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HULL, Circuit Judge: Joel Dale Wright, a Florida inmate, filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, raising multiple challenges to his capital conviction and death sentence. The district court denied Wright’s petition, but granted a certificate of ap-pealability (“COA”) as to two guilt phase claims, alleging Brady

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-0556 _____________________________ ANTHONY JEROME CROMARTIE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ___________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Edward P. Nickinson, III, Judge. March 29, 2018 PER CURIAM. Appell

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge. I respectfully dissent. I believe that this case should be reversed and remanded to the district court for a trial on the merits. Both Judge Kiser, in his district court opinion, and the majority, in the ruling today, have referred to the “inequity” and “harshness” of the rule they believe controls this case. I do not believe that such an unacceptable result must be reached.

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge: This expedited appeal involves a dispute between Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. (Merrill Lynch) and one of its former account executives, Kenneth D. Bradley. Merrill Lynch brought this action against Bradley seeking damages as well as injunctive relief to prevent him from using Merrill Lynch’s

426 B.R. 782 (2010) In re Dale R. LARSON and Christina S. Larson, Debtors. Dale R. Larson, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, on behalf of the Department of Education, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 08-B-09196. Adversary No. 08-A-00567. United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. March 26, 2010. *786 Roy

426 F.Supp.2d 68 (2005) Maureen P. KRAUSE, Plaintiff, v. BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, INC., Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc., Joel A. Giambra, County Executive of the County of Erie, State of New York, Carl J. Calabrese, Deputy County Executive of the County of Erie, State of New York, James Finamore, Executive Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc., Eugene F.

425 F.Supp.2d 352 (2006) Maureen P. KRAUSE, Plaintiff, v. BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, INC., Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc., Joel A. Giambra, County Executive of the County of Erie, State of New York, Carl J. Calabrese, Deputy County Executive of the County of Erie, State of New York, James Finamore, Executive Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc.,

ORDER Douglas L. Rayes, United States District Judge OptoLum and Cree manufacture and sell LED lights. At issue in this case is technology used inside LED lightbulbs allowing them to have the look and feel of traditional incandescent bulbs while also having energy efficiency, a long useful life, and a relatively low cost. OptoLum claims to be the inventor of this technology and alleges that Cree has mi

602 F.Supp. 497 (1984) In re GENERAL DYNAMICS ASBESTOS CASES. C.M.L. No. 1. United States District Court, D. Connecticut. September 13, 1984. *498 Stephen Embry, Matthew Shafner, O'Brien, Shafner, Bartinik, Stuart & Kelly, Groton, Conn., Stanley Levy and Lawrence W. Burnett, pro hac vice, Kreindler & Kreindler, New York City, for

775 So.2d 558 (2000) STATE of Louisiana v. Jason T. MATTHIS. No. 2000-KA-0219. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit. November 29, 2000. *559 Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Jeffrey W. Davidson, Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee. Martin E. Regan, Jr., Regan & Assoc

DECISION and ORDER FOSCHIO, United States Magistrate Judge. REPORT and RECOMMENDATION JURISDICTION This action was referred to the undersigned by Honorable Richard J. Arcara on February 3, 2004, for all pretrial matters including preparation of a report and recommendation on dispositive motions. The matter is presently before the court on a motion (Doc. No. 13) filed by Defenda

673 F.Supp. 1150 (1986) John F. FUEHRER, et al., John Cwickla, et al., Mary Carusone, Administratrix of the Estate of Frank Carusone, and Individually as the Widow of Frank Carusone, Peter Vollero, et al., John L. Fiorello, et al., Richard Burness, et al., Salvatore Sessa, Tommaso Melaragno, Charles Lathrop, et al., Walter Beck, et al., James Cicarelli, et al., Nicholas P. Wasuck, et al., Edward J. Ryba, et al., Stanley J. Karkut, Francis Sommo, et al.,

ORDER ARCARA, Chief Judge. This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), on February 3, 2004. On August 12, 2004, defendants Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium, Inc., Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc., James Finamore, Eugene F. Bagen, James F. Bratek, and Ronald J. Baia (“Workforce Defendants”) filed a motion to

785 F.2d 1200 Prod.Liab.Rep.(CCH)P 10,932James Troy JOYCE, Appellant,andWilliam S. Legus, Sr., James S. Moore, William S. Legus,Sr., Executor of the will of Bessie C. Legus, Plaintiffs,v.A.C. AND S., INC., a/k/a Acands, Inc.; Eagle-PicherIndustries, Inc.; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.;Pittsburgh Corning Corp.; Celotex Corp.; Armstrong CorkCo.; E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc.; Gale Corp.; LakeAsb

OPINION DALLY, Judge. This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The punishment is imprisonment for life. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence a tape recording of a telephone conversation between appellant and a police dispatcher, the handle of a fishing rod seized during a warrantless search of his apartment, a statement which was the fruit of th

MORENO, J., Concurring and Dissenting. “[T]he ‘absolute equality of all’ persons before the law [is] ‘the very foundation principle of our government.’ ” (Varnum v. Brien (Iowa 2009) 763 N.W.2d 862, 877.) In In re Marriage Cases (2008) 43 Cal.4th 757, 855-856 [76 Cal.Rptr.3d 683, 183 P.3d 384] (Mar

RULING ON DEFENDANT STANDARD ASBESTOS MANUFACTURING AND INSULATING COMPANY’S MOTION TO DISMISS BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge. Standard Asbestos Manufacturing and Insulating Company (Standard), which has been named as a defendant in all of the cases designated as C.M.L. Groups No. 3 and No. 9, has moved the court pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2) to dismiss those actions against it for lack of personal

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND MOTIONS TO TRANSFER Re: Docket Nos. 281, 283, 285, 286 JOSEPH C. SPERO, United States Chief Magistrate Judge I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs in this putative class action are former Minor League baseball players who assert claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and California, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina and New Yo

Matter of Attorneys In Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. (2019 NY Slip Op 03883) Matter of Attorneys In Violation of Judiciary Law § 468-a. 2019 NY Slip Op 03883 Decided on May 16, 2019 Appellate Division, Third Department

742 F.Supp. 196 (1990) UNITED STATES of America v. H. William JOHNS. Crim. No. 87-00376. United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. June 18, 1990. *197 *198 *199 *200 William Carr, Asst. U.S. Atty., Philadelphia, P