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• May 17, 2022, Pasadena, CA -- Arguing Morrad Ghonim v. Raymond Madden in front of the 9th Circuit May 17, 2022 - A California state prisoner appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition challenging his conviction for the first-degree murder of his wife. ​
• Los Angeles Daily Journal, "Valley Fever suit by prisoners revived" Read the article here.          
• SF Gate, May 20, 2016 "U.S. court allows private-prison inmates to sue over valley fever" Read the article here.                                      
• Monterey Herald, May 20, 2016 "Appeals court reinstates Valley Fever suits against US" Read the article here.                                                             
• May 20, 2016. San Francisco, CA -- 9th Circuit Reverses District Court And Allows Inmates Who Acquired Valley Fever As A Result Of Incarceration To Sue USA
  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Reverses U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California’s dismissal of plaintiff-inmates’ claims against USA arising out of Valley Fever infections acquired at Taft Correctional Institution.
  In the consolidated cases of Edison v. USA, et. al. (No. 14-14572) and Nuwintore v. USA, et al., (No. 14-17546), the 9th Circuit reversed the District Court's dismissal of inmates’ claims that they acquired disseminated Valley Fever at Taft Correctional Facility because of negligence of the USA. The Court provided a detailed history of the Valley Fever epidemic at Taft, the lifelong injury that results from such infections, and the heightened risk to those of African and Filipino descent to acquire the potentially-fatal form of the disease.
  The decision set forth a three-part inquiry to be used in determining claims of governmental immunity raised by the USA under the Independent Contractor Exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act -- First, whether state law would impose a duty on a private individual in a similar situation. Second, whether the USA retained some portion of a duty for which it could be independently liable. And third, whether any of the duties at issue were nondelegable. Applying this test, the 9th Circuit determined that the USA can be liable to Appellants/Plaintiffs on three separate grounds: 1) failure to warn inmates of the disease prior to their arrival at the facility; 2) failure to take preventative measures (including building structures to decrease risk of exposure to the airborne fungus that causes the disease); and 3) failure to properly respond to the epidemic, in that the USA abandoned preventative measures, and instead focused exclusively on early diagnosis and treatment, and did so while excluding involvement from the private contractors.
  The matter was argued before the 9th Circuit by Ian Wallach and Jason K. Feldman, of Feldman & Wallach, LLP for the Appellants Appellants/Plaintiffs were also represented by Boucher LLP and Mark Ozzello.
  The opinion can be viewed online here.                      
• February 8, 2016. San Francisco, CA

​           Jason Feldman argues Valley Fever lawsuit in front of 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.       (See argument at mins 10:30 - 18:00 here)  

• ​January 26, 2016. Los Angeles, CA
  On the eve of trial, and after an intensive defense investigation into the incident and months of negotiations with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, a client of Mr. Feldman facing up to 17 years in prison and a strike for a felony assault with allegations of great bodily injury, entered a no contest plea to a non-strike felony assault and sentenced to the low term of 2 years.  The client is allowed to serve the time locally and not go to state prison.  All allegations and enhancements were dismissed as part of the agreement allowing the client to serve only 50% of the sentence.

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• July 16, 2015.  Not Guilty.  Compton Courthouse.                                                              In a case highly publicized by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, the client was accused of two felony charges - Dissuading a Witness and Preparing  a False Document for Use at Trial. Following the jury trial handled by Jason Feldman, the client was acquitted of all charges.

 

• September 2014, Los Angeles, CA
  Mandatory Prison Sex Case Dismissed following Preliminary Hearing.                                                   
  Mr. Feldman’s client was accused of scheming to induce another person to become a prostitute. The charge required a sentence of mandatory prison of up to 8 years. The case came to the attention of law enforcement after the purported victim jumped out of a car sustaining injuries to an entire side of her body and claimed that she was a victim of forcible rape, human trafficking and being induced into becoming a prostitute. Following the preliminary hearing in which the purported victim testified at length, Mr. Feldman was able to convince the Superior Court Judge to grant his motion to dismiss the entire case against Mr. Feldman’s client. Mr. Feldman’s client was immediately released from custody and went home the same day. The co-defendant, however, was held to answer and faces up to 35 years in prison.”

 

• August 2014, Los Angeles, CA
  Jason Feldman honored by the The National Trial Lawyers Association as a prestigious ‘Top 100 Trial Lawyer’ for the year 2014.

 

• December 5, 2013, Dismissal with Finding of Factual Innocence
  Jason Feldman negotiated a rare plea deal that involved a dismissal with a finding of factual innocence. The defendant was charged with Felony Vandalism (Penal Code § 59(a)). However, day of trial, Mr. Feldman arranged for a plea of no contest to Misdemeanor Disturbing the Peace (Penal Code § 415). The defendant was ordered to attend 10 anger management classes and, at sentencing next month, the charge will be dismissed with a finding of factual innocence.
  
  A finding of factual innocence is a godsend to someone who has been wrongfully arrested. And for anyone who may have been properly apprehended but was later acquitted of the charges, a finding of factual innocence provides something the jury's verdict cannot. When a jury acquits someone, it simply means that the prosecution did not meet the burden of proof for guilt; it does not necessarily mean the defendant didn't commit the crime.
  
  Upon a finding of factual innocence, the law states that "the arrest shall be deemed not to have occurred and the person may answer accordingly any question relating to its occurrence." In addition, the statute requires the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the offense (or the court) to issue a written declaration to the arrestee stating that he or she is factually innocent (Penal Code § 851.8(f)).
  
  A finding of factual innocence prevents current and potential employers, as well as anyone else seeking public records, from having access to any of the records that reveal the arrest. Although Labor Code § 432.7(a) generally prohibits an employer from asking about any arrest that did not result in conviction, job inquiries are only the tip of the iceberg. An arrest record can have a dramatic impact on a host of matters: child custody, adoption, school admission, licensing, credit, insurance premiums, and—perhaps most important of all—a person's reputation in the community.

 

• April 4, 2013. Felony Reduced to a Misdemeanor at Preliminary Hearing and then to an Infraction Day of Trial: Airport Court. Passenger in stolen car was charged with VC section 10851(a), Unlawful Driving and Taking of a Vehicle. The offer from the prosecution was 16 months prison. Despite an alleged full confession and an extensive criminal history, Mr. Feldman was first able to get the client released from custody on his own recognizance, and then have the charged reduced to a misdemeanor at the preliminary hearing through an affirmative defense. At trial on the misdemeanor, the prosecution agreed to a plea to PC 415 (disturbing the peace) as an infraction with no further penalty.

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• Jury Trial Win. Following a jury trial in Compton, CA, Jason Feldman's client was acquitted of Penal Code section 69 -- a Felony -- for allegedly resisting arrest. The jury accepted Mr. Feldman's argument that the police had not acted with reasonable force when his client was arrested.​

• June 28, 2018, Los Angeles, CA

After over two years of intense litigation, the Law Office of Jason K. Feldman, PC received a judgment in excess of $1.3 million on behalf of their producer client who alleged that his investment into an independent film project was misappropriated with the investment being used for personal luxuries and other film projects of the defendant Los Angeles based production company.  The Law Office of Jason K. Feldman, PC prevailed on behalf of their client on claims of breach of contract as well as fraud and conversation while also forcing the dismissal of a countersuit.  Persistence paid off as the Law Office of Jason K. Feldman, PC also successfully litigated four separate motions to compel discovery and endured several substitutions of defense attorneys.
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• November 4, 2014, Californians passed        "Prop. 47"                                                                           

Prop 47 is a law that reduces crimes for drug possession, and some other crimes (including some theft crimes), from felonies to misdemeanors. You may be eligible to be released from custody or be removed from felony probation RIGHT NOW. For an affordable fee, we can process these applications for you immediately. The process is already underway in our cases. This means that in most circumstances, you would no longer have to admit you were convicted of a felony on a job application. Moreover, we can also simultaneously seek to expunge that offense completely, meaning that -- in many cases -- you would not have to admit that you were convicted of any crime at all on most job applications (and, lawfully, you will no longer, legally, have a criminal conviction).