The petitioner, German Donaldo Rivera-Coca, is a Honduran national. He seeks judicial review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which denied his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Concluding, as we do, that the BIA's order is supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition.

I. BACKGROUND

We rehearse the facts as recounted by the p... More...   $0 (12-30-2016 - MA)

In 2011, state authorities successfully prosecuted and incarcerated Chilinski for
cruelty to animals. Crucial to that prosecution was the Jefferson County Sheriff’s search
of Chilinski’s four parcels of property, including his residence, for evidence relating to
his inhumane treatment of dogs. That search, conducted pursuant to a warrant, revealed
not only an unlawful and cr... More...   $0 (11-09-2016 - MT)

Beaumont, TX - Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Killing Whooping Cranes

A 19-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced for federal wildlife violations.

Trey Joseph Frederick pleaded guilty on May 23, 2016 to a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and was sentenced to five years of federal probation. As part of his probation, Frederick is prohibited from owning or p... More...   $0 (10-30-2016 - TX)

Seattle, WA - Jury Finds Man Not Guilty Of Abducting His Son

The State of Washington charged Mouad Aimane Elbou, age 33, with first-degree custodial interference for keeping his son from his mother in 2010.

Docket:

Sub Docket Date Docket Code Docket Description Misc Info
- 08-12-2011 Case Setting Info
- 08-12-2011 COMMENT ENTRY
ACTION
Exp... More...   $0 (10-20-2016 - WA)

Stephen O'Daniel is a retired Kentucky State Police (KSP) officer. He was
employed by the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet as Executive Director of the
Office of Investigations when he purchased what was purportedly a 1974
Chevrolet Corvette. After discovering that the vehicle was actually a 1975
Corvette, O'Daniel sought the assistance of Detective Riley of KSP's stolen
... More...   $0 (09-26-2016 - IN)

Hattiesburg, MS - Three Plead Guilty to Importing White-Tailed Deer in Mississippi

Coleman Virgil Slade, 70, of Purvis, Mississippi, Don Durrett, 72, of Aspermont, Texas, and Dewayne Slade, 44, of Purvis, Mississippi, pled guilty on August 31, 2016, to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act by importing live white-tailed deer into Mississippi.

Coleman Virgil Slade pled guilty to a f... More...   $0 (09-13-2016 - MS)

Victoria, TX - Anderson Man Sentenced for Smuggling Orangutan Skulls

A professional reptile breeder has entered a guilty plea to smuggling two orangutan skulls into the country from Indonesia.

Graham Scott Criglow, 39, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey. Criglow was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and must serve three years of probation.

“One of... More...   $0 (09-10-2016 - TX)

Ex-Auburn, Georgia, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Extortion and Drug Trafficking Charges

ATLANTA - Charles F. Hubbard has pleaded guilty to extortion and drug trafficking conspiracy charges. The defendant was an officer with the Auburn, Georgia, Police Department who used his law enforcement position and his patrol car to intercept and steal drugs and money.

“Hubbard assisted d... More...   $0 (08-19-2016 - GA)

Francis and another man, Michael Dax, were collecting signatures near the Jamestown Civic Center, a designated polling place, on voting day. They were doing so in an effort to get an initiated measure regarding environmental concerns placed on the next ballot. While they were collecting signatures, it began to rain. They moved under a canopy covering an entrance to the polling place. They continue... More...   $0 (07-28-2016 - ND)

Minneapolis, MN - German Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Covering Up Illegal Dumping of Oily Waste Water into Great Lakes

Owners of Cornelia required to pay $1 million criminal sanction; $200,000 earmarked for protection of Lake Superior and Lake Superior Watershed

United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced the guilty plea of MST MINERALIEN SCHIFFAHRT SPEDITION UND TRANSP... More...   $0 (07-05-2016 - NM)

The common core standards were developed
in 2009 as part of a State-led initiative that included
governors and commissioners of education from forty-eight
States, two territories, and the District of Columbia working as
members of the National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The
purpose of the initiative... More...   $0 (07-05-2016 - MA)

In this appeal, we decide whether the Attorney
General properly certified an initiative petition that seeks to
amend G. L. c. 23K to authorize the Gaming Commission
(commission) to award one additional license for a slot machine
parlor. Article 48 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts
Constitution, which governs the process for presenting proposed
laws directly to M... More...   $0 (06-29-2016 - MA)

In the early morning hours of Labor Day, September 1, 2014, Officer Brian Cuppy was on patrol in downtown Des Moines when he saw a truck eastbound on Court Avenue stop for a red light in the middle of the intersection with Water Street with its “back tires . . . more than five feet past the cross walk.” Officer Cuppy followed the truck, activated his police cruiser’s flashing lights, and initiate... More...   $0 (06-25-2016 - IA)

Oklahoma City, OK - Barbara O'Bannon, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of John O'Bannon, deceased, sued Odyssey House, Odyssey Healthcare of Oklahoma, Inc., Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. Odyssey Healthcare GP, LLC, Integris Health, Inc., Hospice of Oklahoma County, Inc., James Blalock, M.D. and Waddah Nadim Nassary, M.D. on a wrongful death negligence theory under 12 O.S. 1053. Plaintiff c... More...   $1 (06-22-2016 - OK)

New York, NY - Senior Auction Official At Beverly Hills Auction House Sentenced To Prison For Wildlife Trafficking

Joseph Chait, the senior auction administrator of I.M. Chait Gallery, located in Beverly Hills, California, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison and a $10,000 fine for conspiring to smuggle wildlife products made from rhinoceros horn, elephant ivory, and coral with... More...   $0 (06-22-2016 - NY)

Under California law, a member of the general public may not carry a concealed weapon in public unless he or she has been issued a license. An applicant for a license must satisfy a number of conditions. Among other things, the applicant must show “good cause” to carry a concealed firearm. California law authorizes county sheriffs to establish and publish policies defining good cause. The sher... More...   $0 (06-11-2016 - CA)

On January 12, 2013, a Park County law enforcement officer arrested Davis on
suspicion of Driving under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI). Two days later, the Board of
Commissioners of Park County passed Resolution No. 1147, which changed the Park
County Justice Court from a non-record court into a court of record, effective
immediately. Appeals to a district court from a justi... More...   $0 (05-15-2016 - MT)

Minneapolis, MN - Yiwei Zheng Sentenced To Pay $500,000 Fine For Smuggling Elephant Ivory And Rhinoceros Horns

Yiwei Zheng a/k/a Steve Zheng, age 43, was sentenced to intermittent confiement and 150 hours of communication service for smuggling elephant ivory and illegally exporting rhinoceros horns from the United States to China.

ZHENG was ordered to pay $500,000 into the Lacey ... More...   $0 (05-09-2016 - MN)

San Diego, CA - Judge Sends Sea Turtle Egg Smugglers to Prison

Jose and Olga Jimenez of Hemet, California, were sentenced in federal court to six months in custody for smuggling 911 eggs of the endangered olive ridley sea turtles into the United States from Mexico.

In imposing sentence, U.S. District Court Judge Janis L. Sammartino noted that the case involved the largest seizure... More...   $0 (05-07-2016 - CA)

With the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, Congress created Amtrak, a for-profit corporation indirectly controlled by the President of the United States. This public venture into private enterprise was, and remains, unprecedented. With the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA), Congress piled anomaly on top of anomaly. See 122 Stat. 4907. It endowed this wholly unique ... More...   $0 (05-02-2016 - DC)

Portland, OR - Two Malaysian Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Smuggling Endangered Wildlife into U.S.

Two Malaysian nationals pled guilty to conspiring to smuggle wildlife today after they used mail parcels to smuggle five orangutan skulls and nine other protected species of wildlife, including bear claws and macaque skulls, into the District of Oregon.

Eoin Ling Churn Yeng, 3... More...   $0 (04-27-2016 - OR)

Petersen-Beard pled guilty to and was convicted of one count of rape for having sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl when he was 19 years old. Prior to sentencing, he filed motions asking the district court to depart from the presumptive guidelines sentence and to declare KORA's requirement of lifetime registration unconstitutional under § 9 of the Kansas Bill of Rights and the Eighth Amendm... More...   $0 (04-22-2016 - )

Congress enacted USERRA to encourage noncareer military service, to
7 minimize disruptions in the lives and communities of those who serve in the
8 uniformed services, and “to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their
9 service in the uniformed services.” 38 U.S.C. § 4301(a)(1)-(3). Congress created
10 USERRA pursuant to its War Powers set forth in Article I, Section... More...   $0 (04-16-2016 - NM)

Los Angeles, CA - Orange County man convicted of smuggling Asian songbirds into the U.S.

A Los Angeles federal jury convicted a Garden Grove man of smuggling Asian songbirds into the United States concealed in his suitcase at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Can Thanh Nguyen, 63, was found guilty of importing and bringing Asian songbirds into the United States... More...   $0 (04-05-2016 - CA)

This is a patent infringement action brought, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1498(a), by CANVS Corporation (CANVS or plaintiff) against the United States, acting through the Department of the Army (government or defendant). Sub section 1498(a) of Title 28 provides: Whenever an invention described in and covered by a patent of the United States is used or manufactured by or for the United States without li... More...   $0 (04-02-2016 - DC)