While the defendant’s appeal of the revocation of his probation was in process, he completed the sentence the revocation required and was released from prison. The Court of Appeals then dismissed the appeal as moot because of the release, despite…
This dispute centered on the termination of an employment agreement. Distinguishing a prior case in which the court had applied an objective reasonableness standard because the contract did not define “just cause,” the Court of Appeals held that where an employment…
The district court dismissed a petition for habeas corpus filed by a man seeking release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody following ICE’s reinstatement of an order of removal. The petitioner alleged specific facts which, if proven, demonstrated he was…
Before the defendant was served with a summons and complaint in this § 1983 case arising from a traffic stop, he offered to settle the case by paying the driver $20,000 and the passengers $2,500 each. The defendant titled his offer…
In this interlocutory appeal, the Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s denial of two parties’ motions to amend that had been shortly after the close of fact discovery, before any expert discovery began, and before a trial date was in place. …
The defendant was convicted of multiple felonies, including a first-degree felony conviction for aggravated murder. The defendant argued on appeal that the aggravator (knowingly creating a great risk of death to the victim’s father) was unsupported by evidence. Based on analysis…
