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United States of America v. Brennan Trainor Rodriguez

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Machinegun Possession

Man Under Indictment in Heroin OD Case Sentenced to 51 Months for Illegal Machinegun Possession



A Fort Worth man who was on de... More...
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Marshall, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing machinegun conversion device

Arkansas man sentenced for possessing machinegun conversion device



Jajuan Lee Bonds, 22, from Little Rock, pleaded g... More...
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United States of America v. Malando Bates

Beaumont, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant constructive possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Although post-Booker, the Sentencing Guidelines are advisory only,
the district court must avoid significant procedural error, such as improperly
calculating the Guidelines sentencing range. Gall v. United States, 552 U.S.
38, 46, 51 (2007). If no such p... More...
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United States of America v. Jamez Aaron Sandoval

Houston, TX criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing grenades and firearm

Gang member sentenced for possessing grenades and firearm



A self-admitted member of the Westside gang has been sentenced for po... More...
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United States of America v. Jamez Aaron Sandoval

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing grenades and firearm

Gang member sentenced for possessing grenades and firearm



U.S. Chief District Judge Randy Crane has now imposed a total sente... More...
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United States of America v. Luis Azael Berlanga, Juan Jose Moreno Jr.

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with illegally selling machine guns

Duo sentenced for illegally selling machine guns



Dallas resident Luis Azael Berlanga, 21, and Juan Jose Moreno Jr., 20, a La... More...
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United States of America v. Alberto Del Bosque; Anthony Del Bosque

Laredo, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun

HPL gang members sent to prison for attempting to sell machine guns to cartel



Laredo residents and brothers Alberto Del... More...
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United States of America v. Latravion Knighten aka pg_tray

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of a machine gun

Houston “Problem Gang” member heads to prison for possessing machine gun



Latravion Knighten aka pg_tray pleaded guil... More...
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United States of America v. Austin Shofner

Houston, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking illegal machine guns and silencers

Trafficking illegal machine guns and silencers sends Pasadena man to prison



“Austin Shofner wanted to build h... More...
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United States of America v. Julio Gonzales, Jr.

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Supplying

Heavily Armed Carrollton Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to 15 Years



A major source of supply in the Carrollton juvenile fentanyl overdose c... More...
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United States of America v. Jeremiah Dwyen Ashley

Dallas, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with methamphetamine and money laundering offenses.





Federal Courthouse - Dallas, Texas


Federal Courthouse - Dallas, Texas


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Justin W. LaPree v. Kelly M. LaPree

Austin, Texas – Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from the trial court’s final divorce decree



The parties married in 2012. While Kelly was a minor, her grandparents created
three irrevocable trusts (the Norris Trusts)—in 1989, 1991, and 1992, respectively—naming her
the sole primary ben... More...
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Seth Bookout, Leslye Romero, and Ryan Gallagher v. Jonathan Shelley and Stedfast Baptist Church

Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellants with the trial court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them.

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In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, Appellants Seth Bookout, Leslye
Romero, and Ryan Gallagher challenge the trial court’s denial of their mot... More...
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In re Joyce Reece and Zachary Petitt

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Relators with filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.

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In his first amended petition, Roy, acting as next friend for Clarice A. Thomas,
brought claims against relators for fraud, false imprisonment, conversion, theft,
unjust enrichment, and civil conspir... More...
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In the Estate of: Lynne Vines, a/k/a Doris Lynne Vines, Deceased

Houston, Texas – Probate lawyer represented Appellant with complaining of the probate court’s order appointing a receiver in an underlying will contest.



Lynne Vines’s husband, Larry, started Dial Electrical Controls of Houston,
Inc. (“Dial Electrical”) and its sister company, LV Controls, Inc. (“LV Cont... More...
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Turnbull Legal Group, PLLC and Edward Randolph Turnbull IV v Microsoft Corp.

Houston, Texas – Business Law lawyer represented Appellants with seeking injunctive relief against appellee.



Turnbull Legal Group, PLLC is a law firm located in Houston that primarily
practices criminal defense law. Edward Randolph Turnbull IV is the owner of the
Firm. As part of its practice, the Firm uses ... More...
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Jostens, Inc. v. Jerry Dean Hammons, Jr. and Sandra Louis Arnold Hammons

Sherman, Texas civil litigation lawyers represented Defendants sued by Plaintiff claiming that Defendants stole gold rings.


Jostens, Inc. (“Jostens”) brought this action against Jerry, alleging he stole gold rings from Jostens' Denton, Texas location while employed there as a security guard. This Court granted Jostens' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order on March 19, 2020, and... More...
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United States of America v. Ramon Navarro III

Dallas, Texas criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with firearm felonies.

An Irving man was indicted for possession of multiple unregistered machine gun conversion sears as well as numerous drug crimes.

Ramon Navarro III, 23, pleaded guilty in March to four counts of an unregistered firearm and eight counts of distribution of controlled substances. Because the... More...
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United States of America v. Ramon Navarro III

Dallas, Texas criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with possession of multiple unregistered machine gun conversion sears as well as numerous drug crimes.

Ramon Navarro III, 23, pleaded guilty in March to four counts of an unregistered firearm and eight counts of distribution of controlled substances. Because the government did not offer Mr. Navarro a plea deal, he plea... More...
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ERIC LEMOINE, TTC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC., DBA BLACK ACES TACTICAL, v. MOSSBERG CORPORATION, O.F. MOSSBERG & SONS, INC

Washington, DC - Patent Infringement lawyer represented plaintiffs-appellants with appealing stipulated judgment of noninfringement claim.



U.S. Patent 8,756,846 (the ’846 Patent) discloses a
“shotgun magazine receiver assembly” that “relates generally to shotguns and, more particularly to a retrofit magaz... More...
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United States of America v. Mark Alexander Hopkins, a/k/a Doctor Bitcoin

Dallas, Texas illegal operation of a cash-to-cryptocurrency conversion business charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Mark Alexander Hopkins, 42, who was indicted for count of operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business.

“This defendant ignored federal law and allowed fraudsters to use Bitcoin to operate under the radar of law enforcement,” said Acting U.S.... More...
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Michael Mark Martin, Richard Scott Martin, Jeffrey Webb Martin, Individually and on Behalf of Network Operator Services, Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin

Texarkana, Texas - Shareholder dispute attorney represented Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin with appealing the dismissal of their individual and derivative claims against Network Operator Services, Inc..



NOS is a family-owned, Texas corporation. Its bylaws describe it as a close corporation,
and t... More...
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Kiwinoskey Walker v. The State of Texas

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Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense atty represented defendant Kiwinoskey Walker with a Assault charge.



While driving his car in Denton, Appellant became angry with his girlfriend,
who was riding in the passenger seat. He punched her, bit multiple places on her
body, and choked her around the throat. She ran to a fire... More...
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Ali L. Ghanbari v. The State of Texas


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Alexandro Puga; Norma Puga v. RCX Sollutions, Inc.


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RCX Solutions, Incorporated is a licensed motor carrier that contracted with a driver, Ronald Brown, to transport a ... More...
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Teresa Ann Johnson v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC, et al.


Parties typically may appeal only after a court has entered final judgment resolving all claims. But the growth of multiclaim and multiparty litigation led to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), which allows entry of an appealable judgment on one or more claims even when trial court litigation remains for other claims. 10 Charles Alan Wright et al., FED. PRAC. & PROC. 2653, 2654 (4th ed... More...
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United States of America v. Karen D'Onofrio v. Vacation Publications, Inc. d/b/a Vacations To Go

Southern District of Texas Courthouse - Houston, Texas

In this employment dispute, Karen DOnofrio sued her former employer,
Vacations to Go (VTG or Vacation), a division of Vacation Publications, Inc.,
the largest seller of ocean-going cruises in the world, for interfering with her
rights under the Family Medical Leave Act. Vacation counter sued, alleging
that Karen and her husband, Michael DOnofrio, breached Karens covenant
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Scott Folkerts v. The State of Texas

Scott Folkerts Sentenced for 2013 Lubbock Death

Scott Folkerts (appellant) was convicted of manslaughter when, after drinking
alcohol, he caused the death of the passenger who rode in his vehicle. The death
occurred when appellant drove the vehicle at a speed far in excess of the posted limit
and struck the rear of another vehicle. Within the indictment charging him of
manslaughter, the State also averred that he had used ... More...
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Beth M. Branum v. The State of Texas

Granbury Woman Arrested After Fatal Euless Crash

On March 8, 2014, Branum met several friends at a bar in Fort Worth. She
arrived at 9:35 p.m., met her friend Jacquelyn Seltzer at the bar, and they each
had a shot2 and a beer before going to the table where the others were sitting.
Within the next two hours, Branum bought four shots and four beers while at the
table. Other people at Branums table also ordered drinks for e... More...
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Rebeca D. Balderas-Ramirez v. Anthony Carl Felder

Travis County Courthouse - Austin, Texas

Rebeca D. Balderas-Ramirez appeals a final summary judgment that she take nothing
on claims she had asserted against Anthony Carl Felder following an automobile collision. The
pivotal issues on appeal concern whether Balderas-Ramirez presented any competent evidence of
property damagesincluding several years worth of claimed loss-of-use damagesand whether
any such damages exceed... More...
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Santiaga Herrera v. Gloria Coronel Alejos

Harris County Courthouse - Houston, Texas

Santiaga Herrera owned and lived in a house with a garage apartment. Herrera sold the property to Gloria Alejos, who financed the purchase with a note made to Herrera. After closing, Alejoss daughter, Banesa Coronel, moved into the
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house, and Alejos allowed Herrera to stay in the garage apartment, where she was
living at the time of the sale.
Alejos later tried to evict Herrera,... More...
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United States of America, et al. v. Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals - New Orleans, Louisiana

John King and Tammy Drummond (collectively, Relators) appeal the
district courts grant of summary judgment to Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., on
their False Claims Act (FCA) claims and a subsequent ruling that partly
granted court costs to Solvay. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM.
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I. Background
Relators are both former Solvay sales and marketing employees. Th... More...
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Miguel Ponce and Chrystal Ponce v. James Diaz, Jr. and Mary Diaz

Texas Court of Appeals, Second District Courthouse - Fort Worth, Texas

Appellants Miguel Ponce and Chrystal Ponce filed a motion for rehearing of our July 13, 2017 memorandum opinion and judgment. We deny the motion
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for rehearing but withdraw our July 13, 2017 opinion and substitute the following in its place.
In one legal sufficiency issue and five factual sufficiency issues, the Ponces appeal the trial courts judgment f... More...
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Savannah Gonzalez and Krystal Gonzalez v. Stephanie Gonzalez

Appellants Savannah Gonzalez and Krystal Gonzalez assert that the trial court erred in granting appellee Stephanie Gonzalezs motion for summary judgment.1 We reverse the trial courts judgment and remand.
BACKGROUND
Savannah and Krystal are the shareholders of W.D. Properties, Inc., a company which owned a building in Dallas. On January 26, 2007, W.D. Properties forfeited its Texas corpor... More...
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High Mountain Ranch Group, LLC, et al. v. Elbert L. Niece, et al.

High Mountain Ranch Group, LLP (High Mountain), filed a petition for declaratory judgment against Elbert L. Niece, GT Land LP (GT Land), Mary Hernandez,1 and the Estate of Manuel Saucedo, Sr. (Saucedo), among others,2 seeking a judgment determining that the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions (DCRs) on Lot 34 in Austins Glenbrook Addition3 is illegal, void, and/or unenforceable, and alterna... More...    $0 (08-04-2017 - TX)

N.F. v. A.S.

N.F. appeals from a final judgment rendered after a jury trial on A.S.s personal injury lawsuit against him. In two issues, N.F. challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence supporting causation and future medical expenses. In a third issue, N.F. contends the trial court erred in refusing to strike a portion of A.S.s experts causation testimony. For the reasons that follow, we a... More...    $0 (08-02-2017 - TX)

Apple Tree Cafe Touring, Inc. and Erica Wright v. Paul Levatino

This is an interlocutory appeal of the trial courts denial of appellants Apple Tree Caf Touring, Inc. and Erica Wrights motion to dismiss appellee Paul Levatinos defamation claim under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), an Anti-SLAPP statute. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. 27.00127.011 (West 2015). We reverse, in part, that portion of the trial courts order awarding Levati... More...    $0 (08-03-2017 - TX)

Wayne E. Freeman; Freeman Resources, Ltd.; FRM GP, LLC; Frank M. Bufkin, III; Buffco Production, Inc.; Twin Resources, LLC; and Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. v. Harleton Oil & Gas, Inc.

In 2008, oil and gas companies descended on east Texas . . . seeking to acquire leases to exploit the Haynesville Shale formation, which they viewed as having enormous potential.1 During this frenzied period, Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. (Chesapeake), entered into a letter agreement with Buffco Production, Inc. (Buffco), and Twin Resources, L.L.C. (Twin), to purchase three-year term assignments in... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - TX)

Residences at Riverdale, L.P. and Residences at Riverdale GP. LLC. v. Dixie Carpet Installations, Inc.

This appeal arises from underlying contracts involving the installation of carpet at an
apartment complex. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellee Dixie Carpet Installations,
Inc. (Dixie) on all of its claims against appellants Residences at Riverdale, LP and Residences at
Riverdale GP, LLC (Riverdale) and awarded Dixie $142,898 in tort damages and $285,796 in
exemplary da... More...
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Joann Semple and Carol Matthews v. Fred Vincent

Appellants Joann B. Semple and Carol Matthews, appearing pro se, appeal from a summary judgment in favor of appellee Fred Vincent. Semple and Matthews argue that the trial courts summary judgment order was defective or violated their due process rights, the court erred in granting summary judgment because there were genuine issues of material fact, and the court erred in [i]gnoring their motion... More...    $0 (07-12-2017 - TX)

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