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Burbank Walmart case has its trial date set
The legal battle to stop a Walmart from opening in Burbank is scheduled to go to trial on Aug. 17, when a judge will consider an injunction seeking to halt renovations at the new store site. The three Burbank residents seeking to stop the renovation...
Tags: Kmart, Land Price, Litigation, Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge orders Burbank to pay former deputy chief's legal tab, appeal may be filed
The attorneys who successfully represented a former deputy police chief in his retaliation lawsuit stand to get roughly $88,000 less than they expected from Burbank, which has been put on the hook for their legal fees after losing its case in court. In...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc., Judges, Laws
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Burbank police officer to appeal jury's discrimination lawsuit decision
After a jury in May rejected a Burbank police officer’s claims that she was harassed and discriminated against because of her gender, ethnicity and pregnancy, the officer plans to take her case to a state appellate court. A Los Angeles County...Tags: Sex Crimes, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc., Judges
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Former Burbank police officer drops case against city
All claims in the case involving former Burbank Police Lt. Omar Rodriguez and the city, including allegations that he was wrongfully terminated, were dropped in federal court Thursday. Spokesman Drew Sugars said Rodriguez and the city also agreed to...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Trials
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Court sides with Burbank in cop case
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss a claim filed by a former Burbank police detective alleging that his 1st Amendment rights were violated when he spoke out about police misconduct. But while the three-judge panel...Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crime, Law and Justice, Google+, Judges, FBI
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Man pleads guilty to killing Burbank police officer in 2003
David A. Garcia, the man accused of killing Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka in November 2003, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges Tuesday. Garcia, 28, was immediately sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of...
Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Lawyers, Death Penalty, Steve Cooley
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Burbank to appeal $1.29M verdict in former police chief's suit
The Burbank City Council this week voted this week to appeal a nearly $1.3-million verdict awarded to former Deputy Police Chief William Taylor after he claimed in a lawsuit that he faced on-the-job retaliation. The move will prolong a case that has...Tags: Lawyers, Litigation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation
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Burbank, former police lieutenant appear headed to court over alleged stolen documents
This post has been updated, see below for details. A lawsuit filed by the city against a former police lieutenant accused of stealing department records appears headed for trial, even though he returned the documents. Former police lieutenant Omar...Tags: Lawyers, Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Theft
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Former Burbank officer wants records purged, retirement badge
Former Deputy Police Chief William Taylor, who was awarded nearly $1.3 million in a discrimination lawsuit, is asking a judge to force the city to purge his personnel records of any reference to wrongdoing and that he be issued a retirement badge...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Judge to rule on former police officer's suit
A federal judge is reviewing whether a lawsuit filed by a former Burbank police detective who claims he was fired in retaliation for whistle-blowing may proceed, or if he must first complete the city's appeal process. Former Det. Pete Allen claims the...Tags: Lawyers, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, FBI
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Brothers sentenced to federal prison for public housing fraud scheme
Two Burbank brothers were each sentenced Monday to nearly two years in federal prison for conspiring to steal more than $500,000 that was intended for public housing for the disabled, according to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office. In addition...Tags: Corporate Crime, Lawyers, Bribery, Housing and Urban Planning, Prisons
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Appeals court clears way for Supreme Court ruling on Prop. 8
A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected an appeal of February’s ruling that overturned Proposition 8, a move that is likely to send the debate over same-sex marriage to theU.S. Supreme Court. The decision by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...Tags: Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians
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