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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. VICTOR OROZCO UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Because the argument in support of the validity of the stop of Orozco’s tractor-trailer is intertwined with the administrative scheme that Nevada has adopted to regulate commercial motor vehicles, we begin with a discussion of that regulatory scheme. The Nevada Legislature has charged the Nevada Transportation Authority with regulation of motor carriers such as the tractor-trailer driven by Orozc

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — v. — ROSS WILLIAM ULBRICHT, a/k/a DREAD PIRATE ROBERTS, a/k/a SILK ROAD, a/k/a SEALED DEFENDANT 1, a/k/a DPR Judges Question Ross Ulbricht’s Life Sentence in Silk Road Appeal

In February 2015, a jury convicted Ross William Ulbricht on seven counts
arising from his creation and operation of Silk Road under the username Dread
Pirate Roberts (“DPR”).1 Silk Road was a massive, anonymous criminal marketplace that operated using the Tor Network, which renders Internet traffic
through the Tor browser extremely difficult to trace.2 Silk Road users principally
b

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Clinton W. (Buddy) Pike, Sr., Daniel L. Walker, W. Tobin Wilson, VHSC Cement, LLC and Few Ready Mix Concrete Co. v. Texas EMC Management, LLC, Texas EMC Products, LP and EMC Cement, BV

In numerous issues, appellants, Clinton W. Pike Sr., Daniel L. Walker, W. Tobin Wilson, VHSC Cement, LLC, and Few Ready Mix Concrete, challenge a judgment in favor of appellees, Texas EMC Management, LLC, Texas EMC Products, LP, and EMC Cement, BV, stemming from the breakup of a partnership and the subsequent purchase of the partnership’s assets at a foreclosure sale. In a cross-appeal, EMC Manage

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United States of America v. Joseph Komanekin, Jr. Federal Courthouse - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI - Neopit, Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offense on Menominee Indian Reservation

Joseph Komanekin, Jr. (age: 33) of Neopit, Wisconsin was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release after convictions for drug trafficking and a firearms offense on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The sentence was the result of guilty p

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Ashton Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District No. 1 Board of Education

Ashton (“Ash”) Whitaker is a 17
year‐old high school senior who has what would seem like a
simple request: to use the boys’ restroom while at school.
2 No. 16‐3522
However, the Defendants, the Kenosha Unified School District
and its superintendent, Sue Savaglio, (the “School District”)
believe that the request is not so simple because Ash1 is
a transgender b

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IAR Systems Software, Inc. v. The Superior Court of San Mateo County ( Nadim Shehayed, Real Party in Interest

In these writ proceedings, petitioners IAR Systems Software, Inc. (IAR) and Valla
and Associates, Inc. (Valla), seek a writ of mandate ordering the trial court to vacate its
finding of June 30, 2016, that Valla, a law firm, should be deemed part of the
“prosecution team” prosecuting Nadim Shehayed for embezzlement. In addition,
petitioners request that we set aside the related orde

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State of Mississippi v. Kevin Scott a/k/a Kevin V. Scott a/k/a Kevin Vincent Scott a/k/a Kelvin Scott a/k/a Kelvin Vincent Scott

In November 1995, eighteen-year-old Scott killed Richard Lee while stealing his car.6
In 1998, he was tried before a Bolivar County jury, which found him guilty of capital murder.
After a separate hearing, the jury sentenced Scott to death.
¶5. Scott appealed. We affirmed Scott’s conviction and death sentence. Scott I, 878 So.
2d 933. In doing so, we rejected Scott’s argument

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United States of America v. Scott Johnson Federal Courthouse - Spokane, Washington

Spokane, WA - Pasco Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Conspiring to Defraud the Government and to Commit Wire Fraud

Scott Johnson, age 43, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced, after having previously pled guilty on November 24, 2015, to Conspiracy to Defraud the Government and Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.

According to information disclosed during the court proceedings, Johns

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United States of America v. Darryl Lee Wright Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington

Tacoma, WA - Snoqualmie Washington Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Defrauding Government Programs of More than $646,000 - Invented Injuries from Rocket Attack to Falsely Claim Medals, Disability Payments and Other Benefits

A former Captain of the Idaho and Washington National Guard was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to three years in prison, three years of supervis

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Stephen Thene Sparks v. Tejinder Singh; Ted Laurnce

Stephen Thene Sparks, a Colorado inmate, appeals the district court’s grant of
summary judgment to physician assistants Tejinder Singh and Ted Laurence on his
claim that they violated his Eighth Amendment rights by failing to diagnose and treat
his diabetes. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm the district
court’s judgment.
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I. BACKGROUND
A. D

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State of Tennessee v. Nathan Bernard Lalone Lalone gets life in prison sentence

On the night of November 16, 2011, Christian Sosa and his girlfriend, Meghan Bennett, were shot at the tennis courts in Apison, Tennessee, a suburb of Chattanooga. Mr. Sosa died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. In July of 2012, Defendant was indicted for one count of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder.
I. Motion to SuppressHearing
On May 5, 2014,

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United States of America v. Deonte Pate Federal Courthouse - Oxford, Mississippi

Mississippi Corrections Officers Sentenced for Inmate Assault and Cover-Up

Deonte Pate, 24, was sentenced to 5 years of probation with 12 weeks of weekend confinement for conspiring to cover up the beating of an inmate identified by his initials, K.H. Pate acknowledged that he submitted false reports and lied to the FBI in order to prevent knowledge of the beating from reaching outside au

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State of North Dakota v. Ashley Kenneth Hunger Cass County North Dakota Courthouse - Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo, ND - Jury Finds Defendant Guilty of Double Murder

The State of North Dakota charged Ashley Hunter with the murders of Clarence Flowers and Samuel Traut in June of 2015. Flowers was stabbed 77 time and Traut was killed by a hammer blow to his head.


Docket Entries:

06/24/2015 Information Doc ID# 1
06/24/2015 Incident Report Doc ID# 2

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Fredrick Mahan v. Charles W. Chan Insurance Agency, Inc.

In this appeal we consider whether two plaintiffs, 86-year-old Frederick Mahan
(Fred) and his 79-year-old wife Martha Mahan (Martha)1
have stated a viable claim under
the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (the Elder Abuse Act or the
Act)
2
against Charles W. Chan (Chan), the Charles W. Chan Insurance Agency, Inc. (the
Chan Agency), Omar Kaddoura (Kadd

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State of Ohio v. Omar C. Lopez 10th District Court of Appeals

Appellant is a native of Mexico and entered the United States in February 2000. He has three children who are United States citizens. On November 2, 2015, appellant pled guilty to attempted possession of cocaine, a misdemeanor of the first degree. The trial court issued an entry the same day, finding appellant guilty and sentencing him to 90 days at the Franklin County Correction Center, but sus

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Berenice C. Diaz, individually and as next friend of J.P.L. v. James E. Monnig

Appellant Berenice Diaz, individually and as next friend of her minor child, J.P.L., sued James Monnig and John Mead asserting a variety of claims she alleged arose during Monnig’s and Mead’s representation of her former husband during a custody suit. Diaz appeals from the trial court’s summary judgments in favor of Monnig and Mead, as well as the trial court’s exclusion of summary judgment eviden

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STATE OF OHIO vs. DEONTAY THOMAS Court of Appeals Of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District

In December 2015, Thomas was indicted for having a weapon while
under disability and carrying a concealed weapon. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Thomas then moved to suppress the gun found on his person.
{¶4} On March 30, 2016, the trial court held a hearing on Thomas’s motion to
suppress. The following evidence was presented at the suppression hearing.
{¶5}

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STATE OF OHIO VS. ELIJAH J. LASHLEY, SR Campbell man indicted in rape case

On June 11, 2015, Lashley was indicted on 10 counts: counts 1 through 5 for rape, R.C. 2907.02(A)(2)(B), first-degree felonies; counts 6 through 8 for kidnapping, R.C. 2905.01(A)(4)(C), R.C. 2905.01(A)(2)(C), R.C. 2905.01(A)(3)(C), respectively, first-degree felonies; and counts 9 and 10 for felonious assault, R.C. 2903.11(A)(1)(D), R.C. 2903.11(A)(2)(D), second-degree felonies. He was accused of

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United States of America v. Hector Martinez-Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez Federal Courthouse - San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, PR - Former Puerto Rico Senator and Businessman Found Guilty of Bribery

Former Puerto Rico Senator Hector Martinez Maldonado and Juan Bravo Fernandez, the former president of one of the largest private security companies in Puerto Rico, were convicted of bribery following a four-week trial in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Martinez Maldonado, 48, of Carolina, Puerto Rico, and B

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United States of America v. Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh

Brooklyn, NY - Air Force Veteran Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Attempting to Join ISIS and Obstruction of Justice

Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, a U.S. citizen and former member of the U.S. Air Force, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and obstruction

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STATE OF OHIO v. UNTARIO A. DAVIS Officer Jonathan Bryant of Fostoria Police Department testifies during Untario Davis’ trial in Seneca County Common Pleas Court

At the time of the incident forming the basis of this case, Davis lived in
Seneca County with his girlfriend, Jessica Slater (“Slater”), and three of her
children. Trial Tr. 102. Davis’s house was down the street from Jeremy Sauber’s
(“Sauber”) family, and Slater would frequently ask Sauber’s fourteen-year-old
daughter (“TS”) to babysit her children. Id. at 85, 104, 125, 146

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United States of America v. Township of Bernards, et al. New Jersey Federal Courthouses

Newark, NJ - Justice Department and Bernards Township (NJ) Settle Lawsuit Over Alleged RLUIPA Violations

The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Bernards Township, New Jersey, to resolve allegations that the Township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) when it denied zoning approval to allow the Islamic Society of Basking Rid

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United States of America v. Howard Hus Federal Courthouse - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA - Mother And Son Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Corporate Tax Returns
Defendants Cheated IRS out of Approximately $400,000.

Howard Hsu was sentenced to 33 months in prison and his mother, Tracy Chang, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison today following their convictions on tax fraud charges. The sentences were handed down by the Honorable William H.

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United States of America v. Wells Fargo

Minneapolis, MN - Court Finds Wells Fargo Liable for Penalties for Engaging in Abusive Tax Shelter Scheme
Wells Fargo Engaged in an Abusive Tax Shelter Marketed by Barclays Bank to Generate $350 Million in Foreign Tax Credits

A federal court in Minneapolis, Minnesota ruled that Wells Fargo is liable for a 20 percent negligence penalty in connection with $350 million of foreign tax cre

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Alexis Veljkovic Nicholas Dimic v. Carlson Hotels, Inc. and Rezidor Hotel Group, AB

This suit is about a historic building
in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, called the Old Mill, and
its architectural renovation and expansion in 2013 to become
a Radisson Blu hotel. The lead plaintiff, Alexis Veljkovic, is a
U.S. citizen of Serbian extraction who lives in Illinois. His coplaintiff,
Nicholas Dimic, is a Canadian at present living in
Paris because he’s a mem

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