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H&H Network Services, Inc. v. Unicity International, Inc.

¶1 Unicity International, Inc. (Unicity) appeals the district
court’s September 8, 2011 ruling dismissing with prejudice
Unicity’s third-party claim for attorney fees against Roger Hooban.
We affirm in part and vacate in part.
¶2 On December 2, 2008, H&H Network Services, Inc. (H&H)
filed suit against Unicity alleging breach of a distributorship
H&H Network Services, ... More...
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In re: Tronox Incorporated

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States has entered into a settlement agreement with the Kerr-McGee Corporation and certain of its affiliates (“New Kerr-McGee”), and their parent Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, in a fraudulent conveyance case brought by the United States and co-plaintiff Anadarko Litigation Trust (the “Trust”) in the bankruptcy of Tronox Inc. and its subsidiaries (Tronox), a... More...   $0 (04-03-2014 - DC)

In re the Marriage of MMRS and JMP

Tulsa, OK - In re the Marriage of MMRS and JMP - Divorce without Minor Children

PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
COMES NOW the Petitioner, Miguel Manuel Robles-Soto, by and through his attorney of record, Lorena Rivas Tiemann, pursuant to 43 0 5 105, and for his Petition of dissoltthon of Marriage, shows the Court as follows:
1. Residency The Petitioner is now and has been f... More...
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Samuel Grego v. Guillermo Lash & John Hoysick

We issued our original memorandum opinion in this case on December 19, 2013. Appellant Samuel Crego filed a motion for rehearing. See TEX. R. APP. P. 49.1. Appellees Guillermo Lash and John Hoysick filed a response to the motion. We deny the motion for rehearing, withdraw our previous memorandum opinion and judgment, and substitute the

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following memorandum opinion and judgment in t... More...
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United States of America v. Eric A. Bloom

The chief executive officer of the bankrupt Sentinel Management Group, Inc., was convicted today of defrauding more than 70 customers of over $500 million before the firm collapsed in August 2007. The defendant, ERIC A. BLOOM, misappropriated securities belonging to customers by using them as collateral for a loan that Sentinel obtained from Bank of New York Mellon Corp., which was used, in part, ... More...   $0 (03-25-2014 - IL)

In Re: Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions



IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CIVIL (SECOND).

ORDER ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CIVIL (SECOND)

¶1 The Court has reviewed the recommendations of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions that proposed Instructions should be adopted. The Court finds that the revisions should be adopt... More...
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United States of America v. Eddy Marin

Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that Eddy Marin, 52, of Davie, was sentenced today in West Palm Beach by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra to ten months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release. Issues regarding the forf... More...   $0 (03-21-2014 - CL)

United States of America v. Michael Rivers

United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Michael Rivers (56, Windermere) yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, eight counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, eight counts of money laundering, and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Additionally, Kim Rivers (46, Windermere) pleaded guilty to three counts o... More...   $0 (03-21-2014 - FL)

Tattersalls, Ltd. v. Jeffrey DeHaven

Defendant-appellant Jeffrey DeHaven appeals the district
court’s grant of a Rule 60(a) motion in favor of plaintiffappellee
Tattersalls, Ltd., an auctioneer. DeHaven bought
and took possession of a horse from Tattersalls but did not
pay for it. When Tattersalls sued, the district court granted
title and right of possession of the horse to Tattersalls. The
court did not aw... More...
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William Tracy Fowler v. Paul Teynor and Intermountain MRO Services, Inc.

¶1 William Tracy Fowler appeals from the district court’s entry
of summary judgment in favor of Paul Teynor and Intermountain
MRO Services, Inc. (IMRO). Fowler claims the district court erred
in finding that principles of res judicata barred his claims against
Teynor and IMRO. We affirm.
Fowler v. Teynor
20121097-CA 2 2014 UT App 66
BACKGROUND
¶2 Fowler worked a... More...
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Aron M. Oliner v. John Kontrabecki

This case relates to a sealed record request arising from a bankruptcy proceeding that ultimately settled. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the parties agreed to seek permission to file under seal all documents relating to the bankruptcy proceedings and all related district court and court of appeals proceedings. The parties represent that the bankruptcy proceedings have been sealed.

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United States of America v. Michael David Carroll

An Irving, Texas, man who pleaded guilty in April 2013 to one count of wire fraud stemming from his role as registered agent, director and incorporator of The Salad Bowl Franchise Corporation, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey.

Michael David Carroll, 38, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,437,040 in restitution. Judge Godbey... More...
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Thomas Sims and Raymond Campbell v. Patricia Hill Fitzpatrick and Richard Guion

This is the second appeal in this lawsuit brought against appellants Thomas Sims and Raymond Campbell by appellees Patricia Hill Fitzpatrick and Richard Guion. In the first appeal, we remanded for a new trial on damages. Sims v.

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Fitzpatrick, 288 S.W.3d 93, 96–97 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2009, no pet.). After the case was remanded, the parties entered into a Rule 11 se... More...
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Chaliese Rippey and all other occupants v. Chase Home Finance, LLC

In two issues, Appellants Chaliese Rippey and all other occupants (collectively, Rippey) appeal the county court’s forcible detainer judgment for Appellee Chase Home Finance, LLC. We affirm. 1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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II. Forcible Detainer

In her two issues, Rippey complains that the county court lacked jurisdiction to hear the forcible detainer case, erred by excluding ev... More...
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In re: PAUL RUITENBERG, III

We decide whether Candace Ruitenberg’s interest in an equitable share of marital property pending her divorce from Paul Ruitenberg, III is a pre-petition “claim” against Paul’s bankruptcy estate. The issue has divided Bankruptcy Courts in our Circuit.

Paul filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, and Thomas J. Orr was appointed as the Trustee of the bankruptcy es... More...
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Ronnie Pace v. Chester B. Whatley and Alice Faye Whatley

This is an appeal from the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Chester B. Whatley and Alice Faye Whatley. On appeal, appellant Ronnie Pace contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because: (1) a “Mother Hubbard” clause in a bankruptcy court order precluded the Whatleys from re-asserting their claims in state court; and (2) there was no evide... More...   $0 (03-11-2014 - TX)

United States of America v. Michael Wayne Harding

A local businessman and former commercial real estate agent, who pled guilty last year to a variety of federal fraud charges, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Charlottesville.

Michael Wayne Harding, 59, of Keswick, Va., previously waived his right to be indicted and entered a plea of guilty to one count of wire fraud and one cou... More...
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United States of America v. Youssef Hafez Abdelbary

Youssef Abdelbary appeals a district court order requiring him to pay restitution as part of his sentence for bankruptcy fraud. Finding no error, we affirm.

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Abdelbary was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering, currency structuring, bankruptcy fraud, and perjury. This is the second appeal in this case, and many of the facts relevant to this appeal are set out in our first decis... More...
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Magdy M. Youssef v. Tishman Construction Corporation, Turner Construction Company

This case concerns the proper application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), which governs the voluntary dismissal of an action. Youssef, the plaintiff and appellant, filed a qui tam action under the federal and New York

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False Claims Acts. Subsequently, before the defendants had filed an answer or had made a motion for summary judgment, the plaintiff sought to voluntarily di... More...
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In the Matter of Mark Alan Frost

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 (“Frost”) 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)

John Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District

We are asked again to consider the delicate relationship between students’ First Amendment rights and the operational and safety needs of schools. As we noted in Wynar v. Douglas County School District, 728 F.3d 1062, 1064 (9th Cir. 2013), “school administrators face the daunting task of evaluating potential threats of violence and keeping their students safe without impinging on their constit... More...   $0 (02-28-2014 - CA)

United States of America v. Torrence James

This case comes to us with a tortured past and an ironic twist. In this, latest, installment Torrence James appeals from a 108-month prison sentence imposed on remand from an earlier appeal. It is the very sentence he originally expected, based on his plea agreement, and the one he requested after pleading guilty to two felonies. Both

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guilty pleas arose from a scheme to fraudul... More...
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Glendell Gaskins v. Texon, L.P.

¶1 Glendell Gaskins (Gaskins) appeals the trial court's November 19, 2012, order dismissing his declaratory judgment action against Texon, LP (Texon), after finding Gaskins failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted under the Oklahoma Production Revenue Standards Act, 52 O.S.2011, § 570.1 et seq. The appeal was assigned to the accelerated docket pursuant to Oklahoma Supreme Court Ru... More...   $0 (02-25-2014 - OK)

Michael M. Euler v. Miles Marks and Texas Dow Employees Federal Credit Union

Michael Euler appeals the trial court’s rendition of a summary judgment in favor of Appellees Texas Dow Employees Federal Credit Union and Miles Marks. A pro se Euler sued Appellees, asserting various claims regarding the allegedly improper foreclosure of his home. Appellees jointly moved for summary judgment

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on no-evidence and traditional grounds, and the trial court granted the... More...
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R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc. v. Henry Pascarella

In this breach of contract action, the defendants, Henry Pascarella and Riversedge Partners,1 appeal from the judgment rendered by the trial court, Hon. Alfred J. Jennings, Jr., judge trial referee, following a court trial, in favor of the plaintiff, R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc. On appeal, the defendants claim, inter alia, that the trial court, Downey, J., erred in striking certain of their speci... More...   $0 (02-24-2014 - CT)

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