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FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOSEPH WELDON SMITH, No. 14-99003 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 2:07-cv-00318- JCM-CWH RENEE BAKER, Warden; AARON D. FORD, Attorney General of the State of Nevada, ORDER AND Respondents-Appellees.

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOSEPH WELDON SMITH, No. 14-99003 Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. v. 2:07-cv-00318- JCM-CWH RENEE BAKER, Warden; AARON D. FORD,* Attorney General of the State of Nevada,

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRENDAN NASBY, No. 21-15044 Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:17-cv-00447- v. MMD-CLB STATE OF NEVADA; JAMES COX; E. V. MCDANIEL; ADAM ENDEL; OPINION DEBRA BROOKS; RENEE BAKER, Warden; HOWARD SKOLNIK; QUENTIN BYRNES; TARA CARPENTER; WILLIAM SANDIE; ROBE

732 N.E.2d 1122 (2000) 314 Ill. App.3d 840 247 Ill.Dec. 790 The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter BEASLEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 1-98-1128. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division. June 30, 2000. *1124 Rita A. Fry, Public Defender

327 F.Supp.2d 21 (2004) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. f/k/a Philip Morris Inc., et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A.99-2496 GK. United States District Court, District of Columbia. July 21, 2004. *22 Sharon Yvette Eubanks, Renee Brooker, Stephen Dudley Brody, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, f

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 17-1582 JIHAD ADBUL-MUMIT; MATTHEW ABEDI; MONICA ADAIR SARGENT; MARK AGEE; ALIZ AGOSTON; YVONNE ALSTON; DAN AMATRUDA; KRISTY AMBROSE; KIMBERLEY AMICK; WANDA G. AMOS; CHRISTOPHER ARAUZA; CARL ARSENAULT; BROOKE ASHER; MICHELLE ATKINS; RAYMOND O. ATKINS; MATTHEW ATWELL; DAVID AUB; SOHA AYYASH; ASIF AZIZ; SUSAN BAILEY; KAREN BAKER; HAB BA

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF SETTLEMENT ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge: I conducted a hearing on December 22, 2010, to consider and regulate two issues necessary to be resolved to consummate the Affirmation of Final Settlement as provided by § XXII of the Settlement Process Agreement, As Amended (“SPA”): (1) the report by the Special Counsel

337 F.Supp.2d 15 (2004) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc. et al. Defendants. No. CIV.A. 99-2496(GK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. July 8, 2004. As Amended August 10, 2004. *16 David Charles Shonka, Federal Trade Commission, Office of G

304 F.Supp.2d 60 (2004) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 99-2496(GK). United States District Court, District of Columbia. February 24, 2004. *61 Sharon Yvette Eubanks, Renee Brooker, Stephen Dudley Brody, J. Patrick Glynn, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for

MEMORANDUM OPINION KESSLER, District Judge. The United States has filed a Motion for Evidentiary and Monetary Sanctions Against Philip Morris USA (“Philip Morris”) and Altria Group Due to Spolia1 tion of Evidence (“Motion”). Upon consideration of the Motion, the Opposition, the Reply, and the entire record herein, the Court concludes that the Motion should be granted in

449 F.Supp.2d 992 (2006) Barbara SCHWAB et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Ligget Group, Inc., American Tobacco Co., Altria Group, Inc., British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd., Defendants. No. 04-CV-1945(JBW). United States District Court

785 F.Supp.2d 883 (2011) In re TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. Unintended Acceleration Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation. This Document Relates To: All Foreign Plaintiffs' Economic Loss Cases. Case No. 8:10ML 02151 JVS (FMOx). United States District Court, C.D. California. April 8, 2011. *888 Andrea Bierstein, Clinton

762 F.Supp.2d 631 (2010) In re WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER SITE LITIGATION. In re Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Litigation. In re Combined World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan Disaster Site Litigation. Nos. 21 MC 100(AKH), 21 MC 102, 21 MC 103. United States District Court, S.D. New York. December 30, 2010. *632 Marion Sandra M

THACKER, Circuit Judge: This appeal arises from the dismissal of three consumer actions based on Virginia state law claims. The actions focus on a series of misrepresentations made by Hyundai Motor America ("Hyundai") regarding the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") estimated fuel economy for the 2011, 2012, and 2013 models of the Hyundai Elantra. A Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") consolidated dozens of si

*110 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YOUNG, District Judge I. INTRODUCTION I did not try this case very well. I did try it fairly. As the Supreme Court has recognized, “a litigant is entitled to a fair trial but not a perfect one.” McDonough Power Equip., Inc. v. Greenwood, 464 U.S. 548, 553,104 S.Ct. 845, 78 L.Ed.2d 663 (1984

124 F.Supp.2d 46 (2000) Ellis SIMON; Trudy Hunt; Tony Younany; George Oko; Jacqueline Hounchell; Sylvia Whol, Larry Abbott; Estate of George E. Patterson; Estate of Willie Grier; Estate of Joyce Fogliano; Estate of Virginia Overstreet; Estate of Evelyn Schrieber; and Estate of Stanley Kesselman, on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Brown and Wil

MEMORANDUM OPINION KESSLER, District Judge. This matter is now before the Court on Defendants’1 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment With Respect to the Government’s Nicotine Manipulation and Addiction Allegations (“Motion”). Upon consideration of the Motion, the Government’s Opposition, the Reply, and the entire rec*21

539 U.S. 306 (2003) GRUTTER v. BOLLINGER et al. No. 02-241. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 1, 2003. Decided June 23, 2003. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT *307 *308 *309

HANDLER, Justice, dissenting. Last year this Court affirmed the death sentence of Robert Marshall. State v. Marshall, 123 N.J. 1, 586 A.2d 85 (1991) (Marshall I). Marshall, a Toms River insurance salesperson, had been convicted of capital murder for his hiring of a professional killer to kill his wife. Marshall’s motive, apparently, had been to collect proceeds on insurance policies th

ACCEPTED 15-25-00005-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 3/25/2025 2:57 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE No. 15-25-00005-CV CLERK FILED IN 15th COURT OF APPEALS