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Time-barred
In 1995, George R. Sotelo was convicted of three counts of mailing extortionate communications, 18 U.S.C. § 876(b), and three counts of mailing threatening communications, 18 U.S.C. § 876(c) 1 .
Bankruptcy – Fraud
In 2013 Monik Chlad and her husband, Eric Vehovc, filed a joint petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code seeking to discharge about $5 million of debt.
In Forma Pauperis – Revocation
Marcus Durham is seeking to appeal from the district court’s order revoking his supervised release and imposing a sentence of an additional 30 months in prison.
Due Process Violation
In 1963 the Supreme Court announced that the prosecution team has a duty under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to turn over material, exculpatory evidence to criminal defendants.
Defamation Claim
The Board of Forensic Document Examiners brought a defamation action alleging reputational harm from an article published in an American Bar Association law journal.
Tribal Sovereignty
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701–21, establishes a framework under which tribes may conduct gambling on land held in trust for their use.
Withdrawal of Motion – Court Error – Dismissal
Pearl Carter moved to voluntarily dismiss the complaint that she had filed against Michael Morelli, Jeffrey Henderson, and the City of Alton.
Insurance Claim – Coverage
Linno Llenos died engaging in an act known as autoerotic asphyxiation.
FDCPA Violation – Bona Fide Error
Mehdi Abdollahzadeh opened a credit-card account with MBNA America Bank in 1998 and used it to make various personal, family, and household purchases.
Habeas Corpus – Extradition
Mexico asked the United States to extradite appellant Rodolfo Deiby Burgos Noeller for the 2015 murder of Rosa Lorena Jacobo Carrillo in Mexico City.
5th Amendment – Sex Offenders – Class Action
When the state wants to encourage suspects, defendants, or incarcerated offenders to admit guilt, it has many tools at its disposal.
Sufficiency of Evidence
A jury convicted Maria Moreno of one count of conspiring with others with the intent to distribute narcotics and two counts of knowingly using a telephone in furtherance of the conspiracy.
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