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Opinion issued October 27, 2011. In The Court of Appeals For The

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Elaine Brown seeks permission to file a successive motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate her conviction and sentence for possessing a destructive device "during and in relation to" and "in furtherance of" a "crime of violence," in vio

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI NO. 2022-CA-00869-COA ELAINE L. BROWN APPELLANT v. THEA WILLIAMS BLACK APPELLEE DATE OF JUDGMENT: 08/22/2022 TRIAL JUDGE: HON. DEBORAH J. GAMBRELL COURT FROM WHICH APPEALED: FORREST COUNTY CHANCERY COURT ATTORNEY FO

378 F.3d 745 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Karen Elaine CASH, also known as Karen Elaine Beisser, Appellant. No. 03-1629. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 22, 2003. Filed: August 4, 2004. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 13, 2004.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH. GRIFFITH, Circuit Judge. Under the Davis-Baeon Act, 40 U.S.C. § 3141, et seq., bidders on certain construction projects funded by the federal government must pay workers specified wage rates based upon the type of work performed. See 40 U.S.C. § 3142. The Departme

OPINION Opinion by Justice BROWN. At issue in this premises liability case is whether Exxon Mobil Corporation owed Chan Park the duty to protect him from the criminal acts of third parties. After Park was shot at an Exxon Mobil station, he sued Exxon Mobil for negligence. The trial court granted Exxon Mobil’s motion for summary judgm

777 F.Supp.2d 1128 (2011) Christopher BROWN, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. John P. CALAMOS, Sr. Trusted of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Weston W. Marsh, Trustee of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, Joe F. Hanauer, former Trustee of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund, John E. Neal, Trustee of the Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Inco

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER JAMES O. BROWNING, District Judge. THIS MATTER comes before the Court on: (i) the Defendants’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, filed December 16, 2013 (Doc. 43)(“MSJ”); and (ii) the Defendants’ Objections to Plaintiffs Proposed Jury Instructions, filed February 14, 2014 (Doc. 68)(“Objections”). The Court held a hearing on February 13, 2014. The primary issues

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS. *1222 ROGERS, Circuit Judge. The principal issue in this appeal is the scope of the voluntary limited-purpose public figure doctrine. Carey Dunai Lohrenz became one of the first two women combat pilots in the United States N

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT DAVID SCOTT HASTINGS, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v.

OPINION OF THE COURT Dillon, J.E Sparse case law exists interpreting the recent enactment of Public Health Law § 4201 which, inter alia, prioritizes the persons authorized to control a decedent’s remains, and immunizes entities such as funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories from civil liability for their good faith disposal of human remains upon the direction of a person enumerated in and prioritized by

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-96,385-01 EX PARTE DENISE ELAINE MILLS, Applicant ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS CAUSE NO. 1420310-A IN THE 177TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HARRIS COUNTY FINLEY, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which SCHENCK, P.J., and PARKER, J., joined. DISSENTING OPINION In this instant writ of ha

PER CURIAM: This case deals with the question of whether a county can be held liable, under Section 1983, when some — but less than a majority — of the county’s commissioners vote to eliminate a public employee’s job for an unconstitutional reason. We conclude that it cannot. BACKGROUND This suit arises out of the elimination

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2023-3080 LT Case No. 2022-DR-000299 _____________________________ ELAINE FAVELA, Appellant, v. NEIL RAMTAHAL, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County. Ann Melinda Craggs, Judge. Elaine Favela, Ocala, pro se. No Appearance

SUMMARY ORDER This cause came on to be heard on the record from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and was argued by plaintiff pro se and by counsel for defendant. ON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is now hereby ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the judgment of said District Court be and it hereby is affirmed substantially for the reasons stated in Judge Trager’s Me

754 F.Supp.2d 311 (2010) 2010 DNH 065 UNITED STATES of America, Government v. Edward L. BROWN and Elaine A. Brown, Defendants In re Claim of Bernhard Bastian, Jr. Criminal No. 06-cr-071-1-2-SM. United States District Court, D. New Hampshire. April 9, 2010. *312 Jean B. Weld, William E. Morse, U.S. Atto

583 F.3d 916 (2009) Janyce Elaine BROWN, Deceased; Asa Robert Graydon Brown, a minor child; Helen Elizabeth Brown, a minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. No. 08-2506. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: July 30, 2009. Decided and Filed: October 15, 2009.<

PER CURIAM. The sole issue on this appeal is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution bars the retrial of a criminal defendant following a trial which resulted in a hung jury. We affirm the decision of District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor that a retrial is not barred under these circumstances. The appellant, a bank employee,

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2024-1081 _____________________________ STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. KRISTINA ELAINE BEAMAN, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Okaloosa County. John Jay Gontarek, Judge. June 18, 2025 WINOKUR, J. In 2021, Kr

451 F.3d 411 Janyce Elaine BROWN, Deceased; Asa Robert Graydon Brown, a minor child; Helen Elizabeth Brown, a minor child, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-1673. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: April 27, 2006. Decided and Filed: June 23,