Wyoming Equal Protection Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Eric Bedient </h2> </center>
Jackson, Wyoming, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with walking off the designated boardwalk in a thermal area in Yellowstone National Park. Eric Bedient, 50, of Frisco, Texas walked directly on several fragile and dangerous hydrothermal features in the Mammoth Hot Springs area. Those features included Canary Spring, Mound Terrace, Palette Hot Spring, and Jupiter Terr... More...
$ (04-17-2026 - WY)Jeffry V. Sheesley, et al. v. Aristatek, Inc., et al.
Laramie, Wyoming business litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract thispute.<br> <br> In 1999, David Sheesley, Samuel Bruce King, Thayne Routh, and John Nordin (collectively the "Founders) formed AristaTek, Inc., a Wyoming for-profit corporation. The Founders were all equal shareholders in AristaTek and constituted the Board of Directors.Toform Aris... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - WY)<g2> American Wild Hose Campaign, et al. v. Jon Raby, Acting Bureau of Land Management Director, et al.
Cheyenne, Wyoming civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiffs seeking protection for wild horses.<br> <br> The Bureau of Land Management manages several herds of wild horses in<br> southern Wyoming. Under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16<br> U.S.C. §§ 1331–40, wild horses and burros—"living symbols of the historic and<br> pioneer spirit of the West�... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WY)United States of America v. John Eldon Rimmasch and Wasatch Railroad Contractors
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with five counts of wire fraud and one count of knowing endangerment for knowingly exposing employees to asbestos and placing them in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury. <br> <br> Headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Wasatch also operated a facility in Shoshoni, Wyoming. The company performed repair and restorati... More...
$0 (07-11-2022 - WY)United States of America v. ESI Energy, LLC
Cheyenne, Wyoming criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with violating 16 U.S.C. §§703, 707(a), bu Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawfully.<br> <br> ESI Energy, LLC was accused of causing the deaths of 150 eagles at its wind farms in eight states.<br> <br> §703. Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds unlawful<br> <br> Unless and except as permit... More...
$0 (04-06-2022 - WY)United States of America v. Samantha R. Dehring
Mammoth Hot Springs, WY: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with willfully remaining, approaching, and photographing wildlife within 100 yards.<br> <br> Samantha R. Dehring, age 25, appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming on October 6, 2021, for her change of plea and sentencing hearing. She was sentenced to four days in custody, one... More...
$0 (10-07-2021 - WY)United States of America v. Theodore Eugene Garland
Jackson, Wyoming criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with illegal activities and violations of national park regulations offering to provide guided tours of Yellowstone.<br> <br> Theodore Eugene Garland, age 60 of Edmond, Oklahoma was sentenced on seven counts of illegal activities and violations in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Garland appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Ma... More...
$0 (07-20-2021 - WY)Steven Jacob Mitchell V. The State of Wyoming
<center><br> <img width="300" src=" https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Wyoming_Supreme_Court_Building%2C_Cheyenne%2C_Southwest_view_20110823_1.jpg "><br> <h2> Wyoming Supreme Court </h2><br> </center><br> <br> Mr. Mitchell’s criminal proceeding arose from his actions during a lengthy custody battle over his daughter, EP. The custody proceedings involved several jurisdictions... More...
$0 (10-02-2018 - WY)Diane Smith v. Cheyenne Retirement Investors,L.P., d/b/a Point Frontier Retirement Community
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wyd.uscourts.gov/images/cheyennecourthouse.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Plaintiff Diane Smith, a former employee of the Pointe Frontier assisted living<br> facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming, brings this suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights<br> Act of 1964 alleging that she was unlawfully terminated by Pointe Frontier in 2014 in<br> 2<br> retaliation fo... More...
$0 (10-01-2018 - WY)State of North Dakota v. Mitchell Steven Biwer <table> <td>
On April 17, 2017 Bismarck Police Detective Jerry Stein received a call from a shipping store employee about a suspicious package Biwer dropped off to be shipped to Denver, Colorado. The employee told Stein "[Biwer] was explaining too much and talking too much about why the package was being sent out. And then when questioned what was in the package, he said it was an owner's manual, and the cost ... More...
$0 (07-27-2018 - WY)Katherine K. Morgan v. Baker Hughes Incorporated
Katherine Morgan, as wrongful death representative of her deceased husband<br> David Morgan, appeals the district court’s grant of judgment as matter of law<br> (“JMOL”) in favor of Baker Hughes Incorporated, issued after trial but before the<br> case was submitted to the jury. Because material disputes in the evidence remain for<br> resolution by the jury, we conclude that JMOL was inapprop... More...
$0 (04-09-2018 - WY)James Bryant Harris, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming
[¶1] James Bryant Harris, Jr., argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to<br> suppress evidence obtained as a result of a detention and subsequent search of his<br> vehicle. We affirm.<br> ISSUE<br> [¶2] Mr. Harris submits his single issue on appeal:<br> Did the trial court err in denying Appellant’s Motion to Suppress<br> Evidence obtained as a result of his illegal detention ... More...
$0 (02-13-2018 - WY)Terry Laverne Schmuck v. The State of Wyoming <table> <td>
Mr. Schmuck struck his wife, Cindy Schmuck, in the head with a hatchet. The blow fractured her skull and caused an underlying hemorrhage into the brain. The State charged Mr. Schmuck with one count of attempted murder in the first degree. The trial court also instructed the jury on the lesser included offenses of attempted murder in the second degree and attempted voluntary manslaughter. <br> ... More...
$0 (12-04-2017 - WY)United States of America v. James Keith Beirle
In February 2014, James Keith Beierle was convicted of being a felon in<br> possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At his first sentencing<br> hearing, the district court reviewed Beierle’s criminal history from the 1980s, which<br> included state felony convictions for burglary, robbery, and possession of a weapon<br> by a prisoner. The court determined that these thre... More...
$0 (11-30-2017 - WY)JUSTIN TANNER KING V. THE STATE OF WYOMING
On March 14, 2015, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office received a report from Patricia Barrett that her ex-boyfriend, Mr. King, had assaulted her earlier that evening. Ms. Barrett reported that Mr. King became angry when he learned Ms. Barrett had been in a new relationship after she and Mr. King had separated. Ms. Barrett stated that Mr. King held a knife to her throat, struck her in the face... More...
$0 (10-28-2017 - WY)KENNETH L. FOSEN, JR. v. THE STATE OF WYOMING <table> <td>
On May 3, 2015, Police Officer Roesner went to Pioneer Manor, a nursing home in Gillette, Wyoming, in response to a report that Gina Jones, a Pioneer Manor resident, had tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Ms. Jones admitted to having eaten a marijuana cookie the day before, and informed Officer Roesner that her friend “Ken” delivered the cookie to her. She described... More...
$0 (07-08-2017 - WY)The People of the State of Colorado v. Darren Roman <table> <td>
Darren Roman was charged with attempted first degree murder and first degree <br> assault, as the result of an incident in which the mother of his child suffered a knife <br> wound to her neck and substantial cuts to her hands. He was convicted of first degree <br> assault and sentenced to imprisonment for fifteen years. <br> ¶4 The uncontested evidence at trial indicated that on June 7, 2009, t... More...
$0 (06-20-2017 - WY)ADAM JAMES BROUSSARD v. THE STATE OF WYOMING <table> <td>
On May 23, 2015, Mr. Broussard and Keevin Ware went to Kayla Walker’s apartment. According to Ms. Walker, Mr. Broussard was upset with her because she did not give him a ride the previous evening. Angered by their discussion, Mr.Broussard pulled out a gun, put it to Ms. Walker’s head, and demanded that she give him money. Ms. Walker told him that her money was in her car. Mr. Broussard prec... More...
$0 (06-20-2017 - WY)Anthony Haire v. The State of Wyoming <table> <td>
Appellant lived with his wife and three small children in a mobile home in Worland, Wyoming. Their home was situated on a piece of property owned by Jamye SoRelle.1 Mr. SoRelle also lived in a mobile home on the property.<br> On the evening of April 13, 2015, Appellant was grilling hamburgers in front of his mobile home with his family and a friend, Judy Cable. Mr. SoRelle came to the cookout f... More...
$0 (05-15-2017 - WY)Roger Garling v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Roger Garling, Sheryl Garling, and their business, R and D Enterprises, Inc., <br> (collectively, “the Garlings”) sued the United States for damages arising from an <br> FILED United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit <br> <br> March 7, 2017 <br> <br> Elisabeth A. Shumaker Clerk of Court <br> <br> <br> - 2 - <br> <br> Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) raid and investigation of... More...
$0 (03-10-2017 - WY)<b>Bret Vance v. City of Laramie</b> <b><h3>Case No. - 2016 WY 106 </B></h3>
On December 5, 2012, Mr. Vance reported for work as a shift commander for the City’s fire department and was notified that he had been randomly selected for alcohol detection testing. Two breathalyzer tests performed minutes apart detected a low level of alcohol in his blood stream. Mr. Vance had previously been disciplined for testing positive for cocaine in 2010. Under the City’s policie... More...
$0 (11-11-2016 - WY)<b>Skuyler Salinas v. The State of Wyoming</b></h2.
Appellant and Ashley Martinez’s relationship ended a year after their daughter, L.S., was born. After some time had passed, an incident occurred in Fort Collins, Colorado. While Ms. Martinez, her date, and L.S. were stopped at a traffic light, Appellant, who apparently had been following them, came over and began punching her car and yelling at them. Ms. Martinez was eventually able to drive ... More...
$0 (10-10-2016 - WY)State of Wyoming, et al. v. United States Department of the Interior, et al.
This matter comes before the Court on the Petitions for Review of Final Agency Action filed separately in each of these consolidated actions, challenging the Bureau of Land Management's issuance of regulations applying to hydraulic fracturing on federal and Indian lands. The Court, having considered the briefs and materials submitted in support of the petitions and the oppositions thereto, includi... More...
$0 (06-23-2016 - WY)In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To HLL and KGS, Minor Children: CLB v. State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services
Mother has had six children, but currently has custody of none of them. Her first child died at fourteen months from blunt force trauma to the head. Mother was convicted of third degree felony child abuse for her role in that tragedy. Mother’s rights to her second child were either relinquished or terminated, so far as we can tell from the record. Rights to her third and fourth children wer... More...
$0 (04-13-2016 - WY)Richard J. Redding v.The State of Wyoming
On the evening of December 26, 2014, Mr. Redding was intoxicated and arguing with his wife. In an effort to calm himself and prevent the dispute with his wife from escalating, he called law enforcement. Officers Ableman and Coates of the Douglas, Wyoming Police Department responded to the call. Mr. Redding told the officers his wife had been yelling at him and causing problems, and he asked tha... More...
$0 (04-01-2016 - WY)Michael Allan Lindstrom v. The State of Wyoming
In 2013, Appellant was convicted of ten felonies for acts perpetrated against his ex-girlfriend, TR, their son, PR, and Appellant’s six-year-old second cousin, CS. Lindstrom v. State, 2015 WY 28, ¶¶ 3-13, 343 P.3d 792, 794-96 (Wyo. 2015). With respect to the acts committed against TR and PR, TR testified at trial to the following events:<br> TR testified that Mr. Lindstrom came to her home in... More...
$0 (03-09-2016 - WY)Derek Earl Hill v. The State of Wyoming
Lelon Tucker, his wife Nichelle Tucker, and their three children (ages four, two, and six months) went to the Red Lakes area near Cody to practice shooting early in the evening. The couple left the children in their Avalanche with the windows rolled down while they shot at targets that they had set against a berm. After they had been there a while, Mr. Tucker noticed a car (occupied by Mr. Hill) ... More...
$0 (03-05-2016 - WY)Dennis Anthony Poitra, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming
Mr. Poitra was convicted of felony first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary for the part he played in the murder of Sheridan resident Robert Ernst in 2009. The acts that led to that conviction, and to the convictions of his codefendants, Wyatt Bear Cloud and Dharminder Vir Sen, are described in greater detail in Poitra v. State. Poitra had just turn... More...
$0 (02-24-2016 - WY)In the Interest of Cra, a Minor Child v. The State of Wyoming
Appellant, DB, is the father of CRA, who was born in 2008. EA is CRA’s mother. In January of2010, the district court in Sweetwater County issued a judgment and order establishing CRA’s paternity and placing CRA in the primary physical custody of EA. EA and CRA lived in Sweetwater County and DB lived in Laramie County. <br> [¶5] On Sunday, May 18, 2014, Rock Springs police arrested and inca... More...
$0 (02-24-2016 - WY)Dennis Anthony Poitra, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming
Mr. Poitra was convicted of felony first-degree murder, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary for the part he played in the murder of Sheridan resident Robert Ernst in 2009. The acts that led to that conviction, and to the convictions of his codefendants, Wyatt Bear Cloud and Dharminder Vir Sen, are described in greater detail in Poitra v. State, 2012 WY 58, 275 P.3d 4... More...
$0 (02-18-2016 - WY)Heather A. Harada v. The State of Wyoming
In February 2010, while Ms. Harada was an employee of Cheyenne Transitional Center, a community correctional facility, she had a sexual relationship with an inmate at the facility. On January 7, 2011, the State filed an information charging Ms. Harada with one count of second degree sexual assault, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §6-2303(a)(vii), which prohibits a correctional employee from hav... More...
$0 (02-16-2016 - WY)Shey Elan Bruce v. The State of Wyoming
Charles Darrell Laster and Lavena Laster were originally married in 1996, divorced in 2004, remarried in 2007, and separated again, though not divorced, in 2010. In 2010, the Lasters were living in Shoshoni, Wyoming, and when they separated, Mrs. Laster moved to Mesa, Arizona. Mrs. Laster lived in Arizona until March 2013, when Mr. Laster bought her a bus ticket so she could return to Shoshoni. ... More...
$0 (02-16-2016 - WY)Charley Collins v. COP Wyoming, LLC
Charley and his son, Brett, were both employed by Appellee COP Wyoming, LLC. Appellee Roger Ross was also employed by COP Wyoming, as the job superintendent and supervisor in charge of safety at the same job site. On August 20, 2012, Mr. Ross was operating a large track hoe excavator to excavate insidea trench box at the job site. Mr. Ross instructed Brett to enter the trench box and work there w... More...
$0 (02-13-2016 - WY)Charley Collins v. COP Wyoming, LLC a Wyoming Limited Liability Company and Roger Ross
Charley and his son, Brett, were both employed by Appellee COP Wyoming, LLC. Appellee Roger Ross was also employed by COP Wyoming, as the job superintendent and supervisor in charge of safety at the same job site. On August 20, 2012, Mr. Ross was operating a large track hoe excavator to excavate insidea trench box at the job site. Mr. Ross instructed Brett to enter the trench box and work there wh... More...
$0 (02-10-2016 - WY)Sky Harbor Air Service, Inc. v. Cheyenne Regional Airport Board, a Wyoming Corporation
In 2008, Sky Harbor initiated litigation against the Airport in the United States District Court for Wyoming, based on the Paint Shop lease. Sky Harbor Air Serv., Inc. v. Reams, 491 Fed. Appx. 875, 879 (10th Cir. 2012). Sky Harbor asserted claims for extortion, fraud, conspiracy, defamation, violation of Constitutional rights, breach of contract, and multiple other causes of action. Id. at 880. Th... More...
$0 (02-09-2016 - WY)Steven W. Vaught v. The State of Wyoming
Vaught and his wife-to-be started dating in early April of 2013, began living together approximately a month later, and married on September 13, 2013. The events leading to Vaught’s prosecution and conviction took place on January 15, 2014. Prior to that morning, he had never been violent with his spouse. However, earlier that month he became severely depressed, and despite taking the medica... More...
$0 (01-20-2016 - WY)Kathy S. Crofts State of Wyoming, ex rel., Department of Game and Fish
Kathy Crofts was a long-term Game & Fish employee. At all relevant times, Ms. Crofts was a wildlife investigator based in Cody, and was entitled to the protections provided to full-time, permanent employees by the Stateof Wyoming’s Personnel Rules.<br> [¶4] Ms. Crofts was issued a one-day suspension without pay on October 13, 2011. That suspension was based upon Ms. Crofts’ insubordinate beh... More...
$0 (01-08-2016 - WY)Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Kd Company Llc, a Wyoming Close Limited Liability Company
The ranch lands at issue in these cases are located in the Powder River Basin in Sheridan County and Johnson County, Wyoming. During the 1990s, Pennaco acquired interests in oil and gas leases for the mineral estate underlying the ranch lands. Pennaco then made contracts with the surface owners, who were predecessors of KD and Hollcroft. In those contracts, the surface owners granted Pennaco th... More...
$0 (12-02-2015 - WY)North Fork Land & Cattle, Lllp v. First American Title Insurance Company
Between 1983 and 1999, Ronald and Carol Hansen purchased five separate properties and combined them to form a ranch in Fremont County, Wyoming. The Hansens held title to four of the properties as husband and wife. They obtained title insurance on the properties from First American and were named personally as insureds. Mr. Hansen held title to the other parcel as trustee of his revocable trust... More...
$0 (11-24-2015 - WY)Cloud v. State Of Wyoming
On August 26, 2009, Appellant Wyatt Bear Cloud and two co-defendants were involved in the armed burglary of a residence in Sheridan, Wyoming. During the course of the burglary, one of Bear Cloud's co-defendants shot and killed one of the home's residents. Bear Cloud was charged with, and ultimately pleaded guilty to, Murder in the First Degree (Felony-Murder), in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-... More...
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