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KEITH LUMRY v. STATE OF KANSAS, KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, and ROBERT BLECHA










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The facts here have already been summarized in both the prior Court of Appeals decision, Lumry v. State, 49 Kan. App. 2d 27

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STATE OF KANSAS v. AWNTERIO DWAN LOWERY











In the afternoon of May 24, 2014, Ray and Davenport-Ray were married at Faith Temple Church in Topeka, Kansas. A rece

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. AKEEN OCEAN; JERMAINE MITCHELL






Following a joint jury trial,
Akeen Ocean and Jermaine Mitchell were convicted of a conspiracy
to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine base,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). The dist

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State of Tennessee v. Gordon Scot Katz







The night of July 25, 2015, and early the morning of July 26, 2015, the defendant and Bruce McCullough were drinking together at Throttle Down, a bar in Oak Ridge, Tennessee owned by Larry Dodson. Approximately seventy-five people

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WILLIAM TRUSS V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY







Truss was indicted on two counts of capital murder for shooting and
killing two individuals, Menchester Bray and Derek Slade. We will discuss the
events surrounding the murders below as required for our analysis.
Truss’s trial commence

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Michael Sauers v. Borough of Nesquehoning





This case arises out of a tragic car accident that injured Michael Sauers and killed his wife. The crash resulted from the criminally reckless driving of police officer Stephen Homanko. Sauers later brought this suit against Homanko and ot

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Kristen Giovanni v. United States Department of the Navy





The Giovanni family and the Palmer family live in neighborhoods close to contaminated federal facilities that were owned and operated for decades by the United States Navy. The families filed separate suits in state court under the P

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Manny Villanueva v. Fidelity National Title Company

In their first appeal (case No. H041870), both plaintiff Manny Villanueva,
individually and as class representative, and defendant Fidelity National Title Company
(Fidelity) appeal from a judgment following a bench trial in this class action lawsuit
alleging violations of the Unfair Competition Law (UCL) (Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 17200
et seq.). Villanueva and the class (jointly Plain

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Richard L. Fowler v. Caliber Homes Loans, Inc.





When an individual takes out a mortgage, he or she secures the loan with real property. To protect its security interest, lenders usually require borrowers to maintain hazard insurance in an amount that is at least equal to the loan’s unpaid principal balance. Should a

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J.W. v. Birmingham Board of Education




Student Resource Officers employed by the Birmingham Police Department and stationed at schools have the authority to use Freeze +P, an incapacitating chemical spray, on students under certain circumstances. A number of Birmingham high school students who were sprayed with or exposed to Fr

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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (U.S.A.) V. HON. BRIAN C. EDWARDS, JUDGE AND REV. ERIC HOEY







The Presbyterian Ministry Agency (PMA) hired Reverend Eric Hoey as the
Director of Evangelism and Church Growth. During his tenure in that
position, Hoey acted with other ministers to incorporate an entity separat

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WILLIAM TRUSS V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY







A Jefferson Circuit Court jury convicted Appellant, William Truss, of two
counts of murder. In accordance with the juiy’s recommendation. Truss was
sentenced to life without

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Ryan Lee v. Todd Tucker; Mark O'Harold; Amanda Weiss; Chad Walker

Ryan Lee sued four Douglas County Sheriff�s Deputies, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
1983, alleging violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights. The
defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that Lee�s rights were not
violated, and even if his rights were violated, that they were entitled to qualified
immunity. The district court granted the defendants� motion in part and

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State of Ohio v. Eric L. Powell







All charges against appellant arose out of incidents occurring on the night of December 15, 2015, at 393 South Harris Avenue (the "South Harris house") in Columbus, Ohio, a location identified by all who testified as a drug house. An escalating dispute bet

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Khalda Jabo v. YMCA of San Diego County

Defendant and respondent YMCA of San Diego County (Respondent or the
YMCA) provides a number of automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) on its premises,
for the emergency use of its members, employees and users of the premises. (Health &
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Saf. Code,1 § 1797.196, subd. (b) [regulatory scheme when AEDs are provided on
premises].) Plaintiffs and appellants are the Jabo family,

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Melanie Kelsay v. Matt Ernst




Melanie Kelsay sued sheriff’s deputy Matt Ernst under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,
alleging that Ernst used excessive force while arresting Kelsay. The district court
denied Ernst’s motion for summary judgment, and Ernst appeals on the ground that
he is entitled to qualified immunity

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Judy Dilley v. Holiday Acres Properties, Inc.




Judy Dilley and Abigail Brown were injured while horseback riding in Wisconsin. Both women are citizens of other states, so they sued the trail and stable operators in federal court in western Wisconsin asserting claims of negligence. They

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Robert Findleton v. Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians

This is our third appeal concerning contractor Robert Findleton’s attempts to
enforce arbitration clauses in agreements he entered into with the Coyote Valley Band of
Pomo Indians (the Tribe), which failed to pay him for work he performed for the Tribe.
In the first appeal, we held the Tribe had waived its sovereign immunity for purposes of
arbitrating the contract disputes and tha

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Ryan Lee v. Todd Tucker




Ryan Lee sued four Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
§ 1983, alleging violations of his First and Fourth Amendment rights. The
defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that Lee’s rights were not
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violated, and even if his rights wer

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Kendra Crocker v. Stanley Glanz





Eric Grant was assaulted and raped by another inmate while in custody at the
Tulsa County Jail. Grant’s co-guardians filed suit on his behalf against Sheriff
Stanley Glanz under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting supervisory liability. Glanz has
filed this interlocutory

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George Alvarez v. The City of Brownsville





This case was reheard en banc after the Appellee, George Alvarez, had his $2.3 million judgment reversed and his claims against the City of Brownsville dismissed by a panel of this court. The en banc court has carefully considered two impo

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Peggy Shumpert v. City of Tupelo




Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their Fourth Amendment, 28 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force and state law claims against Defendants-Appellees, the City of Tupelo and Officer Cook. Plaintiffs also appeal the district court

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Carol Lee Walker v. Senior Deputy Brian T. Coffey




Appellant Carol Lee Walker commenced this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She alleges that Appellees—a prosecutor and a special agent employed by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (OAG)—violated her Fourth Amendment right to

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Bob Glasscox v. City of Argo, David Ramsay Moses




Bob Glasscox was driving his pickup truck down the interstate in Alabama when he experienced an episode of diabetic shock. Physically unable to control his truck, Mr. Glasscox began driving erratically at high speeds. Concerned motorists reported Mr. Glasscox’s driving to law enforcement,

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Jeffrey Koeppel v. Valencia College




Accused robbers, rapists, and murderers have statutory and constitutional rights. So does a college student who is accused of stalking and sexually harassing another student. The question in this case is whether Valencia College violated Jeffrey Koeppel’s statutory or constit

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