Due Process Violation
Raymond Cesar Ortiz appeals the judgment convicting him after a jury trial of two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child and one count of child enticement.
Guardianship – Power of Attorney
E.C. jointly appeals with her son, G.C., (collectively, “the appellants”) the trial court’s order appointing a corporate guardian and suspending E.C.’s powers of attorney naming G.C. as her agent.
OWI – Motion to Suppress
Michael Shepard appeals a judgment, entered upon his guilty pleas, convicting him of operating while intoxicated (“OWI”) as a seventh offense and attempted escape.
Sentencing – Machner Hearing
In these consolidated appeals, Jesse Stevenson challenges his sentence stemming from two Brown County crime sprees, which primarily involved thefts.
Tax Levy
Micrins Surgical, Inc., went out of business on March 13, 2009, without paying all of its taxes.
Revocation
Shortly after Jamie Golden was released from prison, the government petitioned for revocation of his supervised release.
Dealer Agreement Termination
In this diversity suit, governed by Texas law, the plaintiff, Texas UJoints (to simplify, we’ll call it just UJoints), argues that it was a dealer in products of Dana Holding Corporation (a supplier of drive shafts, which typically are devices for transmitting power from an engine to the wheels of a vehicle, and other industrial equipment), in particular Dana’s GWB and Spicer products, and tha[...]
Petition for Review – Standing
DND International is a trucking company whose operations were frozen in April 2014 when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared DND an imminent hazard and gave it only a few hours to pull its trucks off the road.
Wiretapping
Barry Epstein sued his estranged wife, Paula, alleging that she violated the federal Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act by intercepting his emails.
Sentencing – Enhancement
Appellant Anthony Brown pled guilty to conspiring to distribute drugs. He appeals his sentence, challenging the application of a two‐level Sentencing Guideline enhancement for obstruction of justice.
Bankruptcy – Breach of Contract
The plaintiff, Aventine, is a distributor of ethanol, a common additive to gasoline. The two defendants, affiliated companies that for the sake of simplicity we’ll pretend are one and call Glacial, manufacture and sell ethanol.
False Arrest – Equal Protection
Plaintiff James Brunson owns a package liquor store in Bridgeport, Illinois. He asserts that city officials violated his constitutional rights by refusing to renew his liquor license and orchestrating a campaign of harassment and outright violence.
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