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United States of America v. Antonio Renaldo Wallace
Newport News, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking compassionate release. allace, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge in 2018, sought compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A) based on several health conditions, including stage 2 hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, anxiety disorder, and suspected long COVID.1... More... ( 01-02-2025 - va) |
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United States of America v. David Alan Cheatwood
Roanoke, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony firearm possession. David Alan Cheatwood with possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Cheatwood moved to suppress evidence obtained from him upon a search of his vehicle, on two grounds: 1) police officers did not have reasonable suspicion to seize him, and 2) the... More... ( 01-02-2025 - VA) |
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Danielle M. Caraco v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Norfolk, Virginia, personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a FELA negligence theory. Steven F. Fowlkes worked for Norfolk Southern Railroad at its Lambert's Point facility as a repair workers for a number of years. The Complaint alleged that the company was aware of the hazards associated with asbestos-containing brake shoes and other asbestos-containing ins... More... ( 12-31-2024 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Mynor Esau Jandres Flores
Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who reentered the US after removal. Mynor Esau Jandres Flores was convited of illegal reentry after removal, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). He argued on appeal that 8 U.S.C. § 1326 is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection guarantee of the Fifth Amendment. Specifically, Flores maintain... More... ( 12-24-2024 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Yasir Qahtan Saud
Newport News, Virginia pro se Defendant sought dismissal of the charges filed against him. ... More... ( 12-23-2024 - VA) |
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United States of America v. William Preston Ramsey-Woodward
Roanoke, Virginia pro se Defendant sought a reduction in the sentenced imposed on him pursuant to s 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction. ... More... ( 12-19-2024 - VA) |
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James Timothy Cook v. Roanoke Electric Stael Corporation, d/b/a Steel Dynamics Roanoke Bar Division
Roanoke, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a violation of Virginia's retaliatory discharged law, Va. Code Ann. §§ 40.1-27.3 and 40.1-51.2:1 (2023. . Cook alleged that RESCO terminated his employment based on his protected act of reporting a potential safety violation in the workplace. Virginia Code § 40.1-27.3, Virginia’s whistleblower sta... More... ( 12-19-2024 - VA) |
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William B. Brown v. Avril Haines, Director of National Intellgience
Alexandria, Virginia pros se Plaintiff sued on an Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 to 634 theory. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted by the Court.... More... ( 12-19-2024 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Stanley Edward Johnson-Beay f/k/a Stanley Edward Johnson
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating conditions for probation. In 2003, Stanley Edward Johnson-Bey was convicted of a drug offense and given a suspended sentence. In 2022, following his fifth violation of the conditions of his probation and suspended sentence, the sentencing court imposed a portion of Johnson-Bey's then-... More... ( 11-27-2024 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Cody W. Brewer
City of Colonial Heights, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant chrged with computer fraud and grand larceny. Cody Wyche Brewer, by counsel, filed a petition on April 19, 2023, seeking a writ of actual innocence based on nonbiological evidence, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 19.3 of Title 19.2 of the Code of Virginia. By final order entered o... More... ( 11-26-2024 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Dilliraj Bista
Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bista was charged with the forcible sodomy of a child under the age of 13, in violation of Code § 18.2-67.1, and aggravated sexual battery, in violation of Code § 18.2-67.3. The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of Fairfax County (the “district court”) held... More... ( 11-15-2024 - VA) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v.Juliana Peres Magalhães
Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Juliana Peres Magalhães, 24, a Brazilian au pair, who had an affair with her employer was charged for her involvement in the murder of his wife in 2023. Police found Christine Banfield, 37, close to death after being stabbed, and Joseph Ryan, age 38, shot to death... More... ( 10-30-2024 - VA) |
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Brandon A. Williams v. Sergeant M. Mitchell, et al.
Norfolk, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory. In January 2020, Brandon Williams was detained by Norfolk, Virginia, police officer John D. McClanahan on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Williams recorded his interaction with McClanahan. At trial on the trespassing charge, McClanahan testified falsely and Williams was con... More... ( 10-29-2024 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Alhagi Gassim Conteh
Alexandrian Virginia selling counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. From at least February to April 2024, Alhagi Gassim Conteh, 30, obtained nearly 4,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills imprinted with “M30,” but which contained fentanyl, and distributed them. Throughout the conspiracy, Conteh, a convicted ... More... ( 10-23-2024 - VA) |
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United States of America v. Davey Jonathan Sisk
Charlottesville, Virginia child sexual exploitation and child pornography criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. Davey Jonathan Sisk, age 30, Culpeper, Virginia used the social media application “Telegram” to engage another individual, Anna Layher, to create videos and photos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and then send to him. These videos a... More... ( 10-23-2024 - VA) |
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Celita Ann Noel v. CarStop Auto, Inc.
Richmond, Virginia Truth In Lending Act violation consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff. The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) is a federal law that requires lenders to disclose information about the terms and costs of consumer credit: Standardizes costs TILA standardizes how borrowing costs are calculated and disclosed, making it easier for c... More... ( 10-11-2024 - VA) |
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Tonya Pitt Staab v. Social Security Administration
Norfolk, Virginia social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of her application for DIWC/DIWW by HHS. ... More... ( 10-11-2024 - VA) |
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Johanna del Carmen Morales Gordon v. U.S.Citizenship and Immigration Services
Alexandria, Virginia judicial review of agency action in an immigration case lawyer represented the Plaintiffs. Judicial review of agency action in an immigration case is when a federal court reviews a decision made by an immigration agency. This process provides oversight of government decision-making, which is especially important in immigration cases because a denied appl... More... ( 10-11-2024 - VA) |
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Antoinette Thompson v. Metropolitian Washington Airport Authority
Alexandria, Virginia civil rights job discrimination (race) civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff. Title VII prohibits discrimination in compensation and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Thus, race or color discrimination may not be the basis for differences in pay or benefits, work assignments, performance evaluations, training, discipline... More... ( 10-11-2024 - VA) |
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Troy Shannon Harlow v. Wells Fargo & Co., et al.
Roanoke, Virginia bankruptcy withdrawl lawyer represented the Plaintiff. This matter is before the Court on a motion filed by the Defendants Wells Fargo & Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (collectively "Wells Fargo") to dismiss the Second Amended Class Action Complaint ("SAC") filed by the Plaintiffs Troy Shannon Harlow, Mark Stephen Estes, Kimberly Porter Fewell, Beatriz Vill... More... ( 10-11-2024 - VA) |
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Laura Haner v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.
Roanoke, Virginia civil rights job discrimination (age) lawyer represented the Plaintiff. In 2019, Laura Haner began working as a Cashier for Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. at the Sam's Club in Roanoke, Virginia ... More... ( 10-11-2024 - va) |
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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Wesley Shifflett
Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with manslaughter. Wesley Shifflet, a former police sergeant was accused of manslaughter for shooting and killing a suspected shoplifter in 2024. Shifflet, who is white, shoot and killed Timotny McCree Johnson, who was black.... More... ( 10-04-2024 - VA) |
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K.E.E., et al. v. Dr. Daniel Davidow, et al.
Richmond, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented multiple women who sued claiming there was sexually abused while patients at Virginia children's hospital. "A total of 46 former patients sued the Cumberland Hospital for Children and Adolescents in New Kent, which treats vulnerable children, and Dr. Daniel Davidow, the hospital's longtime medical director. In t... More... ( 10-01-2024 - VA) |
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Byron Matthew Johnson v. Eldor Automotive Powertrain USA, LLC
Roanoke, Virginia employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory. Byron Matthew Johnson, an engineering and maintenance manager at an automotive parts manufacturing plant in Daleville, Virginia. Alleged that he was fired in retaliation for intra-company complaints regarding his supervisees’ right to overtime pay pursuant to the Fair Labor S... More... ( 09-26-2024 - VA) |
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Tamara T. Oakey v. Daniel G. Oakey
Roanoke, Virginia divorce lawyers represented husband and wife as spousal support dispute. Husband and wife divorced in 2013 after 13 years of marriage. Both husband and wife have children from earlier marriages, but no children were born of this marriage. At the time of their divorce, the circuit court determined that husband's gross adjusted annual income was approxim... More... ( 09-17-2024 - VA) |