1983 Law
 
Commonwealth of Maryland v. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andre Stewart

On November 18, 1983, Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart, and RansomWatkins, "The Boys," were escorted off of the grounds of the school they had attended. The security officer then locked the school's entrances and exits.

Around 1:18 p.m. that same day, Harlem Park student DeWitt Duckett was headed to lunch with three friends, minors who will be referred to as E.C., R.B., and J.C. One of t

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State of Illinois v. Leroy Orange

Chicago, Illinois defendant charged with murder, arson and robbery.


On January 11, 1984, Renee Coleman went to meet Leonard Kidd to ask about using Kidd's combination radio and tape player to exchange for some cocaine. Kidd agreed to the plan, and the Leroy and Coleman then returned to her apartment with the appliance. Michelle Jointer, Ricardo Pedro, and Coleman's son were present a

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Donald Paradis v. A.J. Arave, Warden, Idaho State Penitentiray, et al.

Donald Paradis, a state prisoner, appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Paradis seeks review of his conviction on the following grounds:

One. The evidence was insufficient to demonstrate that Kimberly Palmer was killed in the state of Idaho.

Two. The state failed to preserve exculpatory evidence.

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Donald M. Paradis v. William J. Brady and Kootenai County

Boise, Idaho civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming $9.999 million in damages

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United States of America v. Staling Dotel-Sena

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of narcotics in violaton of 21 U.S.C. 1983

"Violation of 18 U.S.C. 841, the federal drug distribution law, is a serious crime that can result in significant penalties. To establish a violation of this law, the prosecution must prove the following elements:

The defendant knowingly or

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The People v. Maurice Hastings

Los Angeles, California defendant charged with first-degree murder.

Shortly after midnight on June 19, 1983, Roberta Wydermyer (Roberta) left her Los Angeles
home in her white Cadillac El Dorado and drove towards a friend's home located in Hawthorne. She
never arrived. A few hours later around 9:00 a.m., a resident of Inglewood called Roberta's home and
spoke to her husband

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Kelly Gromowksy, et al. v. David Millsap, Laclede County Sheriff, In his official capacity only, et al.

Springfield, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983 theories.

The claims made and defenses asserted the parties are not available for this case.

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State of South Dakota v. Anthony Rome

Defendant and appellant, Anthony Rome, Sr. (Anthony), was found guilty by the trial court of taking a minor child from the custodial parent, in violation of SDCL 22-19-9 and 22-19-10.[*] Anthony was sentenced to five years in the South Dakota Penitentiary, execution of sentence suspended upon his compliance with certain conditions of probation. Anthony appeals. We reverse and remand.

Anth

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Charles O'Brien Teague v. Marshall Pike, et al.

Raleigh, North Carolina pro se Plaintiff sued the Defendants on a prisoner civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

Most prisoner civil rights cases are generally predicated on violation of the 8th Amendment. They are very fact driven and are very hard to win.

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Randy Lassiter v. MJO Dixon, Major Jail Officer

Norfolk, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation theory un 42 U.S.C. 1983.

"Prisoner civil rights law is a complex area of law that governs the rights of incarcerated individuals. Prisoners retain many of the same constitutional rights as non-incarcerated individuals, but those rights may be restricted to some e

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Stacey Gonzalez, et al. v. City of Philadelphia, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Officers Stacey Gonzalez and Pavel Reznik, who are Jewish, filed this action on November 20, 2018.2 The Complaint included allegations of anti-Semitic comments and disparate treatment as compared to non-Jewish officers.3 The original Complaint contained t

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Christopher Gibson and Melba A. Almonte-Tineo v. Pavel Reznik, et al.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

This case was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 230301724, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.

Defendan

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State of New Mexico v. William Smith

Albuquerque, New Mexico defendant was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Smith met Cari Talton, age 26, and Leslie McDonnell, age 18, on August 8 at a party at Smith's house.

On August 12, 1977, the bodies of Talton and McDonnell were found in a corral near Mountainair in Torrance County, New Mexico. Both women had been shot to death with a shotgun. Autopsies indi

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State of Colorado v. Lorenzo Montoya, a/k/a Lawrence Rubin Montoya

Denver, Colorado defendant convicted of murder exonerated.

Lorenzo Montoya, a/k/a Lawrence Rubin Montoya was charged with the first-degree murder of Emily Johnson.


On January 1, 2000, Emily Johnson was murdered at her home, and her car was stolen. As part of the investigation, Denver Police Department (DPD) detectives questioned Nicholas Martinez, who admitted he and his cou

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North Carolina v. Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Martens

Lexington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder.

¶ 1 In the early morning hours of 2 August 2015, a Davidson County 911 operator received a call regarding an incident at 160 Panther Creek Court. The caller, Thomas Martens (Tom), reported that his son-in-law, Jason Corbett (Jason), "got in a fight" with his daughter, Molly Martens Corbett

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Dolores Lozano v. Baylor University

Waco, Texas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.

Plaintiff Dolores Lozano ("Lozano”) brought claims against Baylor University ("Baylor”), Briles, Ian McCaw ("McCaw”), Art Briles ("Briles”), and the City of Waco.[1] (Second Am. Compl., Dkt. 50). Lozano's second amended complaint alleges violations

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Edward Higgins and Alexander Garesche v. Village of Lyons, et al.

Chicago, Illinois personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.


Plaintiffs allege that, on August 28, 2021, Village of Lyons Police Officers J. Barajas and P. Frencl, along with unknown other officers, paramedics, and fire department personnel, were investigating a discovery of human remains within the Village of Lyons,

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Lenda Burns, as legal guardian of K.B. v. Officer Rakasha Adams, et al.

Jackson, Mississippi personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming $9.99 million in damages.


In the early daylight hours of January 27, 2018, Crystalline Barnes was driving her red Pontiac in Jackson, Mississippi. City of Jackson Police Officer Rakasha Adams says she observed Ms. Barnes run a

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M.L.T. v. County of Amite, Mississippi, et al.

Nachetz, Mississippi personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who used the Defendants on prison civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

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Brianna Ann Sunshine, a/k/a William Allen LaRue v. Betsey C. Jividen

Charleston, West Virginia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a prisoner civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

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Jose Artemio Carmona-Perez v. City of Salem, et al.

Eugene, Oregon personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendants on prisoner civil rights theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


This action arises from an encounter between Jose Artemio Carmona-Perez and police officers on February 28, 2018, in Salem, Oregon. Plaintiff Carmona-Perez ("Plaintiff”) filed suit against Defendants City of Salem, Sergeant Michael Bas

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Darcee Thomason v. State of Oregon, et al.

Eugene, Oregon civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

This case was filed in the Marion County Circuit Court, 22CV39657, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

"Section 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code (42 U.S.C. § 1983) is a federal law that allows individuals to su

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Andrew J. Johnson v. City of Cheyenne, et al.

Cheyenne, Wyoming personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights Violation theories.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Spencer's Motion to Dismiss
(ECF No. 17), Defendant Estate of George W. Stanford's Motion to Dismiss (ECF No.
45), and Defendant City of Cheyenne's Renewed Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a
Claim

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Charles Chesnut, et al. v. City of Baltimore, et al.

This case arises out of the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Plaintiffs Alfred
Chestnut ("Chestnut”), Andrew Stewart, Jr. ("Stewart”), and Ransom Watkins ("Watkins”)
(collectively, "Plaintiffs”) for felony murder of a 14-year-old boy named DeWitt Duckett in
1983. (ECF No. 1.) On November 25, 2019, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granted the
Pl

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Andrew J. Johnson v. Cheyenne, Wyoming, et al.

Cheyenne, Wyoming personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming he was wrongfully convicted and imprison for a crime he did not commit.

1. Andrew J. Johnson ("Plaintiff or "Mr. Johnson"), now 67 years old, was
imprisoned for nearly twenty-four (24) years for crimes he did not commit. In September 1989,
he was

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