This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the Appellees, Richard Monroe, Kathy Kyle, and Dawn Rigby. The Appellants, Paige Trotter Holloway and Barbara Trotter Collins, Individually, as Co-Administrators of the Estate of J. T. Trotter, Deceased, as Co-Trustees of Trotter Grandchildren’s 1993 Trusts, J. T. Trotter 2004 Grantor Trust, Trotter GGC 2004 Trust, Trotter 1993 Trust for Paig ... More   $0 (03-08-2014 - TX)

Justin Shawn Baker, 25, of Jackson, TN, was sentenced to 12 months in prison following his guilty plea of violating the civil rights of students and faculty of the Margolin Hebrew Academy by defacing a Torah and religious prayer books, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.

According to information contained in the indictment and facts revealed during today’s sentencing hearing ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - TN)

In these three consolidated cases,1 the People of the State of California by and through the Kern County District Attorney (the People) filed civil actions under the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.), seeking to enjoin several Internet café2 businesses from continuing to engage in practices that allegedly violated the gambling prohibitions set forth at Penal Code sectio ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - CA)

The People charged Francisco Solis with attempted premeditated murder (Pen. Code, § 664/187, subd. (a))1 as well as other crimes and special allegations we set forth below. The charges were tried to a jury. On the attempted premeditated murder count, the trial court instructed on four uncharged lesser offenses. Each lesser offense was identified as lesser to the attempted premeditated murder char ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - CA)

This case arises from a real estate transaction that did not turn out as well for the buyer, plaintiff George Saffie, Jr. (buyer), as he had hoped. Saffie brought suit against his broker, Anthony Burton (buyer’s broker) and his firm, Burton Commercial, Inc., as well as the seller, Yousef Sasa (seller), and the seller’s broker, Robert Schmeling (seller’s broker). Defendants filed cross-compla ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - CA)

The State of Oklahoma charged Willie Antonie Wise, age 22, with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: HM11, MURDER - FIRST DEGREE , in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 Date Of Offense: 07/14/2012

(After Prior Convictions)

Count # 2. Count as Filed: HM11, FELONY MURDER - FIRST DEGREE , in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7 Date Of Offense: 07/14/2012

FOSTER, JEREMY LEE (After Prior ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - OK)

United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Laura Mathieu, 50, of Oakland, Maine, pled guilty to stealing more than $1,000 in Supplemental Security Income (“SSI�) benefits from the Social Security Administration (“SSA�). SSI benefits are paid to, among others, people who are disabled and have low income and few resources.

According to court records, Mathieu submitte ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - ME)

The former owner of Boston Trading and Research pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from his role in an investment scheme that defrauded more than 1,000 investors out of more than $30 million.

Craig A. Karlis, 53, of Hopkinton, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf, to nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of filing false tax documents. His sentencing ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - MA)

Sarahjane Blum and four others are committed and experienced animal right activists. Although they have never been prosecuted or threatened with prosecution under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act ("AETA" or "Act"), 18 U.S.C. § 43, which criminalizes "force, violence, and threats involving animal enterprises," they sued to obtain declaratory and injunctive relief that the statute is unconstitut ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - MA)

Over a century ago, Mark Twain lamented that "[o]nly one thing is impossible for God: to find any sense in any copyright law on the planet." Mark Twain, The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Mark Twain's Notebook 381 (Albert Bigelow Paine ed., 1935). We fear that Twain's deity would fare little better with the tangled skein of copyright and contractual claims presented by the plaintiffs in this case. ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - MA)

Appellant F.S.H. appeals from the district court’s order terminating his parental
rights. F.S.H.’s court-appointed counsel has filed a motion to withdraw and an Anders brief,
concluding that the appeal is frivolous and without merit. See Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738,
744 (1967); see also Taylor v. Texas Dep’t of Protective & Regulatory Servs., 160 S.W.3d
641, 646-47 (Te ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - )

Cameron Joseph Molberg appeals from the judgment ordering him to pay the State of Texas principal, interest, late charges, and fees based on his guaranty of student loans that Amanda Miller failed to 1 repay timely. Molberg contends on appeal that the State failed to prove the satisfaction of a condition precedent to his obligation existed—namely that Miller’s failure to pay was not due to her ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - TX)

Lawrence Black appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his case against 7-Eleven Convenience Stores for claims related to the towing of a truck from a 7-Eleven store’s parking lot. In addition, 1 he challenges the trial judge’s failure to recuse himself or refer the recusal matter to the presiding judge before the hearing on 7-Eleven’s motion to dismiss, as well as a later order de ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - TX)

Jose Flores, Brian Perez and Ryan Reyes sued the City of Westminster, et al. on civil rights violation and retaliation theories under 42 U.S.C. 2001 claiming that they were discriminated against by the police chief and three former chiefs. ... More   $3,500,000 (03-07-2014 - CA)

The State of North Carolina charged Justin Hurd, age 35, with three counts of first-degree murder in conjunction with the shooting deaths Kinshasa Wagstaff, Kevin Young and Jasmine Hines.

Hurd was a high school honor who the State claimed had grown into an enforcer for a New York drug cartel. ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - OH)

The State of Illinois charged Michael Foxworth, age 63, with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and predatory criminal sexual assault involving a 12-year-old relative.

The victim presented at a local hospital on January 17, 2013 where she was examined and found to have possibly been the victim of sexual abuse over time. She told police that the defendant has been sexually abusing her for s ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - IL)

C.V., D.V. R.V. sued the City of Anaheim and Officer Nick Bernnallack on excessive use of force civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Office Bennallack used excessive force when he shot and killed Manuel Diaz, age 26, in 2012 in Anaheim. Plaintiff's claimed that Bennallack did not have just reason to shoot Diaz.

The Defendants claimed that Bennallack was just ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - CA)

A former San Luis Obispo real estate broker pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a property “flipping� scheme in which he purchased houses in short sales at artificially low prices and immediately resold the properties at their true market value.

Timothy William Barnes, 37, who now resides in San Francisco, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud, a federal offense that carries a sta ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - CA)

Following a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Gloria Porter was convicted of 105 counts of wire fraud, one count of mail fraud, and one count of identity theft. Ms. Porter appeals her convictions, claiming that the district court incorrectly instructed the jury with respect to aggravated identity theft and that the evidence was insufficient to support her convictions for wire fraud and mail fraud. W ... More   $0 (03-07-2014 - NM)

The State of Oklahoma charged Jazmin Williams, a/k/a Jazmin Summers and Mica Shoate with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: HM11, CHILD ABUSE MURDER , in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date Of Offense: 03/24/2012

Jazmin Williams

Count # 2.
Count as Filed: HM11, CHILD ABUSE MURDER , in violation of 21 O.S. 701.7
Date Of Offense: 03/24/2012

Mica Shoate
More   $0 (03-07-2014 - OK)

A total of 19 people have been handed federal prison sentences for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy originating out of Starr County involving more than 10,000 kilograms of marijuana in 2012 and 2013, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Janice Ayala, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in San Antonio.

“This HSI Organized Cr ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

Christopher Morris, age 41, was sentenced to 71 months in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for failure to register as a sex offender announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and United States Marshal Robert Almonte.

According to court records, Morris was convicted of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree in Arkansas in 2004. As a result, he was sentenced to se ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

In El Paso, 32-year-old former El Paso Police officer and El Paso County Constable Billy Jack Barrow was sentenced to two years in federal prison on a drug conspiracy charge announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist.

In addition to the prison term, Senior U.S. District Judge David Briones ordered that Barr ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

Plaintiffs David Esparza, Alan Mark, Anthony Mora, and Irene Redd were peace officers employed by the Los Angeles County Office of Public Safety (OPS). The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to dissolve OPS and merge its functions with that of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Plaintiffs each had the opportunity to apply for deputy sheriff positions, but did not meet the Sh ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - CA)

A Springfield man was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Springfield of selling counterfeit goods.

Josue Rivera, 38, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor to trafficking in counterfeit and unauthorized goods. As part of his plea agreement, Rivera agreed to pay $29,000 in restitution and forfeiture of two bank accounts worth approximately $79,000.

Rive ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - OK)

A Marlboro man was sentenced today for charges stemming from his scheme to defraud various airlines.

Pedro Igor Duarte, 28, was sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $28,210 in restitution. In September 2013, Duarte pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud.

Beginning October 2007 and continuing through April 2009, Duarte f ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - MA)

This appeal arises from a dispute between Frank and Carol Davis over custody of their three children and the proper division of their property. During the divorce proceedings Carol testified that she had taken part in a religious wedding ceremony with Mohammad Iqbal Hozri several years before she married Frank and
2
that the marriage to Mohammad was never terminated through divorce. The tr ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

L.H., who is the maternal grandmother of B.M.R. and E.N.W., appeals from the trial court’s order of dismissal granting the plea to the jurisdiction of appellee Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the Department).1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s order.

BACKGROUND

The Department filed its original petition in December 2011 seeking to termin ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

Robert M. Garst, Jr., appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of Larry J. Reagan, Amy L. Reagan, Jerry A. Phipps, and Mickie A. Phipps on Garst’s claims against Amy Reagan for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud by nondisclosure, as well as his claims against all four appellees for cloud on title. Garst also challenges the trial court’s denial of his ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

Dororthy N. Carter, Independent Executor of the Estate of Gertrude Emma Anna Haley, Deceased, appeals the order of the trial court requiring that she file an account of the estate and permitting any heir to request a hearing on distribution of the estate. Carter contends that the trial court lacks probate jurisdiction because the heirs to Haley’s estate signed a family settlement agreement (“t ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

A deputy public defender for Riverside County pleaded guilty today to two felony counts of stealing social security benefits.

Audrey Owens, 60, of Upland, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of government property before United States District Judge Virginia A. Phillips.

Owens pleaded guilty one week before she was scheduled to go on trial to two of the five counts contained in ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - CA)

We consider whether prison officials sued for money damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 may raise a lack of available resources as a defense.

I. Background

At the time Cion Adonis Peralta arrived at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (Lancaster), the prison had only three or four dentists and three or four dental assistants. It had no office technicians or dental hygienists. Sta ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - CA)

COMES NOW, Plaintiff Kirsti Granger, and in support of her claims against Defendants, Dean Lilley Leader and Vetha Jean Newby, and hereby respectfully alleges and states as follows:
1. That the accident giving rise to this claim occurred in Cleveland County and this Court.
2. On or about March 5, 2010, Plaintiff was involved in an accident with the Defendants.
3. The Plaintiff suffered ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - )

James Bergstrom filed suit claiming malicious prosecution and violations of his civil rights. After numerous delays drawing out the discovery period for eighteen months, Bergstrom’s attorney failed to comply with a court ordered deadline to submit answers to written discovery requests. The district court dismissed Bergstrom’s suit with prejudice for failure to prosecute and failures to comply ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - MN)

Law enforcement officers used fileâ€�sharing software to discover Matthew Poulin had been  Of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. 2 No. 13â€�1592 downloading and transmitting child pornography in the basement of his mother’s house. As a result, Poulin was charged with receipt of child pornography, 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1); ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - IL)

Juan Landeros-Sandoval and Alfredo Carrillo-Alvardo were found guilty of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana and of aiding and abetting such a conspiracy. They raise multiple arguments on appeal regarding whether the police had reasonable suspicion to stop their vehicles, whether the evide ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - KY)

Defendant Darius Stevens pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to make, utter, and possess forged securities of organizations in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 513(a) and 371. In exchange for his guilty plea, the government dismissed a 75-count superseding indictment pending against him, which included charges for multiple counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of counter ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - OH)

In 2009, Hill filed an application for supplemental security income benefits, alleging that she became disabled on March 3, 1996. After the Social Security Administration denied the application, Hill requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ denied Hill relief, and the Appeals Council declined to review the case. The district court affirmed the denial of Hill’s applic ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - KY)

Under Texas law, a debtor’s homestead is permanently exempted from the bankruptcy estate, whereas proceeds from the sale of a homestead are only exempted for six months. Debtor Mark Alan Frost (“Frostâ€�) challenges the district court’s determination that proceeds from the post-certification sale of an exempted homestead revert to the estate if not reinvested within six months, arguing that ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - TX)

Appellant Aaron Ross (“Appellantâ€�) brought this action challenging his March 12, 2008 and March 25, 2009 arrests for refusing to obey Baltimore City Police Officer Wayne Early’s (“Officer Earlyâ€�) repeated orders to confine his leafleting to the area designated for protest activities outside the First Mariner Arena (the “Arenaâ€�) in Baltimore, Maryland. The designated protest area was ... More   $0 (03-06-2014 - MD)