Wilkins v. Palomino - Civil Rights / DNA Seizure

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued an order adopting a magistrate judge's recommendation on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment in Wilkins v. Palomino. Plaintiff Darus Wilkins, a pro se inmate, brings civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against prison officials at Bent County Correctional Facility regarding forced buccal swab collection for paternity testing. The Court ruled on Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendment constitutional claims.

Aquarion AG v. Peakview Partners, LLC - Commercial Dispute

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted in part Aquarion AG's motion to dismiss Peakview Partners, LLC's counterclaims in this commercial dispute. The court dismissed Peakview's first counterclaim while reserving judgment on remaining arguments. The dispute involves a 2023 agreement between Swiss wastewater company Wotan AG (now Aquarion) and Denver-based investment bank Peakview.

Damir Askarov v. Juan Baltazar - Immigration Habeas Corpus

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Uzbek asylum seeker Damir Askarov, finding his continued immigration detention violates 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a)(6) and Fifth Amendment due process under the Zadvydas six-month presumptive detention limit. ICE had detained Petitioner since June 2025 following a withholding of removal order based on his likely torture or death if returned to Uzbekistan.

Crimaldi v. State Farm - Insurance Dispute Ruling

Judge Philip A. Brimmer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado issued an order ruling on Defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company's Motion for Summary Judgment and Fed. R. Evid. 702 Motion regarding Plaintiff's Expert Damian Arguello in Case No. 24-cv-00075. The dispute involves an insurance claim arising from a rear-end collision on August 31, 2019. The Court resolved the parties' cross-motions in this insurance benefits dispute.

Blackburn v. Executive Director of CDOC - Civil Rights Dismissal

The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado dismissed civil rights case Blackburn v. Executive Director of CDOC with prejudice, overruling Plaintiff Roger Scott Blackburn's objection to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation. The case, filed by an incarcerated individual against officials at Sterling Correctional Facility, was dismissed on defendants' motion.

Suleimanova v. Mullin et al - Administrative Procedure Act Review

Ruzalina Suleimanova filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case 3:26-cv-02973, against Mullin et al. The petition seeks judicial review of an agency decision under the Administrative Procedures Act, with a filing fee of $405.

Robert Humphrey sentenced 10 years probation for $412,500 investment fraud targeting seniors

Robert Humphrey sentenced 10 years probation for $412,500 investment fraud targeting seniors

Former Naples Man Sentenced for Role in Investment Scam

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation announced that Konstantinos Konstantinou was sentenced to four years in prison and 25 years probation for defrauding an elderly couple through a fake T-Bond investment scheme. Konstantinou must pay $707,395 in restitution. He was not registered as a securities dealer when he solicited the investment.

Orlando Man Arrested for Alleged Elder Investment Fraud Scheme

The Florida Office of Financial Regulation announced the arrest of Anthony Michael Hernandez on charges of organized fraud, exploitation of the elderly, unregistered securities sales, and bank fraud. Hernandez is accused of orchestrating a $1.6 million investment fraud scheme targeting more than 300 mostly elderly investors across 37 states. Bond was set at $1.95 million.

Florida SB 180 Securities Regulation

Florida Office of Financial Regulation Commissioner Russell C. Weigel, III issued a statement on Governor DeSantis signing Florida Senate Bill 180 – Securities Regulation. The bill takes effect October 1, 2023, and eliminates issuer-dealer registration requirements and issuer escrow requirements, exempts advisers to private funds from registration, reduces a filing fee, and establishes continuing education requirements for associated persons of investment advisers and federal covered advisers.