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MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER SPATT, District Judge. On December 7, 2011, the Plaintiffs Betsy Benedith, Sherwyn Besson, and Kenneth Smith (collectively the “Plaintiffs”), current and former employees of the Málveme Union Free School District (the “District”), commenced this action against the District, James Brown (“Brown”), James Hunderfund (“Hunderfund”), Rosalinda Ricca (“Ricca”), and Vincent Roman

ACCEPTED 03-15-00528-CV 7458584 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court. Wildcatting is speculative business, especially in a foreign country, but it is business nonetheless. Data is gathered', risks are assessed, deals are reached, and money is made and lost,' all in something of a competitive market.- An investment is sometimes a roll of the dice ’ but other times a cold calculation. The law does not compensate gambling losse

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 14, 2020 Decided March 19, 2021 No. 19-7132 CHRISTIANA TAH AND RANDOLPH MCCLAIN, APPELLANTS v. GLOBAL WITNESS PUBLISHING, INC. AND GLOBAL WITNESS, APPELLEES Consolidated with 19-7133 Appeals from the United States District Court for the

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued September 14, 2020 Decided March 19, 2021 No. 19-7132 CHRISTIANA TAH AND RANDOLPH MCCLAIN, APPELLANTS v. GLOBAL WITNESS PUBLISHING, INC. AND GLOBAL WITNESS, APPELLEES Consolidated with 19-7133 Appeals from the United States District Court for the

OPINION AND ORDER CLARENCE COOPER, SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE This matter is before the Court on remand from the Supreme Court of the United States and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals for development of the record related to the state habeas corpus court’s process of addressing and resolving *1344Petitioner Lawrence Joseph Jeffer

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT LEZMOND C. MITCHELL, No. 11-99003 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 3:09-cv-08089-MHM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent-Appellee. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Ari

Opinion CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. A Los Angeles County jury found defendant George Brett Williams guilty of two first degree murders and found true the special circumstance allegations of multiple murder and that the murders were committed while defendant was engaged in the commission or attempted commission of a robbery. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189, 190.2, subd. (a)(3), (17).)1 The jury fu

OPINION & ORDER SARA LIOI, District Judge. Before the Court are a series of motions in limine filed by the government and the defendants, James C. Dimora and Michael D. Gabor. (Doc. Nos. 532-537 and 561.) The Court conducted a motion hearing on December 16, 2011. I. Background The facts of this particular action have been set forth previously in numerous opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT MCKEE, Circuit Judge. William J. Brennan, a firefighter employed by the Township of Teaneck, New Jersey Fire Department, filed this § 1983 action alleging that the Township of Tean-eck, the Township Manager, and various supervisory members' of the Teaneck Fire Department engaged in a campaign of harassment and retaliation against him in violation of his First Amendment right of expres

155 T.C. No. 10 UNITED STATES TAX COURT THE COCA-COLA COMPANY & SUBSIDIARIES, Petitioner v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent Docket No. 31183-15. Filed November 18, 2020. P, a U.S. corporation, was the legal owner of the intellectual property (IP) necessary to manufacture, distribute, and sell some of the best-known beverage brands in the world. This IP included trade- marks, product names, lo

ACCEPTED 15-24-00120-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 1/14/2025 6:14 PM No. 15-24-00120-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

JUDGMENT, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON SENTENCING Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge JACK B. WEINSTEIN, Senior United States District Judge: I. Introduction.. .23 II. Factual Background.. .24 A. Abuse and Neglect by Biological Parents.. .24 B. Abuse and Trauma in First Foster Family.. .24 C. Abuse and T

ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RELIEF UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255 JOSEPH F. ANDERSON, JR., District Judge. INTRODUCTION A South Carolina federal jury sentenced Brandon Basham to death for the 2002 carjacking and kidnapping resulting in the death of Alice Donovan. After an unsuccessful appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States v. Basham, 561 F.3d

ACCEPTED 03-14-00148-CV 6584617 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

386 F.Supp.2d 767 (2005) Arnold PRIETO, TDCJ No. 999149, Petitioner, v. Douglas DRETKE, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent. No. SA-01-CA-1145-OG. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division. July 7, 2005. *768 *769

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND VERDICT OF THE COURT Janis Graham Jack, Senior United States District Judge Named Plaintiffs brought this class action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials of the State of Texas. Plaintiffs claim that Texas violates their Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process rights, including “the right to be reasonably safe from harm while in government custody and the right to receive

ACCEPTED 15-25-00016-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/11/2025 3:55 PM No. 15-25-00016-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE

OPINION 1 HEWITT, Chief Judge. This case arises from a cancelled construction project on leased property where the United States (defendant or the government), acting through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), had sought to create a recreational vehicle (RV) park as emergency housing for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. See Grand A

ACCEPTED 15-25-00016-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 2/11/2025 3:36 PM No. 15-25-00016-CV CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE