North Carolina Good Will Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Roderick Michael Bates </h2> </center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted wire and identity fraud. Roderick Michael Bates, 55, used stolen identities with fake driver’s licenses to secure financing for farm machinery and equipment from a local Sampson County business. Using these identities, he fraudulently purchased high-value items totaling more than $65,000, includi... More...
$ (03-25-2026 - NC)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Rick Derrell McIntyre </h2> <center>
Raleigh, North Carolina, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to sell and possess with intent to sell 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and selling of 50 grams or more of meth. The Fayetteville Police Department (FPD), the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies identified Inmate Rick Derrell McIntyre as the head of a large-scale drug trafficking organizat... More...
$ (03-20-2026 - NC)United States of America v. Cristian Cabera-Rivas, /k/a Christian Cabrera-Rivas, a/k/a Christian Alberto Lopez
Charlotte, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of conspiring to possess and distribute over fifty grams of methamphetamine and one count of possessing over fifty grams of<br> methamphetamine with intent to distribute. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. <br> <br> Cabrera-Rivas grew up in Honduras. His formal schooling ended in third grade; he<br> st... More...
$0 (07-03-2025 - NC)Jeannie Roberts Icenhour v. Jeffrey David Icenhour
Lenoir, North Carolina family law divorce lawyers represented parties in a dissolution of marriage action involving alimony.<br> <br> Plaintiff and Defendant were married on 20 June 1987, separated on 23 April 2011, and divorced on 4 June 2014. The parties entered into a consent judgment on 10 January 2012 which resolved all issues, including spousal support and equitable distribution of the parti... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - NC)United States of America v. Clyde Turaine Brand
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with drug and firearm felonies.<br> <br> Following his indictment on federal drug and firearm charges, Clyde Turaine Brand<br> moved to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant issued by a state court<br> judge. He argued that the affidavit supporting the warrant application failed to establish<br> pr... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. Kavon Kerrick Robinson, Anthony Hilaire </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Dark Web Identity Theft and Retail Fraud Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Sentenced in Dark Web Identity Theft and Retail Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> Two New York men were sentenced... More...
$0 (11-04-2024 - NC)<h1> United States of America v. D’Angelo Taborn; Imani Franco </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Raleigh, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Violent Sex Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 39 Years </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> D'Angelo Taborn, of Durham, charged with ... More...
$0 (10-31-2024 - NC)Elizabeth Ann Clark v. Adam Matthew Clark
<h2><br> Fayetteville, North Carolina personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an unlawful disclosure of private information.<br> </h2><br> <br> On September 17, 2019, a jury found Defendant, Adam Clark, ("Defendant Clark") liable for unlawful disclosure of private images, intentional infliction of emotional distress ("IIED"), and libel. Post-trial, Defendant Clark filed a motion for ju... More...
$0 (12-07-2021 - NC)Jennifer S. Burleson v. Lynn P. Burleson
<h2><br> Raleigh, North Carolina divorce lawyers in a marriage dissolution.<br> </H2><br> <br> <br> Plaintiff and defendant married in February 2015 and purchased a home in on 29 November 2016 ("the marital home"). The parties understood that the home was to be a "fixer-upper." They agreed that since plaintiff was an interior designer, she would complete improvements around the home. However, on 2... More...
$0 (03-19-2024 - NC)United States of America v. Billy Joe Goines, d/b/a Goines Towing & Recovery
Raleigh, North Carolina civil litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by towing and then selling vehicles without disclosing to the court that they were owned by service members. <br> <br> The SCRA provides a wide variety of financial and housing protections to members of the military. It requires a towing company to file an acc... More...
$0 (12-27-2023 - NC)Hayden Scott Rose v. Presque Isle Villas Condominium Homeowners Association, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina consumer credit lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories under 15 U.S.C. 1681, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Accuracy and fairness of credit reportingThe Congress makes the following findings:<br> (1) The banking system is dependent upon fair and accurate credit reporting. Inaccurate credit reports directly im... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - NC)Jeffrey Davis v. First Protective Insurance Company
Wilmington, North Carolina insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> "North Carolina law recognizes bad faith breach of insurance contract as a separate tort claim. This means that an insured can sue its insurance company for bad faith, even if the insured's claim for breach of contract is unsuccessful.<br> <b... More...
$0 (11-03-2023 - NC)<H2> North Carolina v. Molly Martens Corbett and Thomas Martens
Lexington, North Carolina criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with murder.<br> <br> ¶ 1 In the early morning hours of 2 August 2015, a Davidson County 911 operator received a call regarding an incident at 160 Panther Creek Court. The caller, Thomas Martens (Tom), reported that his son-in-law, Jason Corbett (Jason), "got in a fight" with his daughter, Molly Martens Corbett ... More...
$0 (10-30-2023 - NC)James Thomas Moore v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Wilmington, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> "North Carolina law recognizes both statutory and common law bad faith breach of insurance contract claims.<br> <br> Statutory bad faith claims are brought under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). The UDTPA ... More...
$1 (09-11-2023 - NC)Alton Skipper v. United Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Raleigh, North Carolina insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> "North Carolina law recognizes both statutory and common law bad faith breach of insurance contract claims.<br> <br> Statutory bad faith claims are brought under the North Carolina Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). The UDTPA pro... More...
$1 (09-13-2023 - NC)Jo Anne Silva v. Connected Investors, Inc.
Raleigh, North Carolina consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a telephone consumer protection act violation theory under 48 U.S.C. 227.<br> <br> Plaintiff Jo Anna Silva ("Plaintiff') and Connected Investors, LLC ("Connected Investors†or "Defendantâ€) (Plaintiff and Defendant collectively referred to as, the "Partiesâ€) have agreed to settle this Action p... More...
$0 (06-02-2023 - NC)United States of America v. Aaron Deon Goode, Jr.
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Aaron Deon Good, Jr., age 25, of Raeford, North Carolina, having been previously convicted of a felony, did possess firearms, in violation Title 18 United Sates Code Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The charges stem from two separate incidents in August 2019 an... More...
$0 (05-24-2023 - NC)United States of America v. Troy Lynn Misiak
Raleigh, North Carolina criminal Defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of government property and unlawful possession of an unregistered weapon.<br> <br> Troy Lynn Misiak, age 47, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, used his former position as a United States Air Force Master Sergeant (MSgt) to obtain, among other things, firearm suppressors supposedly for use by his military unit, ... More...
$0 (04-03-2023 - NC)<H2> Willie Womble v. City of Durham, et al. </H2>
Durham, North Carolina personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/northcarolina/news/durham/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Durham</a><br> </font><br> </center><br> </h1><br> </table><br> </center><br> "On November 18, 1975, two m... More...
$1 (12-27-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Kevin Richard Heidel
Greensboro, North Carolina criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession of child porn.<br> <br> Kevin Richard Heidel, 38, who was a registered sex offender, was identified by investigators from the Davidson County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) after a NCMEC tip revealed that an Instagram user in Davidson County was suspected of uploading images of suspected child pornography to the ... More...
$0 (09-29-2022 - NC)United States of America v. Jasmine Johnnae Clifton
Charlotte, NC - Wire fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jasmine Johnnae Clifton, age 24.<br> <br> Clifton engaged in a scheme to defraud the SBA by obtaining an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) based on false information. Court records show that Clifton created Jazzy Jas LLC, an online retail clothing sales business, in April 2019. On July 24, 2020, Clifton submitted ... More...
$0 (06-02-2021 - NC)Angela Lawrenc v. Andrew Saul
Angela Lawrence appeals the Social Security Administration’s denial of her application for disability benefits. She argues that the administrative law judge failed to resolve an apparent conflict between the vocational expert’s testimony and the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (the “DOT”).1 Specifically, Lawrence contends that her residual functional capacity2—which limits her to “si... More...
$0 (10-24-2019 - NC)Glenda W. Westmoreland v. TWC Administration, LLC, d/b/a Time Warner Cable
<center><h1><p style="border:3px; border-style:solid; border-color:#FF0000; padding: 0em;"><br> <a href="http://www.callmorelaw.com" target="_new">MoreLaw Virtual Receptionists</a></br><br> <font Color="Red">Never Miss Another New Client Call</font><br> <br> </h1><br> <P><br> </center><br> After TWC Administration, LLC, d/b/a Time Warner Cable (“TWC”), fired Glenda Westmoreland, she filed this... More...
$0 (05-22-2019 - NC)<cente> Lewis A. Brandon, III v. The City of Greensboro
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/sites/ncmd/files/lrp.JPG"><br> </center><br> <br> After eight voting citizens of Greensboro, North Carolina, (“Citizens”) prevailed in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Guilford County Board of Elections, successfully challenging as unconstitutional a 2015 state law that redrew Greensboro City Council districts and obt... More...
$0 (04-15-2019 - NC)United States of America v. Justin Tyme Hawley
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/nc-e/locations/raleigh.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Defendant Justin Hawley pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of distributing heroin. The district court sentenced him to fifty-seven months’ imprisonment, in part because his criminal history included a prior sentence of thi... More...
$0 (03-26-2019 - NC)United States of America, ex rel. Thomas v. Duke University
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/sites/ncmd/files/lrp.JPG"><br> </center><br> <br> Duke University Agrees to Pay U.S. $112.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Scientific Research Misconduct<br> Duke University has agreed to pay the government $112.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting applications... More...
$1125600000 (03-25-2019 - NC)Nikki T. Thomas v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Commissioner of Social Security Administration
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/charlotte_courthouse.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The Acting Commissioner of Social Security (Commissioner) denied Nikki T. Thomas’s application for supplemental security income (SSI). Thomas sought review in the district court, and the district court affirmed the denial of her application. This appeal followed. ... More...
$0 (03-08-2019 - NC)United States of America v. Blake Charboneau
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/nc-e/locations/raleigh.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> The district court found Blake Charboneau to be a “sexually dangerous person” under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (the “Act”).1 18 U.S.C. § 4247(a)(5). As a result, the district court committed Charboneau to the custody of the Attorney General... More...
$0 (02-07-2019 - NC)Charles Ray Finch v. Superintendent Timothy McKoy
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/nc-e/locations/raleigh.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Petitioner Charles Ray Finch appeals the denial of his federal habeas petition. In 1976, a jury in Wilson, North Carolina convicted Finch of first-degree murder. Finch originally received a death sentence, but in 1977, the North Carolina Supreme Court commuted his sentence to ... More...
$0 (01-31-2019 - NC)United States of America v. Ismael Azua-Rinconada
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/nc-e/locations/raleigh.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> After Ismael Azua-Rinconada (“Azua”) was indicted for illegally entering the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), he filed two motions to suppress all statements and all other evidence obtained by law enforcement officers during their encounter with him prior... More...
$0 (01-30-2019 - NC)Felipe Perez Perez v. Lee Francis Cissna
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/charlotte_courthouse.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> This case involves the application of 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J), a means for immigrant children to become lawful permanent residents of the United States if they meet the statutory special immigrant juvenile (“SIJ”) requirements. One of the requirements is a qu... More...
$0 (01-30-2019 - NC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ISMAEL AZUA-RINCONADA
<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=Kathy&l=Daniels&i=45&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Tulsa Contract Legal Secretarial Services</a><br> <font><br> </h1><br> On the morning of January 6, 2016, a team of six law enforcement officers <br> working with Homeland Security Investigati... More...
$0 (01-28-2019 - NC)U.S. Tobacco Cooperative, Inc. v. Big South Wholesale of Virginia, L.L.C.
Defendants Jason Carpenter, Christopher Small, Big South Wholesale, LLC, and Big South Wholesale of Virginia, LLC, d/b/a Big Sky International, appeal the district judge’s order granting a motion to reconsider a predecessor district judge’s order which had granted Defendants’ petition to substitute the United States as a party defendant under the Westfall Act. See 28 U.S.C. § 2679(b). The W... More...
$0 (08-04-2018 - NC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Erick Gibbs <table> <td>
Gibbs pleaded guilty in August 2010 to possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and thereafter he was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment and 3 years’ supervised release. Six months after Gibbs was released from prison, he was charged in state court for possession of drug paraphernalia and, upon conviction, was sentenced to 45 days’ imprisonment, susp... More...
$0 (07-22-2018 - NC)UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOHN TIMOTHY CANNON, a/k/a Mr JT, <table> <td>
Cannon argues that the district court abused its discretion in denying his pretrial motion for a reliability hearing. Cannon’s opening brief merely incorporates by reference his district court pleadings, a tactic of which we have disapproved. See Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(8)(A); Wahi v. Charleston Area Med. Ctr., Inc., 562 F.3d 599, 607 (4th Cir. 2009); McCarver v. Lee, 221 F.3d 583, 588 n.1 (... More...
$0 (07-15-2018 - Nc)United States of America v. Davon Kelly Bennett
Davon Kelly Bennett was convicted of numerous offenses related to drug dealing. At trial, the government introduced testimony from six witnesses who had previously signed cooperation agreements with the government, two statements Bennett made shortly after his arrest, testimony from an IRS agent who had helped investigate Bennett’s financial assets, and additional evidence about Bennett’s crim... More...
$0 (06-20-2018 - NC)United States of America v. Darra Lee Shephard, a/k/a Nora Southerland, a/ka/ Donna Ramirez
Darra Lee Shephard conspired to defraud U.S. residents through a telemarketing sweepstakes scheme. From a call center in Costa Rica, Shephard and others would tell their unwitting victims that they had won a sweepstakes prize. The catch? Winners could receive their prize money only after paying a “refundable insurance fee.” Victims of the scheme wired thousands of dollars to the call center, b... More...
$0 (06-15-2018 - NC)Thomas M. Cannon v. Village of Bald Head Island
In August 2014, the Village of Bald Head Island, N.C. (“Bald Head”), fired Plaintiffs Thomas Cannon, Jesse Conner, Donald Koons, and Nicholas Terrell (collectively, the “Officers”)—who worked for Bald Head’s Department of Public Safety (the “Department”)—for the content of messages the Officers sent in a private text-message chain. Approximately one year later, the Officers filed... More...
$0 (05-30-2018 - NC)Stephen Six v. Generation Federal Credit Union
This appeal arises out of the district court’s order sanctioning three attorneys and their law firms under both its inherent authority and 28 U.S.C. § 1927. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.<br> I.<br> The district court based its decision to award sanctions on a comprehensive evaluation of the attorneys’ conduct. That conduct was, in many respects, egregious, and it continued throug... More...
$0 (06-04-2018 - NC)STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. DAVID WOODARD DANIEL <table> <td>
On the morning of 11 June 2016, a trooper stopped Defendant’s vehicle for <br> speeding in Wilkes County. Based on his observations of Defendant, the trooper <br> formed a belief that Defendant had consumed a sufficient quantity of alcohol to <br> impair Defendant’s faculties or his ability to safely drive a vehicle. Accordingly, the <br> trooper placed Defendant under arrest for driving whi... More...
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