Railroad Law
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation v. TRO-X, L.P.

In February 2007, Lessors David E. Cooper, Hill-Cooper, Ltd., Richard W. Cooper,
Kendall C. Hill, and Shirley Cooper (collectively, the Coopers) executed five oil and gas leases
in Ward County, Texas, with prime Lessee TRO-X, the Appellee at bar (the 2007 Prime
Leases).1 Exhibit A to the 2007 Prime Leases contains a provision requiring TRO-X to protect
against the drainage los... More...
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HOCHSTETLER et al v. USA

Section 1247(d) of the Trails Act prompts certain federal agencies to encourage the conversion of unused railroad rights-of-way into recreational trails by state and local governments or private entities. See 16 U.S.C. § 1247 (2012). One of these federal agencies, the Surface Transportation Board (“STB”), is tasked with regulating the construction, operation, and abandonment of railroad lines in t... More...   $0 (03-13-2016 - DC)

STATE OF KANSAS v. MICHAEL R. MARTIN

On September 17, 2012, Martin pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana and two counts of criminal possession of a firearm. The district court ordered a presentence investigation (PSI) report which indicated that Martin was in criminal history category A based in part on two 1990 Kansas juvenile adjudications for burglary of a residence which were scored as person ... More...   $0 (03-05-2016 - KS)

Marino v. Patriot Rail Company LLC

The facts are drawn from the affidavits and supporting documents that the parties
submitted in connection with their motions for summary judgment. The parties agreed in
their briefs and at oral argument that there were no disputes of material fact that would
affect the outcome. Pursuant to Court of Chancery Rule 56(h), the cross-motions
therefore became “the equivalent of a sti... More...
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District No. 1, Pacific Coast v. Liberty Maritime Corporation

Liberty Maritime Corporation (Liberty) appeals a district court order compelling it to arbitrate its ongoing labor dispute with District No. 1, Pacific Coast District, Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO (MEBA or the Union). For years, Liberty and MEBA were parties to successive collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) under which Liberty exclusively employed MEBA members as supervis... More...   $0 (02-28-2016 - DC)

STATE OF KANSAS v. DAVID LEE RYCE

The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and § 15 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights protect against unreasonable searches, which in the criminal context means a search must be conducted pursuant to a warrant or a wellrecognized exception to the warrant requirement. One of these well-recognized exceptions—the consent exception—arises when an individual voluntarily agrees to al... More...   $0 (02-26-2016 - KS)

Brenton Matthew Daley v. The State of Wyoming

In September of 2014, the Casper Police Department responded to a report that a man was “acting strangely” near the railroad tracks, laying on the tracks, throwing his shoes around, and walking on the tracks. A subsequent search of the area led police to Brenton Daley.
[¶4] Right away, the police observed that Mr. Daley was sweating, speaking “in a rapid manner,” making “quick, jerky movement... More...
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State of Oklahoma v. Luke Robert Williamson

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Luke Robert Williamson with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: BRG2, BURGLARY - SECOND DEGREE, in violation of 21 O.S. 1435
Date of Offense: 04/05/2014

Party Name

Disposition Information

WILLIAMSON, LUKE ROBERT Disposed: DEFERRED, 02/09/2015. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: BURGLARY - SECOND DEGREE(BRG2)
Violati... More...
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STATE OF KANSAS v. MICHAEL C. DAWS

During the middle of the day on November 20, 2011, Raul Flores Ramos stopped by the house he was moving out of. The front door was shut, but it had been kicked in and the door jamb broken. He entered and discovered Daws in the living room. Ramos told Daws to leave, and Daws complied. Afterwards, Ramos discovered some boxes had been moved around and property removed from them. Ramos also noticed tw... More...   $0 (02-21-2016 - KS)

State of Minnesota vs. Debra Lee Fawcett

On May 24, 2014, at approximately 5:08 p.m., Blaine Police Officer Matzke was
dispatched to a two-vehicle accident. Officer Matzke observed that the driver of a vehicle
with heavy damage was bleeding and obviously injured. The driver told Officer Matzke
that she was driving through an intersection when she “t-boned” a vehicle that ran a red
light.
Blaine Police Offic... More...
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Jorge Luis Ramirez v. The State of Texas

In 2004, Ramirez pleaded guilty to the underlying offense and was sentenced to
two years’ confinement and a $1,000 fine, with the sentence suspended and community
supervision ordered for four years. The State moved to revoke Ramirez’s community
supervision in 2008, alleging that Ramirez had, among other things, withdrawn himself
from alcohol and drug treatment and absconded. <... More...
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Barden Corp. v. United States

Plaintiff, The Barden Corporation (“Barden”), a domestic producer
of antifriction bearings (“AFBs”), initiated these consolidated actions1 against the United
States asserting constitutional challenges to the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset
Act of 2000 (“CDSOA”), Pub. L. No. 106-387, §§ 1001-03, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A-72-75
(2000), codified at 19 U.S.C. § 1675c (2000),2 rep... More...
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Luke Gannon v. State of Kansas

This is a school finance case concerning Article 6 of the Kansas Constitution, which imposes a duty on the legislature to "make suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state." Kan. Const. art. 6, § 6(b). In Gannon v. State, 298 Kan. 1107, 1163, 319 P.3d 1196 (2014) (Gannon I), we confirmed that Article 6 contains both adequacy and equity requirements. It necessitates tha... More...   $0 (02-12-2016 - KS)

SHARRON JENKINS v. CHICAGO PACIFIC CORPORATION, et al

Sharron and Gerald Jenkins received, by quitclaim deed, property that had previously been used by the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway Company, the predecessor of Chicago Pacific Corporation, (Chicago Pacific) as a railroad track
running through the town of Holton. Use of the property as a railroad track has long since been abandoned. Gerald is now deceased and Sharron filed a quiet title... More...
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STATE OF LOUISIANA V. LESLIE REED

On May 29, 2012, Jared Mealey was shot and killed in the Preston Hollow
neighborhood of St. Rose, Louisiana. The following facts were adduced at trial.
In the evening hours of May 29, 2012, defendant (known as "Rolla") and
Keywine Bradford (known as "Poppa") went to see Anthony Randle at his
grandmother's house. Defendant, Bradford, Randle, and Randle's cousin, Mike
McCray... More...
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United States of America v. Andrew Auernheimer

The relevant facts are fairly simple and not in dispute. Apple, Inc. introduced the first iPad, a tablet computer, in 2010. Customers who purchased the version that had the capability to send and receive data over cellular networks (commonly referred to as “3G”) had to purchase a data contract from AT&T, Inc. (“AT&T”), which at the time was the exclusive provider of data services for this versio... More...   $0 (02-07-2016 - NJ)

Basic Energy Services, L.P. v. Petroleum Resource Management, Corp., and PRM Partners I, LLC

PRM Partners is a leaseholder of lands which cover an oil well identified as Fuller Federal No. 5-18 (No. 5-18)near Shoshoni, Wyoming. PRM Partners designated PRM1 as operator of No. 5-18 on January 1, 2000. PRM later contracted with Hot Oil to “furnish all necessary labor and equipment to perform in a good and workmanlike manner the pumping services . . . on [No. 5-18.]”2 The Well Pumping Cont... More...   $0 (02-07-2016 - WY)

State of Louisiana v. Terrence Ray Green

On March 28, 2013, the state filed a bill of information charging
Defendant with one count of convicted felon possessing a firearm or
carrying a concealed weapon in violation of La. R.S. 14:95.1, in that on or
about February 21, 2013, he committed this offense after having been
convicted of the offense of conspiracy to commit simple robbery on July 31,
2012. On April 2, 2013, ... More...
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RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS v. GULF ENERGY EXPLORATION CORPORATION

This case arises out of the Commission’s duties with respect to abandoned oil-and-gas
wells, which are governed by Texas Natural Resources Code chapter 89. One of the statute’s
express purposes is to protect Texas’s water and land from pollution by providing “additional
means” for the plugging of abandoned wells. TEX. NAT. RES. CODE § 89.001. The statute and
accompanying Com... More...
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CLAUDE SEARS, et al. v. UNITED STATES

Before the court in this rails-to-trails takings case are the government’s motion for partial summary judgment and plaintiffs’ cross-motion for partial summary judgment under Rule 56(a) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”). Both motions pertain to the interest rate that should be applied beyond February 3, 2016 as part of the just compensation that has otherwise been... More...   $0 (01-29-2016 - DC)

Rosalie Simon v. Republic of Hungary

This case arises out of one of humanity’s darkest hours. In the summer of 1944, upon the arrival of German troops in Nazi-allied Hungary, the Hungarian government implemented an accelerated campaign to deport Hungarian Jews to Nazi death camps for extermination before the War’s end. At the outset of the War, the Jewish population in Hungary numbered more than 800,000. By the end of the War, mo... More...   $0 (01-29-2016 - DC)

Gonzalez v. Union Pacific RR. Co.

At the railroad crossing in Schuyler, there are two sets of tracks, one for eastbound trains and one for westbound
trains. On the date of the accident, an eastbound train was on the south track and a westbound train was on the north track. They passed each other just east of the railroad crossing. At approximately 1 p.m., Efrain proceeded to cross from the south set of railroad tracks after t... More...
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Andrew Spencer v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company

On May 16, 2010, Andrew Spencer (the “Plaintiff”), an employee of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (the “Railroad”), seriously injured his back when he threw a switch in the rail yard in an effort to move a section of track. The Plaintiff sued the Railroad under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”), 45 U.S.C. §§ 51–60 (2006), alleging that the Railroad was negligent because it knew or sho... More...   $0 (01-23-2016 - TN)

United States of America v. Juan Martin Bernal

Del Rio, TX- First Defendant Sentenced to Federal Prison in Eagle Ford Shale Oil Theft Case

Juan Martin Bernal, age 50, of Eagle Pass, TX, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to steal an estimated $1.4 Million worth of Eagle Ford Shale oil.

In addition to the prison term, United States District Judge Alia Moses ordered that Bernal pay a monetary... More...
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. KYLE WADE MITCHELL

McAlester, OK - STATE OF OKLAHOMA V. KYLE WADE MITCHELL


1. BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE

2. FALSELY PERSONATE ANOTHER TO CREATE LIABILITY


Docket
Date Code Description Count Party Amount
01-21-2016

FILE, ENTER, RECORD INFORMATION

Document Available (#CC16012100001074) Download document in TIFF format.TIFF Download docu... More...
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