U.S. District Judge Glen Conrad has denied motions to dismiss excessive force and conspiracy claims filed by a former jail inmate who claims he was injured by guards at the Roanoke jail. Relying on the touchstone cases of Twombly and Iqbal , Roanoke Sheriff Octavia Johnson argued DaVon Bell’s complaint about a pervasive pattern of [...]
Inmate lawsuit survives Twiqbal motions
December 28th, 2009 · Comments Off · Civil Cases, U.S. District Court
Tags:Civil Rights·Frederick County·Roanoke·Twiqbal
Lesbian partners’ parental rights back before Supreme Court
September 19th, 2007 · Comments Off · Circuit Courts, Supreme Court of Virginia, Virginia Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court of Virginia may yet reach the merits of the effort of a lesbian mother to sever the parental rights of her former partner. “May” because attorneys for the partner, Janet Jenkins, contend that Virginia law bars consideration of issues in a second Virginia appeal that already were determined in an earlier appeal. [...]
