Tag Archives: Lawsuit

In February a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of a Latino civil rights group in a suit challenging the way the county drew supervisorial district lines in 2011. In the suit, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund argued that by splitting eastern Kern County cities between …

Four former or current inmates of the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla say they were victims of sexual humiliation, harassment and even threats of rape, among other abusive treatment, … Click to Continue »

It was so bad for some girls at Perry Upper Elementary School in Perry, Oklahoma, that they would cry together in the bathroom and hide evidence of those tears with … Click to Continue »

A Merced County jury said last week the Winton Cemetery District is not responsible for a headstone that crushed a 75-year-old woman’s leg in 2015, according to court records. It … Click to Continue »

There some new developments in the unfolding story of alleged misuse of a confidential law enforcement database by members of the Kern High School Police Department and administration. Last week KHSD Police Chief Joe Lopeteguy, who is now on leave from his position, filed a lawsuit against the district. In …

Ahmed Ali, the Yemen-born Los Banos man stuck in east African with his 12-year-old daughter, joined a class action lawsuit late Friday seeking to overturn the portion of President Donald … Click to Continue »

The Merced County Association of Governments has reached a settlement with the Sierra Club in a lawsuit challenging its 2014 Regional Transportation Plan. The lawsuit argued that the transportation plan … Click to Continue »

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to legalize prostitution in California. … Click to Continue »

Two families claim nothing was done by police officers when they were victims of domestic violence. One victim was killed by her abuser the other left as a quadriplegic. Their families are now suing Fresno police and the city. Both families believe appropriate actions from Fresno police officers would’ve prevented …

A civil lawsuit is filed against a former clovis police officer and two valley cities. A woman says she was the victim of domestic violence. She says she never got the help she needed when she called 9-11, and now she’s suing everyone involved. Including the abuser, his parentsand the …

New developments in the gas pipeline explosion in Northwest Fresno. Two more inmates have joined the lawsuit against PG&E and will likely sue Fresno County as well. The explosion on April 17th injured eleven people including an inmate crew that was working at the sheriff’s gun range near Herndon and …