Qualified Immunity Law
 
Deanna Smith v. State of Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant was subject to a domestic violence protective order (DVPO) that required him to give a day's notice to security personnel whenever he needed to visit the medical center where his former girlfriend worked. The woman alleges that the man violated this notice provision many times over a three-year period by coming to her workplace

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ramior Alcala v. Deputy Sheriff Arturo Ortega, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.


This case arose from the fatal shooting of Diego Eguino-Alcala during a standoff with a deputy sheriff from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The Personal Representative of Eguino-Alcala’s estate (the “Estate”) appeals the district cour

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Perla Enriquez, et al. v. Jared Cosper, et al.

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.

This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th

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United States of America v. Dr. Sonny Saggar

St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Health Care Fraud

St. Louis Area Doctor Sentenced for Health Care Fraud



U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark sentenced a doctor who ran two urgent care

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State of Iowa v. Jessie Lee Mathews

Waterloo, Iowa criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree robbery.

Jessie Mathews was convicted of first-degree robbery after he and three accomplices robbed a Burger King in Waterloo. Mathews' girlfriend, Monika Bray, pointed the finger at Mathews a few days later. Bray testified against Mathews at his jury trial after being granted immunity by the State

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State of Kansas v. Christopher Shawn Adams

Hays, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant on assault and battery charges.

This case arises from the State's interlocutory appeal in Christopher Adams' criminal case. Adams faces multiple counts of battery based on allegations that he punched two men and pushed his girlfriend, Stephanie Lang, outside a bar. When questioned at the scene, Lang identified Adams as the att

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United States of America v. Kevin Paul McMains

cty, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Benefit Fraud

Army Veteran Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over Three-Quarter Million Dollar Benefit Fraud




Kevin Paul McMains, 44, of Milton, Florida, has

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Kristie Williams v. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Family and Medical Leave Act theory.

This case concerned the Family and Medical Leave Act— and, as it turns out, Congress’s constitutional authority “[t]o raise and support Armies” and “[t]o provide and maintain a Navy.” U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cls. 12–13. Kristie Williams accused her former employer, t

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United States of America v. Olabanji Otufale

Brooklyn, NY criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing Homeless Victims' Identities to Apply for Unemployment Benefits

Former NYC Fraud Investigator Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Homeless Victims' Identities to Apply for Unemployment Benefits

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United States of America v. Catherine Seemer

New York, New York criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Disability Loan Fraud

Nurse Practitioner Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For $11.2 Million Disability Loan Fraud Scheme



Danielle R. Sassoon, the United

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Melissa Williams, et al. v. Fiduciary Services North, Inc., et al.

Traverse City, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff governmental tort claim negligence theories.

This case arises out of a series of events that occurred in the years preceding Mardelle's death in May 2022. Plaintiffs filed a lengthy verified complaint in January 2023, followed by an amended verified complaint in February 2023, in which they named as defendants Brenda

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State of Connecticut v. Jose Ramos

New London, Connecticut, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.

Jose Ramos, who previously was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and sentenced to sixty years of imprisonment, appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing his action against the defendant, the state of Connecticut (state), in which he sought declaratory

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Glorianna Moore v. Oakland County, Michigan, Eric Hix, Daniel Hedrick

Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories un 42 U.S.C. 1983.

When Glorianna Moore refused to show her license to Officer Brian Wilson at a traffic stop, he opened her car door and grabbed her arm. Because Moore started screaming and twisting her body away, Officer Wilson restrained her by holding her arm a

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Gilda Peralta-Gonzalez; H.S.P. v. Merrick B. Garland, Unite States Attorney General

Denver, Colorado Guatemala citizen unsuccessfully tried to represent herself in effort to remain in the United States.

On February 15, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) served
Notices to Appear (NTA) on petitioners. The NTAs charged that they were subject
to removal from the United States because they (1) were not citizens or nationals of
the United States; (2) w

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United States of America v. SouthEast Bank

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with engaging in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by disproportionately discouraging and denying Black and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) graduates seeking to refinance their student loans.

Justi

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Marci D. Walkinstrick Dixon v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Regional Univesity System of Oklahoma Board of Regents, et al.

Muskogee, Oklahoma civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on race and sex discrmination and retaliation theories.

Marci Walkingstick Dixon worked at Northeastern State University (“NSU”).
Richard Reif was her supervisor. After NSU fired her, she sued NSU for Title VII
sex and race discrimination and Title VII retaliation. She sued Dr. Reif for
retaliation u

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United States of America v. SouthEast Bank

Washington, DC criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discrimination Claims in Student Loans Against SouthEast Bank

Justice Department Secures Settlement to Resolve Discrimination Claims in Student Loans Against SouthEast Bank

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United States of America v. Brennan and Angela McNally

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application

Brentwood Couple Sentenced for Making False Statements on Residential Loan Application



Two

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Commonwealth of Virginia v. Isaac Ramirez Rodriguez

Danville, Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented the Dendant charged with rape, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of object sexual penetration, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Rodriguez was sentenced to two life terms plus 115 years and 12 months with 55 years suspended. On appeal, Rodriguez first challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his convi

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Rebecca A. Niebuhr v. Jacob Sieberg, et al.

Mankato, Minnesota personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a wrongful death claim.

Following a one-vehicle accident that happened at work and resulted in the death of the vehicle's passenger, that person's next of kin brought a wrongful-death action against the driver and the driver's parents who owned the vehicle. The district court determined that the driver was immune from

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United States of America v. Kevin Paul McMains

Pensacola, Florida criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Three-Quarter Million Dollar Benefit Fraud

Army Veteran Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over Three-Quarter Million Dollar Benefit Fraud



Kevin Paul McMain

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United States of America v. Justin Eugene Taylor

Alexandria, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with three counts
of brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii).

For his participation in an unsuccessful robbery during which his accomplice shot a man, respondent Justin Taylor faced charges of violating the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1

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United States of America v. Kevin Paul McMains

Pensacola, FL criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Benefit Fraud

Army Veteran Sentenced to Federal Prison For Over Three-Quarter Million Dollar Benefit Fraud



Kevin Paul McMains, 44, of Milton, Florida, pleaded

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David Bailey v. Oscar Ramos

San Antonio, Texas civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendant on unlawful seizure, First Amendment retailaition, and excessive force theories.

David Bailey and his friends went to downtown San Antonio to “film the police.” With cameras rolling, they approached Officers Oscar Ramos and Christopher Dech, who were guarding an ambulance. An altercation ensued, a

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Karen Ashley v. Clay County

Dallas, Texas employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a breach of contract theory.

Clay County Memorial Hospital (“CCMH”) is among Texas’s last
county-owned hospitals. It operates under the oversight of the Clay County
Commissioners’ Court, which appoints a Board of Managers to govern the
hospital’s operations pursuant to Chapter 263 of the Texas

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