A federal judge has denied an inmate request for early release because he has not yet exhausted all other administrative options.

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A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender woman against Premier Technologies and AT&T Corp.

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A federal judge has ruled that a New York state prison official is liable for incarcerating an inmate beyond the sentence imposed by a judge. The case will now move to the next phase where damages will be decided. Plaintiff ...

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A federal judge has denied a motion from a prison inmate to be released because of COVID-19. The inmate, Tabari Facen, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a ...

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A man involved in a $1.8 million armored truck heist in 1990 has had his request for compassionate release from prison denied by a federal judge. Albert M. Ranieri was the driver of the AMSA truck robbed in Henrietta. In ...

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A federal judge has dismissed most of a lawsuit against the city of Rochester, the Rochester Police Department and Rochester police officers. Plaintiff Phillip Taylor claimed that two officers used excessive force while arresting him on June 1, 2015. Taylor ...

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A federal judge has ordered the release of a man convicted of drug and weapon charges because of concerns about coronavirus. After being freed, the inmate has been ordered to travel to Rochester and self-quarantine in his father’s home for ...

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A federal judge has cut in half the sentence of a man convicted of drug and gun charges. In 2006, a jury convicted Chad Marks of various drug and firearm offenses. Three co-defendants pleaded guilty and received sentences of 13 ...

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A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a convicted killer accusing Rochester police officers of excessive force because they shot him when he was arrested. On June 24, 2013, Ralph D. Strong Jr., 36, fatally shot Jahmia Singleton, ...

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James E. Sandford III, 29, of Penn Yan, Yates County, has been sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer to 13 years in prison for convictions of possessing a stolen firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and ...

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The federal judge in the 5LINX multi-million dollar fraud case has issued a gag order prohibiting all parties from publicly discussing the case. The trial of defendants Craig Jerabeck, Jason Guck, Jeb Tyler is scheduled to start Sept. 10 and ...

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U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer on Thursday sentenced a Steuben County man to 2 1/2 years in prison on child pornography charges. Kevin Theil, 54, of Corning, also was sentenced to 10 years supervised release. Between 2013 and ...

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