EXCESSIVE FORCE ARREST: Monell claim against County for deputy kicking Plaintiff in head while handcuffed and on ground dismissed for failure to show pattern/practice or ratification… Plaintiff’s treating doctor and nurse allowed to testify as to medical causation but only as long as opinions were formed during treatment… Molloy. [Read more…]
Deliberate homicide, jail informants, prosecutor conduct
DELIBERATE HOMICIDE: Double murder and solicitation to kill witness convictions affirmed over challenge to use of jail informants and alleged prosecutorial misconduct… Wheelis affirmed. [Read more…]
Utilities, judicial review of water/sewer rate
UTILITIES: Judicial review of water/sewer rates properly rejected for failure to exhaust administrative remedies without considering futility/waiver/estoppel arguments… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
Referendum, LR-130 ballot statement
REFERENDUM: Challenge to AG’s ballot statement for LR-130 rejected… order. [Read more…]
Initiative, I-186 rulemaking delegation
INITIATIVE: Whether I-186 delegates rulemaking and therefore violates effective date requirement is outside AG’s legal-sufficiency review and Court’s pre-election review. [Read more…]