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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 22-2605 ___________________________ United States of America, lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellee, v. George L. Gordon,

Opinion filed March 21, 2024 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals __________ No. 11-22-00339-CR __________ FREDERICK LORENZO BROOKS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 104th District Court Taylor Count

MEMORANDUM OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF REASONS IN SUPPORT OF ORDER OF DETENTION DEBORAH A. ROBINSON, United States Magistrate Judge I. INTRODUCTION Defendant is charged by indictment with unlawful possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); unlawful pos

SELYA, Circuit Judge. It is familiar lore that in Lord Acton’s words, “[p]ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, Historical Essays and Studies (1907). The circumstances of this case remind us of that venerable precept. Here, the government charges that the defendant—an entrenched political satrap—u

NUMBER 13-20-00085-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG JOHN PAUL BROOKS JR., Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 249th District Court of Somervell Co

OPINION OF THE COURT (February 19, 2014) McKEE, Chief Judge In this consolidated appeal, Francis Brooks, Enid Edwards, and Bill John-Baptiste challenge their convictions following trial before the District Court. All convictions stemmed from the defendants’ alleged extortion, kidnapping, bribes, and drug trafficking wh

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied. Same case below, 406 Fed. Appx. 739.

USCA4 Appeal: 24-1727 Doc: 48 Filed: 08/15/2025 Pg: 1 of 23 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 24-1727 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NETCHOICE; COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffs -

N0. 01-14-01004-CV IN THE FILED IN 1st COURT OF APPEALS FIRST COURT OF APPEAL HOUSTON, TEXAS AT HOUSTON 10/22/2015 4:44:20 PM CHRISTOPHER A. PRINE ___________________________ Clerk Kevin CAMPBELL,

USCA4 Appeal: 23-1314 Doc: 48 Filed: 07/15/2024 Pg: 1 of 33 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-1314 KENNETH M. BROOKS; ANITA WOLKE BROOKS, Petitioners - Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES EQUAL ) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. 17-cv-1978 (CKK/GMH) ) v. )

OPINION AND ORDER WOLSKI, Judge. Plaintiff Anthony J. Brooks seeks back pay and appointment to the office of Chief Pharmacist Officer of the United States Public Health Service. Defendant United States moves to dismiss Capt. Brooks’s complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“RCFC”), arguing that the official whose approval was required never appointed Capt. ■

12/09/2020 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs September 1, 2020 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. NICHOLAS BROOKS Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 17-05802 Chris B. Craft, Judge No. W2019-01802-CCA-

Cite as 2022 Ark. App. 238 ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS DIVISION IV No. CR-21-452 GEORGE BURNS Opinion Delivered May 18, 2022 APPELLANT APPEAL FROM THE LITTLE RIVER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER Lawrence E. Kahn, U.S. District Judge I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff John Brooks ■ commenced this action against Defendant City of Utica alleging religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,' 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYS URL”), N.Y. Exec. Law § 296. Dkt.

BARNES, C.J., FOR THE COURT: ¶1. Alfred Brooks was convicted of misdemeanor stalking in the George County Justice Court (cause number 2015-10,157(3) ) and the Lucedale Municipal Court (cause number 2016-10,005 (3) ). He filed an appeal with the George County Circuit Court. After a de novo trial, the circuit court affirmed the justice court's ruling. The municipal court case was dismiss

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF NORTH CAROLINA No. COA22-958 Filed 5 March 2024 Sampson County, Nos. 17 CRS 52091, 52092, 52094 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. MARCUS D. GEORGE, Defendant. Appeal by defendant from judgment entered 23 April 2021 by Judge Henry L. Stevens in Sampson County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 10 May 2023. Attorney General Joshua H. Stein,

JUSTICE GABRIEL delivered the Opinion of the Court. ¶ 1 This case presents the question of whether Colorado's recently enacted sentencing scheme for juvenile offenders who received unconstitutional mandatory sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole ("LWOP") violates the Special Legislation Clause of the Colorado Constitution. We conclude that it does not.

OPINION MCKEE, Circuit Judge. Harold Dinnall petitions for review of an order of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“BICE”), Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), reinstating his prior order of deportation and ordering his removal under Section 241(a)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(5) (2000), enac

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON July 12, 2016 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. HENRI BROOKS Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. I1500012 Paula L. Skahan, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2015-00833-CCA-R3-CD - Filed February 27, 2017 ____________________________