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Appeals Court Judge orders Mexican Cross Border Trucking lawsuits consolidated

Jan 112012

11/01/2012 Posted by PMC at 16:22 on 11/01/2012 No Responses »

Appeals Court Judge orders Mexican Cross Border Trucking lawsuits consolidated

The two separate and frivolous lawsuits filed last year by the Teamsters, Public Citizen, Sierra Club and Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) have now been consolidated into one lawsuit on orders from a Judge with the D.C. Court of Appeals. The case numbers for the two actions are 11-1444 for the Teamsters and 11-1251 for OOIDA. Attorney’s for all plaintiffs will now be required to make their oral arguments before the Court in the same courtroom on the same day. Back in July of 2011, OOIDA filed their frivolous action against the Cross Border Pilot Program with Mexico asking the ….Read More

OOIDA loses first round in lawsuit against Mexican cross border program

Sep 132011

13/09/2011 Posted by PMC at 09:49 on 13/09/2011 Comments Off

OOIDA loses first round in lawsuit against Mexican cross border program

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied the injunction sought by the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) in their attempt to stop the Mexican cross border pilot program. According to TODAYS TRUCKING, the Court did agree to fast track the frivolous lawsuit meaning written arguments could be accepted as early as December. Oral arguments will be scheduled after the initial round of filings. It is also being reported that the petition for review, filed by the Teamsters and Public Citizen in the 9th Circuit in San Francisco, will instead be heard by the D.C. Court ….Read More

A major win for OOIDA and Truckers as US 7th Court of Appeals tosses EOBR mandate

Aug 262011

26/08/2011 Posted by PMC at 22:55 on 26/08/2011 Comments Off

A major win for OOIDA and Truckers as US 7th Court of Appeals tosses EOBR mandate

An opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in response to a lawsuit filed by the Owner Operators Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) against the mandate for Electronic Onboard Recorders (EOBR’s) has effectively vacated the regulation for now based on the argument of “driver harassment” and sent it back to the FMCSA for reconsideration and a possible rewrite. This is a major victory for US truckers who have fought against the implementation of this regulation. However, the fight continues as two Senators, Lamar Alexander and David Prior have a bill pending before Congress which would make this ….Read More

Three convicted for role in theft of PEMEX product and sale of products in US

Oct 132009

13/10/2009 Posted by PMC at 13:46 on 13/10/2009 Comments Off

I.C.E. News Release HOUSTON – A criminal information charging three men for their roles in brokering the sale of petroleum products stolen from Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) has been unsealed following the guilty plea of the third defendant on Friday. These convictions were announced by U.S. Attorney Tim Johnson, Southern District of Texas, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The charges resulted from an on-going ICE investigation into the theft of Mexican petroleum products, particularly condensate, and the transportation and sale of the petroleum product to U.S. companies.

Vice President Dick Cheney INDICTED!!! [UPDATED]

Nov 182008

18/11/2008 Posted by PMC at 17:25 on 18/11/2008 Comments Off

Vice President Dick Cheney INDICTED!!! [UPDATED]

McALLEN, Texas-(AP) A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County’s federal detention centers. The indictment criticizes Cheney’s investment in the Vanguard Group, which holds interests in the private prison companies running the federal detention centers. It accuses Cheney of a conflict of interest and “at least misdemeanor assaults” on detainees by working through the prison companies. Gonzales is accused of using his position while in office to stop an investigation into abuses at the federal detention centers. Another indictment ….Read More

Murder in the Desert – World Net Daily and Jerome Corsi trying to influence Nicholas Corbett trial

Oct 282008

28/10/2008 Posted by PMC at 08:45 on 28/10/2008 Comments Off

It took Jerome Corsi long enough to come up with distorted “facts” concerning the Nicholas Corbett case, but in a piece erroneously titled Mexico accused of framing border agent, he seems prepared to put the case in the Court of Public opinion as he did for the case of convicted felons Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Nicholas Corbett is on trial on second-degree murder charges in Cochise County Superior Court in Bisbee, Ariz., in connection with the shooting Jan. 12 of Francisco Javier Dominguez Rivera, a 22-year old illegal immigrant from Mexico. But in all fairness to Corsi, not that ….Read More

Otero County NM sheriff ordered to halt illegal raids and traffic stops

Sep 232008

23/09/2008 Posted by PMC at 11:33 on 23/09/2008 Comments Off

Otero County NM sheriff ordered to halt illegal raids and traffic stops

EL PASO — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction banning Otero County NM sheriff’s deputies from making unlawful stops, intimidation and other unlawful actions targeting undocumented immigrants in Chaparral NM. The decision was issued Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Martha Vázquez of the New Mexico district. The ruling was a victory for the Border Network for Human Rights represented by the Paso del Norte Civil Rights Project, which filed a lawsuit in October alleging civil rights violations committed by deputies in the semi-rural community north of El Paso. The injunction was requested in March. “This is an ….Read More

[UPDATED}Transportes Los Norteños - Bus company faces more scrutiny after 2 accidents in 2 days

Aug 222008

22/08/2008 Posted by PMC at 00:25 on 22/08/2008 Comments Off

[UPDATED}Transportes Los Norteños - Bus company faces more scrutiny after 2 accidents in 2 days

A troubled Houston bus company at the center of two accidents within two days this week has had faulty buses placed out of service 41 times since 2006 for issues such as bad tires and brake problems, records show. Even so, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Transportes Los Norteños remains in compliance with national transportation statutes. Federal regulators said Thursday, however, that they will review the East End carrier after a harrowing accident in Dallas late Wednesday, the second involving the company in as many days. No one was killed as the driver of a Transportes bus ….Read More

Ex-Border Patrol Agent Admits Abusing Illegal Immigrants

Aug 192008

19/08/2008 Posted by PMC at 15:50 on 19/08/2008 Comments Off

A former Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to hitting an illegal Guatemalan immigrant in the face with his pistol and to putting the barrel of his pistol against the head of another illegal immigrant while interrogating him. Santiago Perez, of Edinburg, admitted Tuesday in federal court in Houston to both cases of violating the civil rights of the two immigrants while working as a South Texas Border Patrol agent in 2006 and 2007. “Those who are sworn to uphold the laws are equally bound to follow them,” U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle said in a statement Tuesday. “An injustice has ….Read More

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