A Salvadoran immigrant, detained for the past 14 months while he challenges removal, deserves an individual bond hearing to determine whether flight risk or danger to society justifies his prolonged detention. Background Petitioner Jose Rodriguez Portillo first unlawfully entered the ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An award of nearly $38 million to a truck operator, who was severely injured when one of his tires blew out, was for the most part not excessive. The verdict was supported by the evidence, except for approximately $67,500 to ...

Tagged with: Judge Robert E. Payne Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Eastern District

The government obtained valid consent to enter a storage unit containing Paul Manafort’s business documents, obtained a valid warrant to seize some of the documents, and properly executed the warrant. Background On May 26, 2017, Special Agent J. Pfeiffer interviewed ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Judge T.S. Ellis III Search & Seizure U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An award of nearly $38 million to a truck operator, who was severely injured when one of his tires blew out, was for the most part not excessive. The verdict was supported by the evidence, except for approximately $67,500 to ...

Tagged with: Evidence Judge Robert E. Payne Personal Injury U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Genuine disputes of material fact precluded summary judgment as to whether an insurance company improperly denied coverage for property damage after vandals cut a water line in a hotel undergoing renovations. The insurer claimed that the hotel owners had misrepresented ...

Tagged with: Contract Insurance Judge Henry Coke Morgan Jr. U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Two U.S. Magistrate judges have won top recommendations from bar groups for the federal judgeship now held by U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson, who took senior status June 1. Magistrate Judge David J. Novak of Richmond was in the ...

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A Salvadoran immigrant, detained for the past 14 months while he challenges removal, deserves an individual bond hearing to determine whether flight risk or danger to society justifies his prolonged detention. Background Petitioner Jose Rodriguez Portillo first unlawfully entered the ...

Tagged with: Administrative Constitutional Criminal Due Process Immigration Judge Leonie Brinkema U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Although the plaintiff’s choice of venue would ordinarily be entitled to great weight, several factors tipped the balance in favor of transfer to California, including the location of the defendant company’s headquarters, the location of key witnesses, and the small ...

Tagged with: Business Law Civil Procedure Class Actions Judge M. Hannah Lauck U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller’s jurisdiction, as set forth in his Appointment Order and in a subsequent memorandum from the Acting Attorney General, encompasses prosecution of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager for bank fraud and tax charges that involve connections ...

Tagged with: Constitutional Criminal Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Race predominated over traditional districting factors in construction of 11 challenged Virginia House of Delegates districts. This use of race was not narrowly tailored to achieve the interest of complying with the Voting Rights Act. Thus, the district divisions are ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Constitutional Elections Equal Protection Judge Barbara Milano Keenan Judge Panel U.S. District Court - Eastern District