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)

In Case No. 17-CR-000140, appellant was indicted on the following counts: count one, theft, a felony of the fifth degree, in violation of R.C. 2913.02(A)(3); count two, obstructing official business, a felony of the fifth degree, in violation of R.C. 2 2921.31; and count three, possession of cocaine, a felony of the fifth degree, in violation of R.C. 2925.11. Pleas of not guilty were entere... More...   $0 (09-22-2018 - OH)

Office of the City Attorney, Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney, and Carmen A.
Brock, Deputy City Attorney, for Defendants and Appellants.
Francis A. Bottini, Jr., Nina M. Bottini, and the Bernate Ticino Trust dated March
9, 2009, Trust 3 (the Bottinis) applied to the City of San Diego for a coastal development
permit (CDP) to construct a single-family home on a vacant lot in La Jolla.... More...   $0 (09-21-2018 - CA)

Anchorage, AK - Hackers’ Cooperation with FBI Leads to Substantial Assistance in Other Complex Cybercrime Investigations

Defendants Responsible for Creating the “Mirai” and Clickfraud Botnets Continue to Assist FBI as Part of their Sentencing

Three defendants have been sentenced for their roles in creating and operating two botnets, which targeted “Internet of Things” (IoT) devic... More...   $0 (09-19-2018 - AK)

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, and tribal members Madonna
Pappan and Lisa Young brought this action against various South Dakota officials
under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They challenged procedures used in proceedings brought by
the State to remove children temporarily from their homes in exigent circumstances.
The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants were engaged in on... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - SD)

Martin Patrick appeals his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol to a degree that rendered him incapable of safely operating a vehicle. The events leading to his conviction took place at about 10:30 on the evening of May 25, 2013, when Officer Jason Colobong of the Tonganoxie Police Department observed Patrick's pickup truck straddling the centerline of the road. Patrick and his gi... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - KS)

On July 18, 2015, Saquisha Clark was with her friends Deirdre Dickerson, Artisha Dickerson, and Jodecie Jones. After leaving a bar, the four women were invited to a nearby establishment, the Hell's Lover's Motorcycle Club. Other than Deirdre, who was pregnant, the women had been drinking alcoholic beverages.

After staying a brief time inside the club, the women decided to leave and retu... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - KS)

Plaintiff-appellant Susan Hennen worked as a sales specialist for NCR Corporation from 2010 to May 2012, when she sought treatment for a back injury. As an employee, Hennen was covered by long-term disability in-surance under a group policy provided by defendant-appel-lee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). When physical therapy and surgery failed to resolve her injury,
2 No. 17-3... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - il)

Appellant Ranau D. Johnson appeals his convictions and sentence. Upon
review, we affirm all the convictions for aggravated arson and the sentence imposed on
Counts 3 and 4, vacate as void the conviction and sentence on Count 1 for attempted
felony murder, reverse the award of restitution, and remand the case to the trial court for a
resentencing hearing on Count 2 only and fo... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On April 17, 2017, Walker was indicted on one count of rape in violation of
R.C. 2907.02(A)(2) and one count of kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(4) for
offenses he allegedly committed on October 4, 1997. Walker moved to dismiss the
indictment, arguing he was prejudiced by the almost 20-year delay between the alleged
incident giving rise to the charges and the filing... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

Boone police officers observed the driver of a truck engaging in a possible
drug transaction in a store parking lot. They followed the truck and stopped it after
noticing that it lacked a license plate or working license-plate light. The officers
arrested the driver for driving with a suspended license.
Destiny Sumpter was one of two passengers in the vehicle. Officers More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

Defendant SOLO 1 Kustoms, Inc. (SOLO) appeals a
judgment in favor of plaintiff Christopher Vasquez. After a bench
trial, the court found SOLO liable for performing unauthorized
repair work on Vasquez’s car in violation of Business and
Professions Code section 9884.9, and awarded Vasquez $12,000
in damages. On appeal, SOLO contends there is no private cause
of action for vio... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - CA)

San Antonio, TX - Texas Man Convicted of Tax Evasion

A federal jury in the Western District of Texas convicted a San Antonio man on three counts of tax evasion.

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between October 2000 and December 2013, Robert Steven Powell evaded the payment of more than $900,000 in income taxes for the years 1999 through 2009. Powell ... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - TX)

On October 15, 2013, defendant, Timrek Andrews, was arrested following a
traffic stop by two New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”) officers for a
damaged driver-side mirror on defendant’s vehicle. During the traffic stop, the
officers requested defendant exit and step to the rear of the vehicle for officer
safety. After defendant exited the vehicle, the officers observed def... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - LA)

This matter was remanded from the Louisiana Supreme Court for the
determination of just compensation for the Violet Dock Port’s expropriated
property.1 Over several years, St. Bernard Port (“the Port”) negotiated with Violet
Dock Port (“VDP”) for the purchase of its property along the Mississippi River
(“the Property”). After negotiations failed, the Port instituted expropria... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - LA)

Harrisonburg, VA - Harrisonburg Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fatal Mixture of Heroin and Fentanyl

A Harrisonburg man, who sold a fatal mix of heroin and fentanyl, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg to federal drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced.

Richard William Mansfield, 38, waived his rights to be indic... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - VA)

Dawn Suppo, an employee of Costco Wholesale Corporation, was stalked by Thad Thomp-son, a customer of Costco, for over a year. Things got so bad
* Of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sitting by designation.
2 Nos. 17-2432 & 17-2454
at the end that Suppo secured a plenary no-contact order from an Illinois state court. Traumatized by the experience, she also took an unpaid medical leav... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - IL)

On November 16, 2016, a grand jury indicted Smith for:
. . . intentionally and knowingly engag[ing] in conduct that caused serious bodily injury to [W.S.][2], an individual who was at least 65 years of age by hitting the said [W.S.] on the head

[and] . . . recklessly engag[ing] in conduct that caused serious bodily injury to [W.S.], an individual who was at least 65 years of age b... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - TX)

Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion

A Buffalo, New York, man who owned and operated a debt collection business was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for tax evasion.

According to documents and information provided to the court, from April 2010 through October 2013, Dorian Wills operated a debt collection business under a variety of different names. ... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - NY)

This case arises out of the foreclosure of a home-equity conversion
mortgage—commonly called a “reverse mortgage.” We are asked to interpret a
federal statute, 12 U.S.C. § 1715z-20, which authorizes the Secretary of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage-insurance
program designed to encourage lenders to offer reverse mortgages and thereby
allev... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - GA)

This is an appeal from Scioto County Common Pleas Court judgments that imposed
a restitution order and denied a motion to withdraw a guilty plea. Elder Meade, defendant below
and appellant herein, assigns the following errors for review:
FIRST ASSIGNMENT OF ERROR:

“THE TRIAL COURT IMPROPERLY FAILED TO ORDER A RESTITUTION HEARING AFTER THE APPELLANT QUESTIONED THE AMOUNT... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - OH)

Seattle, WA - Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign

A Seattle, Washington man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington residents. The victims’ names are being withheld to protect their privacy.

“Joel Kurzynski’s guilty plea demonstrates that conduct occu... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - WA)

Georage's appeal stems from his convictions in two criminal cases—16CR149 and 16CR311. In February 2016, the State charged Georage in 16CR149 with one count each of aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, attempted aggravated kidnapping, and battery. In March 2016, the State charged Georage in 16CR311 with three counts each of forgery and theft by deception. We consolidated the... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - KS)

Goldberg and Weik met in 1982, when Goldberg was approximately sixteen years
oldand Weikwas approximately twenty years old. Goldberg and Weik had what Goldberg
described as a short, teenage romance. In the following decades, Goldberg and Weik kept
inintermittentcontact. In 2011, Weik and Goldberg, then adivorced mother of three adult
children, reconnected and developed a roman... More...   $42262 (09-10-2018 - )

This appeal requires us to decide whether a variety of
state-law claims brought against the National Football
League (NFL) by former professional football players are
preempted by § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act
(LMRA), 29 U.S.C. § 141.
The district court held that the players’ claims are
preempted and dismissed their suit. We disagree. As pled,
the players’... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - CA)