Monthly Archives: May 2020


Venkatesh Thiagarajan v. Cissna

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VENKATESH THIAGARAJAN, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 19-cv-1116 (RDM) 1 MARK KOUMANS, Acting Director, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Venkatesh Thiagarajan, a citizen of India, brings this suit under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. ยง […]


Force v. Islamic Republic of Iran

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAYLOR FORCE, et al., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 16-1468 (RDM) THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, et al., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This civil action for compensatory and punitive damages arises under the terrorism exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities […]


United States v. Ramon Aguirre

Case: 19-20649 Document: 00515433919 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/29/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 19-20649 May 29, 2020 Lyle W. Cayce UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Clerk Plaintiff – Appellee v. RAMON AGUIRRE, Defendant – Appellant […]


United States v. Rivera-Morales

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 17-1258 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JEAN CARLOS RIVERA-MORALES, a/k/a CARLI, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge] Before Howard, Chief Judge, Selya and […]


State of Iowa v. Mercedes JoJean Damme

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 19โ€“1139 Filed May 29, 2020 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. MERCEDES JOJEAN DAMME, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Grundy County, Jeffrey L. Harris, Judge. Defendant appeals sentence imposed after conviction based on guilty plea, and State argues lack of good […]


Haiyan Chen v. William Barr

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 19-2375 HAIYAN CHEN, Petitioner, v. WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. ____________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. No. A089-283-398. ____________________ ARGUED MARCH 3, 2020 โ€” DECIDED […]


United States v. Adner Toj-Velasquez

United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 19-1323 ___________________________ United States of America Plaintiff – Appellee v. Adner Toj-Velasquez Defendant – Appellant ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa – Dubuque ____________ Submitted: January 13, 2020 Filed: May 29, 2020 […]