Sacramento, CA - Sacramento Man Sentenced to Prison for Criminal Trademark Infringement

Xavier L. Johnson, 37, of Sacramento, was sentenced December 15, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to two years and six months in prison and three years of supervised release for trafficking in goods bearing counterfeit trademarks, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

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William L. Roberts II, Andrew Harr, and Jermaine Jackson (collectively “Appellants”), who are artists in the hip-hop industry, appeal the dismissal of their copyright infringement case. On appeal, they argue that their copyright registrations were improperly invalidated under 17 U.S.C. § 411 without a showing of scienter and that they made a proper showing of copyright ownership. Appellees counter... More...   $0 (12-15-2017 - FL)

Plaintiffs‐appellants brought this
collective and class action lawsuit against Jimmy John’s1 on
behalf of all assistant store managers nationwide for violations
of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Although the
vast majority of plaintiffs work in stores owned by franchisees,
2 they claim that Jimmy John’s is their joint employer.
1 The Jimmy John’s corporate defe... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - IL)

On October 31, 2007, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant with possession with intent to distribute heroin, a
violation of La. R.S. 40:966(A) (count one), and possession with intent to
distribute cocaine, a violation of La. R.S. 40:967(A) (count two). On August 23,
2010, defendant pled guilty as charged, and sentencing was set f... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - LA)

Louisiana law requires convicted sex offenders to register with local law
enforcement authorities and to notify the communities in which they reside of their
presence. See La. R.S. 15:540, et seq. (the “Sex Offender Statutes”). Mr. Pete’s
obligation to register and to notify arises out of his November 7, 2002 conviction
for felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.1 State v. Pete,... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - LA)

On September 25, 2015, agents with the Louisiana Department of
Corrections, Office of Probation and Parole, as well as officers from the Kaplan
Police Department and members of the canine unit, arrived at a residence to
execute a parole warrant on Robert Sinegal. After the officers located him and
collected evidence inside the residence, the State charged the defendant, Robert... More...   $0 (12-14-2017 - LA)

Following a break in voir dire proceedings,1 Randazzo informed the trial court that he was
concerned that some of the veniremembers had seen him in the custody of the correctional officers.
In response, the court questioned correctional officers Mark Lusk and Deborah Henry, who had
been tasked with transporting Randazzo. Lusk testified that he had escorted Randazzo to the
res... More...   $0 (12-11-2017 - TX)

Bradford filed his pro se K.S.A. 60-1507 motion that is the subject of this appeal in October 2015. He made two claims. First, his convictions for aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, and theft are multiplicitous with his conviction for capital murder and violate the Double Jeopardy Clause. He argued that "by proving the 3rd element of capital murder ('that the victims were killed as part of t... More...   $0 (12-09-2017 - KS)

San Diego, CA - Jury Finds in Favor of San Diego Comic Convention on Trademark Violation Theory

San Diego Comic Convention sued Dan Farr Productions, Bryan Brandenburg and Daniel Farr on trademark infringement theories under 15 U.S.C. 1114, Lanham Act violation theories claiming that the Defendants caused confusion in using a deceptively similar name (Sal Lake Comic Con) for a pop-culture... More...   $20000 (12-09-2017 - CA)

In 2009, a jury convicted Randolph of rape of a child under 14. After denying his departure motion, the district court sentenced Randolph to life in prison with no chance
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of parole for 25 years, pursuant to Jessica's Law. See K.S.A. 21-4643. This sentence also included lifetime postrelease supervision if Randolph were granted parole. Randolph appealed.

In his direct appeal,... More...   $0 (12-08-2017 - KS)

This appeal arises out of a traffic stop of Defendant‐Appellant 2
Brayan Gomez.  During surveillance in connection with a heroin‐3
trafficking investigation in Hartford, Connecticut, officers observed 4
Gomez  commit  several  traffic  violations  and  stopped  his  car.  5
During  the  five‐minute  traffic  stop,  the  officers  prolonged  the 6
seizure ... More...   $0 (12-08-2017 - CT)

Cleveland, OH - Former Broadview Heights man sentenced to nearly six years in prison for defrauding Cuyahoga Heights School District out of $2.6 million

A former Broadview Heights man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Cuyahoga Heights School District out of millions of dollars, law enforcement officials said.

David Donadeo, 43, (f... More...   $2600000 (12-06-2017 - OH)

We are asked in this case to decide whether a musician stated a claim for libel per
quod against the popular video viewing Web site, YouTube. When YouTube decided to
block access to Joyce Bartholomew’s video, it posted a statement that the video had
violated YouTube’s terms of service, a statement which also provided a hyperlink to a list
of examples and tips, a list YouTube called... More...   $0 (12-03-2017 - CA)

This is defendant’s third appeal.
In 1982, defendant was convicted by a jury of second degree murder in
violation of La. R.S. 14:30.1. 1 The trial judge sentenced defendant to life
imprisonment at hard labor, without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of
sentence. The Louisiana Supreme Court affirmed defendant’s conviction and
sentence on September 8, 1983. St... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

On February 7, 2007, defendant, Jeremy Davis, was charged by bill of
information with possession of MDMA and possession of cocaine. At his
arraignment, on March 19, 2007, Mr. Davis pled not guilty. On September 16, 2016,
Mr. Davis entered a guilty plea to both charges under Alford1 and he was sentenced
on each count to two years imprisonment with the Department of Corrections... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

On February 1, 2016, the Jefferson Parish District Attorney filed a bill of
information charging defendant, Charles E. Nelson, with possession with intent to
distribute cocaine in violation of La. R.S. 40:967 A (count one); possession with
intent to distribute hydrocodone in violation of La. R.S. 40:967 A (count two);
possession with intent to distribute Alprazolam in violation... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

In January 2012, the relator was charged by indictment with two counts of
second degree murder, one count of attempted second degree murder, and one
count of obstruction of justice in violation of La. Rev. Stat. 14:30.1, 14:(27) 30.1,
and 14:130.1, respectively. He pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of
insanity and, after a three day trial in February 2014, was found ... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

On April 20, 2016, Sergeant Robert Murphy of the Louisiana State Police
was traveling southbound on Highway 167 when he noticed Defendant, Brian
Michael Hughes, leaning against a vehicle in the teacher’s parking lot of Grant
Junior High School, near Dry Prong, Louisiana. Sergeant Murphy turned around
and approached Defendant. It appeared to Sergeant Murphy that Defendant was ... More...   $0 (12-01-2017 - LA)

Rose Anwar appeals the district court’s dismissal of her claims and argues that the district court erred in granting a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and a motion for summary judgment to Defendants-Appellees MEG
International and The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) respectively. Anwar also argues that
the district court erred in denying her request for additional discover... More...   $0 (11-30-2017 - MI)

Tiffiny Baker (Baker) appeals the judgment of the trial court on Donna Dunn's (Dunn) petition to recover unpaid rent and possession of a premises owned by Dunn. Baker argues that the lease at issue between Dunn and Baker was ambiguous and the trial court erred in granting relief to Dunn. We affirm.

Background

On March 2, 2016, Baker and Dunn entered into a commercial lease agreem... More...   $0 (11-28-2017 - MO)

In November 2009, Benjamin Rettig and Martin Bond traveled from Vernal, Utah, to the home of Kay Mortensen in Spanish Fork, Utah.1 Mortensen owned a large supply of firearms that were located in a “bunker” behind his home. Bond and Rettig traveled to his home with the intent to steal some of his firearms. The two entered Mortensen’s home with a handgun while wearing ski masks and latex gloves. The... More...   $0 (11-26-2017 - UT)

Officer Calvin Banks testified that on June 20, 2011, he and his partner, Officer Watson, responded to a call of three suspicious people, all of whom were wanted by police, selling drugs at 1517 Franklin Avenue. When the officers arrived at 1517 Franklin Avenue, they observed two unknown black females and one unknown black male, the defendant. Officer Banks requested that the subjects provide him ... More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - LA)

On January 12, 2016, Aurora Police Department (APD) Officer Darren Martinez
spoke with Sampson at the Medical Center of Aurora. Officer Martinez was dispatched
to the hospital on a report that a stabbing victim had walked into the emergency room.
Sampson told Officer Martinez someone on the street had stabbed him while trying to
rob him, and a good Samaritan drove him to the ... More...   $0 (11-24-2017 - CO)

On January 17, 2012, a grand jury returned an indictment charging
Defendant with one count of second degree murder and two counts of attempted
second degree murder, violations of La. R.S. 14:30.1 and 14:27/14.30.1,
respectively. On January 23, 2012, Defendant appeared for arraignment and
entered pleas of not guilty on all charges. On January 31, 2012, Defendant filed
motio... More...   $0 (11-20-2017 - LA)

A relationship began between Defendant and the victim in 2013. In early
2014, Defendant moved into the victim’s home. The victim eventually ended that
relationship, and told Defendant to move out and return his key. Defendant vacated
the home, but left behind some personal items and refused to return the key.
On September 14, 2014, the victim asked her uncle to come to her ap... More...   $0 (11-20-2017 - LA)