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Sergey Efremov v. Geosteering, L.L.C.

Plaintiff/appellee GeoSteering LLC sued defendant/appellant Sergey Efremov seeking a temporary restraining order, a temporary injunction, a permanent injunction, and damages. The trial court entered a temporary injunction in GeoSteering’s favor, and Efremov brought this interlocutory appeal.
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BACKGROUND
The service of “geosteering” involves monitoring drilling operations using real-ti

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Long Canyon Phase II and III Homeowners Association, Inc. v. Chris Cashion and Lisa Cashion

Long Canyon Phase II and III Homeowners Association, Inc. (“the HOA”) appeals
from an interlocutory order denying its motion to dismiss a suit by Chris and Lisa Cashion. The
parties have for several years disputed whether the Cashions’ alleged landscaping activities in a
drainage easement violate the HOA’s rules. After the HOA sent the Cashions a notice of intent to
sue for non-com

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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. SEAN E. STOCK MoreLaw Receptionist Services Never Miss Another Call With MoreLaw's Receptionists Answering Your Calls

On August 3, 2015, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant, Sean E. Stock, with simple burglary of an
inhabited dwelling, in violation of La. R.S. 14:62.2. On August 4, 2015, defendant
was arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter, on October 28, 2015, a
superseding bill of information was filed against defendant, add

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The Right Reverend Charles G. Vonrosenberg v. The Right Reverend Mark J. Lawrence

This dispute between two clergymen — each claiming to be the Bishop of The
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of South Carolina — comes to us a second
time. Bishop Charles G. vonRosenberg initiated this action, seeking declaratory and
injunctive relief. He alleges that Bishop Mark J. Lawrence has violated the Lanham Act
by falsely advertising himself to be the Bishop of the

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Stephen V. Kolbe v. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.

On the morning of December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, a gunman used an AR-15-type Bushmaster rifle and detachable thirty-round magazines to murder twenty first-graders and six adults in the Sandy Hook Elementary School. Two additional adults were injured by gunfire, and just twelve children in the two targeted classrooms were not shot. Nine terrified children ran from one of the classrooms

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State of Nebraska v. Marco E. Torres, Jr.,

Torres was involved in drug trafficking in Grand Island,
Nebraska. Through his drug activities, Torres knew a man
known as Billy Packer, who was also involved in drug trafficking.
It was through Packer that Torres met Jose Cross, Gina
Padilla, and Timothy Donohue.
Edward Hall allowed Donohue to live in Hall’s house in a
room on the second floor. Hall also allowed Padilla to

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SUNDUS SALEH V. GEORGE BUSH

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the “law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), 28 U.S.C. § 1350. The di

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Sudus Shaker Saleh v. George W. Bush, et al.

Plaintiff Sundus Shaker Saleh sues several individuals
who served as high-ranking officials in the administration of
President George W. Bush. Plaintiff claims that the former
officials conspired to engage in, and did engage in, a war of
aggression against Iraq and that, in doing so, they violated the
“law of nations” within the meaning of the Alien Tort Statute
(“ATS”), 28

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ALCENA M. DAWSON v. STATE OF KANSAS

Dawson contends that the district court violated his due process rights when it failed to appoint counsel to represent him after the court requested the State to respond. A district court has three options when handling a K.S.A. 60-1507 motion:

"'(1) The court may determine that the motion, files, and case records conclusively show the prisoner is entitled to no relief and deny the m

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STATE OF MONTANA v. WILLIAM JAMES LAWRENCE

On April 8, 2014, Lawrence and his brother, Steven Dubois, arrived at Wayne
Miller Coins on Last Chance Gulch in Helena, Montana. Lawrence and Dubois entered
the shop after being buzzed in through the back door. Lawrence was in possession of
coins he wished to have appraised, something he had done previously at Miller Coins.
After Wayne Miller, the owner of the shop, informe

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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. MICHAEL BAUGH

At the January 18, 2015 hearing, Louisiana State Trooper Eric Thaxton
testified that on September 18, 2015, at approximately 11:10 p.m., he and his
partner, Officer Charles Robertson, responded to a call from NOPD dispatch
concerning a suspicious vehicle near Elk Street. The dispatcher advised that loud
music was emanating from the truck and that a male wearing a red hat was w

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Zenimax Media, Inc., et al. v. Oculus VR, Inc., Facebook, Inc. et al.

Dallas, TX - Zenimax Media, Inc. Sues Oculus VR, LLC, Facebook, Inc. and Others on copyright and patent violation theories seeking billions in damages.

Zenimax claimed that Oculus stoled important elements of technology developed by it incorporated in the Oculus headset product.

Oculus and Facebook denied Zenimax's claims of infringement.

Zenimx sought billions in damag

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State of Tennessee v. Adolphus L. Hollingsworth

On August 18, 1997, the twenty-eight-year-old victim, Victoria Witherspoon Carr Hollingsworth, disappeared from her parents‟ home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On June 5, 1999, her body was discovered. No suspects were indicted in the initial investigation of the victim‟s murder. Seventeen years after the victim‟s disappearance, in January 2014, the production company for the tel

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. v. APPLE INC

Section 289 of the Patent Act provides a damages remedy specific to design patent infringement. A person who manufactures or sells “any article of manufacture to which [a patented] design or colorable imitation has been applied shall be liable to the owner to the extent of his total profit.” 35 U. S. C. §289. In the case of a design for a singlecomponent product, such as a dinner plate, the prod

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Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Arista Networks, Inc.

San Jose, CA - Jury Finds In Favor Of Arista Networks, Inc.

Cisco Systems, Inc. sued Arista Network Inc. on patent and copyright violation theories claiming that Arista violated its copyrights by adopting 500 of the same commands for configuring hardware that Cisco developed for managing its own equipment. Cisco claimed that Arista should have used its own commands—known in the industry a

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William Michael Jordan a/k/a Booty v. State of Mississippi

Late in February 2012, Aaron Coleman’s mother reported him missing. Coleman’s car was soon found outside of Meridian. . . . [S]everal more days passed before Coleman’s body was discovered in the woods near Interstate 20. Coleman was last seen alive on February 27[, 2012,] at Jordan’s house. When questioned, Jordan confirmed [that] Coleman had stopped by that day. . . . Jordan told the Meridian Pol

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Donna Corbell v. Thomas Gaetano DeVito, et al.

Donna Corbell sued Thomas Gaetano DeVito, DSHT, Inc., Dodger Theatricals, Ltd., Des McAnuff, Eric S. Elice, Frankie Valli, Marshall Brickman, Robert J. Gaudio, JB Viva Vega, LP, Getting Home, Inc., Jersey Boys Broadway Limited Partnership, Jersey Boys Records Limited Partnership, Skunk, Inc., Michael S. David on copyright violation theories claim that they used without permission Tommy DeVito - Th

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CARLOS CHAVEZ-AGUILAR, JR. v. STATE OF KANSAS

Around 1:30 a.m. one morning in August 2008, a gang-related fight involving Chavez-Aguilar and his brother, Rene, erupted outside a nightclub in Wichita. As the fight wound down, Rene drove his truck through the crowd, killing two people and injuring a third. Chavez-Aguilar was in the passenger seat, and according to several witnesses, he was shouting and cursing out the window as Rene drove.

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United States of America v. Alonzo Knowles a/k/a "Jeff Mixey"

New York, NY - Bahamas Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Cyber Hacking Scheme To Steal Celebrities’ Personal And Copyrighted Information

Alonzo Knowles, a/k/a “Jeff Moxey,” was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal copyright infringement of scripts of movies and television shows that had not yet aired, as well as theft of personally identifiable information, all of which KN

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AMERICAN INNOTEK, INC. v. THE UNITED STATES,

Rule 59(e) requires that any motion to alter or amend judgment “must be filed no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment.” RCFC 59(e). This 28-day deadline is strictly enforced under Rule 6(b), which provides that “[t]he court must not extend the time to act under RCFC 52(b), 59(b), (d), and (e), and 60(b).” RCFC 6(b)(2); see Spengler v. United States, 128 Fed. Cl. 338, 342 (2016) (e

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STATE OF IOWA vs. RODNESHIA LAVONTAE MCBRIDE

McBride and codefendant, Shyneckia King, were tried together. The
complaining witness told the jury that McBride and King hit her and pulled out her
hair while she was at a Davenport park with her children on April 27, 2015.
During her testimony, the State offered into evidence three screenshots1 from a
video that had been uploaded to Facebook, designated as Exhibits 4, 5, a

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Robin Antonick v. Electronic Arts, Inc.

In this case, the plaintiff claimed copyright infringement.
But the contents of the copyrighted work and the allegedly
infringing works were never introduced into evidence. The
district court held that the claim failed as a matter of law.
We agree, and affirm.

I. Background

Robin Antonick developed the computer code for the original
John Madden Football g

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STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. WENDELL THOMAS II

On March 19, 2012, the appellant, Wendell Thomas, was convicted by an
Orleans Parish jury of possession of heroin in violation of La. R.S. 40:966(C)(1),
after which he was sentenced to serve five years at hard labor. This Court affirmed
Mr. Thomas’s conviction and sentence on June 19, 2013. State v. Thomas, 2012
1319 (La. App. 4 Cir. 6/19/13) (unpub.).
In the interim, on

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State of Nebraska v. Jeffrey Hessler

Jeffrey Hessler appeals the order of the district court for Scotts Bluff County which overruled his motion for postconviction relief and denied his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Hessler claimed that he had received ineffective assistance of trial counsel and was not competent to enter the plea on which his conviction for first degree sexual assault on a child was based. We affirm.

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TIMOTHY LEE HURST v. STATE OF FLORIDA

The background and facts of this case were reiterated in our decision in
Hurst v. State in pertinent part as follows:
Hurst was convicted for the May 2, 1998, first-degree murder of Cynthia Harrison in a robbery at the Popeye’s restaurant where Hurst was employed in Escambia County, Florida. The victim, also an employee, had been bound and gagged and repeatedly cut and stabbed with a we

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