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FTCA Violation – Prison-mailbox Rule
Prisoners face unique challenges when submitting legal filings.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A federal jury convicted Kevin Ingram of three counts of Hobbs Act robbery (Counts 1–3), one count of attempted Hobbs Act robbery (Count 4), and four counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of those crimes of violence (Counts 5–8).
Disability Benefits – RFC Assessment
Judy Prater applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits based on a variety of mental and physical impairments.
Damages
Barbara Kaiser had surgery to implant the Prolift Anterior Pelvic Floor Repair System, a transvaginal mesh medical device that supports the pelvic muscles.
Failure to State Claim
Federal law imposes a duty on unions to fairly represent all employees in their bargaining units.
Sentencing – Supervised Release
William Dodds appeals several conditions of supervised release imposed as part of his sentence for passport fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1542.
Plea Withdrawal
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rehaif v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 2191 (2019), upset what was once a seemingly settled question of federal law.
Qualified Immunity
Terrell Day died tragically while in police custody on September 26, 2015.
Habeas Corpus – Extradition
Nicolas Subdiaz‐Osorio stabbed his brother to death during a drunken fight.
Sentencing Guidelines – Resentencing
Defendant Carlos Vasquez-Abarca appeals his sentence for reentering the United States illegally after a prior deportation following a felony conviction, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Statute of Limitations – Habeas Corpus
Johnnie Lee Savory spent thirty years in prison for a 1977 double murder that he insists he did not commit.
Sentencing Guidelines
Since 2015, defendant-appellant Alex Guerrero has sought a reduction of his prison sentence under Amendment 782 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which reduced guideline ranges for drug quantities.
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