A Roanoke U.S. District Court grants the United States’ motion to dismiss defendant’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, contending that her sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act was invalid post Johnson v. United States. In Johnson, decided in 2015, ...

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If you want to serve a lawsuit on someone who’s allegedly infringing your social networking app, serve them where they live: online. An Alexandria U.S. District Court has approved service of a trademark infringement suit via Facebook, LinkedIn and email, ...

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Potential claimants to an 1879 unsigned oil painting on linen by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, seized by the U.S. government on Oct. 2, 2012, pursuant to a seizure warrant, have filed executed waivers of service but have not otherwise answered or moved ...

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In this interpleader action involving life insurance benefits, a magistrate judge for the Alexandria U.S. District Court recommends setting aside entry of default for two of decedent’s four children, as their letters to the court indicate they have meritorious defenses ...

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A Virginia sister fighting with her Texas brother over trust assets was offered her day in court in Texas, and the default judgment against her in a Texas proceeding to confirm the arbitration award that gave the brother an interest ...

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