Sentences with phrase «as district courts»

Michigan traffic citation fees are subject to change, as district courts have the authority to prepare their own schedule of costs based on the variable factors within their jurisdiction.

Small claims courts are in the same building as the local district court and are served by the same personnel as district courts.

But some people still refer to the branch courts as district courts.

But now the Forest Service proposes to build a logging road through the area, a step that, as the district court noted, «would virtually destroy the Indians» ability to practice, their religion.»

Justice Blackmun opined that «this right of privacy, whether it is founded in the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty as we feel it is, or, as the District Court determines, in the Ninth Amendment, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy» (emphasis added).

Ukeiley, 45, had previously served as a District Court judge and has written a book on landlord - tenant law.

Senft was not criminally charged and now presides as a district court judge in Suffolk County.

Predicting future income is, as the district court noted, problematic.

The borough was named after a prominent Scottish lawyer who practiced in Philadelphia and served as a district court judge appointed by Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

When I began my own career as a district court judge, I made it a point to meet with every jury in any case I tried so that I could answer their questions and get their impressions on the trial process and their role as a jury.

«The 2nd Circuit now recognizes that district courts have discretion to deviate from the guidelines, way up or way down, so long as the district court judge justifies that decision,» he said...

Not to fight the hypothetical, but I think that the number of Supreme Court cases decided in which experience as a district court judge would be very valuable (as compared to experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, or civil litigator) is really quite small.

Second, the sentence ultimately imposed, whether inside or outside of the guideline range, should be entitled to substantial deference on appeal as long as the district court follows correct procedures and articulates substantial reasons for the sentence.

The borough was named after a prominent Scottish lawyer who practiced in Philadelphia and served as a district court judge appointed by Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

However, until now, for more than five years in which the account has been operating, these fears have not materialized — as the District Court has determined that the company acted transparently and did not violate any statutory provision.»

Not exact matches

Chavez sat three seats behind the window that smashed and partially sucked out the passenger who later died and «prayed and feared for her life» as she contacted her children and prepared to die, according to the lawsuit filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The March for Life case may well wind up before the Supreme Court, as the federal government is expected to appeal the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Court, The New York Times reports.

Babington Falls began her career as a law clerk to a Chief United States District Court Judge.

Sandick said last week's 32 - count indictment, which was filed in the Eastern District Court of Virginia, could be described as a «rocket docket.»

At a hearing in Moscow's Tverskoy District Court to decide whether Magomedov and his associates should be detained before their trial, Judge Maria Sizintseva said they had acted as part of an organised crime group and had tried to put pressure on witnesses.

In the 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller case, the Supreme Court ruled 5 - 4 that the Second Amendment protects a person's right to own guns — at a federal level — and in 2010 the court said that protection applies at a local level as Court ruled 5 - 4 that the Second Amendment protects a person's right to own guns — at a federal level — and in 2010 the court said that protection applies at a local level as court said that protection applies at a local level as well.

In a terse decision, Judge Gregory A. Presnell of the United States District Court in Orlando rejected the former workers» arguments that Disney and the two contractors had colluded to make false statements when they applied for temporary visas, known as H - 1B, for the foreign replacements.

As you recall, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order vacating Rule 151A under the Securities Act of 1933.

Meanwhile, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has set Aug. 25 as the date to hear the recent suit against DOL brought by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a preliminary injunction order against defendants Patrick K. McDonnell and CabbageTech Corp, also known as Coin Drop Markets (CDM).

Meanwhile, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has set August 25 as the date to hear the recent suit against DOL brought by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has set August 25 as the date to hear the recent suit against DOL brought by the National Association for Fixed Annuities.

An indictment filed in secret in March was unsealed in U.S. District Court on the same day as Volkswagen's annual meeting in Germany.

The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a complaint against the state's «assault weapons» ban on Friday and expressly described similar bans as constitutional.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas was the model; often referred to as the «patent district,» patent holders most frequently — and non-practicing entities (aka «patent trolls») overwhelmingly — filed suit in the Eastern District of Texas, regardless of where the allegedly infringing party conducted bDistrict Court for the Eastern District of Texas was the model; often referred to as the «patent district,» patent holders most frequently — and non-practicing entities (aka «patent trolls») overwhelmingly — filed suit in the Eastern District of Texas, regardless of where the allegedly infringing party conducted bDistrict of Texas was the model; often referred to as the «patent district,» patent holders most frequently — and non-practicing entities (aka «patent trolls») overwhelmingly — filed suit in the Eastern District of Texas, regardless of where the allegedly infringing party conducted bdistrict,» patent holders most frequently — and non-practicing entities (aka «patent trolls») overwhelmingly — filed suit in the Eastern District of Texas, regardless of where the allegedly infringing party conducted bDistrict of Texas, regardless of where the allegedly infringing party conducted business.

Last month, it filed a complaint in Federal District Court in Manhattan, accusing him of using Retrophin as a personal piggy bank to pay back angry investors in his hedge fund.

As the accused allegedly acquired more than $ 5 million of the $ 6 million under scrutiny from within the state of Massachusetts, it was Judge Rya Zobel of the District Court of Massachusetts who issued a freeze of their assets on January 16, 2018.

Cunningham and Cunningham, et al. v. Electronic Data Systems Corporation is a purported collective action filed on May 10, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming that current and former EDS employees allegedly involved in installing and / or maintaining computer software and hardware were misclassified as exempt employees.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Larry Phillips as judge of the 59th Judicial District Court in Grayson County for a term set to expire December 31, 2018, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

Mr. Cameron was an attorney with the corporate law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans in Washington D.C. and served as a law clerk to the Hon. James L. Buckley of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Kevin was an attorney with the corporate law firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans in Washington D.C. and served as a law clerk to the Hon. James L. Buckley of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

On 6 August 2013, Federal Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas of the Fifth Circuit ruled that bitcoins are «a currency or a form of money» (specifically securities as defined by Federal Securities Laws), and as such were subject to the court's jurisdiction, [274][274] and Germany's Finance Ministry subsumed bitcoins under the term «unit of account» — a financial instrument — though not as e-money or a functional currency, a classification nonetheless having legal and tax implications.

In December 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, granted final approval of a $ 43 million settlement of individual actions against JPMorgan Chase and Bear Stearns, as well as numerous other providers and brokers, alleging antitrust violations in the market for financial instruments related to municipal bond offerings.»

The class action filing, dated April 5 and submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, lists Arizona resident and BitGrail customer Alex Brola as the lead plaintiff.

On January 17, 2012, Judge Carol E. Jackson of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri granted the SEC's request for emergency injunctive relief (including an asset freeze and appointment of a receiver) against Burton Douglas Morriss as well as several investment management companies and private equity funds operated by Morriss in response to the SEC's complaint alleging that Morriss misappropriated more than $ 9 million in investor assets from 2005 through 2011.

The debt - restructuring petition was filed by Puerto Rico's financial oversight board in the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico under Title III of last year's U.S. congressional rescue law known as PROMESA.

The filing, which was made in the same district court as Hogan's previous suit against Gawker, does not specify the amount in damages that Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) is seeking.

Wild Dutchman Products and partner Southern Sun, both based in South Dakota, are listed as defendants in the complaint filed by Giant Snacks in U.S. District Court last November.

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

«[Wheaton College] has failed to show that delaying a judgment in its favor to the conclusion of proceedings in the district court would do the college any harm... The college has also failed to match the relief it seeks to the illegalities it alleges... the government isn't using the college's health plans, as we have explained at perhaps excessive length.»

Whitehead notes that many school districts continue to resist the Equal Access Act, passed by Congress seven years ago and upheld as constitutional by an 8 - to - l vote of the Supreme Court.

USA Today: Ruling lets S.C. students earn credit for religion classes In a ruling that advocates called «a tremendous victory for religious education,» a three - judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the right of a school district to award high school credit for religious courses, as long as they meet secular standards.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

On March 26, a group of New York — based lawyers headed by Edward D. Fagan, who spearheaded successful suits on behalf of Holocaust survivors against European firms that collaborated with the Nazis in using concentration camp inmates as laborers, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn against FleetBoston Financial, the insurance giant Aetna, and railroad conglomerate CSX Corporation, on the grounds that these corporations are the successors of companies that profited from slavery before the Civil War.