32 results for 'judge:"Howard"'.
J. Howard upholds the trial court's admission of testimony from the mother of defendant's child during his trial on gun possession and related charges. The mother's testimony was "'direct and substantial proof'" of the charge. Affirmed.
Court: DC Court of Appeals, Judge: Howard, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: 22-CF-0761 , Categories: Weapons, Witnesses
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J. Howard grants the employer's motion for summary judgment on the employee's four remaining claims in his employment-discrimination suit, alleging race, sex and color discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and retaliation. The employee failed to timely exhaust his administrative remedies for all of these claims. A motion for sanctions brought by the employee is denied, but his motions for judicial notice and clarification are partially granted.
Court: USDC Middle District of Florida, Judge: Howard, Filed On: March 26, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv905, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Sanctions, Employment Discrimination
J. Howard reverses the trial court's denial of a woman's petition to adopt her cousin. Contrary to the trial court's finding, custody of the child six months before an adoption becomes final is not a prerequisite to filing an adoption petition. Vacated.
Court: DC Court of Appeals, Judge: Howard, Filed On: February 15, 2024, Case #: 22-FS-0647 , Categories: Family Law, Guardianship
J. Howard partially grants the competitor's motion to dismiss a patent infringement action brought by the company and transfers the case from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The competitor has a policy allowing employees to work remotely. Although the home offices of the competitor's employees constitute a physical location in which the competitor's business is carried out, there is insufficient evidence to show that the employees' homes are actually places of business of the competitor.
Court: USDC Northern District of Georgia, Judge: Howard, Filed On: August 21, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv3730, NOS: Patent - Property Rights, Categories: Patent, Venue
J. Howard grants a "vigilante-style group" called Predator Catchers dismissal of defamation and invasion of privacy claims brought after the group accused plaintiff of being a sexual predator for lack of jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Middle District of Florida, Judge: Howard, Filed On: June 21, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv414, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Defamation, Privacy, Jurisdiction