Georgia Judgment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Eijroghene Okuma </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer Warrent Lietz represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Eijroghene O. Okuma also known as Eijro O. Okuma abused a position of trust to carry out a calculated scheme that stole millions from an elderly victim,” said Peter Ellis, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Georgia. “The FBI is committed to protecting older Americans from financial... More...
$ (03-21-2026 - GA)Statham V. Quang
Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a tort claim. Is the employer vicariously liable for the actions of its employee? The case involved the appellate review where the Court of Appeals vacated its prior decision and adopted the opinion of the Supreme Court after the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment, subsequently directing a reversal of p... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - GA)Janelle Quinn v. Columbia County School District
August, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a education civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Quinn filed this suit in April 2022. In her complaint, she set<br> out two claims: racial discrimination under Title VI ("Count Oneâ€),<br> and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Twoâ€). Importantly, Count<br> One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought<... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - GA)Deborah Green v. Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc.
Carrollton, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute over a home sale.<br> <br> Deborah Green sued Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc. (collectively, "the defendants") for declaratory relief, specific performance, injunctive relief, and interpleader relating to issues involving the purchase and sale of a home in Carroll County. The trial court granted summ... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - GA)Jamie Cunningham v. Cobb County, Georgia, et al.
Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he civil rights were violation through the use of excessive force.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In July 2020, Jamie Cunningham burglarized a car dealership in Cobb County, Georgia, and fled the scene. Cobb County police officers chased after him and used physical force to handcuff and arrest him. Following his arrest, C... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - GA)Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt v. United States of America, et al.
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> On October 18, 2017, the FBI raided the wrong house in suburban At-<br> lanta. Officers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a sus-<br> pected gang hideout at 3741 Landau Lane but instead stormed 3756<br> Denville Trace, a quiet family home occupied by peti... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - GA)Robert Gene Collum, III v. Lindsay Morgan Buchanan
Atlanta, Georgia family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> <br> Robert Gene Collum, III, and Lindsay Morgan Buchanan divorced in 2017. After Collum failed to timely make car payments pursuant to the divorce decree, the trial court entered a second order for contempt, and held him in custody until he made an initial payment.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Can ... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - GA)Rick Harris v. Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul David Restoration, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract action.<br> <br> Rick Harris sued Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. ("Tomala") for performing defective repairs on Harris's home, bringing claims for breach of contract and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 13-6-11. Tomala failed to file a timely answer, and the trial court entered a default... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - GA)Gregory and Jodi Vaugh v. Windfield Homeowners Association, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, real property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in a condominium law dispute.<br> <br> In 2023, the Vaughns purchased one of the lots in the Windfield subdivision. It is undisputed that the Vaughns paid assessments on the property as directed by the existing owners' association. The seller's disclosure and the Vaughns' closing documents listed the association ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - GA)Michael Antonio Joseph v. Tyler Watts
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer represent the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.<br> <br> Joseph was involved in a multi-vehicle collision on February 2, 2018; one of the other vehicles involved in the collision was owned by David Scott Cregger. On August 6, 2019, Joseph filed suit against Cregger. Cregger, however, subsequently averred that he was in no way involved in the accident, ... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - GA)Madhu Iyer v. Prism FSH Properties, LLC, et al.
<h2>Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represent the plaintiff and the defendant in a case about equitable relief and conversion.<br> </h2> <br> <br> Madhu and Ganesan were divorced in February 2017 pursuant to a divorce decree that incorporated the parties' settlement agreement. The agreement provided that Madhu would receive a 50 percent interest in Prism HSH, a real estate investment lim... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - GA)Stacie Humble v. Opendoor Property J., LLC
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia breach of contract lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Stacie Humble loaned Jackie Patton $10,000 in order to pay a tax bill for property he stood to inherit. The two signed a half-page loan agreement ("agreement") and used a piece of real property as collateral for the loan. Claiming that she owned the property due to Patton's failure to timel... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - GA)Reginald L. Winfrey v. Earnelle P. Winfrey
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia divorce lawyers represent the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> Reginald Winfrey and Earnelle Winfrey were divorced in 2019. Their divorce decree, which incorporated a settlement agreement, included provisions for child support. In 2023, Reginald filed a petition seeking a declaration that his child support obligations had ended, and ... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - GA)Stephanie Gadberry v. C. Anderson and Associates, LLC
Albany, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an employment discrimination theory under 42 U.S.c. 2000e, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Employer practicesIt shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—<br> (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his ... More...
$1 (09-12-2023 - GA)Anthony Bernard Juniper v. Melvin C. Davis, et al.
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Plaintiff convicted of capital murder.<br> <br> This habeas case returns to us after a remand for an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner Anthony Juniper argues that the Commonwealth of Virginia's[1] suppression of evidence and knowing presentation of false or misleading testimony were cumulatively material under Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Ill... More...
$0 (08-23-2023 - GA)United States of America v. James G. Maloney
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). <br> <br> James G. Maloney's conspirators, James J. Acree and James D. Fraley, III, pleaded guilty in 2016.<br> <br> "These defendants violated the trust placed in them by Georgia Tech and the CIA in allowing their judgment to be clouded by gree... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - GA)<H2> Jean Anglin v. Bi Lo, L.L.C., et al. </H2>
Brunswick, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on general negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $9,999,999 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the negligence of the Defendants.<br> <br> The elements of a personal injury claim in Georgia are: (1) Failure on the part of the Defendant to exercise due care, (2) damages and/or injurie... More...
$0 (11-02-2022 - GA)Virgil Harris v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, et al.
Atlanta, Georgia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on E.R.I.S.A. law theories.<br> <br> Under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, 29<br> U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), a plan administrator's benefits decision is<br> subject to plenary review in federal court unless the administrator<br> is given discretion to determine eligibility or construe the terms of<br> t... More...
$0 (07-29-2022 - GA)Philip Fowler and Jeffrey Swans v. OSP Prevention Group, Inc. and William E. Mabry II
Atlanta, Georgia employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory claiming Defendant failed to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation.<br> <br> Philip Fowler and Jeffrey Swans worked as property damage<br> investigators for OSP Prevention Group. It contracts with broad-<br> band service providers to investigate damage to the provi... More...
$0 (06-27-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Eric Rayonn Rowls a.k.a. "E"., a.k.a. Eric Rannon Rowls
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the denial of his motion to reconsider the denial of his motion for compassionate release. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The United States asks that we dismiss Rowls's <br> appeal for failure to file timely his notice of appeal. We treat<br> Rowls's notice of appeal dated September 14,... More...
$0 (12-27-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Juniel B. Rios
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute ethylone and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2015 Rios pled guilty under a written plea agreement to <br> possession with intent to distribute ethylone, in violation of 21 <br> U.S.C... More...
$0 (12-27-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Everette Jamel Taylor
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine charges. He now appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a reduction in sentence</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 1995, a jury found Taylor guilty of one count of <br> conspira... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Sandchase Cody
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with his third motion for compassionate release and the denial of his motion to reconsider. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The <br> district court ruled that Cody failed to identify extraordinary and <br> compelling reasons for early release, U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13, and, in the <br> alternative, that th... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)United States Department of Labor v. William H. Lovett, Jr.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Fair Labor Standards Act lawyer represented defendant with being sued to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and recordkeeping requirements, seeking back pay, liquidated damages, and a permanent injunction. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Lovett is a veterinarian who owns and operates Hardee Animal Clinic in Wauchula, Florida. In that... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)Mark A. Thompson v. DeKalb County, GA, et al
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Discrimination lawyer represented defendant with claiming that he was fired because of his age. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> Thompson was a senior assistant county attorney for the <br> DeKalb County law department. He was the lead (and effectively <br> sole) attorney representing the county in Champion v. DeKalb <br> County, a breach of c... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Vonne Rolle
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with bringing noncitizens into the United States, and with aiding and assisting an aggravated felon to enter the United States charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Vonne Rolle captained a boat smuggling migrants into the <br> United States. The journey started at the Grand Bahama Island. <br> Twelv... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Pavel Ruiz-Gonzalez
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one <br> count of bringing undocumented immigrants into the United States for commercial advantage and private gain and appealing the district court's decision to revoke his supervised release, and impose a 24-month sentence of imprisonment, for an aggravated battery charge. </h2></font></b></i></center>... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Katrina Brown and Reginald Brown
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with <br> conspiracy to fraudulently obtain and divert to funds from a loan backed by the Small Business Administration and a grant from the City of Jacksonville charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The 38-count indictment charged each Appellant with one <br> count of conspiracy to commit mail and ... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Patrick Tonge and Serge Francois
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with conspiracy, healthcare fraud, paying illegal healthcare kickbacks, introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, money laundering, obstruction, and making false statements charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The defendants' convictions, and thus these appeals, begin<br> and end with... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Otto D. Taylor
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a selling crack and powder cocaine charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> As with all cases involving § 404 of the First Step Act, the events giving rise <br> to this appeal began a long time ago. In 2001, a grand jury indicted Otto Taylor for <br> one count of conspiracy to possess ... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Xavier Levar Smit
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Smith's firearm conviction at issue was initially the subject of state <br> proceedings recounted below.<br> A. State Court Charges and Plea Negotiations<br> In June 2018, members of the Palm Beach County ... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)Alan H. Ginsburg v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Partnership Tax lawyer represented defendant with a partnership tax case. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Because this is a partnership tax case, we start with a few x<br> words about how partnership taxation works. "A partnership does <br> not pay federal income taxes; instead, its taxable income and losses <br> pass through to the pa... More...
$0 (11-21-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Joshua Reshi Dudley
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a firearm as a convicted felon charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Joshua Dudley pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in <br> violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The district court imposed the Armed Career <br> Criminal Act's ("ACCAâ€) sentenc... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Alston Orlando Leroy Williams
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a <br> sex trafficking charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Deborah was 16 years old when she first met Alston Williams.1<br> She had dropped out of high school and was pursuing her GED; she lived with her father, <br> but her home life was complicated. That's when a friend, Marilyn, ... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)Stewart J. Smith v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with this lawsuit in federal district court against the United States, proceeding under the Federal Tort Claims Act claiming the Department of Veterans Affairs (the "VAâ€) breached their legal duty to exercise ordinary medical care and negligently failed to diagnose his throat cancer and immedia... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Jose Miguel Cordero
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, GA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a <br> one count of accessing with intent to view child pornography charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2013, Cordero, pursuant to a written plea agreement, pleaded guilty to one <br> count of accessing with intent to view child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. <br> § 2252... More...
$0 (11-08-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Roosevelt Coats, III
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with <br> a being a felon in possession of a firearm charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Defendant was arrested in 2017 on state drug and weapons charges after <br> making several controlled drug sales to a confidential informant ("CIâ€). The <br> transactions between Defendant a... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Antonio Soul Gonzalez
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with <br> a possessing 50 grams or more of cocaine base (i.e., crack cocaine) with intent to distribute charge. He now appeals the denial of his motion for a sentence reduction. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Gonzalez pled guilty in 2005 to possessing... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Mordechai Korf, et al.
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented Movants - Appellants with asserting attorney-client and work-product about privilege seized materials that are claimed to be privileged. Movants - Appellants were part of a criminal investigation into money laundering, conspiracy to money launder, and wire fraud </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Th... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Latecia Watkins
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Atlanta, Georgia - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with being charged with four drug-related crimes. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Two packages were sent into this country from Trinidad and Tobago. Both <br> had cocaine hidden inside. And both were oddly addressed. One was addressed to <br> "Margaret Simpson†at the Boca Raton Pos... More...
$0 (11-07-2021 - GA)