Appellate court

the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court wrote the appellate court’s ruling for the en banc panel. ISSUE: Did the defendant and the co-defendants “exceed[ed] authorized access” under the CFAA when they used valid user names and passwords to gain…

a survey period of cases that were not handed down by the United States Supreme Court, rather than the cases that were decided. My article was written by Peter Reed Corbin and John E. Duvall. Both attorney and partners of the FordHarrison LLP, Jacksonville , Florida. This article cover significant cases in the area of employment discrimination law decided by the United States Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit during 2014. The cases cover age…

time of the incident, therefore the administrative subpoena to Verizon landline would not have turned up Gabe’s home records; an additional subpoena would have been required to obtain this information. The conclusion of the Massachusetts State Police report states “A review of phone records does not support WILLOUGHBY’S claim that a phone call occurred between GABE and MARY GRASING on October 18, 2011 at approximately 4:00 P.M.” Without seeing the additional records, if any, Mason was in…

The qualifications for the Supreme Court: licensed to practice law 10 years; 1 year resident; maximum age of 70. Court of Criminal Appeals: licensed to practice law 10 years; 1 year resident; maximum age of 70. Court of Civil Appeals: licensed to practice law 10 years; 1 year resident; maximum age of 70. The Circuit Court: licensed to practice law 5 years; 1 year resident of circuit; maximum age of 70. The selection process of…

The two Supreme Court systems in Texas are the Court of Criminal Appeals and Texas Supreme Court. According to utexas.edu, the Court of Criminal Appeals “is the highest state court for appeals resulting from criminal cases. This court has statewide, final appellate jurisdiction over criminal cases. It also makes rules of post-trial and appellate procedure for criminal cases. The court has the power of discretionary review, meaning it does not have to hear a case if it so chooses. The one…

street past the defendant’s, Boadle, shop when a barrel of flour fell upon him from a window above the shop, and seriously injured the plaintiff. The plaintiff could not prove direct evidence whether the defendant is responsible for his injuries. The court of Byrne established circumstantial evidence to be enough to prove the defendant is liable based on a reasonable person would believe a barrel of flour does not ordinary fall from a shop (GRAD RESOURCE Byrne v Boadle Pg. 1-3). In both…

and functioning of courts of law competent disputes affecting private citizens” (Cadiet & Amrani-Mekki, 2008, p. 307). France’s legal system was mainly obtained from Roman law and is based on codified laws that were drafted in 1804 under Napoleon. The French legal system follows…

How many courts did this case go through? State each court by full title and each court 's determination? This case went through three courts. It started in the civil court, and the jury was in favor of Hitesman. Then it went to the Appellate Division and the Supreme Court. The Appellate Division reversed the ruling and rejected the verdict. The Supreme Court additionally ruled the plaintiff failed to verify his CEPA claim (Hitesman…

McKichan v. St. Louis Hockey Club, L.P was a 1998 personal injury case that made its way up to the Missouri Court of Appeals. The incident in question occurred on December 15, 1990 during a minor league hockey game between the Peoria Rivermen and the Milwaukee Admirals in Peoria, Illinois. The Peoria Rivermen is a subsidiary club of the defendant. The injury in question occurred during the third period of said hockey game when the plaintiff, who at the time was a goaltender for the Admirals, was…

Assignment Two: State Court Survey In Arizona, the majority of cities and towns have a municipal court which is sometimes also called city or magistrate court. This court hears misdemeanor and petty offense violations within their town or city. City or town magistrates preside over some criminal and civil traffic cases. Criminal traffic cases with no serious injuries and civil traffic cases that involve violations of city ordinances. They have the ability to issue Orders of Protection and…