After an incident with sheriff’s deputies, Brian Pickett died,
leaving his partner, two biological children, and his partner’s
child, A.G., whom Brian had raised and held out as his own child.
In the subsequent wrongful death action, the trial court held that
A.G. lacked standing to sue, and entered judgment against him.
With apologies to Sigmund Freud, biology is not destiny. ... More...   $0 (10-21-2018 - CA)

In this appeal, we are asked to
revisit a case in which the plaintiff fought tooth and nail in the
Massachusetts state courts and lost. Displeased by the result of
the state-court proceedings, she repaired to the federal district
court and sought to have that court address essentially the same
grievances. The district court rejected her importunings, and the
plaintiff now a... More...   $0 (10-19-2018 - MA)

Tri Palms Unified Owners Association (the Association) is a group of
homeowners in the Tri-Palms Estates.
There is a recreation facility adjacent to the TriPalms
Estates, and homeowners pay a fee for that recreation facility. In 2014, in
bankruptcy proceedings, Kort & Scott Financial Group, LLC (K&S) was the successful
bidder on the recreation facility. The Association entered... More...   $0 (10-04-2018 - CA)

Mr. Mitchell’s criminal proceeding arose from his actions during a lengthy custody battle over his daughter, EP. The custody proceedings involved several jurisdictions and provide useful context here. The State of Montana established paternity and child support after EP’s birth in 2010, but did not formally establish custody. The parties later moved to Wyoming where EP’s mother, AP, commenced ... More...   $0 (09-24-2018 - KS)

On November 20, 2014, L.M. was issued a printed form of “Notice of Suspension” by his Miami-area high school, with typewritten entries in the information fields. The form stated that L.M. was suspended from his school for a period of ten days and “may not return until Pending Parent Conference.” The form further indicated that the suspension was a result of “Disruptive Behaviors, Defiance o... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

Laureano-Cheveres was the only witness at the restitution hearing. He testified that he had to pay an insurance deductible for damage to the body of his vehicle and had to pay out of pocket to replace one tire and two rims that had been damaged. He also testified that upon return of his vehicle in October 2016, he had noticed that the following items, which had been inside of the vehicle at the ... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - FL)

Seattle, WA - Bothell Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes Involving 14-Year-Old Child
Defendant Met and Groomed Victim Online, Traveled to California for Sex with Victim and Produced Child Pornography

A 24-year-old Bothell, Washington man pleaded guilty on September 12, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal charges related to his sexual molestation of a 14-year-o... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - WA)

Defendant is the mother of three children, including fifteen-year-old J.M. 15 (Son). Son had a history of behavioral problems and had been diagnosed with 16 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Defendant also cares for her 17 younger son, who is deaf and suffers from autism and Down syndrome. Along with 18 her own three children, Defendant also cares for her grandchild. 19 ... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - NM)

Mother is the biological mother of J.D.P., J.L.T., and T.K.C. Each child has a different father. In this appeal we are only concerned with the issue of the termination of Mother's rights. The record is extensive but a brief overview of the proceedings is helpful to an understanding of the issues on appeal. J.D.P., J.L.T., and T.K.C. were all adjudicated to be CINC in separate legal proceedings ... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - KS)

The juvenile was convicted, as a youthful offender (G. L. c. 119, § 54), on two indictments for aggravated rape of a child with force (G. L. c. 265, § 22B [a]), and one indictment each for kidnapping (G. L. c. 265, § 26), indecent assault and battery on a child under fourteen (G. L. c. 265, § 13B), intimidation of a witness (G. L. c. 268, § 13B), and assault and battery by means of a dangero... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - MA)

This is an interlocutory appeal concerning the denial of a motion to compel
arbitration. Appellants are Hickory Heights Health and Rehab, LLC; Central Arkansas
Nursing Centers, Inc.; Nursing Consultants, Inc. d/b/a Professional Nursing and
Rehabilitation Services; Tina Lynette Beard, individually and as nursing home
administrator for Hickory Heights Health and Rehab, LLC; Micha... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - AR)

Boston, MA - Walpole Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Two Children

A Walpole man was sentenced on September 12, 2018 in federal court in Boston for producing child pornography.

Steven Bennett, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 20 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In April 2018, Bennett ple... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - MA)

Concord, NH - Manchester Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

Daniel Sullivan, 35, of Manchester, was sentenced to 168 months (14 years) in federal prison for the illegal possession of firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2015 and 2016, Sullivan purchased and traded several firearms in New Hamps... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - NH)

The City of Pensacola, Florida appeals a district court decision ordering it to remove a 34-foot Latin cross from a public park on the ground that the City’s maintenance of the cross violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Having concluded that we are bound by existing Circuit precedent, we find ourselves constrained to affirm.
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The pertinent facts are undisputed. In 1941, th... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - FL)

The events that led to charges against Mukes began in September 2014. Mukes, age 20, and two of his sisters, Jasmine, 30, and S., 12, were living with his mother, an aunt, and an uncle. Early one morning, as Jasmine was walking to the bathroom, she noticed a shadow moving in the bedroom where S. was sleeping. Jasmine turned on the bedroom light and went in. She found her younger brother, Mukes, ly... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - KS)

Defendant is the mother of three children, including fifteen-year-old J.M. 15 (Son). Son had a history of behavioral problems and had been diagnosed with 16 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Defendant also cares for her 17 younger son, who is deaf and suffers from autism and Down syndrome. Along with 18 her own three children, Defendant also cares for her grandchild. 19 ... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - )

Defendant-appellant, Joshua Lazier, appeals his sentence in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas after pleading guilty to gross sexual imposition. {¶ 2} Lazier was charged with single counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and sexual battery after he had vaginal intercourse with a 13-year-old girl who was intoxicated and asleep. Lazier later agreed to plead guilty to a fourth-degr... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

Saratoga Springs, NY - Lori Smero, Individually and as Parent and Guardian of Rachel Smero, a minor, , age 15, sued The City and the Saratoga Youth Hockey, Inc. on a negligence theory claiming that their daughter was hit in the head by a hockey puck as she walked in down stairs in the City owned Vernon Rick.

In 2014, plaintiffs' 10-year old daughter (hereinafter the
child) sustained... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - NY)