Andy Furillo
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Tracy man sentenced in Sacramento federal court to probation for harassing phone calls about Netflix
Federal prosecutors wanted Kulwant Singh Sandhu to go to prison for 37 months. Convicted on two counts, he allegedly made or sent more than 100,000 phone calls and emails to federal agencies in five year period -- many of them graphically vulgar or violent. → Read More
Sacramento County tried to exclude black jurors, judge found. Now it’s going to pay.
U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez also imposed $13,640 in costs on county for “jury selection issue.” Mentally ill plaintiff, James Joshua Mayfield, had tried to commit suicide in the downtown Sacramento County Jail. → Read More
Sacramento County lawyers excluded African American prosepctive jurors over race, judge finds
A federal judge has ruled that Sacramento County attorneys improperly excluded two African American jurors “because of the color of their skin” in an upcoming trial in which the plaintiff was black. U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez made the finding of racial discrimination May 2 in a case where a former inmate is suing Sacramento County, Sheriff Scott Jones and three other sheriff’s employees… → Read More
Tennessee teacher accused of kidnapping 15-year-old girl to appear in federal court in Sacramento today
Tad E. Cummins, wanted on suspicion of transporting a 15-year-old Tennessee girl across state lines for sexual purposes, is expected to make a federal court appearance today in Sacramento. → Read More
A mentally ill inmate was dragged from a cell. Prison staff now face punitive damages
A U.S. District Court trial in Sacramento poses an individual challenge to California’s treatment of mentally ill prisoners. When court orders in class-action cases don’t force changes, a jury’s finding of malice on part of prison staff may be the answer to force compliance, a legal expert says. → Read More
Four people injured in two-car crash in Del Paso Heights
Four people were injured in a two-car collision in Del Paso Heights where one of the drivers was being investigated for possibly being under the influence. → Read More
Sacramento judge sentences Romanian businessman to 13 years in Travis AFB bribery case
Dumitru Martin was a principle in Polaris M Holdings, a company that U.S. government officials sought a $10 million Air Force contract in Romania. Prosecutors said the company paid $100,000 to get the contract and promised $1 million. → Read More
City wins in family-leave lawsuit filed by former staffer of Councilwoman Angelique Ashby
A U.S. District Court jury in Sacramento rejected plaintiff Sarah R. Novo’s allegations that the city had violated her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act. Novo had worked as director of constituent affairs for City Councilwoman Angelique Ashby. → Read More
City of Sacramento seeks dismissal of staffer’s suit involving Councilwoman Angelique Ashby
Testimony has concluded in U.S. District Court trial over whether Sacramento City Councilwoman Angelique Ashby’s former director of constituent affairs, Sarah Novo, deserves damages under the federal Family Medical Leave Act. Motion on Monday will decide whether case goes to the jury. → Read More
Former Sacramento employee’s lawsuit against Councilwoman Angelique Ashby goes to trial
Sarah Novo claims city violated Family Medical Leave Act when it let her go in 2012, after he family suffered illnesses related to toxic mold. City claims Novo never asked for the time off. → Read More
Sacramento County reeling from jury’s $107 million verdict against it in mining case
The landmark judgment made against Sacramento County earlier this week in federal court should serve as a warning shot for any governmental entity that plays political favorites, a lawyer for the plaintiff said. In the suit, two gravel-mining families alleged the county put them out of business for the benefit of a bigger rival. → Read More
Ranchers win $100 million in damages against Sacramento County in political influence case
A federal court jury on Tuesday awarded more than $100 million in damages to two gravel mining families that accused Sacramento County government officials of putting them out of business for the benefit of the rival Teichert Construction company. → Read More
Trump to drop legal fight over travel ban, issue new executive order
The Trump administration declared Thursday that it planned to rescind its controversial travel ban and replace it with a new one that officials believe can withstand court challenges. → Read More
Appeals court denied Trump request to overturn stay on travel ban
In a major blow to the Trump Administration, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday denied the federal government’s efforts to toss out an order that halted the president’s travel ban, sending the case back to the Seattle judge who issued the temporary restraining order last Friday. → Read More
Appeals court denied Trump request to overturn stay on travel ban
In a major blow to the Trump Administration, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday denied the federal government’s efforts to toss out an order that halted the president’s travel ban, sending the case back to the Seattle judge who issued the temporary restraining order last Friday. → Read More
‘SEE YOU IN COURT’ Trump tweets after judges decline to restore his travel ban
In a major blow to the Trump Administration, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday unanimously denied the federal government’s efforts to reinstate the president’s travel ban and rejected a Justice Department argument that it violates the separation of powers for judges to “entertain a constitutional challenge to executive actions such as this one.” → Read More
Jake Peavy pitches Americana music on the side
Jake Peavy has won 151 games and a Cy Young Award, but his passion for American roots music is moving to his forefront. Now he’s listening to Jimmy Cliff, too, as his musical melting pot expands. → Read More
Andy Furillo: Kings will have their hands full Tuesday with the greatest beard in sports
A beard on the mound that throws in the high 90s has to be pretty scary to the hitter, and a beard on the offensive line pulling upfield on a block can only be a terror to a defensive back alone in space. → Read More
Andy Furillo: MLS looks inevitable for Sacramento
The possible became probable and the probable now appears to have evolved into a foregone conclusion. Before you know it, and hopefully before the rest of the polar ice caps melt, we’ll have big-league soccer in Sacramento. → Read More
Andy Furillo: Look through fog and you can see Kings in playoffs
In these days of tule fog that rises from the dampness of the earth to darken our outlooks, it’s important to appreciate any patch of blue from above, especially when the ray of light comes down on the only major-league professional sports team for miles around. → Read More