Nebraska 1983 Law
Gillian Filyaw v. Steve Corsi, et al.
Lincoln, Nebraska civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff in a wrongful termination of Medicaid benefits without notice. <br> <br> Medicaid is a federal and state funded program that provides medical<br> coverage for certain people with limited income. Accepting the facts in Filyaw's<br> complaint as true, she obtained Medicaid in the fall of 2020 administered through<br> the NDHHS.<br> <br>... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - NE)Courtney Lawton v. Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, et al
Lincoln, Nebraska Civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who claimed that Defendant violated her civil rights.<br> <br> <br> In this case, a graduate student and lecturer of English at a state university alleges that the university's response to her participation in an on-campus protest violated her rights under the state and federal constitutions. This case comes before the Court on Defendan... More...
$0 (06-07-2022 - NE)Lisa A. Hodgen v. Mark S. Hodgen
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE - Divorce lawyer represented appellant with <br> appealing from the order modifying a decree which dissolved her marriage to Mark S. Hodge. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> The parties' marriage was dissolved by decree on February <br> 27, 2018. The decree reflects that the parties were married in <br> 1977, and at the t... More...
$0 (01-26-2022 - NE)Hodgen v. Hodgen
<center><h2><font color="red"> Lincoln, NE – Divorce lawyer represented appellant with appealing from the order of the Lincoln County District Court modifying a decree which dissolved her marriage to Mark S. Hodgen. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <center><br> <h2><br> INTRODUCTION<br> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Lisa A. Hodgen, now known as Lisa A. Pickett, appeals <br> from the or... More...
$0 (01-19-2022 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. RYAN S. FUENTES
<center><br> <table><br> <td><br> <img width="400" src=" https://dcs-inmatesearch.ne.gov/Corrections/photo?DcsId=210537"> <br> </td><br> </table><br> <h2> <font color="red"> </font> </h2><br> </center><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> On July 26, 2016, Fuentes was charged with one count of resisting arrest, second offense.<br> At his initial arraignment, Fuentes pled not guilty. On October 31, 20... More...
$0 (06-27-2020 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Maurice L. Briggs
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding:<br> 0em;"><a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com/" target="_new">MoreLaw Receptionists</a></br><font Color="Red">VOIP Phone and Virtual Receptionist Services<br> Call 918-582-6422 Today<br> </font></h1><P></center><br> In December 2017, a police officer responded to a call concerning an assault in progress involving ... More...
$0 (03-31-2020 - NE)Frank G. Foell v. Pamela Hicks, Jerome Kramer and County of Lincoln
<center><br> <h1><br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal Marketing Services</a><br> <font Color="Red">The Better Way To Market Your Services On The Internet<br> <font color="blue">Call: 888-354-4592 Today!</font><br> </font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> Lincoln, NE - Frank G. Foell sued Pamela Hicks, Jerome Kramer and... More...
$0 (10-07-2019 - NE)<centr> Donald Morgan v. Michael Robinson
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Donald Morgan sued his boss Michael Robinson for First Amendment<br> retaliation under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Robinson moved for summary judgment based<br> on qualified immunity. The district court denied the motion. This court reverses and<br> remands.<br> I.<br> Morgan is... More...
$0 (03-30-2019 - NE)State of Nebraska v. William E. HoWell, Jr.
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps People Find Lawyers</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> </center><br> On December 2, 2016, the State filed an information charging Howell with three separate counts of theft by unlawful taking, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat... More...
$0 (02-08-2019 - NE)Kristin M. Jones v. Douglas County Sheriff's Department, of Douglas County, Nebraska
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The sheriff’s department of Douglas County decided not to reinstate Kristin M.<br> Jones. She sued Douglas County, alleging retaliation and sex, pregnancy, and<br> disability discrimination, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42<br> U.S.C. §§... More...
$0 (02-07-2019 - NE)Thompson L. Awnings v. Joshua Fullerton; Ryan Duncan; Jeremy Cather; Todd Roberts; and Travis Banks
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Thompson Awnings sued, among others, Officers Joshua Fullerton, Ryan<br> Duncan, and Tarvis Banks of the Lincoln Police Department (LPD) under 42 U.S.C.<br> § 1983 in their individual capacities. Awnings’s suit alleged multiple constitutional<br> violations by the of... More...
$0 (01-04-2019 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. MIKE H. VALDEZ
<center><br> <h1><br> <p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Alfred&l=Morlan,%20Esq.&i=28591&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">MoreLaw Helps Lawyers Make Money</a><br> <font><br> </h1></center><br> At trial, the State’s witnesses testified as follows: In January 2017, Valdez entered an apartment and confr... More...
$0 (12-13-2018 - NE)Melanie Kelsay v. Matt Ernst
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/ephox_images/DenneyFB_1426624419723.jpg"><br> </center><br> Melanie Kelsay sued sheriff’s deputy Matt Ernst under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,<br> alleging that Ernst used excessive force while arresting Kelsay. The district court<br> denied Ernst’s motion for summary judgment, and Ernst appeals on the ground that<br> he is entitled to qualified imm... More...
$0 (09-28-2018 - NE)Nicholas Sampson v. Investigator William Lambert
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (“St. Paul Insurance”) appeals the<br> district court’s grant of summary judgment to Matthew Livers and Nicholas Sampson.<br> Chief Judge Smith and Judge Colloton file this * opinion pursuant to 8th Cir.<br> Rule 47E.<br> -4-<br> The court concluded that St. Paul Insurance had a duty under its coverage policy to<br> indemnify David Kofoed for intentiona... More...
$0 (09-18-2018 - NE)James L. Dean, et al. v. Gage County, Nebraska, et al.
Lincoln, NE - James L. Dean, and others sued Gage County, Nebraska, Richard T. Smith, Richard T. Smith, Gerald Lamkin, Gerald Lamkin, Mark Meints, Jerry O. DeWitt, Wayne R. Price on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983. <br> <br> In 1989, Joseph White was convicted for the rape and murder of Helen Wilson.<br> The prosecution used testimony and confessions from White’s co-defendan... More...
$28100000 (06-11-2018 - NE)James L. Dean; Lois P. White, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph White, deceased; Kathleen A. Gonzalez; Thomas W. Winslow; Ada Joann Taylor; Debra Sheldon
DNA evidence exonerated Joseph E. White and the five other plaintiffs of rape<br> and murder. They sued Gage County and the officers involved in their case. After<br> an appeal from summary judgment and a mistrial on remand, the district court<br> dismissed plaintiffs’ conspiracy claim and all claims against Gage County. The<br> -2-<br> district court denied qualified immunity to the officers. H... More...
$0 (08-30-2018 - NE)George Allison v. Centins Federal Credit Union
A group of investors appeals after the district court1 affirmed the bankruptcy<br> court’s finding that funds the investors transferred to Tri-State Financial, LLC (TSF)<br> are part of TSF’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate. We affirm.<br> I. Background<br> After Tri-State Ethanol (TSE) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a<br> group of investors (Omaha Group) formed TSF, a shell corporati... More...
$0 (03-19-2018 - NE)State of Nebraska V. Felipe German Mora <table> <td>
The State charged Mora with four counts of first degree sexual assault of a child and one count of third degree sexual assault of a child. The victim in each count was B.C. Counts I through III alleged that between December 30, 2010, and September 18, 2015, Mora subjected B.C. to sexual penetration in Lincoln, Nebraska. Each count differed only as to the address of the crime: E Street, Theresa Str... More...
$0 (11-14-2017 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Robert L. Schwaderer <table> <td>
Schwaderer was arrested for driving under suspension and<br> false reporting. A search incident to his arrest yielded a significant<br> amount of packaged methamphetamine, approximately<br> $3,300 in cash, a digital scale, empty baggies, and several<br> notebooks and notepads. A later search of his person at the<br> county jail produced another smaller amount of separately<br> packaged methampheta... More...
$0 (06-21-2017 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. LEANGELO COOK <table> <td>
At approximately 2:48 a.m. on April 13, 2014, 911 dispatch received a call from a man named Jeremy who stated that he was being followed by a black SUV and the occupants of the SUV were waving a handgun at him. Jeremy reported that he was driving a green Ford Expedition <br> - 2 - <br> and was northbound on 24th Street. He then provided an update to dispatch that he was westbound at 30th Street an... More...
$0 (06-09-2017 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Bashir V. Loding <table> <td>
Loding was charged with first degree sexual assault of a<br> child. The information filed alleged that on or about May 1<br> through September 17, 2015, Loding, a man at least 19 years<br> old or older, subjected A.B., a child less than 12 years old, to<br> sexual penetration.<br> 1. Evidenc e at Trial<br> Trial was held in April 2016, at which A.B. testified that she<br> was born in 2006 and live... More...
$0 (05-16-2017 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Dale V. Nollen <table> <td>
<center><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28012&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new"><h1>MoreLaw Performance Internet Marketing</a><br> <font color="red">Completely Free Marketing If It Does Not Work<br> </font></h2></center><br> Nollen was 17 years old in January 1983 when he and a<br> friend, Brian D. Smith, participated in criminal acts which led<br> to the death of Ma... More...
$0 (03-19-2017 - NE)<b>State of Nebraska v. Todd A. Wagner</center<</b> <b>State of Nebraska v. Brandon B. Rohde</b>
In case No. S-16-065, Brandon B. Rohde pled no contest<br> to the refusal of a chemical test, with three prior convictions,<br> under §§ 60-6,197 and 60-6,197.03(8), in relation to acts<br> committed on April 13, 2015. In case No. S-15-788, Todd A.<br> Wagner pled no contest to refusal of a chemical test, with three<br> prior convictions, under §§ 60-6,197 and 60-6,197.03(8), in<br> relation t... More...
$0 (12-07-2016 - NE)<b><h3>State of Nebraska v. Tracy N. Parnell</b></h3>
On October 30, 2012, at around 8:14 p.m., Eriana Carr and Nakia Johnson were shot outside of Carr’s residence in Omaha, Nebraska. Carr was shot twice and died from her injuries. Johnson was shot 11 times and survived. Johnson told investigators that the shots came from “a blue Nissan Altima with a messed up front bumper.” She did not see the shooter.<br> 2. Threat<br> During a pretrial heari... More...
$0 (09-01-2016 - NE)<b><h3>State of Nebraska v. James M. Saylor</b></h3>
Sometime in 1984, the State charged Saylor with first degree<br> murder. The original information is not in the record for this<br> appeal. At that time, hiring the killing of another person was an<br> aggravating factor supporting the death penalty. Neb. Rev. Stat.<br> § 29-2523(1)(c) (Reissue 1979) (repealed 2015 Neb. Laws,<br> L.B. 268, § 35).<br> Police had arrested Saylor in April 1984, imm... More...
$0 (08-24-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Joshua D. Carr
In 2014, the State filed two informations against Carr. In case No. S-15-921, the State charged Carr with robbery and use of a firearm to commit a felony for events occurring on September 11, 2014 (the robbery case). In case No. S-15-922, the State charged Carr with first degree murder, attempted robbery, possession of a stolen firearm, and two counts of use of a firearm to commit a felony (the ho... More...
$0 (07-17-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Bao Minh Nguyen
On June 30, 2014, Nguyen was stopped by law enforcement for failing to use a turn signal, which ultimately led to a search of his vehicle and the discovery of methamphetamine and a “Stiletto” knife with a blade measuring 33⁄4 inches long. Nguyen was arrested and charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine and one count of carrying a concealed weapon, second offense. The parti... More...
$0 (05-09-2016 - NE)STATE OF NEBRASKA V. TIMOTHY J. BRITT
Britt’s convictions arose out of the deaths of Miguel E. Avalos, Sr. (Miguel Sr.); Jose Avalos; and Miguel E. Avalos, Jr. (Miguel Jr.) Davis was convicted in a separate trial of three counts of first degree murder and three counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony arising from the deaths of the same victims.1 At the time of Britt’s trial, Davis was awaiting sentencing. <br> <br> 1. ... More...
$0 (04-22-2016 - NE)Waldron v. Roark
The parties’ characterizations of the facts of this case differ substantially, but in reviewing orders granting summary judgment, we consider the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party.1 Consequently, the following facts are set forth in a light most favorable to Waldron: On the evening of February 22, 2012, Roark and May went to Waldron’s home to serve an arrest warrant on C... More...
$0 (02-26-2016 - NE)Sstate of Nebraska v. Eric M. Henry
On December 20, 2013, Henry was charged by amended information with four counts. Count I alleged that he committed the first degree murder of Jorgensen “in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate a robbery.” Count II charged use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony. Count III charged possession of a deadly weapon (brass or iron knuckles) by a prohibited person. Count IV charged criminal ... More...
$0 (02-26-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska v. Joseph R. Lowery
On January 8, 2014, the chief of police of Mitchell, Nebraska, Michael Cotant, recognized a green, Chevy pickup truck (with a “14 County, Nebraska” license plate) parked in the driveway of George Valles’ home on Center Avenue in Mitchell. Chief Cotant had previously seen the Chevy on several occasions Cotant “ran” the Chevy’s license plate number, he learned that it was registered to L... More...
$0 (02-23-2016 - NE)State of Nebraska, v. Clinton Brooks
On September 26, 2013, Brooks was charged by information with theft by deception involving $500 to $1,500. On December 11, the State amended the information to include a second charge of the unauthorized practice of law. The events giving rise to this case began in the fall of 2011 in Lincoln, Nebraska, when Joshua Jordan Fitzgerald began contemplating dissolving his marriage. At the time, Joshua ... More...
$0 (02-04-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Trice
On December 26, 2010, Timothy Warren was stabbed when a fight broke out during a party in Norfolk, Nebraska. Warren died from his injuries. Our opinion in State v. Trice3 recited the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and summarized the evidence adduced at Trice’s first trial. In most respects, the evidence adduced at Trice’s second trial was similar to that adduced at his first trial. We ... More...
$0 (01-24-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Trice
II. BACKGROUND On December 26, 2010, Timothy Warren was stabbed when a fight broke out during a party in Norfolk, Nebraska. Warren died from his injuries. Our opinion in State v. Trice3 recited the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and summarized the evidence adduced at Trice’s first trial. In most respects, the evidence adduced at Trice’s second trial was similar to that adduced at his f... More...
$0 (01-15-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Carter
On December 26, 2010, Timothy Warren was stabbed when a fight broke out during a party in Norfolk, Nebraska. Warren died from his injuries. Our opinion in State v. Trice3 recited the circumstances surrounding the stabbing and summarized the evidence adduced at Trice’s first trial. In most respects, the evidence adduced at Trice’s second trial was similar to that adduced at his first trial. We ... More...
$0 (01-15-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Bain
A jury found the appellant, Tyler C. Bain, guilty of four felonies stemming from his assaults of his former wife with whom he was living: kidnapping, first degree sexual assault, second degree assault, and making terroristic threats. Regarding the kidnapping conviction, the court found that statutory mitigating circumstances did not exist. It convicted Bain of a Class IA felony for kidnapping and ... More...
$0 (01-08-2016 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Wells
Following his arrest on January 10, 2004, Wells was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, deliver, or dispense cocaine or any mixture or substance containing a <br> detectable amount of cocaine in a quantity of at least 10 grams but less than 28 grams, a Class ID felony. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-416(7)(c) (Supp. 2003). An amended information also included an allegation that ... More...
$0 (01-05-2016 - NE)Roskop Dairy v. GEA Farm Tech.
Roskop Dairy, L.L.C. (Roskop Dairy), owned by Michael Roskop (Roskop), is a commercial dairy operation. GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. (GEA), manufactures automated dairy equipment used in dairy systems. Midwest Livestock Systems, Inc. (Midwest), was an authorized dealer of GEA products. Roskop Dairy sued the defendants for damages allegedly stemming from the “Dematron 60 Air Detacher Package” (D... More...
$0 (12-04-2015 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Devers
On June 18, 2014, the State filed a one-count information in the district court for Douglas County charging Devers with possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, a Class ID felony. § 28-1206(1)(a), (3)(b). A public defender was appointed, and Devers pled not guilty. On August 18, 2014, Devers filed a motion to suppress any and all evidence obtained during the search of the vehicle ne... More...
$0 (11-28-2015 - NE)State Of Nebraska v. Nolan
Joshua W. Nolan, the appellant, was convicted of first degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in connection with the killing of Justin Gaines. He was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for the first degree murder conviction and a term of 10 years’ imprisonment for the use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony conviction, to be served consecutively. On direct appeal, we... More...
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