California Civil Rights Law
<h2> <center> The People of the State of California v. Cesar Jimenez </h2> </center>
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with domestic assault and battery. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Lt. Ruben Gutierrez was arrested for domestic assault and battery. California, domestic battery is governed by California Penal Code 243(e)(1) a... More...
$ (08-25-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Olof Kyros Gustafsson aka “El Silencio" </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Digested by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Olof Kyros Gustafsson, 32, a.k.a. “El Silencio,” was the CEO of Escobar Inc., a corporation registered in Puerto Rico that held ... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Scott Allen Simpkins </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obstructing a federal investigation. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Scott Allen Simpkins, 34, of Brea, was a deputy assigned to LASD’s Lakewood Station and worked for LASD’s Special Enforcement Bureau a... More...
$ (07-14-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jeremiah Manuyag Flores </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with depriving another of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242, and falsification of records in a federal investigation in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1519. Reported by: <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Former S... More...
$ (07-10-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Manuel Perez </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California, pro se defendant defended himself without the help of a lawyer charged with smuggling goods into the United States. Reported by <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jose Manuel Perez, 34, of Oxnard, and other co-conspirators smuggled wildlife into the United States from Mexico and else... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zaid Gitesatani </H2> </CENTER>
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. 249(a)(1) . Reported By <a href=”https://www.morelaw.com/about” target=”_new”>Kent Morlan</a> Zaid Gitesatan, age 28, of Carlsbad, California, assaulted a Jewish man. “The defendant’s conduct, if proven, is a serious violation of the law –... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Sydney Johnson and Brandon Marion </h2> </center>
San Diego, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with illegally importing 27 protected parrots and parakeets in a modified spare tire in the trunk of a car. Reported by Kent Morlan Sydney Johnson, age 27, of Santee and Brandon Marion, age 38, of Temecula tried to sneak 11 orange-fronted parakeets (Eupsittula canicularis) and 16 white-fronted Amazon parrots ... More...
$ (05-20-2026 - CA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Michael David Coberg </h2> </center>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit extortion and conspiracy against rights. Michael David Coberg, 44, of Eastvale, was employed as an LASD deputy and helicopter pilot – worked on the side with Adam Iza, 25, formerly of Beverly Hills and Newport Coast. Iza, a self-proclaimed “Godfather,” was engaged in fraudulent ma... More...
$ (03-16-2026 - CA)United States of America v. Garrett John Gentry, et al.
Los Angeles, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants accused of starting a wild fire by negligently operating an excavator. The South Fire ignited on August 25, 2021, in San Bernardino County. The United States alleged that the fire was caused by the negligent operation of an excavator by an employee of Garrett J. Gentry General Engineering Inc. According to the complain... More...
$ (02-18-2026 - CA)<H2> Gildardo Lugo Cerbantes v. Equifax Information Services, LLC., et al.
Oakland, California, consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a U.S. federal law regulating how consumer credit information is collected, used, and shared, promoting accuracy, fairness, and privacy for consumers. It gives consumers rights to access their credit reports, dispute inaccuracies, know ... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Timothy Allen Manly Williams
Oakland, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Destruction, Alteration, and Falsification of Records in Federal Investigation; Obstruction of Official Proceedings; and Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - CA)<H2> Dr. James Taylor, ex rel. United States of America v. Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco, California, qui tam lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a False Claims Act violation theory. Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) Program, also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare beneficiaries may opt out of traditional Medicare and enroll in private health plans offered by insurance companies known as Medicare Advantage Organizations, or MAOs. The Centers f... More...
$556000000 (01-15-2026 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
San Francisco, California, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of unlawfully manufacturing and distributing of controlled substances between 2019 and 2022 in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). – Charles River Laboratories, Inc. (CRL), successor by merger to Explora Biolabs Holdings, Inc., a provider of contract vivarium research services, was previ... More...
$ (01-05-2026 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Xin Mian Pan (a/k/a “Henry Pan”), Hua Liang Xie (a/k/a “Nolan Xie”), Jinhua Wang (a/k/a “Johnson Wang”), Uni-Tile & Marble, Inc., Uni-Stone & Cabinet, Inc., and Shenzhen Top & Profit International Forwarding Co. Ltd.
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with evading more than $109 million in anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and other duties imposed on quartz surface products, wooden cabinets and vanities, and ceramic tiles manufactured in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and imported into the United States. Xin Mian Pan, 63, of San Francis... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Jeremiah Manuyag Flores
San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the civil rights of a man in pretrial custody at the San Diego Central Courthouse by using excessive force that caused serious injuries and then writing a false report to cover up his illegal actions. San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremiah Manuyag Flores was assigned to the Court Services Bureau at ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - CA)<H2> Lydia Benga v. the Regents of the University of California
San Jose, California civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on education civil rights violation theory.... More...
$1 (11-18-2025 - CA)<H2> United States of America v. Joseph Sullivan
San Francisco, California, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with obstruction of proceedings before the Federal Trade Commission and misprison of a felony.<br> <br> Misprision is the crime of "having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony†and "conceal[ing]†or failing<br> to "as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil... More...
$0 (11-18-2025 - CA)Mr Michael Devin Floyd v. Santa Clara Department of Corrections, et al.
San Francisco, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that his rights were violated by the Defendants.<br> <br> Late in the evening on August 18, 2021, Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Devin<br> Floyd was arrested and brought to the Santa Clara Main Jail for booking. Four hours<br> later, Floyd was transferred to the nearby Elmwood Correctional Facility. There,<br> correct... More...
$0 (10-28-2025 - CA)Harsh Alkutkar v. Bumble, Inc. and Bumble Holding, Ltd.
Oakland, California, civil litigation lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a false advertising theory.<br> <br> Bumble moved to compel arbitration, and the district court granted the motion<br> <br> Alkutkar argues that this showing was insufficient because Bumble did not have an actual record of Alkutkar's click on the "I accept†button. But under California law, which the parties agree gove... More...
$0 (10-15-2025 - CA)United States of America v. Estate of Anthony Ray Lopez, Sr. v. City of Oontairo, et al.
San Bernardino, California personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Anthony Ray Lopez Sr., Madeline Vasquez, and Josephine Guadalupe<br> Dominguez (collectively, "Decedentsâ€) died on November 8, 2022, while in a storm<br> drain in the City of Ontario, County of San Bernardino, State of California, after<br> flood officials ... More...
$0 (10-17-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Jonathan Rinderknecht, a.k.a. “Jonathan Rinder,†and “Jon Rinder,†</h1></h1>
Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with destruction of property by means of fire.<br> <br> A former Pacific Palisades resident now living in Florida has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with maliciously starting what eventually became the Palisades Fire of January 2025, one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles his... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - CA)San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties v. WAG Hotels
San Francisco, California, civil litigatoin lawyer representeds the Defendant charged with violation of California Pet Boarding law.<br> <br> "For many of us, pets are members of the family,†said District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. "When we drop them off at a boarding facility, we do so expecting that they will be treated like beloved family members. This settlement helps ensure that Wag Hote... More...
$0 (10-07-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Casey Robert Goonan </h1></h1>
San Francisco, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firebombing University Police Car And Attempting To Firebomb Oakland Federal Building<br> <br> Casey Robert Goonan was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for committing a series of arsons and firebombings at the University of California, Berkeley and the Oakland federal building in June 2024. Sen... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - CA)John Woolard, et al. v. Tony Thurmond, et al.
Sacramento, California, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action brought by parents and guardians of students enrolled in independent study programs at two California charter schools who alleged First Amendment violations when the schools rejected their requests to purchase and permit the use of sectarian curricular materials for instruction in the schools' p... More...
$0 (09-18-2025 - CA)Andrew Pandolfi, et a. v. Aviagames, Inc., et al.
San Francisco, California civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract arbitration dispute.<br> <br> The court denied the Defendants' motion to compel arbitration.<br> <br> An arbitration agreement is substantively unconscionable when it contains multiple substantively unconscionable provisions, including the batching provision, which on its own is substantively unconsc... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Monique Marie Dodson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Jose, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering i </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Salinas Construction Company Controller Charged With Stealing More Than $8 Million Dollars From Employer</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Political Solutions, LLC </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bakersfield, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) by receiving a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> California Lobbying Firm Agrees t... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Coldicutt </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with securities fraud, false securities registration statements, and wire fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b> <br> San Diego Securities Attorney Sentenced to Prison for Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - CA)Jessie Wilson, et al. v. City of Antioch, et al.
San Francisco, California personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Two Antioch residents filed a civil rights lawsuit this week alleging city police officers intentionally injured them with a police dog and less-lethal launchers for amusement, bragged about their use of excessive force in text messages, and falsified records to c... More...
$1 (07-08-2025 - CA)Sonni Echeverria-Corzan v. Dolls Kill, Inc.
San Francisco, California civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-08-2025 - CA)Michelle Nguyen, et al. v. Rob Bonta and Allison Mendoza
San Diego, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Second Amendment violation theory.<br> <br> California has a "one-gun-a-month†law that prohibits most people from buying more than one firearm in a 30-day period. <br> <br> The California Legislature enacted the one-gun-a-month law in 1999. Originally, it was focused on concealable handguns: "No person shall m... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - CA)Hector Manuel Cervantes-Torres v. United States of America
Santa Ana, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking to vacate his conviction for possssing a firema as an alien.<br> <br> At trial, the jury heard that Cervantes-Torres (1) had been lawfully removed and re-entered the country<br> unlawfully, (2) later falsely claimed otherwise in a renewed green card application, (3) received and read an official letter informing him that h... More...
$0 (06-27-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Pulido Bastida </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Los Angeles, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Spitting on ICE Officer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Illegal Alien in Los Angeles Charged with Spitting on ICE Officer</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> – An illegal alien from Mexico who is living in Los Angeles... More...
$0 (06-11-2025 - CA)Julie Park, et al. v. Bradford Construction, Inc.
San Francisco, California civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract theory.<br> <br> Julie Park and Tom McDonald (plaintiffs) filed the underlying action against Bradford Construction, Inc. (defendant) for violating the Contractors State License Law (CSLL). (Bus. &Prof. Code, §§ 7000 et seq.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Can a corporation rely on the sub... More...
$0 (05-28-2025 - CA)Christopher Garnier; Kimberly Garnier v. Michelle O'Connor Ratcliff; T.j. Zane
Los Angeles, California civil rights lawyers represented the parties in a 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Christopher and Kimberly Garnier brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit challenging the actions of Michelle<br> O'Connor-Ratcliff and T.J. Zane, members of the Poway Unified School District ("PUSD†or "the Districtâ€) Board of Trustees. O'Connor-Ratcliff and Zane (collectively referred to a... More...
$0 (05-29-2025 - CA)Chong Pak v. Claire Dixon
Oakland, California civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a commercial lease dispute.<br> <br> Plaintiff Chong Pak owns a warehouse property at 2825 West Street in Oakland. He filed this action against one James Koch, alleged to be a commercial tenant of the property with a three-year lease. Pak alleged that in violation of the lease and local law, the property was being used for re... More...
$0 (05-19-2025 - CA)The People of California v. Pedro Alexxander Aviles
Monterey, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual abuse of a child.<br> <br> In January 2023, police in Tulare County investigated a report of sexual abuse made by a 10-year-old girl, Jane Doe. Doe told the police that Aviles began sexually abusing her when she was six years old, and the last incident of sexual abuse occurred in King City (Monterey County) ... More...
$0 (05-19-2025 - CA)Estate of Decedent of Lolomania Soakai, et al. v. Walid Abdelaziz, et al. </centerm
Oakland, California personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Plaintiffs alleged that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process rights by (1) conducting a high-speed chase for the purpose of harming the fleeing suspect in a manner that exceeded any legitimate law enforcement pur... More...
$0 (05-16-2025 - CA)<h1> United States of America v. Duraid A. Zaia, Kusay Karana </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> San Diego, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Obtaining More Than $8 Million in Pandemic Loans by Lying on Applications </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Government Alleges San Diego County Brothers Obtained More Than $8 Million in Pandemic Loans by Lying on Applications</h2></cente... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - CA)Patricia A.E. Miroth, et al. v. County of Trinity, et al.
Sacramento, California civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who claimed that county officials refused to provide social services to them.<br> <br> After concluding that plaintiffs' children were at risk in the family home, defendants obtained warrants to take the<br> children into protective custody. A California state court subsequently terminated plaintiffs' parental<br> rights. Follow... More...
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