 to transportation of child pornography. According to plea papers, Mr. Green admitted he sent sexually explicit images of himself to multiple minors, received nude pho... More...

Michael Austin v. Yassar, L.L.C. and Delton Daniel

Lubbock, Texas employment lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theorty.... More...

National Hosemen's Benevolent and Protective Association v. The State of Texas, et al.

Lubbock, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants seeking injunctive relief. In hopes of standardizing horseracing regulation, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 (HISA) empowered a private entity to draft nationwide regulations subject to the Federal Trade Commission's review and approval. In response, the plaintiffs claimed that HISA was unc... More...