(10th Cir. No. 07-1108, filed 04/29/2008). Jail deputy was not entitled to qualified immunity for performing a strip search of a woman jailed on an invalid warrant for someone else. Archuleta was arrested on a warrant for “DV-harassment”meant for Phyllis Rivera, a lesbian Hispanic female, 42-42 year…
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Stokes v. South Carolina case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether it is a […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the St. Croix Renaissance Group, L.L.L.P. v. Abraham case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Staples v. U.S. case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) Whether restitution is part of […]
Weise v. Casper (10th Cir. No. 09-1085, filed 01/27/10). In a Bivens action based on the exclusion of plaintiffs, by volunteers acting under government supervision, from a speech by then-President Bush, dismissal of the complaint based on qualified immunity is affirmed where plaintiffs failed […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Stormans v. Wiesman case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a law prohibiting […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Stiefel Laboratories v. Finnerty case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether Section […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the State of South Carolina v. Navy case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether, if a suspect […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Strutton v. Meade case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether an individual, civilly […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the State Street Bank and Trust Company v. Pfeil case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) […]
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Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from scotusblog):(1) What is […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Standard Investment Chartered, v. National Association of Securities Dealers case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. U.S. ex rel Rigsby case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issues were questioned (text from […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Stackhouse v. Colorado case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether a criminal […]
Petition for Certiorari A party decided to to file a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear the Sternberg v. Johnston case (trying the Court grants the party a writ of certiorari). Issue Before the Court, the following issue was questioned (text from scotusblog):Whether 11 U.S.C. § 362(k)(1) – […]
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358 F.3d 1257 (10th Cir. 2004). Trooper had reasonable suspicion to perform a traffic stop on a vehicle that appeared to be following another vehicle too closely on the Interstate. The trooper testified that when he first noticed defendant's minivan, it was about two car lengths (twenty to twenty-fi…
535 F.3d 1198 (10th Cir. 2008), cert. denied 129 S.Ct. 1003 (2009). In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against defendants-officers and city claiming illegal arrest, excessive force, inadequate medical attention, and failure to train city's police officers adequately, partial denial of…
110 F.3d 1508 1520 n.13 (10th Cir. 1997). However, the failure to conduct a Daubert hearing was harmless error because eyewitness testimony was sufficient to convict the defendant of the robberies….
(10th Cir. No. 08-8100, filed 12/29/09). The district court properly denied the defendant's motion to suppress evidence based on unreasonable continued detention. A Wyoming trooper stopped Villa's car East of Cheyenne for speeding. He approached on the passenger side and spoke to Ms. Davis. Villa an…
122 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 19–), cert. denied — U.S. — (139 L.Ed.2d No. 7, C-7, 3/18/98). Police Chief is a policy-making official and has no right to be free from discriminatory treatment by council members based on the Chief's political views. Case involved a chief who asserted First Amendment cla…
(No. 87173, filed 3/8/2002). Accident reports required by K.S.A. 8-1611 & 8-1612 are not criminal investigation records exempt from disclosure pursuant to K.S.A. 45-221(1)(10). However, where the KHP withheld production of the accident report in a fatality DUI accident, the district court did not er…
(10th Cir. No. 08-4078, filed 02/02/09). An officer stopped a car for a traffic violation, then received consent to search after turning the stop back into a voluntary encounter. The officer found drugs in the car after the defendant drove it 22 miles away and put it up on a lift. Defendant claims t…
(No. 10-277, filed 06/20/11). Respondent Betty Dukes and other women have brought a Title VII employment discrimination case against Petitioner Wal-Mart Stores. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California certified a class action comprised of all women employed at any Wa…
526 U.S. 603, 119 S.Ct. 1692, 143 L.Ed2d 818, (1999); and Hanlon v. Berger, 526 U.S. 808, 119 S.Ct. 1706, 143 L.Ed2d 978, (1999). Allowing a newspaper reporter and photographer or other third parties not involved in warrant execution to accompany federal marshals and county police officers into a ho…
(10th Cir. No. 00-7059, filed 1/02/02). Federal law (18 U.S.C. 983(d)) preempts state homestead provision and allows forfeiture of a principal residence if the owner cannot successfully establish the innocent owner defense….
(No 12-574, filed 02/25/14). In a tort action filed in Nevada arising out of allegations against a Georgia police officer who searched plaintiffs at a Georgia airport, seized a large amount of cash, and allegedly drafted a false probable cause affidavit in support of the funds' forfeiture, the Ninth…