Facts of the Case Joe Houston is paralyzed and uses a motorized wheelchair for mobility. He also uses a van that is equipped and modified for his traveling. He filed suit against Marod Supermarkets, Inc. (“Marod”) after visiting one of its branches – the Presidente Supermarket – and encountering accessibility barriers. Houston claimed that this branch violated Title III of the ADA based on the following barriers: (1) too few accessible parking spaces, (2) no clear path of travel connecting the essential elements (i.e., primary functions) of the supermarket, and (3) restrooms that failed to meet ADA regulations.…
• There are 5 Ps. P Edwin Santiago alleges assault, mace, and false arrest. P Santiago states that he had attended a block party earlier in the day and was preparing to go back to the block party when MOS entered his residence and maced him. P Santiago claims that he, Jose Melendez (named plaintiff) and Leslie Melendez (named plaintiff) retreated into the apartment. P Santiago claims that he went to the kitchen to wash his eyes and the front door slammed open and MOS entered the apartment and slammed P Jose Melendez against a fridge.…
R v. Gonzales refers to a criminal case of a triple parricide by twenty year old Australian BOS: 28744455 Sef Gonzales which occurred on the 10th of July 2001. Sef’s motives for killing his father Teddy, Mother Mary Loiva and sister Clodine derived from his parent’s unattainable high expectations of him and his desire to financially benefit from their death. Having premeditated his crime, Sef entered Clodine’s room at 4pm armed with two kitchen knifes and a baseball bat and killed her. The cause of her death was the combined effect of the compression of her neck, the blunt force injuries and abdominal stab wounds. Sef’s mother arrived home an hour later and was ambushed in the living room by Sef, stabbing her multiple times, severing her windpipe.…
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether Kaleigh Cyprus committed transfer intent with respect to Jack pursuant to A.R.S. section 13-203(B)(1) and State v. Ramirez . The phone was thrown towards another person involve, identified as Helena. In result it ended up hitting Jack BRIEF ANSWER Yes, Kaleigh did commit assault because her intention was to throw the phone to Helena and with respect to Jack, she was not intentionally throwing the phone at him. Since Jack ended up sitting in that location and turning his head it resulted in the phone hitting him.…
On January 23, 2014, Anthony Hernandez was indicted in Salem Superior Court for Conspiracy to Violate Drug Laws. As a result, on February 25, 2014, Anthony Hernandez’s mother, Maria Hernandez, hired Attorney Gary Zerola to represent Anthony; Zerola had previously represented Anthony in other unrelated legal matters. The criminal matter in which Anthony had been involved stems from a narcotics distribution investigation conducted by the New York Queens County District Attorney. During the course of the investigation the Queens District Attorney’s Office obtained a wiretap warrant which ultimately led to criminal charges against thirteen individuals including Anthony. On September 17, 2013, the Queens District Attorney’s Office sought a protective order to redact portions of the warrant and affidavit, because they felt the release of the information…
Introduction The case study involves Hernandez versus Texas this was a Mexican – American civil right case which was recorded as the first one. The case was listened by States Supreme Court this was after the Second World War. Historically it was around 1950. The case was involved murder the named Pete Hernandez who was a cotton picker was accused of killing Joe Espinosa. They were no Mexican who has served on the jury for more than twenty-five years.…
I too think that having a gun on school grounds is a serious crime. In the case of United Sates v. Lopez it should have only been up to the state to punish him, but that wasn't the case. Lopez's crime should not have been punishable under the Commerce Crime and that was exactly what the ruling upheld. The Commerce Crime had nothing to do with the Gun Free School Zone Act and therefore it was unconstitutional. Great discussion.…
To: Supervising Attorney From: Heather Wells, Student Date: January 31, 2016 Case: Arturo Garcia v Mary Chavez Re: Child support modification Statement of Assignment: I have been asked to prepare a memorandum for you regarding the following questions a. “Was it permissible for Ms. Chavez to unilaterally reduce support when the oldest child reached the age of majority?” b. “What is the likelihood of the court granting a modification of child support due to Ms. Chavez’s change of occupation? Issue: Under Statutory Laws: a. “NMSA § 28-6-1 (Repl.…
Alian Boudrias, 40, plead guilty in front of the Ontario Court of Justice on Friday, February 10th, for failure to comply in Ottawa and for theft under $500. The accused was found guilty of both charges, with a sentence of 13-day imprisonment and a 9-month period to pay off a $113 fine. “I do apologize for my actions, it is the first time I have ever tried doing something like that,” said Boudrias during his arraignment.…
I asked Turner if Jones was diagnosed with any mental health illnesses and she stated depression and anxiety, but went on to say Jones does not take whatever medications he supposed to be on for his conditions. I asked McGee if he would provided a video statement and he said he did not want to because he did not want anything to happen to Jones. McGee went on to say he believed Jones needed some sort of mental health treatment. Officer Pedersen asked Turner if she was willing to provide a statement and she said no. Because Jones punched the wall and damaged it, there was probable cause to charge Jones with RCW 9A.48.090 DV Malicious Mischief 3. I advised Jones he was under arrest for DV Malicious Mischief 3.…
The purpose of this case policy analysis is to identify the absence of actions that could have been taken by the Department of Social Services and La Alianza that contributed to the outcomes of the children reported in the case study High Stakes and Frightening Lapses. Additionally, the recommended stance of the Commissioner of DSS at the end of the case study will be to implement new contracts with nonprofit agencies while increasing communication between the agencies to prevent additional neglect of the children to occur. The deontological perspective will support the need to provide required services regardless of the situational factors due to a moral obligation. Case Policy Analysis & Recommendation In the analysis of the Department…
Cruzan v Director, Missouri Department of Health, was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision. This became the first of the “right to die” cases heard by the Court. It brought forth the question: do people maintain a private, personal right to choose when to end their life? This case would spark national debate and an increased interest in “living wills”.…
In the case of US vs. Gonzalez-Lopez lies many facts within the case. Some of the reliable facts is that a man named Cuauhtemoc Gonzalez-Lopez was charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. His family hired him an attorney by the name of John Fahle to represent him but Lopez had another person in mind. Lopez went ahead and hired attorney Joseph Low to represent him in the hopes of including him with Fahle or instead of. As time went on both attorneys represented Lopez but the Magistrate Judge only accepted Low’s provisional entry of appearance and allowed him to participate only if he immediately file a motion for admission pro hac vice.…
Name of the Case: Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales, 545 U.S. 748, 2005. 2. Facts: After her divorce, Jessica Gonzales was granted a restraining order against her ex-husband by a state trial court in Colorado. The restraining order prohibited the ex-husband from disturbing Ms. Gonzales and her three daughters and ordered him to stay at least 100 yards away from the family home. The ex-husband / father was granted visits with his children on alternating weekends, for two weeks in the summer and for occasional mid-week visits if prearranged between the parents.…
Anna Garcia had an autopsy performed by Dr. King on August 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM. She was a 38 year-old female Hispanic who weighed 165 pounds and was 64 inches tall at the time of the autopsy. Anna Garcia’s autopsy is due to her sudden and unexpected death. Suspects for her death are Alex Garcia, Doug Greene, Erica Piedmont, and Lucy Leffingwell.…