Hartford, CT - Rashaud Jones, also known as “Buck,� 32, of Hartford and Windsor, has been convicted of multiple narcotics and firearm offenses. On March 2, after a week-long trial before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford, a jury found JONES guilty of all counts in a seven-count indictment.

According to the evidence disclosed during the trial, this matter stems from a jo ... More   $0 (03-04-2015 - CT)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon D. Fox, 53, of East Providence, has waived federal indictment and is expected to plead guilty in federal court to a three-count Information charging him with wire fraud, bribery and filing a false tax return. The charges stem from former Speaker Fox’s theft of $108,000 donated by campaign supporters to pay for personal expenses; his a ... More   $0 (03-04-2015 - RI)

Brooklyn, NY - Following a two-week trial, Abid Naseer, 28, a Pakistani national who joined al-Qaeda and plotted to commit a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn federal court of providing material support to al-Qaeda, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence. The evi ... More   $0 (03-04-2015 - NY)

New York, NY - Two Connecticut-area men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a bribery scheme to obtain confidential, internal law enforcement documents and information from a former FBI Special Agent in White Plains, New York.

Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District ... More   $0 (03-04-2015 - NY)

Worcester, MA - Following a seven-day trial, three Worcester men were convicted yesterday of distributing crack cocaine in the City of Worcester and surrounding areas.

Sergio Hernandez, 33, James "Speedro" Dunston, 33, and Anthony Wooldridge, 30, were convicted of conspiracy with the intent to distribute over 280 grams of “crackâ€� cocaine. Wooldridge was also convicted of possession w ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - MA)

Hartford, CT - Larry Mathews, 34, of Pawcatuck, Conn., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to three years of probation for stealing personal information from hundreds of computers and personal electronic devices that had been brought to him for repair. Judge Chatigny also ordered that MATHEWS must spend the first four months of his probation on a 7:00 p.m. t ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - CT)

This appeal arose from an arbitration decision regarding Peggy Cedillo’s underinsured motorist insurance policy with Farmers Insurance Company of Idaho (“Farmersâ€�) and damages for injuries she suffered in a motorcycle accident. After the arbitrator issued his final award, Farmers provided the arbitrator evidence that Farmers had already paid Cedillo the total amount of remaining damages. The ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - ID)

District of Columbia - The United States of America charged former CIA directory and four-star general David Petraeus with mishandling classified materials.

Petraeus resigned from the CIA director job after it was disclosed that he was having an affair with his biographer.

The Government asserted by Petraeus shared his highly classified "black books" with Paula Broadwell for her ... More   $40,000 (03-03-2015 - NC)

Roger Lee Parshall (“Parshall�) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Holt County, Missouri (“trial court�), finding him guilty, after a jury trial, of misdemeanor speeding under section 304.010. On appeal, Parshall claims that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting radar testimony and that his conviction is not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.
Factual a ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - MO)

Following his convictions of multiple counts of assault and armed criminal action, Ryan Christian filed a motion for post-conviction relief under Supreme Court Rule 29.15. The motion alleged that Christian’s trial counsel was ineffective for failing to ask prospective jurors during voir dire whether they would consider Christian’s prior felony convictions as evidence of his guilt. The circuit ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - MO)

Ms. Darman Westberg (“Motherâ€�) appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of Boone County, Missouri (“trial courtâ€�), denying Mother’s motion to modify the judgment of dissolution of marriage between Mother and Mr. Sam Prach (“Fatherâ€�). Specifically, Mother sought to modify the terms of the parenting plan by changing their children’s residence for mailing and educational purposes fro ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - MO)

This case arises from claims brought by Developers Surety and Indemnity Company ("DSI") against Daniel Waldberg, Brenda Waldberg, Barney Ashner, Marlene Ashner, and Woods of Somerset, LLC ("Appellants") related to an indemnity agreement Appellants executed in order to obtain a payment bond from DSI for the development of a subdivision. After an excavation company filed suit seeking payment for wor ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - MO)

White Plains, NY - The State of New York charged Lacy Spears, age 27, with second-degree murder as a result of the death of her five year old son Garnett-Paul Spears which it claimed died as a result of being given fatal doses of salt (sodium) via a feeding tube.

Defense counsel asserted that there was no evidence of a crime and asserted that Spears was a loving and caring mother of a ver ... More   $0 (03-03-2015 - NY)

Hartford, CT - Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 65 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin connected to the overdose death of a Milford man.

“Working closely with the DEA and local police, we are continuing to prioritize investigations of heroin overdoses and the prosecu ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - CT)

This action stems from attempts by the Water Users’ Association of the Broadford Slough and Rockwell Bypass Lateral Ditches, Inc. (Association) to collect assessments from Big Wood Ranch, LLC (BWR) for maintenance performed by the Association on the Broadford Slough (Slough) and Rockwell Bypass (Bypass), which are conduits for the delivery of surface water to property owned by BWR and some of it ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - ID)

SYRACUSE, NY - United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced that WILLIAM P. MC COY, 66, of New Hartford, New York was sentenced today in United States District Court following his earlier plea of guilty to a four-count Information charging him with receipt and possession of child pornography.

United States District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby sentenced MC COY to concurrent terms of 16 ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - NY)

Brooklyn, NY - Bebars Baslan was sentenced to 36 years’ imprisonment for his attempt to drug and sexually abuse three young children: a 7-year-old, an 18-month-old, and 3-month-old infant, and for his possession of over 76,000 images and videos of child pornography. Baslan was convicted on July 24, 2014, following a two-week trial of traveling with the intent to engage in sexual acts with a chil ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - NY)

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia business owner was sentenced to 271 months in prison for arranging a murder for hire that led to a shooting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Ronald Galati, 64, was previously found guilty of all four counts in the indictment against him: conspiracy to commit murder for hire; conspiracy to possess and use a firearm durin ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - NJ)

TRENTON N.J. – The owner of a Manhattan pizzeria was sentenced today to 10 months in prison for filing tax returns in which he underreported more than $500,000 that he kept for his personal benefit, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Amadeus Manata, 57, of Warren, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Shipp to an information charging him with ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - NJ)

NEWARK, N.J. – A Middlesex County, New Jersey, man who owns and operates a pawn shop and jewelry business in North Brunswick, New Jersey, admitted concealing more than $340,000 in taxable income from the IRS, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Mehran “Davidâ€� Balazadeh, 53, of North Brunswick, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal ... More   $0 (03-02-2015 - NJ)

Cheyenne, WY - Amanda Dowers, 38, of Torrington, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on February 19, 2015, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine and marijuana. Dowers was arrested in Torrington, Wyoming. She received 57 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay ... More   $0 (03-01-2015 - CA)

Cheyenne, WY - Penny McGlynn, 47, of Torrington, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on February 25, 2015, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine and marijuana. McGlynn was arrested in Torrington, Wyoming. She received 41 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to p ... More   $0 (03-01-2015 - )

Ponca City, OK - John Serna and Nattie Herrera, individually and a representatives of the Estate of Miranda Serna, sued the Estate of Jack Wesley Branstetter. The Plaintiff sued the Defendants on wrongful death theories seeking compensation for the wrongful death of their daughter, Miranda Serna, an assistant basket ball coach who died in the crash of a airplane piloted by Jack Wesley Branstetter, ... More   $250,000 (02-28-2015 - OK)

This case arose after LuAnn Shubert fell and injured her lower back while working at a Macy’s store. Shubert appeals the Idaho Industrial Commission’s order holding that she was (1) medically stable on November 21, 2007; (2) not entitled to medical benefits beyond that date; (3) not entitled to temporary disability benefits; (4) entitled to a permanent partial impairment rating of 5% of the wh ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - ID)

McLaughlin, SD - A man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on February 24, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Logan Hayes, age 25, was sentenced to 27 months in custody, 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Hayes was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 15, 2014. He pled ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - SD)

Rapid City, SD - A Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on February 20, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Cody Grass, age 31, was sentenced to 24 months in custody, 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

The conviction stems ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - SD)

Rapid City, SD - An Ohio man convicted of Unlawful Taking of Wildlife was sentenced on February 25, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. Simko.

Randy Miller, age 59, was sentenced to 1 year of probation, ordered t o pay a $1,000 fine, and a $25 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

In May 2013, Miller, while acting as a guide for turkey hunters, did knowingly ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - SD)

A Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation was sentenced on February 23, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Jared Blaine, age 20, was sentenced to 27 months in custody, 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Blaine was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 16 ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - SD)

Vicki Ferrell sued Kaleb Brenda on an auto negligence theory claiming:

1. On or about December 7, 2012, the Defendant, Kaleb Benda, negligently operated a motor vehicle at or near the intersection of US Highway 77 and Parkwoods Drive, in Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, causing said vehicle to collide with the vehicle Plaintiff, Vicki Ferrell, was driving.
2. That Defendant, Kevin B ... More   $1 (02-27-2015 - OK)

Loma San Marcos, LLC, Questhaven Pacific View, LLC, and La Paz Sunset, Inc. (collectively Loma San Marcos) purchased a 15-acre property subject to a security and lien agreement with the City of San Marcos (City). The agreement was entered into by the property's former owner to securitize fees due pursuant to a conditional use permit that allowed the owners to convert the property from a recycling ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - CA)

Defendant Juan Jose Rebulloza pleaded no contest to one count of indecent exposure for exposing himself on a street corner in San José. The trial court granted a three-year term of probation to include one year in county jail as a condition of probation. Among other conditions, the court ordered defendant to complete a sex offender management program as mandated by Penal Code section 1203.067. Un ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - CA)

Seattle, WA - A Mexican citizen who illegally possessed a firearm while dealing heroin was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to eight years in prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Melquiades GARCIA GONZALEZ, 29, made a series of heroin sales to a person working with law enforcement in April 2014. In May 2014, GARCIA GONZALEZ agreed to sell three kilos of h ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - WA)

Petitioners seek the disqualification of the law firm of AlvaradoSmith, which: (1) previously represented another law firm in an attorney fee dispute; and (2) in this case, represents an expert seeking consulting fees arising out of the same underlying litigation as the attorney fee dispute. We issued a stay order and order to show cause. We now conclude AlvaradoSmith’s wide-ranging access to pr ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - CA)

Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. (Securitas) petitions for a writ of mandate and/or prohibition challenging the superior court's order granting its amended motion to compel arbitration in which the court ordered the parties to arbitrate all of real party in interest Denise Edwards's claims, including her class action and representative claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (P ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - CA)

Petitioner Universal Protection Service, L.P. (Universal) petitions for a writ of mandate and/or prohibition challenging the superior court's order granting real party in interest Floridalma Franco's demand to arbitrate her employment-related disputes with Universal and ruling the arbitrator would decide the arbitrability of Franco's class action claims. Universal contends the court legally erred ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - CA)

BOISE, ID – Jess Ramirez-Orta, 27, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Ramirez-Orta’s girlfriend and co-defendant, Marina Morales, 24, also of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - ID)

Las Cruces, NM – Christopher O. Reza, 33, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to ten years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking and firearms conviction.

Reza was prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets “the worst of the worstâ€� offenders for federal prosecuti ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - NM)

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Clemente Eduardo Vasquez-De La Cruz, 27, a naturalized citizen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, who resides in Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon in federal court to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for violating the federal firearms laws.

Vasquez-De La Cruz was prosecuted as part of a federal anti-violence initiative that targets ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - NM)

Las Cruces, NM – A federal jury sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., returned a guilty verdict earlier today finding Jessie Hopper, Sr., 54, and Polly Hopper, 61, of Deming, N.M., guilty on kidnapping and firearms charges after a five-day trial. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, Special Agent in Charge Thom ... More   $0 (02-27-2015 - NM)

Smartflash, L.L.C. sued Apple, Inc. on a patent infringement theory claiming that Apple wrongfully used software for storing data billes and managing access through an online payment system patented to it.

Apple denied wrongdoing.

Court docket entries for this case since January 1, 2015:

Date Filed # Docket Text

01/02/2015 386 NOTICE by Apple Inc. of Estimat ... More   $533,000,000 (02-27-2015 - CA)