Irma Yolanda Munoz Soto sued Union Pacific Railroad
Company and two of its employees, Scott King and Robert Finch
(collectively Union Pacific parties), for wrongful death (premises
liability and general negligence) after Soto’s 16-year-old daughter
was struck and killed by a freight train on an at-grade railroad
crossing in Santa Clarita. The court granted the Union Pacific
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Madison, WI - The United States of America charged Jeremiah Edwards with armed robbery.

Jeremiah Edwards, 34, Madison, Wisconsin, was found guilty yesterday evening of armed robbery of an O’Reilly Auto Parts store, brandishing a firearm during that crime, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possessing THC-products with an intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - WI)

New York, NY - The United States of America charged Michael Avenatti with:

18:371.F CONSPIRACY TO TRANSMIT INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS WITH INTENT TO EXTORT
(1)
18:875D.F INTERSTATE COMMUNICATIONS - THREATS TO EXTORT
(1s)
18:1951.F CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT EXTORTION
(2)
18:1951.F INTERFERENCE WITH COMMERCE BY THREAT OR VIOLENCE (EXTORTION)
(2s)
18:875... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - NY)

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Department)
continues its effort to draft implementing regulations restricting the categories of inmates
eligible for early parole consideration following the voters’ 2016 enactment of
Proposition 57, also known as the Public Safety Rehabilitation Act. In this latest
iteration, the Department challenges a trial court ruli... More...   $0 (02-15-2020 - CA)

In this child custody matter, appellant Kayvon Shams-Shirazi seeks
relief from an order awarding respondent Nicole George $13,000 in attorney
fees as sanctions under Family Code section 271.1 On appeal, he contends
the ruling is subject to reversal because the motion for sanctions was
untimely filed. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The parties, who were never m... More...   $0 (02-13-2020 - CA)

Baldwin & Sons, Inc.; Baldwin & Sons, LLC; Sunranch Capital Partners, LLC;
USA Portola Properties, LLC; Sunrise Pacific Construction; USA Portola East, LLC;
USA Portola West, LLC; and SRC-PH Investments, LLC (collectively, Appellants)
appeal from an order compelling compliance with investigative (or administrative)
subpoenas issued by the State Water Resources Control Board (State... More...   $0 (02-12-2020 - CA)

This case concerns whether Riverside County may impose a tax on possessory
interests in federally owned land set aside for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
or its members. In 1971, this court held that it may, holding in part that federal law did
not preempt the tax. (Palm Springs Spa, Inc. v. County of Riverside (1971) 18
Cal.App.3d 372.) The tax was also upheld that yea... More...   $0 (02-11-2020 - CA)

Detroit, MI - The United States of America charged Vance Pearson with conspiracy to commit embezzlment and racketeering.

Vance Pearson, the former Director of the United Auto Worker’s Region 5 and a former member of the UAW’s International Executive Board, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with other UAW officials to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars of UAW dues money and to furt... More...   $0 (02-08-2020 - MI)

This case requires us to define the “public interest” in the
internet age. The issue arises in an anti-SLAPP motion: a
special motion to strike claims under Code of Civil Procedure
section 425.16. This statute can apply if the targeted claims
arose from “protected activity,” which the statute defines to
include statements on an issue of “public interest.”
Neighbors Eric Ley... More...   $0 (02-03-2020 - CA)

This case presents a narrow question of procedural law:
Does a Court of Appeal have jurisdiction to review an order
directing an attorney to pay sanctions when the notice of appeal
identifies the attorney’s client as the appealing party, but other
indicia make clear that the attorney was the party seeking
review? The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, concluding
that the... More...   $0 (02-02-2020 - CA)

Respondent Kevin Howerton sought and was granted a writ of habeas corpus
ordering his immediate release from prison and granting credits against his mandated
parole term. The grounds for relief turned on the trial court’s interpretation of Penal
Code section 3051.1
The People filed the present appeal, contending the trial court
wrongly found section 3051 applicable because How... More...   $0 (02-01-2020 - CA)

Savannah, GA - The United States of America charged Demetrius Lamar Jackson, a/k/a "Meechy" with armed robbery and carjacking.

A convicted felon faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty to planning and executing a string of armed robberies and carjackings across Georgia and South Carolina in November 2018.

Demetrius Lamar Jackson, a/k/a “Meechy,” 30, of Savannah, pled gui... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - GA)

This case concerns whether a binding arbitration clause in an insurance policy
issued by plaintiff Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., applies to a third party, defendant
SMG Holdings, Inc. The trial court ruled it does not. We conclude it does.
The policy had been issued to Future Farmers of America, which was holding an
event inside the Fresno Convention Center. Future Farmers had l... More...   $0 (01-31-2020 - CA)

Salt Lake City, UT - The United States of America charged Elet Neilson with stealing pain medications from patients.

Elet Neilson, age 53, of Layton, a former emergency room nurse who admitted to tampering with controlled substances intended for patients and diverting the drugs for her own use, will serve 60 months in federal prison.

As a result of the tampering and diversion, ... More...   $0 (01-30-2020 - UT)