COLUMBIA - Chief U.S. District Judge Margaret Seymour has dismissed a complaint from a man who said he was the "brother/cousin" of the late soul singer James Brown...
...vacated because the now-retired judge who issued it was in a long-term relationship with another man. Former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker disclosed he was gay and had a partner of 10 years after he retired from the bench last year...
...He faces up to 21/2 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000.Crosby offered no explanation but told Chief U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood it was true that while a deputy on Jan. 19 he sent a warning to the suspect on the night before...
...in April.After finding him guilty of criminal contempt for violating her order to stop work at the home, Chief U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood declined to sentence Jenkins to jail.Wood instructed defense lawyers and prosecutors to provide...
...his law firm.Eichholz, 58, will face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.Chief U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr., who accepted Eichholz's guilty plea Dec. 29, will impose sentence based in part...
...Director Jon Ozmint subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. In an order handed down Wednesday, Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Norton agreed with Mr. Ozmint, writing that the case became moot when Mr. Nealous was freed...
...filing claims against the school, "which is not in the best interest of any investor or other creditor," Chief U.S. District Judge David Norton wrote in court documents filed Monday. The school would also waive its claim to about $1.5...
...county jails. Now, a federal judge has to decide on the most controversial of the jumpsuit colors: pink. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Norton is expected to soon consider whether South Carolina prison officials were out of line when...
...his plea agreement calls for a reduced sentence because he is helping prosecutors with their investigation. Chief U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. said Thursday that Mr. Ravenel's sentence would be based on an amount of cocaine...
...determining the sentence. Guidelines from the U.S. Probation Office recommended zero to six months in prison, but Chief U.S. District Judge Joe Anderson decided on a stiffer sentence of 366 days for Shortt.
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