Sentences with phrase «than defendants in»

[3] Defendants in political trials tend to participate in the proceedings more than defendants in non-political cases, as they may have greater ability to depart from courtroom norms to speak to political and moral issues.

Also, the court noted that the nuisance was ongoing, so the People did not unreasonably delay in bringing the action and there was no prejudice to the defendants: a greater prejudice, resulting from lost evidence, resulted to the People than the Defendants in this case.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R - Rochester, said a study shows Wisconsin defendants fail to show up in court more often than defendants in states that have private bail bonds.

92 JoEllen Lind, supra note 89, at 769 — 70 (citing 11 states rejecting all or part of the summary judgment standard articulated by the United States Supreme Court under Federal Rule Civil Procedure 56, and noting that differing state and federal summary judgment standards «make it much more likely that a defendant in federal court will obtain summary judgment than a defendant in state court»); J. Palmer Lockard, Summary Judgment in Pennsylvania: Time for Another Look at Credibility, 35 Duq.

For additional sources asserting that federal courts grant summary judgment more frequently than state courts, see Howard B. Stravitz, Recocking the Removal Trigger, 53 S.C. L. Rev. 185, 185 n. 1 (2002)(«[F] ederal courts are more likely to grant summary judgment to defendants»); JoEllen Lind, «Procedural Swift»: Complex Litigation Reform, State Tort Law, and Democratic Values, 37 Akron L. Rev. 717, 769 (2004)(differing state and federal summary judgment standards «make it much more likely that a defendant in federal court will obtain summary judgment than a defendant in state court»); Kristen Irgens, Wisconsin Is Open for Business or Business Just As Usual?

Not exact matches

On April 12, 2018, in a telephone conference to discuss the letter he submitted the day before, defendant Patrick McDonnell requested that the court extend the deadline for answering the CFTC's complaint so that he may confer with the Federal Pro Bono Clinic, rather than simply letting the case go into default.

Regulators, in other words, can impose much more pain on data breach defendants than consumers suing in private class actions.

The courtroom was cleared for arraignments in a criminal drug and weapons case that featured a different Martin Shkreli — a Bedford, N.Y. man more than 20 years older than the 34 - year - old Pharma Bro — as one of the defendants.

In Metzler v. Corinthian Colleges, Inc., the plaintiff alleged that the defendant, an operator of vocational colleges, had manipulated student enrollment data, and that plaintiff suffered losses when the company issued a press release showing lower earnings than the false data had suggested.

«Rather than build independent value in their brand and the products and services they offer, Defendants have engaged in a willful and concerted campaign to cause the public to believe falsely that Alibaba is the source of the Defendants» products and services, or that such products and services are endorsed or sponsored by, or otherwise associated or affiliated with, Alibaba.»

In November 2017, he achieved precedent - setting victories for investors, when the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held that direct evidence of price impact is not always necessary to demonstrate market efficiency to invoke the presumption of reliance, and that defendants seeking to rebut the presumption of reliance must do so by a preponderance of the evidence rather than merely meeting a burden of production.

Startups and small businesses account for more than 55 percent of patent troll defendants, and TC Heartland ensures that they can litigate in jurisdictions where they already have representation.

Can you imagine being in a group that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses 3 have done time for assault 71 can not get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug - related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

A Christian MP has said the there is «serious problem in the criminal justice system» after a report found ethnic minority defendants are more likely to be jailed for some crimes than white people.

Although the parmesan cheese cases were recently dismissed, the defendant companies were involved in contentious litigation for more than a year before the trial - level court dismissed the action.

This is lower than the conviction rate for the normal population, in which 68 % of felony defendants who aren't police officers are convicted, and 48 % are incarcerated.

«The defendant used two publicly funded Bronx organizations like his personal piggy bank, diverting more than a half million dollars earmarked for services for needy New Yorkers in little over eight years,» the AG said.

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Jr., who styles himself a progressive reformer, is actually far more punitive toward poor and minority defendants than his counterparts in other boroughs.

Still, Mr. Brafman added, «in today's climate, defendants facing political corruption charges must be concerned about potential juror bias that may be based more on perception than fact.»

According to the charges, the victim paid the defendant more than $ 18,000 in insurance premiums between January 1, 2007, and April, 2010.

Percoco, 49, of South Salem, is charged with taking more than $ 320,000 in payoffs from an energy executive and two Syracuse businessmen, also defendants, for using his clout as Cuomo's right hand man to advance a planned power plant and cut red tape on a state - funded Syracuse project.

«This defendant manipulated and abused taxpayer - subsidized benefits so she could get paid for more than three months of not working, and then compounded her culpability with a forged Family and Medical Leave Act application to protect her job,» said Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott in a news release.

«Given the serious nature of the allegations made last week, the campaign contributions given by the defendants will be set aside in a separate account to be made available for any forfeiture recoveries pursued by law enforcement, rather than returning the funds to the defendants,» Democratic Party Executive Director Basil Smikle said.

Bharara wants Silver, 72, to forfeit the $ 5.2 million he pocketed in the scheme and cough up «a substantial fine of at least $ 1 million is appropriate in this case, particularly in light of the defendant's significant remaining resources and his more than $ 70,000 - per - year pension, paid for by New York State taxpayers.»

«Given the serious nature of the allegations made last week, the campaign contributions given by the defendants will be set aside in a separate account to be made available for any forfeiture recoveries pursued by law enforcement upon case disposition, rather than returning the funds to the defendants,» said Basil Smikle, the executive director of the state Democratic Committee in an email statement.

Mixed race suspects were more likely to be sent to court than given a police disposal; Black and mixed race defendants were more likely to be remanded in custody prior to their hearing date; Black defendants had a higher chance of being acquitted than white ones, suggesting that different standards of evidence may be applied to cases involving different groups of defendants; Mixed race teenagers were more likely than others to be given a (more serious) community sentence than a (less onerous) first tier penalty or referral order.

Some of the grounds the Federal Government is seeking the revocation of Kanu's bail are that; the offence for which he is standing trial is not ordinarily bailable; that among other conditions for the bail of the 1st defendant is that he should not be seen in a crowd exceeding 10 people; that he should not grant any interviews, hold or attend any rallies; that he should file in court medical updates of his health status every month; that rather than observing all of the conditions listed above, the 1st defendant in flagrant disobedience to the court order flouted all conditions of the bail.

And that «if payments have been made to the 2nd and 3rd Defendants under agreements other the two * dated 26th April 2006 *, which were terminated, issues relating to those payments would have to be determined in a forum other than this Court (Supreme Court) and in a different action, since they do not come within the issue of constitutional interpretation raised by the Plaintiff's writ».

Justice Bola, having considered the arguments of all the counsel, granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N10million bond, 2 sureties in like sum who must be professors in FUTA or public officers not less than grade level 17, and must depose to affidavit of means.

Green is proposing that around 4,000 defendants each year are dealt with in the magistrates» court rather than being sent to the crown court for sentencing.

A little more than three months ago the defendant in question was a Democrat, Shelly Silver, accused of taking bribes and kickbacks of $ 4 million, some of the money being listed as «referral fees» for steering asbestos cases and real - estate developers to Silver - connected law firms.

Justice Bola, having considered the arguments of all the counsel, granted bail to the defendants in the sum of N10m bond, two sureties in like sum who must be professors in FUTA or public officers not less than grade level 17, and must depose to affidavits of means.

According to a summary of the indictment, provided to reporters, «the majority of sales took place in broad daylight in residential neighborhoods in Harlem and East Harlem... the defendants received more than $ 52,000 as a result of the firearms purchases during the investigation.»

However, in his response, lead counsel to the defendant, Chris Uche, SAN, expressed shock at what he described as Keyamo's outburst, saying that the matter should have been discussed at another gathering rather than blowing it in the open.

«Soon after this defendant admitted to a 10 - year - scheme stealing more than $ 80,000 in welfare benefits and winning a diversion from a prison sentence, he had the gall to perpetrate the very same ruse using the same fake identity as before,» said state Inspector General Leahy Scott, whose office helped nab Dukeshire each time.

The Legal Aid Society, a nonprofit Hempstead - based agency that represents criminal defendants who can not afford attorneys, receives more than $ 6 million in funding annually from the county and state grants to cover salaries and operating expenses.

Other than the proposed severance, in its 180 - page brief filed late yesterday, the government argues that all of the defendants» other, near - two - dozen motions — which include motions to change venues, suppress evidence, and dismiss charges due to «prosecutorial misconduct» related to ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's public statements — lack merit.

In return for the continuing illegal benefits, the defendants were involved in orchestrating a complex method to get Singh more than $ 20 million in indirect government loan guarantees from the Town of Oyster Bay, according to Eastern District federal prosecutors in court paperIn return for the continuing illegal benefits, the defendants were involved in orchestrating a complex method to get Singh more than $ 20 million in indirect government loan guarantees from the Town of Oyster Bay, according to Eastern District federal prosecutors in court paperin orchestrating a complex method to get Singh more than $ 20 million in indirect government loan guarantees from the Town of Oyster Bay, according to Eastern District federal prosecutors in court paperin indirect government loan guarantees from the Town of Oyster Bay, according to Eastern District federal prosecutors in court paperin court papers.

«Given the serious nature of the allegations made last week, the campaign contributions given by the defendants will be set aside in a separate account to be made available for any forfeiture recoveries pursued by law enforcement upon case disposition, rather than returning the funds to the defendants,» Smikle said in the statement.

The «nature and circumstances of the crimes charged are shocking and appalling as the defendants... are alleged to have grossly and outrageously violated their positions of trust and operated in a manner more akin to criminal enterprise than a district attorney's office,» the letter said.

Flint raised the issue again later in an adjournment debate tonight, arguing that singling out rape defendants for anonymity carried the clear inference that rape victims were less reliable, less credible and less trustworthy than victims of other violent crimes, such as domestic violence or child abuse.

The judge also gave a stern warning to the defendant not to participate in any rally or be found in a crowd of more than 10 persons in the course of the bail.

An expert on Freedom of Information Law is saying the City of Buffalo has more to gain in complying with a Freedom of Information Law request than a defendant has to lose in a federal civil rights case.

Justice Abang further directed INEC and the PDP to «reject and ignore any activity including primary elections / congresses for the nomination of candidates for the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states, purportedly conducted on behalf of the 2nd defendant (PDP) by any other persons or group of persons other than the Sheriff group.»

Rajaratnam has been the biggest catch so far in a wide - ranging insider - trading investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara that's resulted in more than two dozen prosecutions of white collar defendants.

U.S. District Senior Judge Thomas J. McAvoy will rely on federal sentencing guidelines if he sentences Scarborough, and must publicly state his justifications if he sentences the lawmaker to less or more time than are called for in the guidelines, which take into account factors such as a defendant's criminal history and acceptance of responsibility for their crimes.

«In 2012 alone over 250 judicial opinions — more than double the number in 2007 — cited defendants arguing in some form or another that their «brains made them do it,»» according to an analysis by Nita Farahany, a law professor and director of Duke University's Initiative for Science and SocietIn 2012 alone over 250 judicial opinions — more than double the number in 2007 — cited defendants arguing in some form or another that their «brains made them do it,»» according to an analysis by Nita Farahany, a law professor and director of Duke University's Initiative for Science and Societin 2007 — cited defendants arguing in some form or another that their «brains made them do it,»» according to an analysis by Nita Farahany, a law professor and director of Duke University's Initiative for Science and Societin some form or another that their «brains made them do it,»» according to an analysis by Nita Farahany, a law professor and director of Duke University's Initiative for Science and Society.

Kleinberg et al. exploited data on more than 758,000 defendants who were arrested in New York City between 2008 and 2013.

Between 2005 and 2012, more than 1585 U.S. published judicial opinions describe the use of neurobiological evidence by criminal defendants to shore up their defense, according to a study published last week in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences by legal scholar Nita Farahany of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues.

If convicted, the defendants are looking at up to 15 - year prison terms in addition to a civil suit seeking more than $ 30 million in damages.