After John Goode breached company security protocols and challenged the authority of its security guards, Greenstream International, L.L.C., terminated Goode’s employment as a support technician in its IT department. Goode sued Greenstream, arguing that his termination was the result of race- and disability-based discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Greenstream. ... More...   $0 (11-16-2018 - TX)

Plaintiffs appeal an order denying attorney’s fees and costs under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). Because the district court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm.
Case: 18-60400 Document: 00514719491 Page: 1 Date Filed: 11/12/2018
No. 18-60400
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Regina Thomas and Pam Pilgrim sued in state court, challenging their terminations by Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (“the com... More...   $0 (11-16-2018 - MS)

Defendant Kava Holdings, Inc., dba Hotel Bel-Air
(defendant) terminated two restaurant servers after they were
involved in an altercation during work. One of the fired
employees, plaintiff Felix Huerta, sued defendant on a variety of
legal theories, most of which were dismissed before or during
trial. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for nonsuit as to
plaintiff’s ... More...   $0 (11-16-2018 - CA)

Gulfport, MS - South Carolina Man Sentenced to Over 18 Years in Prison for Drug Possession

Jason Cooper, 32, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, to serve 223 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special... More...   $0 (11-15-2018 - MS)

Houston, TX - Man Pleads Guilty to $20 Million Tax Fraud

A man who had owned Stat Source Inc. has admitted he willfully failed to truthfully account for and pay over employment taxes to the IRS.

Jonathan Adam Van Pelt withheld federal income taxes and Social Security and Medicare taxes from the wages of employees for one employment tax quarter. However, he did not timely file the... More...   $0 (11-15-2018 - TX)

New York, NY - New York Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

Adam Raishani, aka “Saddam Mohamed Raishani,” 32, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Raishani plea... More...   $0 (11-15-2018 - NY)

In this legal malpractice action, appellant Robert Genisman alleges his former
attorneys, Hopkins Carley and Mark Heyl (collectively respondents), were negligent in
their representation of him in connection with the 2005 sale of his ownership interest in
two private companies (the Transaction). Genisman alleges the Transaction initially was
structured as a buyout and respondents re... More...   $0 (11-15-2018 - CA)

This case involves a little girl bonded to and loved by each of her three parents.
The wife in a married couple (defendants C.P. and J.P., wife and husband)
conceived the child with a coworker (plaintiff C.A.), but hid that fact from wife’s
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employer and--initially--from husband. The marriage remains intact and wife and
husband parent the child. For the first three years of th... More...   $0 (11-14-2018 - CA)

Rutland, VT - Debra Bluto Pleads Not Guilty To Social Security Fraud

Debra Bluto, 64, of St. Albans Bay, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to charges that she defrauded the Social Security Administration. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Bluto on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.

On October 24, a federal gra... More...   $0 (11-13-2018 - VT)

Concord, NH - Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

Victor Soto, 38, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 30, 2018, Manchester police officers acquired reliable information that the defendant... More...   $0 (11-13-2018 - NJ)

In this case, the parties dispute which of their recorded liens against a golf course
property has priority. In 2013, defendant, cross-complainant, and respondent, Southern
California Investors, Inc. (SCI), recorded a third deed of trust against the golf course
property. In 2014, plaintiff, cross-defendant, and appellant, Bear Creek Master
Association (BCMA), a homeowners associati... More...   $0 (11-12-2018 - CA)

Plaintiffs David and Hedda Schmidt appeal from a judgment entered in favor of
defendants Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Trust
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2007-AR3 Mortgage Pass Through Certificates Series 2007-AR3, and Select Portfolio
Servicing, Inc. (defendants).
The Schmidts filed this action against the defendants, alleging violations of the
Homeowners' ... More...   $0 (11-11-2018 - CA)

These appeals follow a civil jury trial. The jury found
that BNSF Railway Company violated the anti-retaliation
provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) when
BNSF fired Curtis Rookaird for, in part, refusing to stop
performing an air-brake test on a 42-car train that he was
tasked with moving. Rookaird was awarded over $1.2
million in damages. BNSF appeals issu... More...   $0 (11-09-2018 - WA)