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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Judge Altonaga orders plaintiff to “certif[y] the pleading has been reviewed and approved by a teacher of the English language — such certification is to be included in the notice of filing the second amended complaint.”

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Judge Altonaga orders plaintiff to “certif[y] the pleading has been reviewed and approved by a teacher of the English language — such certif...
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Monday, January 15, 2018

“This ruling sentences this highly intelligent, deeply lonely, and distressed ____ to a lifetime of physical and psychological harm, confined to a tiny concrete cell without family, friends, or freedom,”

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“This ruling sentences this highly intelligent, deeply lonely, and distressed ____ to a lifetime of physical and psychological harm, confine...
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Thursday, January 11, 2018

Chief Justice raises Ferris Bueller (incorrectly)

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Well, the good news is that the Chief Justice of the United States made a Ferris Bueller reference during oral argument. The bad news is th...
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

How much should a cop have to pay for illegally spying on you?

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How much should a cop have to pay for illegally spying on you? Yesterday, a jury said $15,000. Here’s Paula McMahon : A South Florida ...
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Monday, January 08, 2018

AG Sessions names Ben Greenberg U.S. Attorney (interim)

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AG Sessions has named Ben Greenberg interim U.S. Attorney. Greenberg has been serving as acting U.S. Attorney since Willie Ferrer stepped d...
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Friday, January 05, 2018

Judge Scola rules that some of the Mickey Munday 404(b) material will come in (UPDATED — but prosecution not permitted to reference movie Cocaine Cowboys).

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UPDATE — NBC6 also covers the ruling here : A federal judge Friday gave prosecutors an opportunity to use some of a former cocaine smuggle...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018

Mickey Munday Motion

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Self-proclaimed Cocaine Cowboy Mickey Munday is going to trial before Judge Scola in a fraud case involving car title.  The Government wants...
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Monday, January 01, 2018

Chief Justice Roberts’ year end report

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Happy new year SDFLA readers!  Chief Justice Roberts issued this year-end report , discussing how the courts dealt with natural disasters...
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