The Government has moved to dismiss this matter under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a). See Dkt. 239. The motion is granted, and all charges against Defendants contained in the United States’ initial complaint and superseding information are hereby dismissed without prejudice. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: September 9, 2020 VIEW PDF
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Richard Seeborg, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted December 3, 2019 San Diego, California Filed July 10, 2020 Before: J. Clifford Wallace, Eugene E. Siler,* and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge McKeown; Dissent by Judge Wallace SUMMARY Criminal Law […]
The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that Ronald Richards of Beverly Hills, CA, has been certified as a member. The Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States. Members are accepted […]
Most of the mainstream media has ignored what has been a long time in the making. I previously wrote about this on my last blog here: https://ronaldrichards.com/index.php/2013/blog/the-girls-gone-wild-bankruptcy-another-bad-legal-decision The United States Attorney’s Office, the Florida State Attorney General’s Office, and Wynn Resorts, LLC were all unable to target and seize Joe Francis’s source of income, the […]
Joe Francis (“Joe’s”) decision to file bankruptcy is not receiving a lot of media attention after the initial filing because frankly, bankruptcy is complicated. Like romantic relationships, you just can’t predict every turn of events. Wynn Resorts, LLC, the largest creditor of the GGW entities, has now moved to appoint a trustee over all of […]
Recently a dispute arose surrounding acting City Attorney Carmen Trutanich’s ballot designation. The lawsuit by candidate Alan Jackson seeks to prevent L.A. City Atty. Carmen Trutanich from calling himself “chief prosecutor” or “chief criminal prosecutor” on the June ballot. First, it is disturbing that this is the same City Attorney who promised he would serve […]
This article was published today in the Daily Journal, the premier legal newspaper in California. The reporter did a great job. Rare eviction ruling gains attention In an apparent case of first impression, bank is told its eviction policy was illegal. By Jason W. Armstrong In an apparently unprecedented case in California, a judge turned […]
The firm represented a tenant against PNMAC Mortgage. The tenant had two separate unlawful detainer actions filed against her. Ronald Richards & Associates, APC takes cases where lawyers like to bully the underdog. This case was part of the firm’s lower income program which helps tenants who are victimized by landlords. The first unlawful detainer […]
It was a tireless week. Most people have no idea what it is like to plow through CBS, NBC, ABC, ET, Fox, HLN, Nancy Grace, Showbiz, CNN, Today Show, Good Morning America, People, LA Times, NY Post, NY Daily News, GMA, CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, Inside Edition, UK Daily Mail and more. Oh sorry, […]
Today’s Beverly Hills Courier vindicates the position taken by Soda Partners, LLC at the Beverly Hills City Council meeting on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 that the title was free and clear. The Council heard from the former owner who tried to falsely represent that title was clouded. The City actually commissioned the City Attorneys to prepare a full […]
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