Oregon Forfeiture Law
 

Alana Marie Souza, et al. v. Brick House, Inc.

Eugene, Oregon intellectual property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a 15 U.S.C. 1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act) violation theory.

15 U.S.C. 1125 provides:

(1) Any person who, on or in connection with any goods or services, or any container for goods, uses in commerce any word, term, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, or any... More...
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United States of America v. Dennis Richard DeChenne Jr.

Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with transporting methamphetamine in Deschutes County.

In April 2020, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team began investigating Dennis Richard DeChenne Jr., 39, of Gresham, Oregon, after learning he was involved in transporting large quantities of methamphetamine and heroin from the Portland area to Central Or... More...
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United States of America v. Gregory Lee Rodvelt

Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with boobytrapping of a home that injured an FBI bomb technician.

On September 7, 2018, bomb technicians from Oregon State Police (OSP) and the FBI went to a property in Williams formerly owned by Gregory Lee Rodvelt, 71, a former resident of Williams, Oregon, that he had lost in lawsuit. After Rodvelt learned that a re... More...
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United States of America v. Gregory Wayne Ferguson

Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with manufacturing and selling an illegal short-barreled rife and selling several ounces of methamphetamine.




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United States of America v. Hunter Talon Marlow

Medford, Oregon criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On October 20, 2021, a witness contacted law enforcement after observing Hunter Talon Marlow, age 26, actively searching for a person who had shot at him in an attempt to retaliate. Marlow, who was previously convicted and served time in prison for shootings in 2014 and 2017, was prohibi... More...
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United States of America v. John Armas

Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug trafficking.

John Armas, age 44, of Hillsboro operated a methamphetamine distribution cell as part of a larger drug trafficking network led by Victor Alvarez Farfan, 50, of Oregon City, Oregon. Armas would receive pounds of methamphetamine at his residence from Farfan or associates of Farfan and, in turn, tra... More...
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United States of America v. James Calvin Patterson

Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with long criminal history, including multiple convictions for strangulation and assault, was sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

In the early morning hours of March 30, 2019, two officers from the Medford Police Department observed a white compact car stopping in the mi... More...
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United States of America v. George Gene Rose

Medford, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed kidnapping of three adult victims, including a former dating partner, and illegally possessing a stolen firearm as a convicted felon.

George Gene Rose, 45, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release.

“Mr. Rose’s callous and terrifying kidnapping of his form... More...
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United States of America v. Yuan Xie

Eugene, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegally trafficking in endangered turtles.

Yuan Xie, 30, was charged for his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles in the U.S. and smuggle them via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China.

Beginning in at least May 2017 and continuing until October 2018, Xie ... More...
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United States of America v. Susan Tranberg

Eugene, Oregon fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Susan Tranberg, 62, of Eugene, Oregon, who was for defrauding her former employer, the Weyerhaeuser Company, out of more than $4.5 million.

Beginning as early as June 2004 and continuing to January 2019, Tranberg defrauded Weyerhaeuser out of more than $4.5 million by submitting fraudulent invoices for payment to ... More...
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United States of America v. Gene Leroy Thompson Jr. and Guojiao “Becky” Zhang

Eugene, OR - Conspiracy charge criminal defense lawyers represented Defendants, Gene Leroy Thompson Jr., 54, and Guojiao “Becky” Zhang, 40, who were charged with one count of conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods on Dec. 20. 2020.

The former U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic hundreds of thousands of dollars... More...
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United States of America v. Sean Paul Wyrsch

Eugene, Oregon marijuana grower criminal defense lawyer represented defendant, Sean Paul Wyrsch, age 32, who was charged with running an illicit Butane Honey Oil (BHO) extraction lab on rural Bend property,

According to court documents, Wyrsch and his brother created a vertical operation growing marijuana, manufacturing BHO and distributing it in other states for significant profit. On Ma... More...
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United States of America v. Rogelio Gomez-Arias





Medford, OR The United States of America charged Rogelio Gomez-Arias, age 24, with drug trafficking.

According to court documents, in May 2018, southern Oregon law enforcement began investigating Gomez-Arias trafficking organization. I... More...
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United States of America v. Erik J. Hass

Eugene, OR - The United States of America charged Erik J. Hass with fraud.

A Corvallis, Oregon, man was charged with defrauding members of his church, coworkers, and others by soliciting investments under the false pretense of supporting Christian missionaries and organizations.

A federal grand jury in Eugene has returned an 8-count indictment charging Erik J. Hass, 50, with wire... More...
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United States of America v. Theron Gilbert Gerber

Eugene, OR - The United States of America charged Theron Gilbert Gerber with:

28:5841 and 5861(d) Unlawful Possession of Short-Barreled Firearms; Forfeiture Allegation
(1)

21:841(a)(l), (b)(l)(B)(viii) Distribution of Methamphetamine; Forfeiture Allegation
(2)


Theron Gilbert Gerber, 36, a resident of Coos Bay, Oregon, was sentenced to five years in federal pri... More...
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United States of America v. Phillip Allan Beach




Eugene, OR - Former Cottage Grove Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Stealing Methamphetamine From Evidence Locker

Phillip Allan Beach, 49, of Cottage Grove, Orego... More...
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United States of America v. Theodore Martin Kirk




Medford, OR - Klamath County Man Found Guilty of Stealing Missing Mother's Social Security Benefits

A federal jury found Theodore Martin Kirk, 64, of Klamath County, Oregon, guilty of stealing more than $30,000 in Social Security benefits dispersed... More...
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United States of America v. Benjamin Hernandez




Eugene, OR - Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime for Threatening Shooting Spree at Eugene Church

The Justice Department today announced that defendan... More...
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United States of America v. Eric L. Scully




Eugene, OR - Cottage Grove Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges After Hash Oil Explosion

Eric L. Scully, 35, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, pleaded guilty to en... More...
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United States of America v. Jonathan Alan Ochoa

Medford, OR - Talent, Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Distribute Cocaine and Trading Cocaine for Firearms

Jonathan Alan Ochoa, 31, of Talent, Oregon, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents, between July and August 201... More...
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United States of America v. Misraim Israel Briones Pasos aka Mario Ozuna

District of Oregon Federal Courthouse - Portland, Oregon

Portland, OR - Final Defendant Sentenced in Nayarit, Mexico-Based Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

Misraim Israel Briones Pasos aka Mario Ozuna, 36, of Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for his role in a vast conspiracy responsible for trafficking hundreds of pounds of black tar heroin from Nayarit, Mexico to the Portland metropolitan area.

Most of... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Leeper

Federal Courthouse - Portland, Oregon

Portland, OR - Former Columbia Sportswear Information Technology Employee Pleads Guilty to Computer Intrusions

Michael Leeper, 41, of Tigard, Oregon, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to intentionally accessing the Columbia Sportswear Companys network without authorization in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030.

From May 2000 to February 2014, Leeper was employed by Colum... More...
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United States of America v. $11,500 In United States Currency

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals - San Francisco, California

This appeal is from a civil forfeiture of $11,500 under
21 U.S.C. 881(a)(6). The claimant and his wife are heroin
addicts, who have been buying and selling drugs for most of
their lives. When the claimant, through a friend, tried to post
the $11,500 as bail for his wife, the government seized the
cash. At trial, the government had two theories: first, that the
money was p... More...
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Jack Brockway v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company

This case involves an insurance dispute between
plaintiffs and defendant, Allstate Property and Casualty
Insurance Company (Allstate). After a theft at their home,
plaintiffs filed claims with Allstate, their insurance carrier,
under two policies. More than two years after the loss,
Allstate denied coverage for the loss and plaintiffs brought
an action against Allstate rela... More...
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United States of America v. Jeffrey Scott Bettman

Medford, OR - Former Southern Oregon Gymnastics Coach Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Minors

Jeffrey Scott Bettman, 57, of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken to 25 years in prison, based on his January 2016 guilty pleas to eleven counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and one count of distribution, receipt and possession... More...
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Hamlin v. PERB

Petitioner Karen Hamlin is a public employee with a retirement account in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). When petitioner and her ex-husband divorced, the dissolution court ordered petitioners PERS account divided between petitioner and her husband. However, neither petitioner nor her ex-husband ever gave PERS the paperwork it required in order to divide the account, so PERS did no... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - OR)

City of Harrisburg v. Ellen Leigh

Defendant appeals a general judgment that condemns real property that she owns, vests title to that property with the City of Harrisburg, and awards her compensation for the taking, and from a supplemental judgment that allows an award of part of her attorney fees and costs. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in awarding just compensation for only the fair market value of the land that ... More...    $0 (01-16-2013 - OR)

Ralph Lewis Read, M.D. v. Oregon Medical Board

SCHUMAN, P. J.
2 The Oregon Medical Board (board) concluded that petitioner engaged in
3 unprofessional conduct and willfully disobeyed a board order, and, as a consequence, it
4 revoked his license to practice medicine, fined him $10,000, and ordered him to pay the
5 costs of the disciplinary proceedings--$14,599.05. Petitioner seeks judicial review,
6 arguing, first, that the... More...
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Barbee B. Lyon v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.

This case originated with a misunderstanding regarding a $645 charge on the credit-card bill of Appellant Barbee Lyon.

Appellee Chase Bank USA, N.A. (“Chase”) misidentified the basis for the charge but failed to respond to Lyon’s requests for information about it. Chase continued to seek payment and reported the debt as delinquent to credit agencies, despite Lyon’s protest. In doing... More...
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Diane L. Scott v. Jackson County

2 Plaintiff conducted a rabbit breeding operation on property located in
3 Jackson County. In 2001, plaintiff pleaded no contest to animal abuse, and, in
4 conjunction with the criminal proceedings, the county seized her rabbits. The county
5 housed, treated, and fed the rabbits before declaring them abandoned, at which point the
6 county gave them away. In 2003, plaintiff filed an... More...
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Linda Wright v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

The plaintiff insured, as guardian ad litem for her minor son, appeals, challenging the allowance of summary judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff's underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance carrier, as well as the trial court's denial of plaintiff's cross-motion for summary judgment. The underlying accident occurred in January 2000, and this action for declaratory relief was filed in August 2005... More...    $0 (10-29-2008 - OR)

Venture Properties, Inc. v. Jeff Parker

Plaintiff Venture Properties, Inc., (Venture) brought this action against defendant Jeff Parker, alternatively seeking damages for breach of contract or rescission of the contract. Plaintiff alleged as separate claims breach of contract, mutual mistake, intentional misrepresentation, and innocent misrepresentation. On the mutual mistake and innocent misrepresentation claims, plaintiff sought resci... More...    $0 (10-29-2008 - OR)

Bradley Coleman and Bonnie Coleman v. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Bradley Coleman sustained serious injuries while riding a bicycle on a trail in a state park. He and his wife, Bonnie Coleman, sued the state to seek compensation for his injuries and her loss of consortium. (1) The trial court granted the state's motion for summary judgment on both claims based on the recreational immunity statute, ORS 105.682(1). Plaintiffs appeal from the ensuing judgment. We a... More...    $0 (08-06-2008 - OR)

Scot Burgess and Rex Gibson v. North Bend School District #3

Plaintiffs brought an action for specific performance of a contract for the sale of commercial real estate. A competing purchaser of the property appeared in the action to oppose specific performance of plaintiffs' contract. The trial court entered a judgment that ordered the seller to perform the contract with plaintiffs. The competing purchaser appeals, contending that the court erred in gr... More...    $0 (12-12-2007 - OR)

STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, v. SUSAN WEBER et al.

The Teuberts were injured on February 20, 2004, when the car in which they were traveling was struck by a car driven by Ronningen. The car driven by Ronningen was insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company under a policy issued to Weber. State Farm sought a declaration that it had no obligation to defend and indemnify Ronningen for claims made by the Teuberts in connection with... More...    $0 (12-01-2007 - OR)

Luanne Kenna Chale v. Allstate Life Insurance Company

In response to a query about why he wanted to climb the world's tallest mountain, British explorer George Mallory responded, "Because it is there."1 As Mallory and others have learned, the lure and mystique of mountain climbing are not without risk of injury, including death. The controversy in this case is whether a climbing death on Mt. Kilimanjaro falls within the meaning of the terms ... More...    $0 (12-23-2003 - OR)

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