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Man pleads no contest to domestic violence
East Fork Justice Tom Perkins sentenced Eric James Cooper to 30 days in Douglas County Jail, suspended for one year. He must serve 48 hours in jail and was given credit for 12 hours in custody following his arrest Feb. 5. Cooper was ordered to perform
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:15P
Woman in custody after failure to appear
She is to appear Friday in East Fork Justice Court. Cervantes, who was living in Carson City with her parents, was to be sentenced May 24 on a gross misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. She had signed a plea agreement and was requesting admission
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:15P
HC stays diversion of funds meant for BSUP scheme
The division bench comprising Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice VK Sharma posted the matter for June 26. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was launched on December 31, 2005 for improving the quality of life and
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:14P
OSAMA-PAK 2 LAST
Reflecting the tensions between the government and the superior judiciary, an unnamed official of the Supreme Court told the media that the Chief Justice''s approval is mandatory for appointing an apex court judge as the head of the commission.
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:14P
Pfizer Canada Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC, 2011 FC 547, (May 12, 2011
In this case, involving the medicine donezepil, Justice Hughes, for the Court, granted an order of prohibition in favour of the applicant and found that the allegation of lack of utility/sound prediction was not justified. The patent relates to a new
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:14P
Varco Canada Limited v. Pason Systems Corp., 2011 FC 467, (April 15, 2011
On April 15, 2011, Justice Phelan granted a motion to re-open the trial of a patent infringement action in Varco Canada Limited v. Pason Systems Corp. 2011 FC 467 in order to admit new evidence. The trial of the action had already been concluded,
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:14P
Photo of the Day: Zetas Takes Monterrey
The drug cartels have corrupted untold public officials and law-enforcement personnel and hamstrung local news media. In 2010 alone, 15273 people were killed in drug violence (a 60 percent uptick from the previous year). This Z scratched into a hill
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:13P
Hartal against govt or court?
Referring to the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system, she said that the government has nothing to do but comply with the verdict of the country's apex court. The Election Commission would be strengthened so that it could conduct
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:13P
Hearings continue in Tewksbury on Johnson family's proposed helistop
Even without traffic, he said 19 minutes was the best time he could clock, driving at the posted speed limit. There is a shorter route, but that took 23 minutes, he said. “That may not seem like a lot, but it is a lot to someone used to shopping by
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:11P
Political 'tequila party' kicks off, but can it last?
The national tequila party-- under the slogan "your shot for change"-- aims to get out the Latino vote and put pressure on elected officials to act on immigration reform and other issues. The group first emerged on the national scene last November when
Updated: 06/02/2011 02:11P
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