San Diego, CA - Federal Jury Convicts Imperial Beach Man in Fatal Stabbing of his Texas Boyfriend

On the second anniversary of his victim’s death, David Enrique Meza of Imperial Beach was convicted by a federal jury this morning of fatally stabbing his boyfriend 24 times, slashing his throat twice and dumping his body in a ravine near Rosarito Beach, Mexico in order to inherit the boyfri... More...   $0 (05-08-2017 - CA)

We are confronted here with issues concerning the scope of a guaranty given to
secure the buyer’s obligations under a master agreement and various subsidiary
agreements involving the purchase and sale of a motorcycle dealership. In addition, we
address the circumstances under which the liability of the guarantor, by virtue of
subsequent actions by the seller, may be exonerated.
... More...   $0 (05-05-2017 - )

This action arises out of a series of events that began at a
Los Angeles middle school, where Katia Julian taught
mathematics, and ended at Mission Community Hospital, where
Julian was involuntarily detained for mental health evaluation
and treatment. After her release, Julian sued the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD), the Los Angeles Unified School
Police (LAUSP... More...   $0 (05-03-2017 - )

SUMMARY
Since January 1, 2008, Civil Code sections 1098 and 1098.5
have governed the circumstances under which certain fee
payments, imposed when real property is transferred, may or
may not be collected.1 In Marina Pacifica Homeowners Assn. v.
Southern California Financial Corp. (2014) 232 Cal.App.4th 494
(Marina Pacifica I), this court determined that a monthly
“assig... More...   $0 (04-25-2017 - )

El Paso, TX - Samuel Velasco Gurrola Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Murder-For-Hire Plot Involving His Wife, Her Father and Her Sister

Sentence comes one day after his brother, Emmanuel Velasco Gurrola, received a life sentence for his role in the plot

Samuel Velasco Gurrola was sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot.

On Octob... More...   $0 (03-24-2017 - TX)

El Paso, TX - El Paso Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison in Connection with Murder-For-Hire Plot

Emmanuel Velasco Gurrola, age 30, was sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot.

Senior United States District Judge David Briones imposed a life-imprisonment sentence on each count to which Velasco Gurrola pleaded guilty prior to trial: three co... More...   $0 (03-23-2017 - TX)

Christopher Riegel and various entities affiliated with him––My Three Sons, Ltd., My
Three Sons Management, LLC, Prestonwood OB/GYN Associates, P.A., Christopher Riegel,
M.D., P.A.––appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their lawsuit against appellees for failing to
comply with an order compelling arbitration of the dispute. In five issues, appellants complain
the trial court erred... More...   $0 (03-09-2017 - TX)

Appellant Nemoria Coria purchased a home from appellees Christopher Jide Ogidan and
Moses Gbolabo. She later sued appellees for breach of contract and DTPA violations. The trial
court entered a take-nothing judgment in favor of appellees. In four issues, appellant argues the
trial court erred by (1) entering a take nothing judgment when the undisputed evidence
established appellees... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - TX)

Appellee Dale Foster sued his business partner, appellant Robert Hynds, for
fraud, breach of contract, and other claims arising out of an investment opportunity
in an oil and gas field in Alabama. Foster moved for summary judgment on his fraud


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and breach of contract claims. After the trial court rendered summary judgment in
Foster’s favor, ordering res... More...   $0 (02-28-2017 - TX)

Plaintiff Global Quest, LLC appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants on all but one count of plaintiff’s amended complaint and to defendant Horizon Yachts, Inc. on its counterclaim for foreclosure of a promissory note. Plaintiff appeals from the district court’s entry of partial final judgment pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.1 We reve... More...   $0 (02-25-2017 - FL)

Defendant purchased a $300,000 life insurance policy and
$200,000 accidental death benefit insuring Scharf's life on May
23, 1991. He was the primary beneficiary; the parties' son,
Jonathan, ten years old at the time of the murder, was the
contingent beneficiary. Scharf's therapist, Patricia Teague, who
had been treating Scharf for depression since July 1990, testified <... More...   $0 (01-27-2017 - NJ)

This case relates to the January 15, 2011 killing of Angelo Gradillas, who was beaten to death at the home of Alma Pike, the Defendant‘s grandmother.

Morgan Savage testified that on January 15, 2011, she lived across the street from Ms. Pike. She said that she arrived home at about 3:00 a.m., that she heard a door open, and that she saw someone entering Ms. Pike‘s house. Ms. Savage... More...   $0 (01-27-2017 - TN)

The information in this case alleged, in pertinent part, that on or about April 9, 2013,
appellant intentionally and knowingly damaged and destroyed his neighbor’s window by striking
it with a rock. As stated in his appellant’s brief, appellant’s defense theory at trial was that the
allegations against him were fabricated.
The complainant lived on the fourteenth floor of a dow... More...   $0 (01-23-2017 - TX)

Birmingham, AL - Property Manager Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Condominium Associations

A Birmingham woman pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $350,000 from condominium homeowner associations.

JILL ROUSE, formerly Jill Rouse Boothby, 43, entered her plea before U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala to one count of wire fraud. Rouse agreed to pay $375,750 in ... More...   $0 (10-31-2016 - AL)

El Paso, TX - Federal Jury Convicts El Paso Attorney Marco Delgado in Connection with a Multi-Million Dollar Fraud / Money Laundering Scheme

An El Paso, a federal jury convicted 50-year-old El Paso attorney Marco Antonio Delgado (aka Marco Delgado Licon) in connection with a multi-million dollar wire fraud and money laundering scheme.

Jurors found Delgado guilty of three counts o... More...   $0 (09-24-2016 - TX)

The evidence presented at trial established that on January 19, 2012, the Defendant shot and killed his girlfriend, Pashea Fisher, and Pashea‟s1 parents, Arithio and Patricia Fisher, at the victims‟ home. The Defendant also attempted to kill Pashea‟s brother, A‟Reco Fisher. The Defendant then fled the scene in Pashea‟s vehicle with his and Pashea‟s four-year-ol... More...   $0 (08-22-2016 - TN)

Under the Penal Code, an individual commits burglary “if, without the effective
consent of the owner, the person . . . enters a building or habitation and commits or attempts to
commit a felony, theft, or an assault.” Tex. Penal Code § 30.02(a)(3). As mentioned above, Gordon
does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence showing that he entered a structure without the
effecti... More...   $0 (07-11-2016 - TX)

In this certified appeal1 we consider whether the Appellate Court properly resolved a series of claims that the defendant, Mark Banks, raises in connection with General Statutes (Rev. to 2009) § 54102g,2 which authorizes the Commissioner of CorrectiontocollectDNAsamplesfromcurrentlyincarcerated felons in order to maintain a DNA data bank to assist in criminal investigations. The defendant appeals... More...   $0 (07-09-2016 - CT)

Fry does not contest that he entered a building without the effective consent of the owner,
Jamie Dippold, or his motive for that entry; he only contests whether that building fits the
definition of a habitation. Dippold testified that about two years before the January 2, 2015,
incident at issue, she and her husband bought the farmhouse in question, which is situated on
prope... More...   $0 (06-27-2016 - TX)

The plaintiffs filed complaints in Providence County Superior Court against the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Providence (defendant), alleging that Father Brendan Smyth sexually abused
them on numerous occasions, beginning in 1967 until approximately 1970. The plaintiffs
alleged that the acts of abuse visited upon them all occurred while Smyth was under defendant’s
supervision. At... More...   $0 (06-22-2016 - RI)

Eric Von Tiergen sued Phyllis Ray Lyons on a breach of contract theory.

The Statement of the Case read to the jury by Judge Sellers stated:

Each party to this action claims to be entitled to damages from the other.

The parties to this case are the Plaintiff, Eric Von Tiergen, and the Defendant, Phyllis Ray Lyons.

The Plaintiff claims that the Defendant made an o... More...   $5000 (06-14-2016 - OK)

San Francisco, CA - San Jose Man Convicted On Sex Tourism And Obstruction Charges

A federal jury convicted Michael Lindsay of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, attempted witness tampering, and obstruction of justice.

In its verdict, the jury found that defendant traveled from San Francisco to Manila, t... More...   $0 (05-20-2016 - CA)

This case arises from the June 5, 2010 killing of Michelle Rivera, the Defendant‟s estranged wife. At the trial, Gerald Ross testified that he met the victim online and that they decided to meet for dinner in late April 2010. He said that the victim worked as a massage therapist at a West Knoxville office, that she also had private clients, and that she taught massage therapy. He said th... More...   $0 (05-06-2016 - TN)

Oklahoma City, OK - Lone Oak Homeowners' Association, Inc. sued Marshal Lowrance seeking injunctive relief to enforce condominium covenants:

1 . Plaintiff Association is an Oklahoma community association existing under the plat for Lone Oak Park Addition (the Addition), the Declaration of Conditions, Restrictions, Covenants and Easements for Lone Oak Park at Book 9317, Page I I 07, within... More...   $0 (04-25-2016 - OK)