Category: United States District Courts Opinions

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JEFFREY FLORES, a/k/a “Jeffrey Rodriguez,” a/k/a “Yamo,” a/k/a “Green Eyes,” et al., Defendant. 99 Cr. 1110 (RWS)United States District Court, S.D. New York. November 29, 2000. EDWARD C. O’CALLAGHAN, ESQ. Assistant US Attorney Of Counsel. HONORABLE MARY JO WHITE United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Attorney […]

EVERETT JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, LEBANON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, Respondent. Case No. 3:10-CV-390.United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division at Dayton. July 7, 2011 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS WALTER RICE, District Judge The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendations of United States Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz (Doc. #16), to whom this case […]

In re: WAYNE SCHICK, Petitioner No. C 03-5438 MMC (PR)United States District Court, N.D. California. January 21, 2004 ORDER OF DISMISSAL MAXINE CHESNEY, District Judge This action consists entirely of a “Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus,” by which petitioner seeks to toll the statute of limitations in […]

INTRAWEST CORPORATION and INTRAWEST U.S. HOLDINGS, INC., Plaintiffs, v. FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. No. CIV-S-03-0249 MCE/JFM.United States District Court, E.D. California. September 12, 2005 ORDER RE: SETTLEMENT AND DISPOSITION MORRISON ENGLAND, District Judge Pursuant to the representations of the attorney for plaintiffs and defendant, Federal Insurance Company, the court has determined that this case is […]

ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, Plaintiff v. MARTHA KIRKPATRICK, Defendant Civ. No. 02-149-B-WUnited States District Court, D. Maine. February 17, 2004 HAROLD J. FRIEDMAN, MARTHA C. GAYTHWAITE, FRIEDMAN, GAYTHWAITE, WOLF LEAVITT, PORTLAND, ME, for Plaintiff ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS JULIE ANNA POTTS, MAYER, BROWN, ROWE MAW, WASHINGTON, DC, for Plaintiff ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS RUSSELL R. […]

AMY ELLERT Plaintiff, v. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC. Defendant. Case No. 1:07cv026.United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division. June 27, 2008 ORDER MICHAEL BARRETT, District Judge This matter is before the Court pursuant to Defendant’s motion for summary judgment (Doc. 33). Plaintiff filed a memorandum in opposition (Doc. 45) to which Defendant replied (Doc. […]

ALLMERICA FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, Plaintiff, JOHN DALESSIO, v. JOHN DALESSIO, Defendant. No C-96-0385 VRW.United States District Court, N.D. California. March 28, 2006 ORDER VAUGHN WALKER, District Judge It has come to the court’s attention that the court’s February 20, 2006, order disposing of the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment, Doc #282, […]

JUNG BEA HAN, Plaintiff, v. NICOLE McDONALD and W. RICHARD FANCHER, Defendants. Case No. 3:09cv295/LAC/EMT.United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division. August 11, 2009 ORDER ELIZABETH TIMOTHY, Magistrate Judge This matter is before the court on Plaintiff’s “Request of Commencement of Action” (Doc. 15). Plaintiff requests that the court “commence” this action, pursuant to […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. JEFFREY THOMAS, Defendant. No. 4:03-CR-470 CEJ.United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern District. June 18, 2009 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CAROL JACKSON, District Judge This matter is before the Court upon the motion of Jeffrey Thomas for a new trial pursuant to Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. DAVID HICKS, Defendant. Criminal No. 1:05cr35.United States District Court, N.D. West Virginia. August 25, 2006 ORDER/OPINION JOHN KAULL, Magistrate Judge On the 24th day of August 2006, came the defendant, David Hicks, in person and by his counsel, L. Richard Walker, and also came the United States by its Assistant […]

CAROL JONES v. HOSPITAL OF UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CIVIL ACTION NO. 03-CV-4938United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. May 24, 2004 MEMORANDUM ORDER RICHARD B. SURRICK, District Judge Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents (Doc. No. 11). For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion will be granted […]

DARRELL W. CAVANAGH PLAINTIFF v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner Social Security Administration DEFENDANT. CIVIL NO. 09-5141.United States District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Fayetteville Division. September 23, 2010 ORDER JIMM HENDREN, District Judge Now on this 23rd day of September 2010, comes on for consideration the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (document #17) dated August 26, 2010. […]

BRITT WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. Pittsfield Township Police Officer John BELKNAP, in his individual capacity, and Washtenaw County Deputy PAULA DONNELLY, in her individual capacity, Defendants. No. 00-40183United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division July 24, 2001 OPINION AND ORDER Honorable Paul V. Gadola, U.S. District Judge. Before the Court are the motions for summary […]

BRYAN E. RANSOM, Petitioner, v. A.K. SCRIBNER, Warden, Respondent. CV F 05-1379 AWI LJO HC.United States District Court, E.D. California. March 16, 2007 ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY ANTHONY ISHII, District Judge Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On […]

MONROE B. RANDLE PLAINTIFF v. JAMES WILLIAMS, ET AL, DEFENDANTS. No. 4:09CV27-P-A.United States District Court, N.D. Mississippi, Greenville Division. June 9, 2009 ORDER W. PEPPER JR., District Judge This matter is before the court, sua sponte, for consideration of dismissal. The prisoner plaintiff has submitted a complaint which he wishes to file pursuant to 42 […]

CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. EDWARD RAPOZA, et al., Defendants. NO. C06-7427 TEH.United States District Court, N.D. California. February 26, 2008 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT RICHARD H.S. PANG, JR.’S RENEWED MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT THELTON HENDERSON, District Judge This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Richard H.S. Pang, Jr.’s renewed motion for summary […]

GARY SPANO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE BOEING COMPANY, et al., Defendants. No. 06-0743-DRH.United States District Court, S.D. Illinois. September 26, 2008 MEMORANDUM and ORDER DAVID HERNDON, District Judge I. Introduction and Background Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification (Doc. 24). Defendants oppose the motion. Based on the pleadings, applicable case […]

Randolph McCormick, et al. v. MCI WorldCom, et al. In Re Telecommunication Providers’ Fiber Optic Cable Installation Litigation. C.A. No. 6:01-415, Docket No. 1452.United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana. April 29, 2002 BEFORE WM. TERRELL HODGES, CHAIRMAN, JOHN F. KEENAN, MOREY L. SEAR, BRUCE M. SELYA,[*] JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, D. LOWELL JENSEN AND J. FREDERICK […]

MARTIN G. MCNULTY, Plaintiff, v. REDDY ICE HOLDINGS, INC., et al.,. Case No. 08-cv-13178.United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division. February 22, 2011 OPINION AND ORDER (1) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S JANUARY 19, 2011 OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S OPINION AND ORDERS ON PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS (DKT. NO. 207), (2) AFFIRMING THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S JANUARY 6, […]

ROBERT EDWARD TERRELL, JR., #249642, Petitioner, v. MARY BERGHUIS, Respondent. Case No. 4:05-cv-108.United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, Southern Division. June 29, 2009 ORDER PAUL MALONEY, District Judge Denying the Petitioner’s Application for a Certificate of Appealability This case arises out of Terrell’s 1994 armed robbery of a video-rental store in Kalamazoo, Michigan, during which […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Petitioner, v. PAUL LANOIE, JR., Respondent. Misc. No. 08-30 MV.United States District Court, D. New Mexico. March 2, 2011 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MARTHA VAZQUEZ, District Judge THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Respondent Paul Lanoie, Jr.’s Motion for Leave to File Under Seal Respondent’s Declaration re Court’s […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. STEFAN LIPPKE. Case No. 3:05-CR-256-P.United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division. January 30, 2006 ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY JORGE SOLIS, District Judge After reviewing all relevant matters of record, including the Notice Regarding Entry of a Plea of […]

EDWARD WASHINGTON v. MURMANSK SHIPPING COMPANY, “T” THE M/V MIKHAIL STREKALOVSKIY. CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-1617 SECTION.United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana. July 24, 2007 ORDER AND REASONS G. PORTEOUS JR., District Judge Before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment filed on behalf of the third-party defendant, United States Maritime Services, Inc. (“USMS”). (Rec. […]

CHRISTINA BENEFIELD and GUILLERMO MATEO, as Co-Personnel Representatives of the ESTATE OF DIANA CHRISTINE MATEO, Plaintiff, v. JENKINS L. CLARKSON, M.D., Defendant. 2:06cv2.United States District Court, W.D. North Carolina, Bryson City Division. April 24, 2006 ORDER DENNIS HOWELL, Magistrate Judge THIS MATTER is before the court in accordance with 28, United States Code, Section 636(b),[1] […]

FRANK FISHER, a single man, Plaintiff, v. J. BYRON HOLCOMB and JANE DOE HOLCOMB, a marital community, Defendants. CASE NO. C10-5510BHS.United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma. December 3, 2010 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR MONEY JUDGMENT FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS AND MOTION TO HONOR PRAECIPE BENJAMIN SETTLE, District Judge This matter comes before […]

PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SPOKANE, ET AL., Defendants. No. CV-05-075-JLQ.United States District Court, E.D. Washington. December 29, 2005 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON WIGA’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT RE: STATUTORY DEFENSES JUSTIN QUACKENBUSH, Senior District Judge BEFORE THE COURT is Third-Party Defendant Washington State Guaranty Association’s (hereinafter WIGA) […]

HOT-HED, INC., Plaintiff, v. SAFE HOUSE HABITATS, LTD., Defendant. Civil Action No. H-06-1509.United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division. October 18, 2006 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER EWING WERLEIN JR., District Judge Pending is Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand (Document No. 5). After carefully considering the motion, response, reply, and applicable law, the Court concludes that the […]

FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF THE MIDWEST, Plaintiff, v. BRION R. BAITH, et al., Defendant. Case No. 3:10 CV 2360.United States District Court, N.D. Ohio, Western Division. August 11, 2011 MEMORANDUM OPINION DAVID KATZ, District Judge This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgement (Doc. 24) filed by First Federal Bank of […]

JOSEPH A. SHERMAN, Plaintiff, v. PRESIDENT OF U.C. REGENTS DYNES, CHANCELLOR OF U.C. DAVIS VANDERHOEF, and CHIEF OF U.C.D. POLICE SPICUZZA, Defendants. No. CIV.S-06-1345 MCE DAD PS.United States District Court, E.D. California. November 6, 2006 ORDER DALE DROZD, Magistrate Judge Plaintiff, proceeding in this action pro se, initiated this action by filing his complaint on […]

DEBORAH WOODS, Plaintiff(s), v. DC-3 ENTERTAINMENT, LLP, et al., Defendant(s). No. C 05-2287 MJJ (BZ).United States District Court, N.D. California. March 17, 2006 ORDER SCHEDULING TELEPHONIC CONFERENCE RE DISCOVERY DISPUTES BERNARD ZIMMERMAN, Magistrate Judge Having read defendant’s moving papers. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff shall set forth its position on the discovery disputes […]

DWAYNE DELUNA, Petitioner, v. LARRY E. SCRIBNER, et al., Respondents. No. CIV S-08-1135 WBS KJM P.United States District Court, E.D. California. March 31, 2010 ORDER WILLIAM SHUBB, District Judge On February 4, 2010, the court granted respondents’ motion to dismiss and dismissed petitioner’s application for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner requests a certificate of appealability […]

LAURA LEE, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, ET AL., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-1155.United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. January 22, 2008 MEMORANDUM ORDER PETRESE TUCKER, District Judge AND NOW, on this ___ day of January 2008, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment Against Defendant Peter Lunn for Battery under Pennsylvania Common Law […]

LORENZO SEGURA, Plaintiff, v. T. FELKER, et al., Defendants. No. CIV S-08-2477 KJM P.United States District Court, E.D. California. November 24, 2009 ORDER SUE ROBINSON, District Judge Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to […]

JACK E. MEADOWS, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:08-cv-01129.United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, Beckley Division. September 26, 2011 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER IRENE BERGER, District Judge This is an action seeking review of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Defendant”) denying Plaintiff’s […]

AARON ISRAEL, Plaintiff, v. CRAIG HANKS, et al., Defendants. No. 1:04-CV-415-RLY-TAB.United States District Court, S.D. Indiana. January 25, 2006 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF REMAND RICHARD YOUNG, District Judge The court, having this day made its Entry, IT IS THEREFORE ADJUDGED that: 1. The plaintiff’s claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are dismissed without […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARCELO BANUELOS-GUTIERREZ. CRIMINAL NO. 1:04cr105WJG-JMR-1.United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Southern Division. October 6, 2009 ORDER WALTER GEX III, District Judge THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on the motion [100] of the Defendant, Marcelo Banuelos-Gutierrez, for reconsideration of an order entered on July 22, 2009, by the Court denying […]

PETER J. DAIS IV Plaintiff, v. LOWE’S HOME CENTERS, INC., Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO 09-0008-KD-B.United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Southern Division. June 9, 2009 ORDER KRISTI DuBOSE, Magistrate Judge This matter is before the Court on the motion to dismiss for failure to prosecute filed by Lowe’s Home Centers, Inc. (Lowe’s) (doc. 14). Upon […]

Triple Five of Minnesota Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. Melvin Simon; Herbert Simon; Randolph Foxworthy; Melvin Simon Associates, Inc. an Indiana corporation; Si-Minn Developers Limited Partnership, an Indiana Corporation; David Simon; Simon Property Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation; Simon Property Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; MS Management Associates, Inc., an Indian corporation; Mall […]

United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Direct Marketing Associates, Corp.; John M. Rainey, Jr., Defendants. CV-10-0696-PHX-LOA.United States District Court, D. Arizona. April 7, 2010 ORDER LAWRENCE ANDERSON, Magistrate Judge The Government having expressly consented in writing to magistrate-judge jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), docket # 8, and good cause appearing, IT IS ORDERED […]

JOHN DOE, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, and AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, Plaintiffs, v. ERIC HOLDER, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the United States et al., Defendants. 04 Civ. 2614 (VM).United States District Court, S.D. New York. March 18, 2010 DECISION AND ORDER VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge Plaintiffs John Doe (“Doe”), the […]

AUSTIN GOLLIHAR, Plaintiff, v. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. No. CIV S-06-0433 LKK EFB P.United States District Court, E.D. California. October 18, 2007 ORDER EDMUND BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with an action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed […]

GALT CAPITAL, LLP AND BRUCE RANDOLPH TIZES, Plaintiffs, v. EDWARD A. SEYKOTA AND PETER ROIZEN, Defendants. EDWARD A. SEYKOTA, Counterclaimant, v. GALT CAPITAL, LLP AND BRUCE RANDOLPH TIZES, Counterclaim Defendants, AND SYDNEY STERN, Additional Counterclaim Defendant. SYDNEY STERN, Counterclaimant, v. EDWARD A. SEYKOTA, Counterclaim Defendants. Civ. No. 2002-63United States District Court, D. Virgin Islands, St. […]

DALE MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 1:03-cv-0868-GET.United States District Court, N.D. Georgia, Atlanta Division. January 17, 2006 ORDER G. TIDWELL, Senior District Judge The above-styled matter is presently before the court on: 1) defendant’s objections [docket no. 62] to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation (“R R”) [docket no. 61]; 2) […]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, and JEFFREY WILLIS, Plaintiff-Intervenor, v. STOUGHTON TRAILERS, LLC, Defendant. 08-cv-748-slc.United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin. June 22, 2010 OPINION AND ORDER STEPHEN CROCKER, Magistrate Judge In April 2004, plaintiff-intervenor Jeffrey Willis, who is deaf, applied for a job as an assembler at defendant Stoughton Trailers, LLC’s trailer manufacturing plant in […]

IDRIS OTE HAMPTON PLAINTIFF v. SHERIFF MALCOLM McMILLIN, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. Civil Action No. 3:09-cv-406 HTW-LRA.United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division. April 14, 2011 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION HENRY WINGATE, District Judge This matter comes on pursuant to the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson and the […]

LESTER DALE PERRY PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA RESPONDENT. 4:03CR00280, 4:07CV00054.United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Western Division. December 17, 2007 ORDER JAMES MOODY, District Judge On August 20, 2004, the petitioner entered a conditional plea of guilty to Count one of the Superseding Indictment charging him with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § […]

JON BURNIGHT, Petitioner, v. D.K. SISTO, Warden, Respondent. No. CIV S-08-1894 DAD P.United States District Court, E.D. California. September 3, 2008 ORDER DALE DROZD, Magistrate Judge Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the Board of Parole Hearings’ […]

MICHAEL E. THRASH, Plaintiff, v. DARE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY, Defendant. CASE NO. 7:10-CV-00243-FL.United States District Court, E.D. North Carolina, Southern Division. June 7, 2011 ORDER LOUISE FLANAGAN, Chief District Judge UPON CONSIDERATION of the Motion to Stay (Doc. 29), and for good cause shown, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Motion to […]

HOMESTREET BANK, a Washington chartered savings bank, Plaintiff, v. LOUIS J. STEINER, individually; STEINER DEVELOPMENT, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company; ROBERT M. CHAVEZ, individually; and RMC CONSTRUCTION, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company, Defendants. Case No. 09-CV-113 BLW, Case No. 09-CV-116 BLW.United States District Court, D. Idaho. May 11, 2010 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND […]

JOHNNY RUFFIN, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 03-210-DRH.United States District Court, S.D. Illinois. December 5, 2006 ORDER CLIFFORD PROUD, Magistrate Judge The U.S. Marshals Service was ordered to effect service of process upon the defendant(s) in the above-captioned case. The Marshals Service has been informed by the Illinois Department […]

WILLIAM GRAHAM, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent. Case No. 7:04CV00659.United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division. April 24, 2005 OPINION JAMES JONES, District Judge Petitioner William Graham, a federal inmate proceeding prose, brings this Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In his petition, Graham alleges numerous […]

KIMBERLY D. HENSLEY v. PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION. No. 2:05-CV-142.United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Greeneville Division. February 7, 2006 MEMORANDUM OPINION THOMAS HULL, District Judge This is an action for long-term disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., brought by Kimberly D. Hensley, a […]

EDWIN GARCIA, Petitioner, v. DAVID L. MILLER, etc., Respondent. 03 Civ. 3294 (LAK).United States District Court, S.D. New York. August 24, 2005 ORDER LEWIS KAPLAN, District Judge The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed, substantially for the reasons stated in the report and recommendation of Magistrate Judge Debra Freeman, dated August 8, […]

CLAUD CALVIN YOUNG and DORIS YOUNG v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 02-343United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania. October 15, 2002 MEMORANDUM PADOVA, Judge Plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the United States, Northampton Township, Stephen and Joan Haegele, and Bonnie H. Nolte, arising out of an automobile accident […]

PERRY D. SCOTT, Plaintiff, v. HR BLOCK MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Defendant. Case No. 04-C-373.United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin. December 27, 2005 DECISION AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT WILLIAM CALLAHAN JR., Magistrate Judge I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND This action was commenced on April 13, 2004, when the plaintiff, Perry D. Scott, (“Scott”) […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. DEVON McCALMONT Defendant. CR. NO. 05-860-01 (FLW).United States District Court, D. New Jersey. August 12, 2008 ORDER FREDA WOLFSON, Magistrate Judge The financial inability of the defendant to retain counsel having been established by the Court, and the defendant not having waived the appointment of counsel, It is on this […]

LORRAINE PLACIDO, Plaintiff, v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, NORTEL NETWORKS LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendants. AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS. No. C 09-00668 WHA.United States District Court, N.D. California. August 5, 2010 ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT WILLIAM ALSUP, District Judge INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Lorraine Placido has been disabled since 1996 due to a stroke […]

Donald Holbrook, Plaintiff, v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant Case No. 2:02-CV-111 DAKUnited States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division March 3, 2003 ORDER SAMUEL ALBA, Chief United States Magistrate Judge Having reviewed the memoranda submitted by the parties in this Social Security appeal, the Court has determined that oral argument […]

DEMETRIUS R. JONES, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Civil Action No. 7:05-CV-00529.United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Roanoke Division. November 23, 2005 FINAL ORDER SAMUEL WILSON, District Judge In accordance with the accompanying memorandum opinion, it is hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the above referenced motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is […]

TONY MACK, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER NFN DINKINS, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 4:05-3341-HFF-TER.United States District Court, D. South Carolina, Florence Division. January 12, 2006 ORDER ADOPTING THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND DISMISSING CASE HENRY FLOYD, District Judge This is a civil rights action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JOSE De La CRUZ, Defendant. 01 Cr. 1046-01 (RWS).United States District Court, S.D. New York. September 6, 2006 SENTENCING OPINION ROBERT SWEET, District Judge On October 14, 2005, defendant Jose De La Cruz (“De La Cruz”) appeared before the Honorable Douglas F. Eaton of this District and pled guilty to […]

CARMEN MEJIA and RAYMUNDO MORATAYA, individually and on behalf of Jeovani Morataya, a minor, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. Case No. 6:09-cv-1348-Orl-31GJK.United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division. March 16, 2011 ORDER GREGORY PRESNELL, District Judge This matter comes before the Court on the Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Doc. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JOANNA HERNANDEZ. Case No. 2:03-cr-142-MEF (WO).United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division. November 15, 2006 ORDER MARK FULLER, District Judge On November 6, 2006, the defendant filed an Unopposed Motion for Continuance (Doc. #75). While the granting of a continuance is left to the sound discretion of the trial […]

NANCY GORDON Plaintiff, v. COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, THE SHERIFF OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, CHARLES C. PLUMMER, DEPUTY SHERIFF C. SCOTT Badge No. 1239, MONTE HANRAHAN, THE PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, MERRITT COLLEGE, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants. No. CV-06-02997-SBA.United States District Court, N.D. California. October 3, 2007 ORDER [Docket No. 61] SAUNDRA ARMSTRONG, District […]

DANIEL F. McCARTHY, Plaintiff, v. BANK OF NEW YORK/MELLON f/k/a MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND, N.A., Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-10486-GAO.United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. May 27, 2010 OPINION AND ORDER GEORGE O’TOOLE JR., District Judge The plaintiff, Daniel F. McCarthy, brought this wrongful termination action in Suffolk County Superior Court against his former […]

MOHAMMAD NOROUZIAN, Plaintiff, v. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION No. 09-2391-KHV-DJW.United States District Court, D. Kansas. September 14, 2010 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DAVID WAXSE, Magistrate Judge Pending before the Court is Defendant University of Kansas Hospital Authority’s (“UKHA”) Notice of Independent Medical Examination (“Notice”) (doc. 138), Plaintiff’s Opposition to the […]

DONNA ALYSON LITTLE, individually, and as guardian ad litem for BECKA ANNA ROSE PADGETT, a minor; BECKA ANNA ROSE PADGETT; ESTATE OF ROBERT PADGETT, by his personal representative DONNA ALYSON LITTLE, Plaintiffs, v. RMC PACIFIC MATERIALS, INC., CB ENGINEERING INC., Does 1 to 500, Defendants. No. C 05-01936 MJJ.United States District Court, N.D. California. July […]

IN RE: Local Civil Rule 83.2 99-1United States District Court, E.D. New York. February 1, 1999 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER CHARLES P. SIFTON, Chief Judge. Whereas at the January 19, 1999 meeting of the Board of Judges, the Court adopted an amendment to Local Civil Rule 83.2, now therefore it is ORDERED that Local Civil Rule 83.2 […]

BONNIE FISH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GREATBANC TRUST COMPANY, et al., Defendants. No. 09 C 1668.United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. April 19, 2010 MEMORANDUM ORDER MILTON SHADUR, Senior District Judge As their counsel had promised, defendants have noticed up for presentment on April 26 their Fed.R.Civ.P. (“Rule”) 56 joint motion for summary […]