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FDCPA, debt collector law firm, $311,000 verdict

March 12, 2011 By Frank

FDCPA: Debt collection law firm’s bona fide error defense to prosecution of time-barred claim properly rejected on summary [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Fred Simpson, Jessie Lundbert, John Bohyer, John Heenan, Richard Rubin

Public access, video depositions, FDCPA case

January 15, 2011 By Frank

PUBLIC ACCESS to video depositions in FDCPA case ordered… Strong. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Allen Lanning, Benjamin Bingham, Brian Maschler, Christopher Madel, Christopher Morris, Clifford Edwards, Dion Cominos, Jennifer Robbins, John Heenan, Lisa Lauinger, Manuel Newburger, Mark Meyer, Michael Klutho, Nicholas Pagnotta, Patrick Frank, Reid Perkins, Royal Lea, Thomas Hefferon, Triel Culver

Speedy trial, dismissal without prejudice

August 21, 2010 By Frank

 

SPEEDY TRIAL: Dismissal without prejudice proper for speedy trial violation… Shanstrom affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: John Heenan, Lori Suek

Felon in possession, confidential informant

March 6, 2010 By Frank

 

FELON IN POSSESSION: Hearsay as to confidential informant’s role in investigation harmless error… Shanstrom affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Ed Zink, John Heenan

$311,000 verdict, debt collector law firm

May 16, 2009 By lilly

VERDICT: $311,000 against debt collector law firm including maximum $60,000 punitives… treble damages/ fees claims yet to be decided. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Fred Simpson, John Bohyer, John Heenan

Procedure/speedy trial, mental disease/defect

January 31, 2009 By lilly

PROCEDURE/SPEEDY TRIAL: Regular appeal not available from not guilty by mental disease, but even if “appeal” treated as petition for writ, speedy trial claim not properly preserved. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: John Heenan, Sheri Sprigg

FDCPA, collector law firm, time-barred suit

January 24, 2009 By lilly

DEBT COLLECTION: Collector law firm violated FDCPA by requesting fees to which it was not entitled… firm’s collection activities within scope of UTPA/CPA… fact issues preclude summary judgment for firm as to malicious prosecution, abuse of process claims… requests for admission violated FDCPA… summary judgment that firm violated FDCPA and [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Fred Simpson, John Bohyer, John Heenan

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