In this suit under the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA)
(Pub. Resources Code § 2710 et. seq.),1 plaintiffs Joe and Yvette Hardesty (collectively,
Hardesty), attack findings by the State Mining and Geology Board (Board). The Board’s
disputed findings conclude there are no vested rights to surface mine at the Big Cut Mine
in El Dorado County (County, not a party her

Gulfport, MS - Mississippi Man Sentenced To 49 Years in Prison for Bias-Motivated Murder of Transgender Woman in Lucedale, Mississippi

Joshua Brandon Vallum, 29, of Lucedale, Mississippi, was sentenced to 49 years in prison for assaulting and murdering Mercedes Williamson because she was a transgender woman.

Vallum pleaded guilty on Dec. 21, 2016, to a one-count Information that

Huntsville, AL - Irene McCrone sued Robert A. Booker and Millis Transfer, Inc. on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories.

Date Filed # Docket Text
01/15/2014 1 COMPLAINT against Robert A Booker, Millis Transfer Inc, Zurich American Insurance Company, filed by Irene McCrone.(ASL) (Entered: 01/16/2014)
01/21/2014 Filing Fee: Filing fee $ 400, receipt_number 1126-209032

Mr. Lewis and his former girlfriend, the victim in this matter, began dating in
2007 and lived together at various points in time. Mr. Lewis described their relationship in
positive terms and indicated that the two were still communicating and working on their
problems when the incident giving rise to this appeal occurred. Meanwhile, the victim testified
that she had tried re

Turner was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, in violation of
R.C. 2911.01(A)(1) and (3), two counts of felonious assault, in violation of
R.C. 2903.13(A)(1) and (2), and one count of having a weapon while under disability, in
violation of R.C. 2923.13(A)(3). The aggravated robbery and felonious assault charges
included one- and three-year firearm specifications. T

In October 2015, a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted Lennon on ten
counts: attempted murder of the first victim, D.D., in violation of R.C. 2923.02 and
2903.02(A), a first-degree felony, with one- and three-year firearm specifications; two
counts of felonious assault against D.D. in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1) and
2903.11(A)(2), second-degree felonies, with one- and three

Las Cruces, NM - Mescalero Apache Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charge

Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women

John Michael Carrillo, 27, an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Nation who resides in Mescalero, N.M., pled guilty to an assault charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Carr

Alexandria, VA - Graduate Student Sentenced for Attempting to Entice Minors

A Rome, New York, man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.

Julio Perez-Torres, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady of the Eastern District of Virginia who also ordered him to serve 20 years of superv

I. INTRODUCTION
This appeal challenges an order enforcing an agreement between two siblings,
Aisha A. Krechuniak (“Sister”)1
and her brother Zia Jamal Noorzoy (“Brother”), settling
litigation concerning the failed development of a residential parcel in Pebble Beach.
Sister was awarded a stipulated judgment of $850,000.00 against Brother as provided in
their “MEMORANDUM OF S

The following evidence is adduced from the record of the suppression
hearing on March 18, 2016. During the hearing, two different stories emerged about
events in the parking lot of the American Legion on Harmon Street on November 25,
2015.
Law Enforcement Testimony
Detective Grimshaw
{¶3} Mansfield Police received multiple complaints about a distinctive vehicle

On June 8, 2015, a complaint was filed in the Chillicothe Municipal Court
charging Dingus with one count of arson in violation of R.C. 2909.03(A)(4), a felony of the third
degree.
{¶5} Dingus first appeared in the Chillicothe Municipal Court upon the complaint;
however, she waived her right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury.
{¶6} On July 10, 2

Jacksonville, FL - Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown Guilty Of Fraud Scheme Involving Bogus Non-Profit Scholarship Entity

Former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was convicted by a federal jury in Jacksonville, Florida, on May 11, 2017 for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity.

“Former Congresswoman Brown chose greed and person

On July 16, 2015, Brentlinger was indicted on one count of theft in
violation of R.C. 2913.02(A)(1), R.C. 2913.02(B)(2); one count of felonious
assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(2), 2903.11(D)(1)(a); one count of
kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(3), 2905.01(C)(1); one count of
kidnapping in violation in of R.C. 2905.01(A)(2), 2905.01(C)(1); one count of
agg

Tulsa, OK - Kyle Gahring sued Jordan Alan Colley and American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. on auto negligence and respondeat superior theories:

Issue # 1. Issue: AUTO NEGLIGENCE (AUTONEG)
Filed By: GAHRING, KYLE
Filed Date: 11/03/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE AMBULANCE SERVICE INC Disposed: DISMISSED - SETTLE

¶1 Appellant Brian Smith (Father) appeals the order adjudicating T.S., K.S., D.S., K.S., and L.S., to be deprived children. Based on our interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seq (ICWA), and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, 10 O.S. 2011 § 40.1 et seq (OICWA), we AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶2 The five children, whose ages ranged f

¶1 The district court ordered the transfer of a minor child, S.A.W., to a foster-adoption home that was in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Act, and in the bests interests of the child. Foster mother, natural mother, father, child, and the State appealed. We hold the proper standard for a party showing a need for an ICWA-noncompliant child placemen

On June 20, 2014, the State filed a bill of information charging Mr. Brown
with the following:

 Three counts of armed robbery with a firearm, in violation of La. R.S. 14:64 and 14:64.3;  One count of possession of marijuana, in violation of La. R.S. 14:34.2; and

 One count of access device fraud, in violation of La. R.S. 14:70.4(E)(3).
O

Charlene Moore testified that she and Gillon had started dating in May
2014. But roughly two months later, on July 10, 2014, while the two were sitting
in her vehicle, Moore told Gillon that she wanted to break up. After they talked
inside her Hummer H2 for over half an hour, Gillon went to his pickup truck,
returned to Moore’s Hummer, and tossed a box containing an engagemen

On April 28, 2014, Liz Aguilar and Thania Vasquez were working at a
MetroPCS Store on Loop 288 in Denton. Business was slow that day, and a
customer came into the store around 5:40 p.m. Both Vasquez and Aguilar
recognized the customer when he walked in because he had been in the store at
least two or three times before, but neither of them knew his name. Vasquez
remembe

We are confronted here with issues concerning the scope of a guaranty given to
secure the buyer’s obligations under a master agreement and various subsidiary
agreements involving the purchase and sale of a motorcycle dealership. In addition, we
address the circumstances under which the liability of the guarantor, by virtue of
subsequent actions by the seller, may be exonerated.

Skyler Brook was charged with electronic solicitation of a child and sexual exploitation of a child from an incident that occurred sometime between May 6 and May 20, 2013. Brook and the State agreed to a plea deal in which the State would drop the electronic solicitation charge in exchange for pleading guilty or no contest to the sexual exploitation charge. In addition to dropping the charges the

In this opinion, we hold that the trail immunity in
Government Code section 831.41 does not immunize a dangerous
condition of a commercially operated, revenue generating public
golf course that causes injury to pedestrians on an adjacent trail.
Consequently, we reverse the summary judgment entered in
favor of City of Pasadena (City) on the claims by Jacobo G. Garcia
(Jacobo

This action arises out of a series of events that began at a
Los Angeles middle school, where Katia Julian taught
mathematics, and ended at Mission Community Hospital, where
Julian was involuntarily detained for mental health evaluation
and treatment. After her release, Julian sued the Los Angeles
Unified School District (LAUSD), the Los Angeles Unified School
Police (LAUSP

John Diehl, while a resident of Washington State, owned eight vacant lots in
Crescent City, California (City).
1
Diehl appeals from the superior court‘s denial of his
petition for a writ of administrative mandate, brought under Code of Civil Procedure
section 1094.5. Diehl‘s writ petition challenged the City‘s determinations that the
overgrown weeds and rubbish on his lots

Under federal and New Jersey search-and-seizure
jurisprudence, a police officer’s warrantless search of the
passenger compartment of a vehicle, following a lawful traffic
stop, is a constitutional protective sweep when the
circumstances give rise to a reasonable suspicion that a driver
or passenger “is dangerous and may gain immediate access to
weapons.” State v. Gam