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MEMORANDUM DECISION DENYING DISCHARGEABILITY OF A DEBT UNDER § 523(a)(2)(A) CECELIA G. MORRIS, CHIEF UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE Plaintiffs allege that the Debtor deceived them into investing in a business in exchange for the corporation paying him a “finder’s fee.” They sought to have the Court find the Debtor personal liable for their full investment and that the debt be declared non-dischargeable under

************************************************ The “officially released” date that appears near the beginning of an opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it is released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for the filing of postopin- ion motions and petitions for certification is the “offi- cially released” date appearing in the opinion. All opinions are subject to modification and technical cor

*********************************************** The “officially released” date that appears near the be- ginning of each opinion is the date the opinion will be pub- lished in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it was released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the be- ginning of all time periods for filing postopinion motions and petitions for certification is the “officially released” date appearing in the opinion. All opinions are subject to modification and technical corr

ORTEGA, P. J. Defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of solicitation to commit aggravated murder. The trial court admitted “other acts” evidence, over his objection, about his earlier conviction for soliciting the murder of the same victim. In defendant’s first three assignments of error, he contends that the other acts evidence was inadmissible to prove his intent to solicit the commission of aggravated murder because he

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge. The defendants, Frank Termini, Nicolo P. Ardizzone, and Robert M. Ayres, were tried to a jury in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and convicted on drug-related charges 1 arising out of the smuggling of 8,785 poun

DYK, Circuit Judge, dissenting. In endorsing a facial challenge to a memorandum, and in holding that the memorandum must be assumed to dictate racial and gender discrimination without a factual hearing, the majority acts contrary to Supreme Court precedent and our own decision in Baker v. United States, 127 F.3d 1081 (Fed.Cir.1997). The majority’s approach is unsupported by any decision of the Supreme

487 F.Supp. 508 (1980) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Paul MANNINO, Michael Ardizzone, Robert Frank Romeo, Joseph Cordano, and Neil Lombardo, Defendants. No. 79 Cr. 744 (RWS). United States District Court, S. D. New York. March 28, 1980. *509 William M. Tendy, Acting U. S. Atty. for the Southern District of New York, New

480 F.Supp. 1182 (1979) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Paul MANNINO, Michael Ardizzone, Robert Frank Romeo, and Joseph Cordano, Defendants. No. 79 Cr. 744 (RWS). United States District Court, S. D. New York. November 21, 1979. *1183 *1184 Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y.

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge. Kenneth H. Katschke and Paul E. Pickle, defendants, appeal from a judgment 1 of conviction by the district court, on a finding of guilty on counts 1, 2 and 5 of an indictment, charging violations of 18 U.S.C.A. § 657

506 September 24, 2025 No. 823 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LEE CHARLES HOSTMAN, Defendant-Appellant. Clackamas County Circuit Court 22CR14696, 23CR52859, 22CR43355; A183163 (Control), A183164, A183165 Susie L. Norby, Judge. Submitted August 22, 2025. Ernest

506 September 24, 2025 No. 823 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. LEE CHARLES HOSTMAN, Defendant-Appellant. Clackamas County Circuit Court 22CR14696, 23CR52859, 22CR43355; A183163 (Control), A183164, A183165 Susie L. Norby, Judge. Submitted August 22, 2025. Ernes

306 Submitted November 21, 2022, affirmed February 23, 2023 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. ANDREW JOHN BRUNKAL, Defendant-Appellant. Polk County Circuit Court 15CR14320; A175795 525 P3d 500 This is a delayed appeal pursuant to

No. 260 March 26, 2025 245 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. JAMES STILSON KROPF III, Defendant-Appellant. Washington County Circuit Court 20CR51953; A179182 Theodore E. Sims, Judge. Argued and submitted April 29, 2024. Laura A. Frikert,

22 December 26, 2024 No. 923 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF OREGON Ambers L. THORNBURGH and Bonnie L. Thornburgh, Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Awbrey CYRUS and all other occupants, Defendant-Appellant. Deschutes County Circuit Court 23LT08785; A182255

************************************************ The “officially released” date that appears near the beginning of an opinion is the date the opinion will be published in the Connecticut Law Journal or the date it is released as a slip opinion. The operative date for the beginning of all time periods for the filing of postopin- ion motions and petitions for certification is the “offi- cially released” date appearing in the opinion. All opinions are subject to modification and technical cor

FLYNN, J. Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), ORS 813.010. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s refusal to give a curative instruction regarding the prosecutor’s opening remarks that — defendant contends on appeal— drew the jury’s attention to defendant’s invocation of her right to remain silent in violation of her rights under both the Oregon and Unite

AOYAGI, J. *455Defendant was convicted of murder, robbery, and other crimes. On appeal, he raises two assignments of error. Both relate to a plea agreement between the state and one of defendant's co-conspirators, Orren, in which Orren committed to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if called to testify at defendant's t

330 Argued and submitted February 28; conviction on Count 1 reversed and remanded, remanded for resentencing, otherwise affirmed August 10; petition for review denied December 15, 2022 (370 Or 602) STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. MICHAEL JOHN HOFFMAN, Defendant-Appellant. Washington County Circu

Case: 20-60299 Document: 00515773166 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/10/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED March 10, 2021

Case: 20-60319 Document: 00515773414 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/10/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED March 10, 2021