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  • U.S. v. Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2018-05-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner Rodriguez: Tina Schneider, Portland, Maine.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 15-3699

    Claim Limitations Statute Defense Was Timely Raised via Codefendant's Motion Is Rejected

  • In re S.K.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Justice Fields
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: E068464

    County exercised due diligence in searching for relatives despite mothers failure to cooperate

  • In the Interest of K. M., a child.

    Publication Date: 2018-04-09
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Branch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lee Ashmore (The Law Office of Lee S. Ashmore), Brunswick, for appellant.
    for defendant: William Ashe (Attorney at Law), Woodbine, for appellee. Miles Hendrix (Attorney at Law), Kingsland, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1747

    Juvenile Court Should Have Applied Clear and Convincing Standard in Determining Whether to Terminate Guardianship of Minor With Non-Parents

  • In The Interest Of K. G., A Child.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rosalind Watkins (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Talia Nurse, Christy Draper (Attorney at Law), Douglasville; Timothy MacMillan (Attorney at Law), Carrollton, for appellee. Deidre Ricks (The Ricks Law Firm LLC), Douglasville; Thinel Bishop (The Bishop Law Group), Villa Rica, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1519

    There was clear and convincing evidence supporting the juvenile court's finding that the appointment of a permanent guardian was in the child's best interests.

  • In re Christian K.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Presiding Justice Humes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A151695

    Adequate post-permanency services not prerequisite to order intended to expedite minors permanent placement and adoption

  • In The Interest Of K. D., et al., Children (Father).

    Publication Date: 2018-03-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Bethel
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bryan Villarreal (Attorney at Law), Cedartown, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christopher Carr (Attorney General), Atlanta; Penny Hannah (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Shalen Nelson (Senior Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta; Debbie Schindler (SAAG), Newnan, for appellee. Vickey Atkins (Attorney at Law), Rockmart; Robert Brooks (District Attorney), Cedartown, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1551

    The Court reversed the juvenile court's finding of dependency as to the father, because there was no evidence that any of the children saw or heard the violent exchange between their mother and father and thus no evidence establishing an act of abuse on the part of the father sufficient to warrant a finding of dependency.

  • In re K.R.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-23
    Practice Area: Family Law | Native American Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 4th District
    Judge: Acting Presiding Justice McKinster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: E069276

    Parents failure to raise ICWA challenge in dependency court did not bar her from raising it on appeal

  • Singh v. Radioshack

    Publication Date: 2018-02-19
    Practice Area: Class Actions | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Stewart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 16-11587

    The plaintiffs represented a class of persons who participated in the RadioShack 401(k).

  • In re K.J.

    Publication Date: 2018-01-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Justice Reardon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A147478

    Campus resource officer and backup police officer both acted as school officials in detaining and searching student

  • In The Interest of K. G., a child.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Deidre Ricks (The Ricks Law Firm, LLC), Douglasville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Christy Draper (Attorney at Law), Douglasville, for appellee. Thinel Bishop (The Bishop Law Group), Villa Rica; Rosalind Watkins (Attorney at Law), Atlanta, for other party.
    Case Number: A17A1309

    The Court affirmed the grant of permanent guardianship of the child to the child's aunt, because there was clear and convincing evidence authorizing the juvenile court to find that reunification was not in the best interests of the child based on the likelihood that it would only prolong her dependency.