• United States v. Sheets, 15-10555 (5th Cir. 02/10/2016)

    Publication Date: 2016-02-24
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-10
    Court: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
    Judge: CARL E. STEWART, CHIEF JUDGE.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 15-10555

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and REAVLEY, and DAVIS, Circuit Jud

  • Muttalib v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-22
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David Walker Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Macon, for appellant.
    for defendant: Denise Fachini, District Attorney, and Lauren Warbington District Attorney's Office, Cordele, for appellee.

    Case Number: A15A2358

    Because the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant sed the methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for

  • Smith v. State

    Publication Date: 2016-02-19
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Andrews, Gary Blaylock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Anthony Smith, Unadilla, proceeded pro se. Paul L. Howard Jr., District Attorney, and David Getachew-Smith District Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A15A2110

    The Court vacated the defendant's convictions for robbery in violation of O.C.G.A. 16-8-40 a 1 by using force to take the victim's vehicle from the person and immediate presence of the victim and t

  • People v. O'Malley

    Publication Date: 2016-02-18
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-18
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler and Ronald A. Matthias, Assistant Attorneys General, Glenn R. Pruden and Nanette Winaker, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Cliff Gardner, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Lazuli Whitt for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No: S024046

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1754 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES FRANCIS O'MA

  • February 17, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

    Court: You Can't Be Fired for Criticizing Your Boss' Salary

    Complaining about your boss’ salary at the office probably isn’t a smart career move. But it could be the sort of “concerted activity” protected by the National Labor

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  • Sarver v. Chartier

    Publication Date: 2016-02-17
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    Date Filed: 2016-02-17
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Jacqueline H. Nguyen, District Judge, Presiding Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Richard A. Paez, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael R. Dezsi, Law Office of Michael R. Dezsi, PLLC, Detroit, Michigan, argued the cause and filed the briefs for the Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Jon-Jamison Hill, Eisner, Kahan & Gorry, Beverly Hills, California; David Halberstadter, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Los Angeles, California; and Jeremiah T. Reynolds, Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert LLP, Santa Monica, California, each argued the cause and filed the brief for the Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: No. 11-56986 No. 12-55429

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1692 SGT. JEFFREY S. SARVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NICOLAS CHART

  • February 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

    When Litigation Presents Issue of Key Importance, Try Certification

    Any in-house counsel knows there are critical points in ongoing litigation when key legal issues come to the fore that can determine the course of the case. A favorable decision on a key iss

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  • Deck v. Jenkins

    Publication Date: 2016-02-09
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    Date Filed: 2014-09-29
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding Before: Sidney R. Thomas, Milan D. Smith, Jr., and Morgan Christen, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Charles M. Sevilla (argued), Law Office of Charles Sevilla, San Diego, California, for Petitioner-Appellant.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris, Julie L. Garland, Kevin Vienna (argued), and David Delgado-Rucci, Office of the Attorney General of California, San Diego, California, for Respondent-Appellee.

    Case Number: No. 13-55130

    Cite as 16 C.D.O.S. 1470 STEPHEN ROBERT DECK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. MACK JENKINS, C

  • Victory v. Pataki, 13‐3592

    Publication Date: 2016-02-03
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Parker, C.JJ.1
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant Albert Lopez Victory: Myron Beldock, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For New York State Defendants‐Appellees: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York; Nancy A. Speigel, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, on the brief, Andrew B. Ayers, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Albany, NY. For Syracuse Defendants‐Appellees: Shannon T. O'Connor, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Robert P. Stamey, Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 13‐3592

    Cite as: Victory v. , 13‐3592, NYLJ 1202748565253, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 1, 2016)CASE NAMEAlbert Lopez Victory, Plaintiff‐Appellant v. George

  • The Best Jewelry Mfg. Co. Inc. v. Reed Elsevier Inc.

    Publication Date: 2016-02-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Branch, Elizabeth
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Steven Newton, Atlanta, Shuli Green, Decatur, James Hurt Hurt Stolz PC, and Irwin Stolz Hurt, Stolz Cromwell LLC, Athens, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Kaye Burwell, Kristen Williams, Lanna Hill Fulton County Attorney's Office, Cynthia Burnside, and Vernon Strickland Holland Knight LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.

    Case Number: A15A0970

    The plaintiff failed to state a claim for any of its causes of action in its lawsuit challenging Fulton County State Court's adoption of an electronic filing s