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Discovery CLE Looks at Criminal Issues in Civil Cases

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 3, 2018
Attorneys Ben Raybin and Elizabeth Russell will explore discovery and the use of criminal records in civil proceedings during Thursday’s CLE at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville. The session is part of a six-hour CLE on Mastering the Art of Intermediate and Advanced Discovery.

Dandridge Named Interim Environmental Court Judge

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
Following the retirement of Judge Larry Potter, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners have chosen Patrick Dandridge to serve as interim Environmental Court judge until a new one can be elected, The Commercial Appeal reports. Dandridge, a Memphis Public Works deputy director, was chosen over Juvenile Court Magistrate Judge Carlyn Addison and attorney Michael Campbell. All three choices, as well as Danny Kail and Robert “Price” Harris, have picked up the paperwork to run for the seat in the general election, which will be held Aug. 2.

ABA Files SCOTUS Brief Urging Rejection of Latest Trump Travel Ban

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
The American Bar Association filed an amicus brief Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting Hawaii’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s revised executive order banning all immigration from six majority-Muslim nations, including five covered under previous versions of the executive order. Like the amicus briefs filed in previous cases, the ABA brief takes issue with the Trump administration’s contention that the executive order is unreviewable by the courts, including the Supreme Court. “The government contends that this sweeping exercise of authority by the president is simply unreviewable,” the brief said. “That position cannot be reconciled with this court’s precedent and with the rule of law.”

Former Teacher Who Fled State with Teen Asks to Change Plea

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
Tad Cummins, the former Tennessee teacher who fled to California with a 15-year-old student last year, has requested to change his plea in federal court, the Associated Press reports. Cummins’ attorney filed a document  on Thursday asking to change his client’s plea from not-guilty to guilty. He’s charged with transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual conduct and obstruction of justice.

Former Lawyer, TBI Special Agent Dies at 65

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
Dennis Mays, a retired legal advisor and law enforcement professional from Jackson, died on Feb. 21. He was 65. Mays was born in Virginia and became a commander in the U.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. He spent many years in law enforcement, training officers in West Tennessee and even working as a Special Agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. He earned his law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and upon his retirement was serving as a legal advisor as well as working as a flight instructor. In lieu of flower, the family requested that memorial contributions be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 119 Oil Well Road, in Jackson.

Former Inmate Headed Back to Prison for IRS Tax Scam

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
A federal judge sentenced ex-Tennessee inmate Larry Steven Covington Jr. today to 46 months in federal prison for his role in a scam to steal fellow prisoners’ Social Security numbers and file false tax returns in their names, Knoxnews reports. Covington scammed the IRS out of $163,778 total in a conspiracy spanning several years. He was originally imprisoned on drug and gun convictions.

Legislature Considers Banning Acceptance of Consular ID Cards

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
The Tennessee legislature is now considering legislation that would prohibit state and local officials from accepting student IDs, library cards and matricula consular IDs, The Tennessean reports. Consular IDs are commonly used by Mexican immigrants to verify their identity and help the Mexican government track its citizens. The bill will be taken up by the House State Government Committee at its final meeting tomorrow.

Pacer Fees Violated Federal Law, Judge Rules

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018
U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle ruled Saturday that the federal judiciary violated federal law by using Pacer fees for courtroom technology and other projects, the ABA Journal reports. Huvelle’s ruling comes in a lawsuit that contended Pacer fees violate federal law because they exceed the actual costs of providing records. The judge disagreed with the plaintiffs’ contention that law limits Pacer fees to just the cost of running Pacer, but she also rejected the government’s argument that the fees can be used to fund anything related to the dissemination of information through electronic means. Pacer fees must be used for services that provide the public with access to information stored in the docketing system, she ruled. 

Judge Clement Speaks at Litigation CLE

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 2, 2018

The Hon. Frank Clement with the Tennessee Court of Appeals joins an all-star CLE cast for the 2018 Litigation and Appellate Forum on April 19 in Nashville. Other speakers include the Hon. Barbara Holmes, the Hon. Randal Mashburn, the Hon. Brandon Gibson and Tennessee Supreme Court Clerk Jim Hivner. Topics include oral argument preparation, effective depositions and Tennessee’s new e-filing process.

Texas Woman Gets 5 Years for Illegally Voting in 2016

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 30, 2018
A Texas woman was found guilty and sentenced to five years in prison for voting while on probation, The Washington Post reports. Forty three-year-old Crystal Mason said that she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote when she showed up at the ballot box in 2016, and claimed that her probation officer never explained to her that voting was illegal for those on probation under Texas law. As her name was not listed on the voter rolls on the election day, Mason completed a provisional ballot, which ultimately was not counted. Her attorney has already filed an appeal to keep his client out of prison and with her family. However, Mason told reporters that she will “never vote again.”
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