2019 Jury Verdicts in the Western District
October 19, 2020
| VERDICT DATE | CASE NAME/TYPE | JUDGE | ATTORNEYS | VERDICT | |
| 1 | 2/1/19 | 1:18-cr-201 USA v Pollard (firearms) | Neff | John Beason, Def John Roth, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 2 | 01/09/19 | 1:17-cr-191 USA v McKinney (narcotics/firearms) | Quist | James Jenkins, Def/CJA Mark Courtade, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 3 | 03/01/19 | 1:17-cv-538 Lynn Mayer’s Great Lakes Glads v BTR of Orland, Inc. (Removal – Torts to Land) | Maloney | James Shinar, Plaintiff Timothy S. Groustra, Defendant | For Plaintiff |
| 4 | 04/24/19 | 1:15-cv-70 Colvin v Heyns, et al (prisoner civil rights) | Carmody | Pro Se / Michael Wiese-Pro Bono Brandon Waddell | For Defendants |
| 5 | 05/01/19 | 2:17-cr-31 USA v Blomquist (marijuana – sell/distribute/possess) | Maloney | Elizabeth LaCosse, FPD Maarten Vermaat, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 6 | 05/07/19 | 1:10-cv-1075 Neal v Ellis, et al (prisoner civil rights) | Quist | Pro Se Garet Koger, Defendants | For Defendant |
| 7 | 05/14/19 | 1:18-cr-51 USA v Urbina (sex trafficking of minor; narcotics) | Neff | Pro Se / Geoffrey Upshaw-standby counsel Davin Reust/Joel Fauson/Alexis Sanford, USA | Guilty – Counts 1ss-11ss |
| 8 | 05/24/19 | 1:18-cr-249 USA v Farmer (conspiracy to distribute controlled substance) | Jonker | Michael Adams, Plaintiff Justin Presant/Jonathan Roth, USA | Guilty |
| 9 | 05/29/19 | 1:18-cr-181 USA v Pardon (fraud/filing false tax return) | Maloney | Matthew Borgula, Plaintiff Raymond Beckering, USA | Not Guilty |
| 10 | 05/31/19 | 2:15-cv-156 Jones v Olson, et al. (prisoner civil rights) | Maloney | Pro se Austin Raines, Defendants | For Defendants |
| 11 | 06/05/19 | 1:18-cr-126 / 1:18-cr-130 (held jointly) USA v Collard (child pornography) | Maloney | Lawrence Nolan/Gary Villas, Defendant Alexis Sanford/Daniel McGraw/Jennifer Murnahan, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 12 | 06/19/19 | 2:18-cr-50 USA v Sagataw (domestic assault/habitual) | Quist | Mark Dobias, Defendant Hannah Bobee, USA | Not Guilty |
| 13 | 07/01/19 | 1:18-cr-226 USA v Xi (wire fraud) | Jonker | Joseph Coburn/Ronald Safer, Defendant Hagen Frank/Jennifer Murnahan/Clay Stiffler, US | Mistrial/Dismissal |
| 14 | 07/11/19 | 2:16-cv-205 Hansen v Aper (civil rights/excessive police force) | Quist | Kenneth Finegood, Plaintiff Mark Donnelly/John Fedynsky, Defendant | For Defendant |
| 15 | 07/19/19 | 2:16-cv-91 Moore v Perttu, et al. (prisoner civil rights) | Vermaat | Solomon Radner/Madeline Sinkovich, Plaintiff Adam deBear, Defendants | For Plaintiff (as to 1 defendant only); $1.00 nominal; $5,000 puntitive) |
| 16 | 08/07/19 | 1:19-cr-141 USA v Spencer (narcotics/controlled substance possession) | Maloney | Matt Borgula, Defendant Rene Shekmer, USA | Not Guilty |
| 17 | 08/13/19 | 1:19-cr-108 USA v Morton (possession heroin with intent to distribute) | Maloney | Jasna Tosic, Defendant Hagan Frank, Sally Berens, Stephen Baker, Theodore Greeley, USA | Guilty |
| 18 | 08/21/19 | 2:16-cv-138 Stapleton v Pelkola, et al (prisoner civil rights) | Vermaat | Judy Bregman/Bradford Springer, Plaintiff Jennifer Foster/Michael Dean, Defendant | For Defendants |
| 19 | 08/23/19 | 1:18-cr-166 USA v Trevino (Marijuana-conspiracy, possess, distribute) | Maloney | Stuart Friedman, Defendant Joel Fauson/Daniel McGraw, USA | Guilty (Counts 1s-10s) |
| 20 | 09/06/19 | 2:16-cv-176 Rohl v Immel, et al (prisoner civil rights) | Vermaat | Trevor Garrison, Plaintiff Austin Raines, Defendants | For Defendants |
| 21 | 09/11/19 | 1:14-cv-923 Carter v Heynes, et al. (prisoner civil rights) | Kent | Pro se Plaintiff Michael Dean, Defendants | For Defendants |
| 22 | 09/19/19 | 1:17-cv-479 Richardson v Masteller (Bivens Act) | Neff | Dan Doyle/Sterlin Mesadieu, Plaintiff Carolyn Almassian/Nicole Mazzocco, Defendant | For Defendant/No Cause |
| 23 | 10/03/19 | 1:17-cv-1101 Kraft, et al. v State Farm Fire & Casualty (Diversity-Breach of Contract) | Maloney | Ann-Marie Earls/Joseph Milanowski, Plaintiffs Brian Gallagher/Devin Gatfield Day, Defendant | For Defendant |
| 24 | 10/03/19 | 1:18-cvv-489 Inman v Mid-States Bolt & Screw Co. (civil rights-employment discrimination) | Jonker | Crystal Bultje/Sarah Howard/Rhett Pinsky, Plaintiff Allan Rubin/Blaine Veldhuis/Kristyn Mattern/Linda Ryan, Defendant | For Defendant |
| 25 | 10/19/19 | 1:19-cr-137 USA v Simpson (controlled substance-possess with intent; felon in possession of firearm) | Jonker | Scott Graham/Claire Freeman, Defendant Erin Lane, Stephen Baker, Tim VerHey, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 26 | 10/17/19 | 1:19-cr-126 USA v Wilson (controlled substance-possess with intent; felon in possession of firearm) | Maloney | Lucas Dillon, Sr., Defendant Daniel McGraw/Jonathan Roth, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 27 | 10/23/19 | 1:19-cr-57 USA v Nuyen (methamphetamine-possess with intent; felon in possession of firearm | Jonker | Patrick O’Keefe, Defendant Alexis Sanford/Kristin Pinkston, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 28 | 11/05/19 | 1:18-cr-167 USA v Brown, Cary, Nix, Kolarich (cocaine/crack-conspiracy, possess with intent to distribute) | Maloney | Lucas Dillon, Sr., John Karafa, Lawrence Phelan, Mark Dobias, Defendants Katie Zell/Daniel McGraw, USA | Guilty – All counts |
| 29 | 11/14/19 | 1:19-cr-164 USA v Kiogima (abusive sexual contact without victim’s permission) | Neff | Helen Nieuwenhuis, Defendant Sean Lewis/Patrick Castle, USA | Not Guilty-Ct. 1 Guilty – Ct. 2 |
| 30 | 11/21/19 | 1:18-cr-250 USA v Braxton, Summers, Cannon, Mason (methamphetamine-conspiracy to distribute and possess) | Jonker | Sarah Howard, Brian Lennon/Madelaine Lane, John Beason, Thomas Douglas, Defendants | Guilty – All counts |
| 31 | 11/22/19 | 1:17-cv-558 Flannery v Packer’s Canning Co., Inc. (Diversity-Personal Injury) | Neff | Kyle Bredell/John Bredell, Plaintiff Matthew Tomkins/Kerr Moyer, Defendant | For Plaintiff $220,145.50 |
| 32 | 12/11/19 | 2:19-cr-17 USA v Carrick (Maritime-Robbery/Assault with Intent) | Neff | Elizabeth LaCosse, Defendant Hannah Bobee, USA | Not Guilty |
| 33 | 12/10/19 | 1:19-cr-117 USA v Inman (attempted extortion, solicitation of bribe, false statement to FBI) | Jonker | Christopher Cooke, Defendant Christopher O’Conner/Ronald Stella, USA | Mistrial – Cts. 1-2 Not Guilty – Ct. 3 |
