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Joseph Anthony Amante v. Deputy Tyler Bachman, et al.

Detroit, Michigan civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants unreasonably deprived him of access to the bathroom; two, he was unreasonably strip searched in front of six officers; and three, officers used excessive force against him in the cell or failed to intervene in the use of such force against him.


In July 2020, Joseph Anthony Amante was arrested on the stree

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Erin Jo Chaskey v. Onaway Area Community School District, et al.

Bay City, Michigan civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a 1983 action theory.

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

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Marciano Briones v. Adams County, et al.

Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on deliberate indifference theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


On September 9, 2016, Marciano Briones was booked into the Adams County Detention Facility in Adams County, Colorado after being found guilty of driving under the influence. Docket No. 171 at 2, ¶¶ 1-2. On December 25, 2016, Mr. Briones felt ill

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Angela V. Goodall v. Beth Casper, et al.

Louisville, Kentucky pro se Plaintiff sued Defendants on a federal question theory.


Plaintiff filed her Complaint on a Court-approved form. [R. 1]. Plaintiff names as Defendants Attorney Beth Casper, Jefferson District Court Judge Jennifer Leibson, Jefferson District Court Judge Anne Delahanty, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson, Meadowood Management and its owner Ter

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Jamalle Donntai v. Phil Sorrells, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney

Fort Worth, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant seeking to vacate indictments and judgements of four state criminal cases he received in the 297th District Court,
Tarrant County, Texas: Case Nos. 1277347D (possession with intent to deliver heroin), 1277348D (possession with intent to deliver cocaine), 1277349D (unlawful possession of a firearm), and 1369654D (ag

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Mother Does v. Town of North Andover, et al.

Boston, Massachusetts civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants


Plaintiffs, proceeding as Jane Smith and Mother Doe, are respectively a former student at North Andover High School ("NAHS”) and the parent and natural guardian of another former NAHS student (referred to here as Jane Doe). They bring this action against Defendants Town of North Andover ("Town

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Charles Kaleb Vanlandingham v. City of Oklahoma City, et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants claiming that
defendants Rolke, Lewis, Morton, and Osten (collectively, "Firefighters”) are employees of the Oklahoma City Fire Department, and Defendant Lee is an Oklahoma City police officer, who responded to an emergency call regarding Plaintiff's decedent, Charles Lamar Vanlandingham ("Mr. Vanla

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United States of America v. Carlos Ariel Ramos

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1).

In the spring of 2020, York City Police Department received an anonymous complaint of suspected drug dealing out of a residence at 725 Pennsylvania Avenue in York, Pennsylvania. (See Doc. 37-3 at 2). The complainant noted vehicles

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Kingsley Palmer and Sharon Palmer v. The City of New York, et al.

New York City, New York civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants claiming that they unlawfully removed them from their home and seized their belongings.


Plaintiffs' amended complaint contained various state-law claims; a claim invoking the automatic-stay provision of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362; a claim under the New York State Constitution; and fed

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Roxanne Michele Mathai v. Bexar County, Texas, Javier Salazar

San Antonio, Texas civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on wrongful termination theories.


This case arises out of the employment termination of Plaintiff Roxanne Mathai by Defendant Javier Salazar, the Sheriff of Bexar County. Plaintiff alleges she was wrongfully discharged after she attended President Trump's political rally in Washington, D.C. on January 6,

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Alyssa Aguila v. Planned Parenthood of Utah and Adriana Rodriguez Navarro

Salt Lake City, Utah personal injury lawyer sued Defendants on negligence and breach of fiduciary theories claiming that Navarro-a medical assistant at Planned Parenthood-had publicized Aguila's private health information and that Planned Parenthood was vicariously liable for Navarro's actions. Aguila also made direct claims against Planned Parenthood for negligent hiring, training, and supervisio

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The Estate of Bishar Ali Hassan v. Municipality and City of Anchorage, et al.

Anchorage, Alaska civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on excessive force wrongful death theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiffs brought this suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 seeking redress for alleged violations of Plaintiffs' federal constitutional rights guaranteed by the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments.[51] The Court ha

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Stoney M. Currin, II v. Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority and Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.


Plaintiff Stoney M. Currin, II brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that while a pretrial detainee at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, he was subjected to excessive use of force by one or more detention officer

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Raheem C. Sessoms v. The County of Suffolk, et al.

Central Islip, New York civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that they violated his constitutional rights.


On the evening of May 27, 2017, plaintiff entered Vin's Ultimate Hair Care in Central Islip, New York. Defs.' Rule 56.1 Statement in Supp. Mot. Summ. J. ¶¶ 1-2 ("Defs.' 56.1”), ECF No. 49-2. While the barber, Vincent Carr, was giving Ses

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Commonwealth v. Victor Rosario

The defendant, Victor Rosario, was convicted in 1983 of one count of arson in a dwelling house and eight counts of murder in the second degree; all the charges stem from a fire that occurred in 1982. In 2012, the defendant filed the motion for a new trial at issue here, arguing principally that newly discovered evidence regarding fire science and the conditions under which he confessed to the crim

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Commonwealth v. Victor Rosario


The defendant has appealed from a conviction of arson of a dwelling (G.L. c. 266, § 1) and from eight convictions of murder in the second degree (G.L. c. 265, § 1). Eight persons perished when a three-storey tenement in Lowell went up in flames on March 5, 1982.

The defendant was convicted on the basis of three written confessions which he gave the police shortly after

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Rachel Bohnenkamp and Crhistopher Bohenkamp v. James Whisterbarth, et al.

Erie, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on prisoner civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 theories.

"Prisoner civil rights law is a complex and ever-evolving area of law. It is important to note that prisoners do not have the same rights as those who are not incarcerated. However, they do have certain fundamental rights, including

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Francisco Valle v. Paul Morgado, et al.

San Francisco, California civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming that they violated his constitutional rights.


On May 19, 2007, when Plaintiff Francisco Valle was 51 years old, he alleges he was walking in San Francisco with his friend David Fuentes when the Officer Defendants suddenly "drove up” and Officer Cravalho "jumped out of the passe

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Chasrick Heredia v. Michael Roscoe, et al.

Concord, New Hampshire civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a constitution rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

This case arose out of an incident that occurred in the early morning hours of May 11, 2018. Manchester Police Officers Michael Roscoe, Canada Stewart, Matthew Nocella, and Nathan Harrington responded to a noise complaint at a local bar. The o

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Muhamed M. Rahman and Farbana A. Poll v. The City of Schenectady, New York, et al.

Albany, New York civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants for violating their constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

This case was filed in Schenectady County Supreme Court, 21-00663, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

"Excessive use of force by law enforcement officers is a violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constit

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Albert Sandhar v. CSAA Fire and Casualty Insurance Company

Tulsa, Oklahoma insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.


In 2017, a storm allegedly caused damage to Mr. Sandhar's residence. Mr. Sandhar submitted a claim to his insurer, CSAA, and CSAA responded by providing Mr. Sandhar with compensation in the amount of $3,869.09. A dispute arose between the parties concern

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Billy E. "Rusty" Rhoades, III, et al. v. The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Governor Kevin Stitt, et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants violated their civil rights.

This case arises from the separation of Plaintiff Harrell as Colonel of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in September 2019. Defendant Jason Nelson, via authority granted him by the Governor, notified Plaintiff by telephone of three options-he could either resign, retire, or be te

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Candice Howard v. Jason Baca, et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act.


On August 13, 2020, Ms. Howard was in her vehicle at Purcell Lake talking on the phone with friends. A police car pulled up and parked behind Ms. Howard, and a uniformed officer-Defendant Baca-exited his car and approached her. They

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Julie Huff v. Christopher Reeves

Muskogee, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming that violated her Fourth Amendment rights by shooting her multiple times.


According to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint, Cederic Norris entered the Bank of Eufaula and immediately shot and killed the bank president on January 21, 2016.. Brandishing his gun, Norris grabbed cash from one of the

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Chester R. Bauer v. State of Montana


¶ 1 Chester R. Bauer (Bauer) appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief by the Seventeenth Judicial District Court, Blaine County. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

¶ 2 The sole issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in concluding that Bauer was not entitled to resentencing on due process grounds.

Factual and Proce

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