Washington Forcible Entry Law
<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Lance Scott Michel </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<center><h1><center> United States of America v.Lance Scott Michel </h1></center></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Rose Johnson v. Christopher Myers, et al. </h2> <center>
Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming excessive use of force.<br> <br> Officers Myers and Beecroft responded to a 911 call from Smith’s girlfriend that Smith was threatening to kill<br> both himself and her with a knife. After demanding entry into the apartment, Officer Beecroft kicked in the door,<br> revealing Smith standing in t... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a car wreck.<br> </h2><br> <br> On November 16, 2016, Hawkins was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended by Fatemah Alsuwaidan. Moments later, Miguel's work van rear ended Alsuwaidan's vehicle, causing a second collision with Hawkins's vehicle. At the time of the collisio... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jerimiah McCrory </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex offense against a minor.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Following reported sex assault, other teens report sexual abuse to law enforcement<br> </h3></center></i><br> <br> A 21-year-old Taholah, Washington, man was sentenced in U.S. Di... More...
$0 (02-08-2024 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Allen Richard Smith </h2></center>
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing images of child pornography depicting minor boys in the Philippines. <br> <br> Allen Richard Smith, 66, of Richland, Washington, first came to the attention of law enforcement because Facebook reported that he was distributing images of child pornography on Facebook from April 2019 through May 2020. Special A... More...
$0 (08-14-2023 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Rajinder Pal Singh, a/k/a Jaspal Gill </h2></center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens by taking more than $500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring bringing hundreds of Indian Nationals across the border from Canada and then to locations in the mid-west and beyond.<br> <br> <br> “Over a four-year period, Rajinder Pal Singh arranged for more th... More...
$0 (06-28-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Badillo-Fernandez </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful reentry into the United States after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1325(a)(1).<br> <br> (a) Improper time or place; avoidance of examination or inspection; misrepresentation and concealment of facts<br> <br> Any alien who (1) enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as de... More...
$0 (03-29-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> Donovan Allen v. State of Washington </h2> </center>
<br> IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONDIVISION IIDONOVAN ALLEN,No. 54172-6-IIAppellant,v.STATE OF WASHINGTON,PUBLISHED OPINIONRespondent.LEE,C.J.—Donovan Allen appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgmentin favor of the State, which dismissed his claim under the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW. Allen spent 13 years in prison fo... More...
$0 (11-09-2021 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jack Wade Whitton </h2> </center>
Washington, DC criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with assaulting law enforcement officers with a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.<br> <br> On Jan. 6, Jack Wade Whitton, age 3... More...
$0 (09-13-2022 - WA)<h2> <center> Estate of Cindy Lou Hill v. Spokane County and NaphCare, Inc. </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on 1983 wrongful death negligence theories claiming that Cindy Lou Hill, age 55, died as a direct result of not being treated for peritonitis due to a ruptured liver adhesions that caused a hole in her small intestine.<br> <br> The Court entered a default judgment against the County for destroying a video recording ... More...
$27000000 (07-20-2022 - WA)<h2><center> Chad Bock and Nathan Bock v. State of Washington, et al. </h2></center>
Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 seeking $350,000 in damages.<br> <br> This case was initially filed in the Spokane County Superior Court, 19-00002-02761-32<br> 9CCA, 21-35182, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> After the Spokane County prosecutor filed charges<b... More...
$0 (05-09-2022 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. James Cloud </h2></center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with four counts of first-degree murder.<br> <br> On March 9, 2022, a federal jury convicted James Cloud, 37, of White Swan, Washington, on four counts of First Degree Murder. The jury also returned guilty verdicts against James Cloud for Carjacking, two counts of Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence, ... More...
$0 (03-10-2022 - WA)<center> <h2> Dep't of Ecology v. Acquavella </h2> </center>
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Yakima, WA - Water Rights lawyer represented defendant with a Yakama Nation treaty that reserved water rights for the Yakama Nation claim. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case presents the culmination of the fight for surface<br> water rights that arguably began in 1855 with the Yakama Nation treaty that reserved <br> water rights for the Yakama N... More...
$0 (11-18-2021 - WA)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Sidney S. Hicklin Jr. </h2> </center>
Port Angeles, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charge with four counts of second-rape by forcible compulsion, second-degree assault by strangulation, unlawful imprisonment and felony harassment involving the brutal 2020 sexual assault of a 24-year-old woman.<br> <br> The victim duped Hicklin into letting her escape.... More...
$0 (06-11-2021 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. John Heras </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Seattle, WA - Canadian seafood wholesaler, and owner, plead guilty to illegally importing fish into U.S<br> <br> Fish had been refused entry due to spoilage, then was relabeled and imported into Western Washington<br> <br> Seven Seas Fish Company, Ltd of Richmond... More...
$0 (10-24-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of Amercia v. Jose Manuel R. Andrade </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/spo_fed_.jpg"><br> </center><br> Spokane, WA - Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin<br> <br> Jose Manuel R. Andrade, age 43, of Parker, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on June 13, 2019, to distributing heroin. Chief United States District Judge Thomas O. Ric... More...
$0 (10-08-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Paige Adele Thompson, a/k/a erratic </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Seattle, WA - Seattle Tech Worker Arrested for Data Theft Involving Large Financial Services Company<br> Used Knowledge of Servers and Cloud Storage to Steal Data from Millions of Credit Applications<br> <br> A former Seattle technology company software... More...
$0 (07-30-2019 - WA)<center> <h1> United States of America v. Juan Gomez-Fonseca </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/spo_fed_.jpg"><br> </center><br> Spokane, WA - Foreign National Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Re-Entering the United States Following Previous Deportations<br> <br> Juan Gomez-Fonseca, age 49, of Bridgeport, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on October 19, 2018, to being an... More...
$0 (02-01-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Global Horizons, Inc., d/b/a Global Horizons Manpower, Inc.; Green Acre Farms, Inc., Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/spo_fed_.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards (the Growers) are fruit growers in the State of Washington. In 2003, the Growers experienced labor shortages and entered into agreements with Global Horizons, Inc., a labor contractor, to obtain temporary workers for their orchards. Wit... More...
$0 (02-07-2019 - WA)<Center><h2>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KEVIN TERRELL PETERSON</h2> <table> <td> <img width="300" src=" https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg.png"> <center </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="black"> </FONT> </h2> <center> <h2> <br> <font color="red">Sooner Cannabis Consultants</a> <br> <center><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Ed&l=Couse&i=28585&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Click Here For Expert Help</a> </font> <br> 918-960-5038 </h2> </center> </font>
Peterson also challenges his sentence of 48 months’ imprisonment imposed for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court concluded that Peterson’s prior conviction for firstdegree robbery was a “crime of violence” as that term is defined by U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”) section 4B1.2(a) w... More...
$0 (09-10-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> State of Washington v. United States of America, et al.` <P> <img width="300" src="https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/130916131209-3d-printed-gun-story-body.jpg"> </h2> </center>
Seattled, WA - The State of Washington and other states sued the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Mike Miller, in his official capacity as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Trade Controls, Sarah Heidema, in her official capacity as Director of Policy, Office of Defense Trade Controls Polic... More...
$0 (08-01-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Angel Mendez and Jennifer Lynn Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, et al. <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/los_angeles_1.png?itok=x5aGZLu6"> <P> Central District of California Federal Courthouse - Los Angeles, California <P> <font color="red">Morelaw Internet Marketing</a> <br> <center><font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/recent.asp" target="_new"> National Find A Lawyer Directory</a> </font> <br> 888-354-4529 </h2> </center> </font>
On remand from the United States Supreme Court we are tasked with deciding whether the unlawful entry into a residence by two sheriff’s deputies, without a warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances, was the proximate cause of the subsequent shooting and injuries to the plaintiffs. We hold that it was, permitting a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We also hold that the plaintiffs have an i... More...
$4000000 (07-29-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Monique Tillman and Eric Branch v. Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/TacomaCourthouse.jpg"> <P> Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Tacoma, Washington </h2> </center>
Tacoma, WA - Monique Tillman and Eric Branch sued Tacoma police officer Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Williams tossed Monique around like a rag doll and threw her to the pavement during an encounter at a Pierce County mall in 2014. <br> <br> Monique, who was 15 at the time and Eirc, who was 16, had dropped off some cloth... More...
$0 (03-25-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Sue Jin Yi And Ronald Cox V. The Kroger Co. <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.courts.wa.gov/images/div2chg.jpg"> <p> Washington Court of Appeals, Division 1 - Tacoma, Washington <h2> </center>
Ronald Cox, a former Quality Food Centers Inc. (QFC)<br> employee, filed this class action challenging QFC's policy of rounding hourly<br> employees' clocked-in time to the nearest quarter hour. Specifically, he contends<br> QFC intentionally manipulated the application of this policy to result in<br> underpayment of wages.<br> QFC appeals the trial court's denial of the motion to compel arbitrati... More...
$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Friends of Moon Creek, et al v. Diamond Lake Improvement Ass'n, et al. <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.courts.wa.gov/images/div3ch.jpg"> <p> Washington Court of Appeals, Division III - Spoken, Washington <h2> </center>
After ruling on summary judgment that Sharon Sorby did not<br> enjoy qualified immunity from the plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the trial<br> court certified its order under RAP 2.3(b)(4) as one “involv[ing] a controlling question of<br> law as to which there is substantial ground for a difference of opinion.” We granted<br> discretionary review. We conclude that Ms. Sorby enjoy... More...
$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Deka Hirsi <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> <P> Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, WA - Seattle Woman Who Defrauded Three Public Assistance Programs of more than $320,000 Sentenced in Federal Court<br> <br> Defendant Repeatedly Lied about Employment, Living Situation and Child Care<br> <br> A Seattle woman who defrauded programs aimed at assisting the neediest in our community was sentenced on January 19, 2018 in federal court to three years of probation, announced U.S.... More...
$0 (01-24-2018 - WA)<center><h2>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. SAMUEL LUIS GUTIERREZ</h2> <table> <td> <img width="300" src="https://www.homefacts.com/images/offenders/washington/thumb/117582920171120.jpg"> </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="black"> Yakima Man Sentenced to 15 Years Imprisonment for Carjacking</FONT> </h2>
The facts underlying this case are simple and not in dispute. Samuel Gutierrez approached a woman in a parking lot, pointed a silver handgun at her, and demanded her keys. The woman complied, and Gutierrez drove off with her car. The police were notified immediately and apprehended Gutierrez after a short chase. Gutierrez was found in possession of the victim’s cell phone and a loaded, nickelp... More...
$0 (12-21-2017 - WA)<center> <h2> State of Washington v. Eric Cruz <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Okanogan_County_Courthouse_03.jpg"> <P> Okanogan County Courthouse - Okanogan, Washington </h2> </center>
In 2012, Officer Troy McCormick of the<br> Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife saw Eric Daniel Cruz illegally<br> "snag" a salmon in the Similkameen River. McCormick arrested Cruz for this<br> misdemeanor fishing violation. McCormick also handcuffed Cruz, searched his<br> body, and found no weapons, but further questioned the handcuffed Cruz about<br> whether he had weapons elsewhere. C... More...
$0 (11-02-2017 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Robert Cody Cameron Genoway <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/usao/wae/images/spokane.jpg"> <P> Eastern District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Spokane, Washington </h2> </center>
Spokane, WA - Benton City Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography<br> <br> Robert Cody Cameron Genoway, of Benton City, Washington, was sentenced after previously having plead guilty on July 26, 2017, to production of child pornography. United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Genoway to a 20-year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a 30... More...
$0 (09-22-2017 - WA)Michael Segaline v. State of Washington
The doctrine of qualified immunity shields a government official<br> from civil liability and money damages unless the plaintiff shows violation of a<br> constitutional right that is clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct. The<br> Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and Regional Safety and Health<br> Coordinator William Alan Croft appeal the jury verdict in favor... More...
$0 (07-17-2017 - WA)In re Kathleen M. Grant v. John D. Grant
This appeal pits the importance of finality in litigation against<br> the requisite for a full accounting of assets in a marital dissolution. Based on Washington<br> statutes and the Supreme Court's wisdom in Yeats v. Estate of Yeats, 90 Wn.2d 201, 580<br> P.2d 617 (1978), we side with an inclusive accounting. In this partition action, we<br> reverse the trial court's ruling that a dissolution dec... More...
$0 (05-23-2017 - WA)JAMES GOULD AND SUZETTE GOULD V. NORTH KITSAP BUSINESS PARK MANAGEMENT, LLC
Plff, female age 49, personal banker. Plff was a Customer Service Representative for Frontier Bank in Poulsbo, Washington, in December 2009. Her employer wanted her to deliver Christmas cards to a select number of bank customers, so on December 23, 2009, her first stop was in North Kitsap Business Park a few miles south of Poulsbo. She parked her vehicle and entered the door unobstructed by a whee... More...
$160765 (03-10-2014 - WA)Bellevue Farm Owners Association v. Chad Stevens
To establish abuse of process, the claimant must prove (1) an<br> ulterior purpose to accomplish an object not within the proper scope of the process, (2)<br> an act not proper in the regular prosecution of proceedings, and (3) harm caused by the<br> abuse of process. Chad Stevens filed a counterclaim against Mark Baute for abuse of<br> process. Stevens alleged as damages that he incurred attorney... More...
$0 (04-10-2017 - WA)<center> <b><h2>STATE OF WASHINGTON V. DONALD J. TRUMP</b></h2></center> <P> <center> <img width=300" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPrVtcVg-G58i-60babD6Ya3o86uo0-TiIfg9gpWg0e5v_lAQl8pIfeck"> <h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2><center><b><h4>Appeals Court Deals New Blow To Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Targeting Muslims</ center></b></h4> </center>
On January 27, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” (the “Executive Order”). 82 Fed. Reg. 8,977. Citing the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and stating that “numerous foreign-born individuals have been convicted or implicated in terrorismrelated crimes” since then, the Executive Order de... More...
$0 (02-09-2017 - WA)State of Washington v. Mouad Aimane Elbou
Seattle, WA - Jury Finds Man Not Guilty Of Abducting His Son<br> <br> The State of Washington charged Mouad Aimane Elbou, age 33, with first-degree custodial interference for keeping his son from his mother in 2010.<br> <br> Docket:<br> <br> Sub Docket Date Docket Code Docket Description Misc Info<br> - 08-12-2011 Case Setting Info <br> - 08-12-2011 COMMENT ENTRY<br> ACTION <br> Exp... More...
$0 (10-20-2016 - WA)United States of America v. Cristobal Ortiz a/k/a Filero
Seattle, WA - Long Time Skagit County Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison<br> <br> Guns, Drugs, Cash seized from Defendant with Lengthy Criminal History<br> <br> A long-time Skagit County, Washington drug dealer and gang member was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. CRIST... More...
$0 (06-02-2016 - WA)Curtis Rookaird v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (BNSF)
Seattle, WA - Former BNSF Employee Awarded $1.6 Million<br> <br> Curtis Rookaird, a former Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (BNSF) brakeman, sued BNSF on a wrongful termination theory claiming that he was fired for conducting a brake test over the objections of his supervisors. He conducted a braking check on a 42 train cars, many of which were "placarded hazardous tank cars." <br> <... More...
$0 (05-28-2016 - WA)United States of America v. Junne Kyoo Koh
Seattle, WA - Korean Man Who Used Identity of Brother he Murdered to Commit Gun and Immigration Crimes Sentenced to Prison<br> <br> Defendant was Deported following Prison Term for Murder, Returned Using Victim’s Identity<br> <br> A former Bellevue resident who was deported from the United States following a conviction for a 1984 murder, was sentenced to five years in prison for violating immigr... More...
$0 (03-17-2016 - WA)State of Washington v. Michele Anderson
Seattle, WA - The State of Washington charged Michele Anderson with six counts of first-degree murder for killing her parents, her brother, his wife and two of their children on Christmas Eve in 2007.<br> <br> The defense asserted that the killings were not premeditated and that the defendant was guilty on not more than second-degree murder.<br> <br> Docket Entries:<br> <br> <br> Court: King Co Su... More...
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