United States of America v. Israel Sarabia

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...    $0 (05-26-2022 - OR)

Eugene, Oregon Lacey Act Violation criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with flagrant and repeated poaching of protected and Tribally significant bull trout.

“One of the most solemn duties of the U.S. Attorney’s office is enforcing the laws for the protection of our threatened wildlife and upholding our special trust relationship with our tribal partners,” said United S... More...    $0 (11-28-2020 - OR)

Portland, OR - Rebecca Dikes, personal representative of the Estate of Shawn E. Dikes, sued the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice theory.

05/01/2019 46 MINUTES of Pr... More...    $0 (07-30-2019 - OR)

Portland, OR - Portland Man Sentenced to Home Detention, Probation for Hoax Bomb Threat on MAX Train

Wilfredo Reyes, 60, of Portland, was sentenced to three years’ probation including eight months of home detention for falsely reporting a suspicious package on a TriMet MAX train.

According to court records, on June 9, 2017, Reyes called 9-1-1 to report a suspicious package with p... More...    $0 (08-19-2018 - OR)

In the fall of 2007, Defendant and his associate, Lloyd Sharp, met with a group of investors from the Portland, Oregon, area to discuss the possibility of investing in a biofuel operation in Ghana.2 Defendant and Sharp had known each other for a long time, but they had reconnected and entered into a joint venture agreement only recently. The joint venture agreement provided that Defendant and Sh... More...    $0 (07-27-2018 - OR)

Portland, OR - Oregon Woman Pleads Guilty for Role in Forced Labor and Visa Fraud Scheme Involving Thai Restaurant Workers

Defendant financially benefited from co-defendant’s use of debts, fraud, threats of financial and reputational harm, and other means to compel victims to work at restaurants

Tanya Jumroon, also known as Thunyarax Phatanakit Jumroon, 59, of Beaverton, Oregon, ... More...    $0 (06-19-2018 - OR)

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...    $0 (03-29-2018 - OR)

Plaintiff is a licensed electrician who previously
worked for defendant, Nike, Inc., in its maintenance department.
Defendant fired plaintiff after he used one of defendant’s
on-site basketball courts at a prohibited time. In
response, plaintiff sued defendant for, among other things,
statutory safety complaint and whistleblower retaliation.
Plaintiff alleged that defendant... More...    $0 (01-31-2018 - OR)

This review proceeding arises out of a post-judgment
order charging a judgment debtor’s interests in four limited
partnerships and a limited liability company to satisfy the
judgment creditor’s judgment against him. The charging
order was issued over the limited partnerships’ and limited
liability company’s objections that ancillary provisions
included in the charging order... More...    $0 (01-11-2018 - OR)

The issue presented is whether an adult foster care
provider claiming unjust enrichment may recover the reasonable
value of its services from a defendant who, through
fraud, obtained a lower rate from the provider for the services.
We conclude that, generally, a defendant who obtains
discounted services as a result of fraud is unjustly enriched
to the extent of the reasonab... More...    $0 (11-09-2017 - OR)

Winter recreation has become increasingly popular in the
Deschutes National Forest in Central Oregon, exacerbating
parking shortages and on-snow user conflicts between
motorized and non-motorized recreationalists. In 2012, the
National Forest Service approved the building of Kapka
Sno-Park, a parking lot primarily designed for motorized
recreationalists, and issued an Envir... More...    $0 (09-08-2017 - OR)

Medford, OR - Jury Convicts Leader of Nationwide Identity Theft and IRS Tax Fraud Scheme

Defendant used the identities of thousands of Oregon and Washington taxpayers to file false income tax returns

A federal jury in Medford convicted Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, 34, of Bowie, Maryland and Nigeria on August 9, 2017 of 19 counts of mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft an... More...    $0 (08-25-2017 - OR)

In this post-conviction proceeding, petitioner challenged,
among other things, the adequacy of legal representation
he received in conjunction with his underlying criminal
trial, in which he was convicted of first-degree sodomy.
One of petitioner’s inadequate-assistance claims was based
on his lawyer’s failure to object to a diagnosis of sexual abuse
in the absence of physi... More...    $0 (03-01-2017 - OR)

This is an original mandamus proceeding, arising
from a medical negligence action in which plaintiff, who is
the relator in this case, seeks damages for physical injuries.
The issue is whether plaintiff, who—without objection by
his counsel—answered questions in a discovery deposition
about the treatment of his physical condition by health care
providers, thereby waived his... More...    $0 (03-09-2017 - OR)

The issue in this workers’ compensation case is
whether claimant is entitled to benefits for his “combined
condition” claim. Under ORS 656.005(7)(a)(B), a “combined
condition” exists when an “otherwise compensable injury”
combines with a preexisting condition, and the otherwise
compensable injury remains the major contributing cause
of that combined condition.1 In this case... More...    $0 (03-30-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Jury Delivers Verdicts in Second Oregon Standoff Trial

A federal jury delivered its verdicts against four defendants charged with conspiracy, possession of firearms on federal property, and depredation of government property during the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Jurors found Jason Patrick guilty of conspiracy to impede officers... More...    $0 (03-11-2017 - OR)

Police officers entered a residence without a warrant and opened a wooden box that they found in a bedroom, believing that they had lawful consent to take each of those actions. Defendant, who was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance based on evidence found in the box, moved to suppress the evidence under Article I, section 9, of the Oregon Constitution, on the ground that th... More...    $0 (01-03-2017 - OR)

Portland, OR - Jury Acquits Ammon Bundy and Others On Federal Conspiracy Charges

The United States of America charged Ammon Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Kenneth Medenbach, David Fry and others on conspiracy and other charges relating to occuption of Oregon's Malheur National Wiildlire Refuge for 41 days in January and February, 2016.


Docket Entries for October 2016:

Date File... More...    $0 (10-28-2016 - OR)

Eugene, OR - Felon Who Possessed Stolen Guns Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison

Anthony Dominic Whiley, 27, a former resident of Douglas County, Oregon, was sentenced to a six-year prison term for being a felon in possession of firearms. In January 2016, Whiley, pled guilty to possessing three stolen guns after having been previously convicted in 2008 for burglarizing and attemptin... More...    $0 (06-15-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare

Holiday Acquisition Corp. and Fortress Investment Group, LLC (collectively Holiday) agreed to pay $8.86 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for submitting false claims to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to qualify veterans or ... More...    $8000000 (05-05-2016 - OR)

Portland, OR - United States Recovers over $8 Million in False Claims Act Settlements for Fraud Against the VA and Medicare

Holiday Acquisition Corp. and Fortress Investment Group, LLC (collectively Holiday) agreed to pay $8.86 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for submitting false claims to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to qualify veterans or ... More...    $8000000 (05-09-2016 - OR)

The State Land Board and the Department of State Lands (collectively, the state) appeal a judgment of the circuit court setting aside the board’s declaration of ownership of the bed and banks of the Rogue River between river miles (RM) 68.5 and 157.51 under the process established in ORS 274.400 to 274.412. It also appeals a supplemental judgment awarding petitioners their attorney fees and costs... More...    $0 (10-19-2015 - OR)

Defendants Bruce Wood and Glenn Smith each executed a guaranty agreement in connection with a $6.9 million loan for a commercial real estate project. After the borrower’s successor, Caplan Landlord, LLC, defaulted on that loan, defendants failed to pay the debt under their guaranties. Plaintiff CML-OR 5th, LLC,1 a Florida limited liability company and the assignee of the underlying promissory note... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - OR)

Portland, OR - Mother Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing her Young Child

U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon sentenced Carolyn M. Knudsen, 29, of Camas, Washington, to 300 months in prison, for transporting her young child across state lines from Camas, Washington to Gresham, Oregon, for purposes of sexually abusing the child. Following her release from prison, Knudsen... More...    $0 (09-01-2015 - OR)

Husband appeals a general judgment of dissolution, seeking a modification of the property division and spousal support award. He asserts that the trial court erred when it (1) miscalculated the amount of money that wife withdrew from the parties’ joint bank accounts, and failed to account for that amount in the property division; (2) failed to account, in the property division, for $165,000 worth ... More...    $0 (07-15-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, Ore. – Tyson Gregory Fortner, 36, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez to 120 months in prison following his federal conviction for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. When the defendant is released from prison, he will serve five years of supervised release.

On June 26, 2013, investigators from the Clackamas County ... More...    $0 (07-15-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, OR – Ivan Zarate-Alvarado, 27, originally from Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon to 87 months in prison following his federal conviction for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. When the defendant is released from prison, he will serve three years of supervised release.

On June 27, 2013, investigators from the Clackama... More...    $0 (06-30-2015 - OR)

Petitioner on review, Jackson County (the county),
seeks reconsideration of our opinion in Eclectic Investment,
LLC v. Patterson, 357 Or 25, 346 P3d 468 (2015), in which
we affirmed the Court of Appeals and trial court decisions
denying the county’s common-law indemnity claim. We
concluded that, “[i]n cases in which the Oregon comparative
negligence statutes apply and i... More...    $0 (06-12-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, OR – Ulicis Acevedo-Yanez, 38, of Troutdale, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Mosman to 96 months in prison following his federal conviction for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. When the defendant is released from prison, he will serve four years of supervised release.

Between September 2012 and April 2013, agents with the... More...    $0 (05-27-2015 - OR)

In this action for legal malpractice, the trial court
dismissed plaintiff’s third amended complaint for failure to
state a claim, ORCP 21 A(8), and on the ground that the
complaint showed that the action was not commenced within
the time limited by statute, ORCP 21 A(9). On appeal, plaintiff
challenges those rulings in her first and second assignments
of error. We conclud... More...    $0 (05-28-2015 - OR)

The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the
case is remanded to that court for a determination of the
merits of the petition for judicial review.
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* Judicial review from Amended Opinion and Order from Workers’ Compensation
Board dated January 20, 2011. 262 Or App 597, 325 P3d 819 (2014).
Cite as 357 Or 122 (2015) 123
The personal representa... More...    $0 (04-09-2015 - OR)

PORTLAND, OR – Pedro Cervantes-Urbina, 34, originally from the State of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced to 80 months in prison after his federal conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. When the defendant is released from prison he will serve an additional three years of supervised release.

In March 2011, the U.S. Attorney’s... More...    $0 (04-08-2015 - OR)

Jackson County (the county) is a defendant in this
negligence action, in which plaintiff sought damages for
damage to its real property. As an affirmative defense, the
county alleged that plaintiff was negligent and was itself
responsible for the damages that it had suffered. The county
also filed a cross-claim against a codefendant (the contractor)
seeking common-law indem... More...    $0 (03-18-2015 - OR)

Husband appeals from a dissolution judgment,
assigning error to the trial court’s property division and its
denial of his request for attorney fees. With respect to the
property division, husband argues that the trial court erred
by failing to give him one half of the marital asset portion of
wife’s retirement accounts and by assigning all of the marital
debt to him. We... More...    $0 (02-25-2015 - OR)

Wife appeals a judgment of dissolution, challenging
the trial court’s division of the parties’ property, spousal
support award to her, and determination of child support.
She contends that the property division was inequitable
because the trial court based its decision on erroneous findings
of fact and awarded husband too great a share of the
parties’ marital property... More...    $0 (02-11-2015 - OR)