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.
Arbitration Order – Ambiguity
The Federal Arbitration Act requires courts to enforce covered arbitration agreements according to their terms. See 9 U. S. C. §2. In Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 559 U. S. 662 (2010), we held that a court may not compel arbitration on a classwide basis when an agreement is “silent” on the availability of such arbitration.
Notice of Claim Violation
The petitioner, Maple Grove Country Club, Inc., seeks review of an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's order that dismissed the Country Club's inverse condemnation claim against Maple Grove Estates Sanitary District.
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