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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|May 21, 1985
|Filing date
|Oct 3, 1983
|Priority date
|Oct 5, 1982
|Fee status
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|Publication number
|Michael A. Richards
|Original Assignee
|S. G. Owen Limited
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (6), Classifications (15), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The invention relates to selective plating, in particular the selective plating of components such as connectors with electrodepositable metals and alloys such as gold.
In a previously proposed method for the selective plating of connectors with gold, a plurality of connectors make up a reel which is indexed in plating heads sliding on tracks over a plating tank, each plating head comprising means, for example a lower mask, for exposing a selected portion of each connector to electrolyte and a resilient backing member for releasably sealing the rear of the reel during plating. An elongate slot jet locates between the tracks. An apparatus for carrying out the method is described and illustrated in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 06/333,692 (Cockeram), now U.S. Pat. No. 4,414,075.
Other methods have also been previously proposed for plating onto a contact face using top and bottom masks. However, previously proposed methods have suffered from the disadvantage that the edges of the components being plated remain unmasked and are therefore plated unnecessarily. The metal deposited on the component edges can comprise about 30% of the total weight of metal plated (depending on the shape of the component) and is not required for functional purposes. Large amounts of gold (or other metal) are thus wasted.
It is an object of the present invention to enable the provision of a method of selective plating whereby the above disadvantage may be overcome or at least mitigated.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of selective plating a component, wherein at least part of at least one edge of the component is masked, as well as a component whenever plated using the method and a mask for use in the method. Preferably, the mask is a deformable elastic upper mask, which deforms under pressure so as to protrude between adjacent components during plating and thus at least partially mask the exposed edges thereof. Advantageously, the deformable upper mask comprises a silicone rubber having a hardness of from 12� to 20� shore, more preferably from 15� to 20� shore, although a harder silicone rubber can be used and partial edge masking can be obtained at 30� to 40� shore. A typical plating pressure is about 60 psi (4.1�105 N/m2) and complete edge masking can be obtained using a silicone rubber upper mask of hardness 15� to 20� shore and a plating pressure of 60 psi (4.1�105 N/m2). Of course, other deformable materials could be used instead of the silicone rubber. Previously proposed upper masks have a hardness of from 30� to 50� shore and are not capable of distortion to produce edge masking at normal pressures.
In a preferred aspect, the present invention provides a method of selective plating a component, which method comprises contacting upper and lower faces of the component with upper and lower masks, respectively, so that the lower mask exposes a part of the component to be plated, positioning the component over a plating tank and selective plating the component, the plating pressure and the hardness of the material comprising the upper mask being such that the upper mask is deformed during plating so as at least partially to mask the edge(s) of the said exposed part.
The method of the present invention may be used in any suitable selective plating machine, such as the machine described above for selective plating components on a reel on the "Carousel" type selective plating machine of S. G. Owen Limited, which is in commercial use in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The upper, deformable, mask may be clamped pneumatically, hydraulically or mechanically against the anode pressure. Apart from the edge masking of the present invention, plating is effected in the conventional manner, utilizing, for example, an appropriate one of the commercially available plating solutions. A suitable current density for gold plating connectors in the "Carousel" type selective plating machine is about 20 amp/dm2 (2000 amp/m2) of cathode interface.
The method of the present invention can be used to plate with any electrodepositable metal or alloy. However, it is envisaged that the method will be of particular utility in plating with relatively expensive metals such as gold, silver, ruthenium and palladium. Taking, as an example, the 206D connector as specified by British Telecom or the 946 range of connectors of the Western Electric Co. in the United States of America, and assuming a current market of 180 million units per annum, it is estimated that a cost saving in gold of about U.S. $ 33 million could be achieved in a year (gold at U.S. $ 414 per Troy oz) by using edge masking. It has been found that the method of the present invention can also give rise to a favourable thickness distribution in the plating medium, so that, in the above example, there is a potential further saving of about U.S. $ 3 million to U.S. $ 5 million.
Furthermore, it has hitherto been thought that failing to plate the edges of a component such as a connector, even when not strictly necessary to the function of the component, could have an adverse effect on component performance because of the formation of corrosion products on the edges. The inventor in respect of the present invention has now made the surprising discovery that this is not, in fact, the case, at least when plating open form connectors with gold, for some applications.
Thus, the present invention enables material cost savings to be achieved without reducing the performance of the component to be plated.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of connectors to be plated,
FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a plating head having the connectors of FIG. 1 indexed therein, and
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line III--III of FIG. 2.
Referring now to the drawings, connectors 1 are joined to form a reel having sprocket holes 2. A portion 3 of one face of each connector is to be selective plated with gold. The reel is indexed in a plating head 4 by means of pins 5 of the plating head 4 which locate in the sprocket holes 2. The plating head 4 comprises track lines 6, rollers 7 and a spring loaded lid 8 which is biased into the open position. The track lines 6 and rollers 7 ride on tracks 9 and walls 10, respectively, of a plating tank 11 which also comprises wiers 12, an anode 13 and an elongate slot jet 14. As the plating head 4 enters the plating zone the lid 8 is closed by means of a roller 15 mounted thereon so as to grip the connectors 1 between an upper, deformable, mask 16 and a lower, more rigid, mask 17. The upper deformable mask 16 is mounted in the underside of the lid 8 and comprises an elongate member of silicone rubber having a hardness of 15� to 20� shore and a normally rectangular cross-section. The lower mask 17 is mounted between the track lines 6 and comprises a silicone rubber or plastics material of 70� to 80� shore. The lower mask 17 presents a selected length of each connector 1 to the elongate slot jet 14 during plating (which is carried out with the plating head 4 stationary), while the upper mask 16 masks the upper face and the edges of each connector 1. This is because the upper mask 16 deforms under pressure so as to protrude between the connectors 1, as can more clearly be seen in FIG. 3.
Referring now to FIGS. 3 in more detail, it can also be seen that distortion of the upper mask 16 under pressure leads to a more favorable thickness distribution in the plating medium 18--in this case gold. Thus, precious metal thickness will be achieved at the defined points, with the minimum excess elsewhere, normally towards the edge of the contact face. The thickness of the electrodeposited gold layer is typically 3 μm.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications may readily occur to those skilled in the art and consequently it is intended that the following claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jul 11, 1961
|Jun 21, 1966
|Western Electric Co
|Article holder for electroplating articles
|Sep 27, 1967
|Oct 26, 1971
|Eugene Arbez Ets
|Process for depositing lead
|Dec 22, 1972
|Sep 10, 1974
|Buckbee Mears Co
|Reusable shields for selective electrodeposition
|May 23, 1975
|Aug 10, 1976
|Ann Arbor Circuits, Inc.
|Electroplating selected portions of a strip
|Jun 29, 1981
|Feb 15, 1983
|Northern Telecom Limited
|Method and apparatus for surface-treating predetermined areas of a surface of a body
|Dec 23, 1981
|Nov 8, 1983
|Cockeram John M
|Apparatus for and a method of selective plating of components including strip components
|Title not available
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|Title not available
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Nov 12, 1993
|Mar 14, 1995
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Method for selectively coating a member having a shank by masking a portion of the shank with a washer
|Dec 1, 1993
|May 23, 1995
|Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
|Injection plating apparatus
|Jul 20, 1994
|Sep 5, 1995
|International Business Machines Corporation
|Selectively coated member having a shank with a portion masked
|Mar 15, 2001
|May 17, 2005
|President And Fellows Of Harvard College
|Method for cell patterning
|Oct 20, 2000
|Oct 16, 2007
|President And Fellows Of Harvard College
|Elastomeric mask and use in fabrication of devices
|Feb 17, 2005
|Jul 21, 2005
|President And Fellows Of Harvard College
|Cell patterning technique
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Oct 3, 1983
Owner name: S.G. OWEN LIMITED, RYEHILL CLOSE, LODGE FARM INDUS
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:RICHARDS, MICHAEL A.;REEL/FRAME:004181/0440
Effective date: 19830923
|Nov 8, 1988
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Year of fee payment: 4
|Feb 5, 1993
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Year of fee payment: 8
|Dec 26, 1996
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|May 18, 1997
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Jul 29, 1997
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA WESTERN DIVISION OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE and ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE as parens patriae, to protect the rights of their tribal members, and ROCHELLE WALKING EAGLE, MADONNA PAPPAN, AND LISA YOUNG, individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LUANN VAN HUNNIK; MARK VARGO; HON. JEFF DAVIS; and KIM MALSAMRYSDON, in their official capacities, Defendants. ) Case No.: 13-5020 ) ) ) ) ) ) DEFENDANT MARK VARGO'S BRIEF ) IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO ) DISMISS IN LIEU OF ANSWER ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
Defendant State's Attorney Mark Vargo, by and through his counsel Cris Palmer and Sara Frankenstein of Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP, hereby moves to dismiss the Complaint in lieu of filing an Answer pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b). Defendant Vargo joins in all arguments asserted by Defendant Honorable Jeff W. Davis' Motion to Dismiss, filed May 17, 2013. Defendant Vargo incorporates herein by this reference all arguments contained in Defendant Judge Davis' response brief. In addition to those arguments, Defendant Vargo asserts the argument and authorities below. 1. Plaintiffs' ICWA claims against Defendant Vargo cannot be vindicated under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. a. Policy, practice and custom.
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Plaintiffs make numerous allegations against Defendant Judge Davis and his manner of handling 48-hour hearings. The Complaint alleges far fewer facts regarding what Plaintiffs believe Defendant Vargo does or does not do, which allegedly violate Plaintiffs' rights. Plaintiffs allege that there is nothing in state law that prevents Vargo from training his staff to request that the Court afford Indian parents the procedural safeguards Plaintiffs assert apply to 48-hour hearings, or from giving parents a copy of the documents that Vargo has filed with the Court. See Complaint (Doc. 1), ¶ 46. Plaintiffs assert that even if the judiciary initiated the practice of refusing to afford an adequate hearing until 60 days later, Vargo has ratified and adopted this practice; making it Vargo's own official policy, practice, and custom. Id., ¶ 47. The example Plaintiffs use is that Vargo typically requests that the court grant DSS custody of Indian children for 60 days rather than requesting a prompt due process hearing. Id., ¶ 47. Plaintiffs assert that Vargo must train his staff to ensure that Indian families receive the procedural protections guaranteed by federal law. Id., ¶ 48. Plaintiffs do not allege which of the Defendants are responsible for allegedly not allowing parents to see the petition and ICWA affidavit, but make general assertions against all Defendants. See e.g. Id., ¶¶ 49-51. While not entirely clear what policies, practices, and procedures are Vargo's in particular, and making most allegations critical of the judicial process in general, it is difficult to determine what exactly Plaintiffs aver Vargo has done wrong. Defendant Judge Davis' brief has adequately delineated how the abuse and neglect ("A & N") process proceeds according to South Dakota statute and case law, and it will not be repeated herein. Just as Defendant Judge Davis argues, Vargo has no "policies, practices, and customs" of his own, but rather follows South Dakota statute regarding 48-hour hearings, which are not governed by ICWA.
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Because Vargo follows state law and does not have his own practices or policies regarding these issues, Plaintiffs' Complaint is an attack on South Dakota's statutory compliance with federal law, and not Vargo's policies or practices. As Defendant Judge Davis cites and argues, Plaintiffs must first make the threshold showing that Mark Vargo is a "policymaker." However, as Defendant Judge Davis's brief argues, the 48-hour hearing protocol is set by state statute, and Vargo is compelled by oath to follow the procedures required of those statutes. As the case law cited in Defendant Judge Davis's brief indicates, because Plaintiffs fail to demonstrate any "policy" by Vargo beyond what is required by state statute, Plaintiffs' due process argument must fail. The Eighth Circuit took up a remarkably similar case in Slaven v. Engstrom, 710 F.3d 772 (8th Cir. 2013). In Slaven, parents brought suit against a Hennepin County assistant County Attorney in his/her official capacity under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violation of their procedural due process rights when plaintiffs were not provided adequate notice of an emergency protective custody hearing and provided a meaningful hearing. The Eighth Circuit found that Hennepin County officials were not liable under § 1983 for implementing Minnesota law because those officials were required to do so. Id. at 779. The Slaven court recognized the United States Supreme Court authority requiring plaintiffs seeking to impose § 1983 liability to identify a policy or custom that caused the plaintiff's injury. Id. at 780 (citing Bd. of County Comm'rs of Bryan County, Okla v. Brown, 520 U.S. 397, 403 (1997)). Local governmental officials may only be held liable for "those deprivations resulting from the decisions of its duly constituted legislative body or of those officials whose acts may fairly be said to be those of the [governmental body]." Brown, 520 U.S. 397 at 403-04. Because the plaintiffs did not allege that Hennepin County has policies separate and distinct from Minnesota law, the plaintiffs'
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complaint merely complained of the judge's application of Minnesota law and handling and scheduling the emergency protective custody hearings. Slaven, 710 F.3d at 780. The Eighth Circuit found that without policies and practices separate from state law, the plaintiffs could not sue under § 1983. Id. Specifically, the Slaven plaintiffs alleged that the court denied their right to provide rebuttal evidence and the right to cross-examine witnesses at the emergency custody hearing. Id. The plaintiffs alleged that because Hennepin County officials knew of evidence that could overcome the allegations offered in the petitions, the Hennepin County officials knowingly participated in the plaintiffs denied right to due process. Id. The court found that Hennepin County lacked any policymaking authority regarding the handling and scheduling of the emergency protective hearing and formal hearing, and that the plaintiffs' complaint essentially alleged that state law and the judge's application of that law, "not an independent Hennepin County policy", caused the alleged due process violations. Id. at 781. In the same manner, Plaintiffs here assert the same allegations against Vargo. For the same reasons as stated in Slaven, this Court should dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint. b. Prosecutorial Immunity Under § 1983. Prosecuting attorneys, including those representing the Department of Social Services, are entitled to absolute prosecutorial immunity from § 1983 suits when the attorney acts within the scope of his prosecutorial duties. Parkell v. South Carolina, 687 F.Supp.2d 576, 587 (D.S.C. 2009). A prosecutor's conduct in initiating prosecution and his conduct preliminary to the initiation of prosecution are protected, and so is the conduct within the courtroom wherein the prosecutor acts as an advocate for the State. Buckley v. Fitzsimmons, 509 U.S. 259, 272 (1993).
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See also Weller v. Dept. of Soc. Serv. for the City of Baltimore, 901 F.2d 387, 397 (4th Cir. 1990) (attorneys for DSS are expressly afforded prosecutorial immunity). Prosecutors are extended absolute immunity from § 1983 suits "for conduct of prosecutors that was intimately associated with the judicial phase of the criminal process." Buckley, 509 U.S. at 270 (internal quotations omitted) (citing Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1976)). This absolute immunity extends to a prosecutor's involvement in a probable cause hearing. Id. (citing Burns v. Reed, 500 U.S. 478, 489-90 (1991)). Appearing before a judge and presenting evidence in support of a motion for a search warrant involves a prosecutor's role as an advocate for the State, and is therefore protected. Id. at 271. "Because issuance of a search warrant is a judicial act, appearance at the probable-cause hearing was intimately associated with the judicial phase of the criminal process." Id. (internal quotations omitted) (citing Burns, 500 U.S. at 492). A prosecutor's presentation of a State's case is immune from § 1983 suit. Imbler, 424 U.S. at 430. As indicated above, the most the Complaint alleges against Vargo is that if the judiciary initiated the practice of refusing to afford an adequate hearing until 60 days, Vargo has ratified and adopted this practice, making it Vargo's own official policy, practice, and custom. Doc. 1, ¶ 47. Even if this allegation were true, certainly such is "intimately associated with the judicial phase" of the A & N emergency custody process. As such, Vargo is afforded absolute immunity from suit under § 1983. c. Coercion. There are no allegations that Defendant Vargo has coerced the Plaintiffs into waiving their rights. A review of the Complaint indicates that Plaintiffs are not alleging that Defendant
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Vargo coerced Plaintiffs or anyone else into waiving their rights. Defendant Vargo cannot be found in violation of this claim, as Plaintiffs have made no such claim against him. d. The Court should not entertain this action under the Rooker-Feldman abstention doctrines. In Carson P. v. Heineman, 240 F.R.D. 456 (D.Neb. 2007), the minor plaintiffs claimed that the State of Nebraska's actions or inactions in implementing its child welfare system violated the Constitution and federal statutes, as well as Fourteenth Amendment procedural and substantive due process rights. Id. at 464. On a motion to dismiss, the court discussed the Rooker-Feldman and Younger abstention doctrines, as well as standing principals. This Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to D.C. Court of Appeals v. Feldman, 460 U.S. 462 (1983), and Rooker v. Fid. Trust Co., 263 U.S. 413, 415 (1923). Under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, lower federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over challenges to state court judgments. Ballinger v. Culotta, 322 F.3d 546, 548 (8th Cir. 2003). "The doctrine bars federal courts from hearing cases brought by the losing parties in state court proceedings alleging 'injury caused by the state-court judgment and seeking review and rejection of that judgment.'" Mosby v. Ligon, 418 F.3d 927, 931 (8th Cir. 2005) (citing Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Indus. Corp., 544 U.S. 280 (2005)). "District courts may not review state court decisions, even if those challenges allege that the state court's action was unconstitutional because federal jurisdiction to review most state court judgments is vested exclusively in the United States Supreme Court." Carson P., 240 F.R.D. at 522, (internal quotations and citations omitted). "A party who was unsuccessful in state court thus is barred from seeking what in substance would be appellate review of the state judgment in a United States district court based on the losing party's claim that the state judgment itself violates the loser's federal rights." Id. at 522 (internal citations and quotations omitted). "This jurisdictional bar extends not only to
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straightforward appeals but also [to] more indirect attempts by federal plaintiffs to undermine state court decisions." Id. (internal citations and quotations omitted). "Federal district courts thus may not exercise jurisdiction over general constitutional claims that are inextricably intertwined with specific claims already adjudicated in state court." Id. (internal citations and quotations omitted). Plaintiffs may argue that they do not seek reversal of the state court rulings in their individual cases, and therefore the Rooker- Feldman doctrine does not apply. But such an argument holds true only if "this court could enter prospective relief in favor of the plaintiffs without addressing the merits and reasoning of past . . . court rulings" Id. at 523. Plaintiffs have asked this Court to review the very issues Plaintiffs raised in their state court proceedings, which have been conclusively determined in Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe v. Davis, 2012 S.D. 69.1 Essentially, Plaintiffs dislike the South Dakota Supreme Court's opinion in Cheyenne River, and instead of appealing that case to the United States Supreme Court, wish to have the legal issues relitigated in this Court. The Rooker-Feldman doctrine prohibits just that. No Plaintiff was without opportunity to seek adjudication regarding the emergency custody exception found in 25 U.S.C. § 1922 in her state court proceedings, including before the South Dakota Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. Instead of following the proper process, Plaintiffs instead seek this Court's review of issues the Plaintiffs did appeal or could have appealed in their underlying cases. Whether pursuant to the Rooker-Feldman or the or the Younger doctrine, this Court should dismiss Plaintiffs' claims. See e.g. Carson P., 240 F.R.D. 456 at 529. 2. Plaintiffs' Have Failed to Establish Standing Required for Article III Jurisdiction
This argument was fully briefed in Defendant Judge Davis' brief in support of his motion to dismiss, and will not be reargued herein.
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Because the issue of standing pertains to a federal court's subject-matter jurisdiction under Article III, it is properly raised in a motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). White v. Lee, 227 F.3d 1214, 1242 (9th Cir. 2000). Standing is examined at "the commencement of the litigation." Id. (citations omitted). Generally, to have standing to sue in federal court, a plaintiff must meet the requirements set forth in the so-called "Case or Controversy Clause" of Article III of the United States Constitution. U.S. Const. art. III, § 2; Warth v. Seldin, 422 U.S. 490, 498 (1975). A plaintiff must allege "such a personal stake in the outcome of the controversy as to warrant his invocation of federal-court jurisdiction and to justify exercise of the court's remedial powers on his behalf." Id. at 498–99 (quoting Baker v. Carr, 369 U.S. 186, 204 (1962)). "[T]he plaintiff must have suffered an 'injury in fact'—an invasion of a legally protected interest which is (a) concrete and particularized, and (b) actual or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical." Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560 (1992) (citations, internal quotation marks, and footnote omitted). Standing "is perhaps the most important of the jurisdictional doctrines." Here, all Plaintiffs have failed to prove Article III standing and without such a showing, the Court does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter. Each Plaintiff must individually demonstrate standing. U.S. v. Hays, 515 U.S. 737, 742 (1995). The United States Supreme Court has clearly indicated "the irreducible constitutional minimum of standing" which contains three elements. Id. First, the Plaintiff must have suffered an "injury in fact," which is defined as an invasion of a legally-protected interest that is a) concrete and particularized; and b) actual or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical. Id. at 743. Second, there must be a causal connection between the injury and the conduct complained of. Id. Third, it must be likely, as opposed to merely speculative, that the injury will be
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redressed by a favorable decision. Id. The U.S. Supreme Court has characterized these principles by repeatedly refusing "to recognize a generalized grievance against allegedly illegal government conduct as sufficient for standing to invoke the federal judicial power." Id. The burden is upon the party seeking the exercise of jurisdiction in his favor, to clearly allege facts demonstrating that he is a proper party to invoke judicial resolution of the dispute. Id. "The rule against generalized grievances applies with as much force in the equal protection context as in any other." Id. In Allen v. Wright, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that even if a governmental actor is discriminating on the basis of race, the resulting injury "accords a basis for standing only to those persons who are personally denied equal treatment by the challenged discriminatory conduct." Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737, 755 (1984) (accord Hays, 515 U.S. at 743-44). "Only those citizens able to allege injury as a direct result of having personally been denied equal treatment may bring such a challenge, and citizens who do so carry the burden of proving their standing, as well as their case on the merits." Hays 515 U.S. at 746 (citing Allen, 468 U.S. at 755). The Supreme Court has used juror selection as an example, (citing Powers v. Ohio, 499 U.S. 400 (1991)). Powers held that "[a]n individual juror does not have a right to sit on any particular petit jury, but he or she does possess the right not to be excluded from one on account of race." But of course, where an individual juror is excluded from the jury because of race, that juror has personally suffered the race-based harm recognized in Powers, and it is the fact of personal injury that is required. Hays, 515 U.S. at 746-47. "Federal courts, bound by Article III, are 'not empowered to seek out and strike down any governmental act that they deem to be repugnant to the Constitution.'" Dillard v. Chilton Co. Comm., 495 F.3d 1324, 1331 (11th Cir. 2007) (citing Hein v. Freedom From Religion
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Found, Inc., 551 U.S. 587, 598 (2007)). "[A] plaintiff raising only a generally available grievance about government – claiming only harm to his and every citizen's interest in proper application of the Constitution and laws, and seeking relief that no more directly and tangibly benefits him than it does the public at large – does not state an Article III case or controversy." Id. at 642-43 (quoting Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, 504 U.S. 555, 560 (1992)). As in Lance v. Coffman, "[t]he only injury . . . allege[d] is that the law . . . has not been followed. This injury is precisely the kind of undifferentiated, generalized grievance about the conduct of government that we have refused to countenance in the past." Lance v. Coffman, 549 U.S. 437, 442 (2007) (per curium). "Moreover, when … the plaintiff is seeking injunctive relief he must establish that he personally faces a realistic, immediate, and non-speculative threat of being prospectively subjected to or harmed by the particular conduct at issue." Newman v. Voinovich, 789 F.Supp. 1410, 1415 (S.D. Ohio 1992) (citing Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc., 454 U.S. 464, 471-77 (1982)); Bishop v. Bartlett, 575 F.3d 419, 425 (4th Cir. 2009) (allegations based on speculation will not withstand a standing challenge). "Although a case may not be moot, a plaintiff still has the burden of showing that equitable relief is necessary, and the mere possibility of future injury is insufficient to enjoin official conduct." Olagues v. Russoniello, 770 F.2d 791, 799 (9th Cir.1985) (citing U.S. v. W.T. Grant Co., 345 U.S. 629, 633 (1953)). "[t]he Supreme Court's admonition that any injunction regarding government functions is generally only permitted in 'extraordinary circumstances,' as officials should be given the 'widest latitude' possible while performing their official duties." Olagues, 770 F.2d at 799 (internal quotations and citations omitted).
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When determining whether to grant or deny a request for a permanent injunction, Plaintiffs must satisfy the four factors required in Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms, 130 S.Ct. 2743, 2756 (2010). Those factors are as follows: 1. 2. Plaintiffs have suffered an irreparable injury; that remedies available at law, such as monetary damages, are inadequate to
compensate for that injury; 3. that, considering the balance of hardships between the plaintiffs and defendants, a
remedy in equity is warranted; and 4. that the public interest would not be disserved by a permanent injunction.
"An injunction should issue only if the traditional four-factor test is satisfied." Monsanto, 130 S.Ct. at 2757. As Wright and Miller have noted: Since an injunction is regarded as an extraordinary remedy, it is not granted routinely; [footnote omitted] indeed, the court usually will refuse to exercise its equity jurisdiction unless the right to relief is clear… [H]istorically, and even today, the main prerequisite to obtaining injunctive relief is a finding that plaintiff is being threatened by some injury for which he has no adequate legal remedy. Wright, Miller & Kane, Federal Practice & Procedure: Civil 2d § 2942 (1995). Plaintiffs have failed to prove Article III standing and without such a showing the Court does not have jurisdiction to consider this matter. To be clear, each Plaintiff must individually demonstrate standing. Hays, 515 U.S. at 743-44. As provided above, Plaintiffs may not assert the legal rights of a third party. Here, Plaintiffs do not assert that they personally will suffer some distinct injury-in-fact – that being an impending 48-hearing in which they must participate. Moreover, in light of the Plaintiffs' option to transfer A & N proceedings to tribal court, the alleged injury cannot be traced with some degree of causal certainty to Defendants' conduct.
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Any relief this Court may grant is not likely to redress any Plaintiff's injury, as no Plaintiff has alleged that they have a 48-hour hearing impending. Rather, read in light most favorable to Plaintiffs, the record provides a "generalized grievance" that is shared by many. As to Plaintiffs, this alone establishes their failure to maintain Article III standing. Allen, 468 U.S. at 755; see also Bishop v. Bartlett, 575 F.3d 419, 425 (4th Cir. 2009) (allegations based on speculation will not withstand a standing challenge). Plaintiffs allege no more than a generalized grievance with no indication that they will suffer an injury-in-fact that is concrete and particularized and actual and imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical. Hays, 515 U.S. at 743. Because none of the Plaintiffs can prove injury-in-fact, they cannot prove a causal relationship between the injury and the challenged conduct or that the injury likely will be redressed by a favorable decision as required by Pucket v. Hot Springs School District No. 23-2, 526 F.3d 1151, 1157 (8th Cir. 2008). In addition, Plaintiffs must prove that they have suffered an irreparable injury before the Court may grant a permanent injunction. Monsanto Co., 130 S.Ct. at 2756. Without such a showing, Plaintiffs' claims must be dismissed. In Carson P., the District Court of Nebraska discussed standing in a similar case. 240 F.R.D. 456, 509. The court recognized that standing ensures that "the litigant is entitled to have the court decide the merits of the dispute or of particular issues." Id. (citing Elk Grove Unified School Dist. v. Newdow, 542 U.S. 1, 11 (2004)). Standing includes both Article III standing and prudential standing, "which embodies judicially self-imposed limits on the exercise of federal jurisdiction." Id. (citing Elk Grove 542 U.S. at 11). Prudential standing encompasses "the general prohibition on a litigant's raising another person's legal rights . . . ." Id. (citing Elk Grove, 542 U.S. at 11). "Without such limitations – closely related to Art. III concerns but
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essentially matters of judicial self-governance – the court would be called upon to decide abstract questions of wide public significance even though other governmental institutions may be more competent to address the questions and even though judicial intervention may be unnecessary to protect individual rights." Id. at 510 (citing Elk Grove, 542 U.S. at 11). In Carson P., at the time of filing the complaint, two plaintiffs were minors who had previously been in the Nebraska Health and Human Services' ("HHS") legal custody. Id. at 511. These two plaintiffs went on to hit the age of majority. Id. The court dismissed their claims for injunctive and declaratory relief, finding they lacked standing. Id. at 511; see e.g. Elizabeth M., 458 F.3d 779, 784–85 (8th Cir.2006) (holding the district court abused its discretion by including former residents of residential mental health facilities in a class seeking declaratory and injunctive relief for allegedly harmful state practices and policies); 31 Foster Children v. Bush, 329 F.3d 1255, 1263 (11th Cir.2003) (holding that two plaintiffs who had been adopted had no legally cognizable interest in the outcome of a lawsuit for injunctive relief—they were "no longer in the defendants' legal or physical custody and therefore cannot be further harmed by the defendants' alleged illegal practices. Because the plaintiffs' amended complaint seeks only prospective injunctive relief against the defendants to prevent future harm, no live controversy exists between them and these two plaintiffs."); J.B. ex rel. Hart v. Valdez, 186 F.3d. 1280, 1290 (10th Cir. 1990) (granting defendants' motions to dismiss certain named plaintiffs because they had reached the age of majority or otherwise fallen outside of state custody, rendering their claims moot); Robinson v. Leahy, 73 F.R.D. 109, 113–14 (D.C.Ill.1977) (holding that a postadjudication child welfare custody, unlike pretrial detention (distinguishing Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 95 S.Ct. 854, 43 L.Ed.2d 54 (1975)), cannot be characterized as so transitory that a
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putative class representative whose claim became moot before a class was certified can nonetheless represent the class). "Past exposure to illegal conduct does not in itself show a present case or controversy regarding injunctive relief . . . if accompanied by any continuing, present adverse effects . . . ." Park v. Forest Service of U.S., 205 F.3d 1034, 1037 (8th Cir. 2000). "If the alleged unlawful conduct is not ongoing, the plaintiff does not have standing unless he or she demonstrates the existence of a real and immediate threat of suffering a similar injury in the future." Carson P. 240 F.R.D. at 512 (citing Park, 205 F.3d at 1037). Plaintiffs have not alleged that they are likely to abuse or neglect their children in the immediate future, and therefore suffer a "real and immediate threat" of a 48-hour hearing in the manner they allege violates federal law. Without any such allegation, Plaintiffs lack standing to pursue their claims. Dated: May 20, 2013.
By:/s/J. Crisman Palmer_____________________ J. Crisman Palmer Sara Frankenstein Attorneys for defendant, Mark Vargo 506 Sixth Street P.O. Box 8045 Rapid City, SD 57709 Telephone: (605) 342-1078 Telefax: (605) 342-0480 E-mail: email@example.com
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Commanders at the Fort Knox Army base in Kentucky have barred Ted Nugent from their annual summer concert scheduled to hold on June 23. Nugent was barred from the concert because of his "recent public comments about the president of the United States."
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A statement posted on the Fort Knox Army base's Facebook page, said: "After learning of opening act Ted Nugent's recent public comments about the president of the United States, Fort Knox leadership decided to cancel his performance on the installation."
Nugent reacted to the statement, saying it was an "insult." He said he was only exercising his First Amendment rights when he said Obama was running a "vile, evil, America-hating administration."
reports Nugent said: "There is nothing in my spoken word or written word that could be even wildly considered by any stretch of the imagination to be a threat to anyone." According to
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Nugent pleaded guilty to the charge at a U.S. District Court in Anchorage. According to
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Nugent paid a fine of $10,000 under a plea agreement. He was banned from hunting on any U.S. Forest Service land for a year and required to make a 30-to-60 second public service announcement promoting responsible hunting that will be aired during his show every other week for one year.
Nugent, commenting on his prosecution, advised hunters to abide by hunting laws at all cost "even when you are aghast at a maniac, inexplicable, illogical law." Nugent said his prosecution in the U.S. District Court was a "witch hunt" because of his activism. He said: "We the people are turning up the heat, and that's why I'm being singled out by certain fish and game agencies and certain U.S. attorneys."
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text: Seagate Technology PLC Company Profile (NASDAQ:STX) Analyst Ratings Earnings Estimates Dividends Insider Trades Headlines Social Company Profile Chart Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) (?) The ratings breakdown includes the most recent rating from each analyst that has rated the stock within the last twelve months. The ratings score is a calculation of the average number of sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). The consensus price target is a mean average of the most recent price target set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.Ratings Breakdown: 2 Sell Rating(s), 22 Hold Rating(s), 5 Buy Rating(s), 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)Consensus Rating:Hold (Score: 2.17)Consensus Price Target: $32.10 (2.11% upside) Analysts' Ratings History for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) Show: All Ratings For This Stock Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetActions7/19/2016Citigroup Inc.UpgradeSell -> Neutral$18.00 -> $29.00 7/18/2016ArgusReiterated RatingHold 7/12/2016Bank of America Corp.Reiterated RatingSell 7/12/2016Brean CapitalReiterated RatingBuy$30.00 -> $35.00 7/12/2016Jefferies GroupReiterated RatingBuy$26.00 7/12/2016MizuhoReiterated RatingNeutral$23.00 7/12/2016Robert W. BairdReiterated RatingNeutral$25.00 -> $29.00 7/12/2016BTIG ResearchReiterated RatingBuy$30.00 7/12/2016Needham & Company LLCBoost Price TargetBuy$31.00 -> $33.00 7/12/2016Maxim GroupBoost Price TargetHold$25.00 -> $35.00 7/12/2016Morgan StanleyUpgradeUnderweight -> Equal Weight$20.00 -> $27.00 7/12/2016Royal Bank Of CanadaBoost Price TargetSector Perform$24.00 -> $27.00 7/12/2016Cowen and CompanyBoost Price TargetMarket Perform$23.00 -> $26.00 7/7/2016Wells Fargo & Co.Reiterated RatingMarket Perform$23.50 6/22/2016BMO Capital MarketsReiterated RatingMarket Perform 5/26/2016Barclays PLCReiterated RatingEqual Weight$25.00 5/2/2016JPMorgan Chase & Co.DowngradeNeutral -> Underweight$30.00 -> $15.00 4/14/2016Goldman Sachs Group Inc.Reiterated RatingHold 4/13/2016Craig HallumDowngradeBuy -> Hold 4/14/2016FBN SecuritiesLower Price TargetSector Perform$35.00 -> $32.00 4/13/2016Deutsche Bank AGDowngradeBuy -> Hold$35.00 3/21/2016SusquehannaLower Price Target$33.00 -> $32.00 2/1/2016Benchmark Co.UpgradeSell -> Hold$35.00 -> $32.00 10/30/2015Stifel NicolausReiterated RatingHold 10/18/2015KeyCorpDowngradeHold 10/8/2015S&P Equity ResearchReiterated RatingStrong-Buy 9/28/2015Sterne Agee CRTInitiated CoverageNeutral$50.00 8/28/2015Cross ResearchUpgradeHold -> Buy 8/2/2015FBR & CoReiterated RatingSector Perform$50.00 -> $55.00 7/28/2015Longbow ResearchReiterated RatingNeutral 7/14/2015Pacific CrestReiterated RatingBuy$65.00 -> $56.00 5/4/2015Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.Reiterated RatingOutperform$60.00 -> $66.00 9/15/2014Piper Jaffray Cos.Boost Price Target$59.00 -> $61.00 (Data available from 7/26/2014 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallActions7/29/2016 4/29/2016Q316$0.43$0.22$2.62 billion$2.60 billionViewListen 1/29/2016Q216$0.71$0.82$2.96 billion$2.99 billionViewListen 10/30/2015Q116$0.50$0.54$3.03 billion$2.93 billionViewListen 7/31/2015Q415$0.65$0.77$3.19 billion$2.90 billionViewListen 4/17/2015Q315$1.08$1.08$3.43 billion$3.30 billionViewN/A 1/26/2015Q215$1.34$1.35$3.73 billion$3.70 billionViewN/A 10/27/2014Q1$1.25$1.34$3.62 billion$3.80 billionViewListen 7/17/2014Q414$1.09$1.10$3.32 billion$3.30 billionViewListen 4/29/2014Q314$1.25$1.34$3.42 billion$3.40 billionViewListen 1/27/2014Q214$1.39$1.32$3.56 billion$3.53 billionViewListen 10/28/2013Q114$1.30$1.16$3.55 billion$3.49 billionViewListen 7/24/2013Q4 2013$1.18$1.20$3.42 billion$3.43 billionViewListen 5/1/2013Q3 2013$1.16$1.26$3.38 billion$3.53 billionViewListen 1/28/2013Q2 2013$1.27$1.38$3.53 billion$3.67 billionViewN/A 10/31/2012$1.70$1.45ViewN/A 7/30/2012$2.53$2.41ViewN/A 4/17/2012$2.10$2.64ViewN/A 1/31/2012$1.08$1.32ViewN/A 10/20/2011$0.31$0.34ViewN/A 7/20/2011$0.25$0.28ViewN/A 4/19/2011$0.27$0.25ViewN/A 1/19/2011$0.33$0.70ViewN/A (Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20162$1.06$1.07$1.07Q2 20162$0.74$1.12$0.93Q3 20161$1.28$1.28$1.28(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Current Dividend Information for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)Annual Dividend:$2.52Dividend Yield:8.02%Payout Ratio:247.06% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 117.76% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate)98.05% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)Dividend History for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable DateShare4/29/2016quarterly$0.6312.3%5/6/20165/10/20165/24/2016 1/29/2016quarterly$0.638.29%2/5/20162/9/20162/23/2016 10/23/2015quarterly$0.636.12%11/4/201511/6/201511/20/2015 7/31/2015quarterly$0.544.2%8/7/20158/11/20158/25/2015 4/17/2015quarterly$0.543.65%4/29/20155/1/20155/15/2015 1/26/2015quarterly$0.543.75%2/6/20152/10/20152/24/2015 10/22/2014quarterly$0.543.7%11/6/201411/11/201411/25/2014 7/17/2014quarterly$0.432.89%8/6/20148/8/20148/22/2014 4/29/2014quarterly$0.433.39%5/12/20145/14/20145/28/2014 1/27/2014quarterly$0.433.34%2/6/20142/10/20142/24/2014 10/28/2013quarterly$0.433.53%11/7/201311/12/201311/26/2013 7/24/2013quarterly$0.383.59%8/5/20138/7/20138/21/2013 5/7/2013quarterly$0.383.59%5/13/20135/15/20135/29/2013 12/12/2012quarterly$0.385.48%12/12/201212/14/201212/28/2012 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading History for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionActions6/6/2016David H Morton JrCFOSell8,038$23.79$191,224.02 5/6/2016Frank BiondiDirectorSell12,919$18.98$245,202.62 5/3/2016Stephen J LuczoCEOBuy200,000$20.08$4,016,000.00 2/18/2016Edward J. ZanderDirectorSell28,200$31.83$897,606.00 2/2/2016Philip G BraceInsiderBuy5,000$29.10$145,500.00 2/2/2016Stephen J LuczoCEOBuy200,000$30.17$6,034,000.00 11/4/2015David H. Morton, Jr.CFOSell3,178$38.94$123,751.32 9/14/2015Malley Patrick J OCFOSell6,993$48.28$337,622.04 8/25/2015Mark ReSVPSell115,334$48.75$5,622,532.50 8/14/2015Albert A PimentelInsiderSell10,000$51.67$516,700.00 6/5/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell10,000$54.14$541,400.00 4/27/2015David H Morton JrSVPSell6,179$58.42$360,977.18 4/27/2015Douglas J DehaanInsiderSell10,179$58.37$594,148.23 4/24/2015David K RicharzEVPSell7,625$58.20$443,775.00 4/24/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell10,000$58.45$584,500.00 4/23/2015Albert A PimentelInsiderSell11,830$58.99$697,851.70 4/10/2015William D MosleyInsiderSell58,581$55.51$3,251,831.31 3/9/2015Mark ReSVPSell914$57.19$52,271.66 3/9/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell10,000$57.46$574,600.00 2/23/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell50,000$61.87$3,093,500.00 2/12/2015Kenneth M MassaroniCAOSell9,250$61.44$568,320.00 2/4/2015David K RicharzEVPSell17,753$60.10$1,066,955.30 2/4/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell100,000$60.10$6,010,000.00 1/29/2015Gregorio ReyesDirectorSell1,459$57.08$83,279.72 1/27/2015Stephen J LuczoCEOSell10,000$57.11$571,100.00 1/2/2015William D MosleyEVPSell58,581$66.12$3,873,375.72 12/22/2014Stephen J LuczoCEOSell10,000$68.33$683,300.00 12/9/2014William D MosleyEVPSell58,581$65.53$3,838,812.93 11/24/2014Jay L GeldmacherDirectorSell5,000$66.00$330,000.00 11/18/2014Albert A PimentelEVPSell50,000$64.64$3,232,000.00 11/17/2014Albert A PimentelEVPSell10,000$63.90$639,000.00 11/14/2014David K RicharzEVPSell17,592$62.44$1,098,444.48 11/4/2014David K RicharzEVPSell25,372$64.35$1,632,688.20 11/4/2014Stephen J LuczoCEOSell383,813$62.32$23,919,226.16 11/3/2014Malley Patrick J OCFOSell13,230$63.34$837,988.20 10/31/2014David K RicharzEVPSell65,417$61.88$4,048,003.96 10/30/2014David H Morton JrSVPSell6,794$60.00$407,640.00 9/15/2014Douglas J DehaanInsiderSell4,024$59.69$240,192.56 9/15/2014Kenneth M MassaroniCAOSell1,256$59.49$74,719.44 9/15/2014Malley Patrick J OCFOSell68,240$59.10$4,032,984.00 9/15/2014Mark ReSVPSell3,889$59.39$230,967.71 9/11/2014Albert A PimentelEVPSell5,916$60.64$358,746.24 9/11/2014Kenneth M MassaroniCAOSell4,975$60.72$302,082.00 9/11/2014Malley Patrick J OCFOSell5,913$60.68$358,800.84 9/11/2014Mark ReSVPSell3,158$60.62$191,437.96 9/10/2014David H Morton JrSVPSell506$61.23$30,982.38 9/10/2014Kenneth M MassaroniCAOSell2,054$61.13$125,561.02 9/10/2014Malley Patrick J OCFOSell2,738$60.93$166,826.34 9/10/2014William D MosleyEVPSell2,811$61.19$172,005.09 8/29/2014Kenneth M MassaroniCAOSell7,500$62.24$466,800.00 8/25/2014Malley Patrick J OCFOSell62,916$60.89$3,830,955.24 8/21/2014Chong Sup ParkDirectorSell4,251$60.02$255,145.02 8/6/2014Stephen J LuczoCEOSell50,000$56.60$2,830,000.00 8/4/2014Stephen J LuczoCEOSell11,230$58.27$654,372.10 7/25/2014David K RicharzEVPSell25,650$59.56$1,527,714.00 7/25/2014Frank BiondiDirectorSell10,000$59.55$595,500.00 7/24/2014David H Morton JrSVPSell1,719$59.10$101,592.90 7/24/2014Stephen J LuczoCEOSell150,000$59.01$8,851,500.00 5/13/2014Stephen LuczoCEOSell54,345$50.28$2,732,466.60 5/6/2014Douglas DehaanInsiderSell15,490$50.64$784,413.60 5/6/2014Lydia Micheaux MarshallDirectorSell10,626$50.34$534,912.84 4/1/2014Stephen LuczoCEOSell100,000$57.00$5,700,000.00 3/10/2014Mark ReSVPSell1,034$50.14$51,844.76 2/14/2014Albert PimentelInsiderSell10,000$50.01$500,100.00 2/14/2014David RicharzEVPSell5,300$49.61$262,933.00 2/7/2014Michael CannonDirectorSell25,228$49.91$1,259,129.48 2/6/2014Stephen LuczoCEOSell60,000$49.05$2,943,000.00 2/4/2014Jay GeldmacherDirectorSell4,000$49.76$199,040.00 1/30/2014Chong Sup ParkDirectorSell2,270$53.54$121,535.80 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Latest Headlines for Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX)DateHeadline07/25/16 06:48 PMSTX Crosses Above 8% Yield Territory07/25/16 10:37 AMTech Stocks Outlines: Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:TCCO) Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ ... - share market updates (press release)07/24/16 06:05 PMSeagate soars after hours on boosted outlook, job cuts07/24/16 06:05 PMSeagate ups Q4 outlook, cites hard drive sales, cuts another 6500 jobs07/24/16 06:05 PMCupertino based Seagate Technology will Trim 6500 Jobs07/24/16 08:42 AM3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks You Should Avoid - 07/23/16 10:26 AMAnalysts Ranking Previews: Seagate Technology. (NASDAQ:STX) , Cincinnati Bell Inc (NYSE:CBB) - Street Updates07/22/16 09:33 AMSeagate Unveils The Industrys Broadest 10tb Portfolio07/22/16 09:33 AMSTX Crosses Above Key Moving Average Level07/22/16 07:47 AMEarnings Estimates Moving Higher for Seagate Technology: Time to Buy? - 07/21/16 06:57 PMOption Market: Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) Risk Hits An Elevated Level - CML News07/21/16 02:08 PM[$$] Intel Q2 Read-Through Boosts Four Stocks - [at Barrons.com] - Wells Fargo Securities Intel maintained a cautious view on PCs despite strength in the second quarter. Intel (INTC) results reaffirm the recent improvement in the PC market driven by notebook/mobile, two-in-ones (up double-digits year-over-year) and gaming/enthusiast (up double-digits year-over-year) segments. While Intel noted second-quarter momentum continued into the third and channel inventories are at healthy levels entering the second half, the company maintained a cautious view for the full year and reiterated its expectations of high-single-digit year-over-year decline in PC units, which is below third-party forecasts.07/20/16 07:37 PMSeagate Technology plc Realized Volatility Hits Extreme Level - CML News07/20/16 07:37 PMAnalyst Recommendations Review: Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) - News Oracle07/20/16 09:32 AMSeagate Unveils The Industry's Broadest 10TB Portfolio07/19/16 10:14 AMCiti Ups Seagate To Hold: HDDs 'Live To Fight Another Day' - [at Barrons.com] - Citi's Stanley Kovler and his team check in with the hard disk drive market, increasing his price targets on both Seagate (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) and upgrading the former to Hold. Kovler writes that while HDD stocks were almost 'left for dead' through the first half of the year, a recovery in enterprise / high-capacity HDDs has stabilized industry revenue, largely regardless of PC trends.07/19/16 07:37 AMSeagate Technology No Longer A Sell At Citi07/19/16 07:01 AMSeagate Unveils the Industry's Broadest 10TB Portfolio - [Business Wire] - Seagate Technology plc , a world leader in storage solutions, today unveiled a new portfolio of 10TB high capacity drives dubbed the Guardian Series™. Purpose-built to help customers better manage and move the huge amounts of digital data they consume and create, the 10TB Seagate® BarraCuda® Pro desktop drive, Seagate IronWolf™ for NAS applications and Seagate SkyHawk™ for surveillance introduce new ...07/18/16 02:10 PMArgus Cautions Seagate May See Renewed Pressure Following Pre-Holiday Building Period - At a time when Wall Street is cheering Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) for raising its fourth-quarter outlook, Argus cautioned about the outlook for FY17 and the near-term prospects for shares. "Once the preholiday building period subsides, Seagate's HDD business will likely face renewed pressure. The HDD business is in secular decline as SSDs displace HDDs in the client (PC) space, and as the enterprise market continues its transition to all-flash storage and away from spinning disk," analyst Jim Kelleher wrote in a note. Kelleher raised his FY16 non-GAAP earnings estimate to $2.08 per share from $1.68 and FY17 projection to $2.35 a share from $2.11. The revised FY16 estimate is above the $2.01 Street view, while FY17 estimate is below the $2.50 consensus. Related Link: Barclays Describes How Stronger PC Trends Help HP, Seagate And Others Kelleher, who remains Hold-rated on the stock, said he still sees the possibility of a dividend cut from Seagate, which represents a lingering risk. In October 2015, Seagate's board increased quarterly dividend ...Full story available on Benzinga.com07/18/16 10:17 AMSeagate Technology PLC: Is It Time to Jump Ship on STX Stock?07/15/16 11:54 AMSeagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) Fundamental Star Rating Report - CML News07/14/16 06:55 PMSeagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) preannouncement prompts Price Target raise from analysts07/13/16 07:00 PMSeagate Technology's (NASDAQ:STX) HDD Products Demand and Cost Cutting Initiatives Creating New Charm ... - Seneca Globe07/13/16 07:00 PMPerformance to see: Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) - News Oracle07/13/16 07:00 PMJefferies Reiterates Buy on Seagate Technology PLC (STX) - Smarter Analyst07/13/16 07:00 PMSeagate Technology plc (STX) Dividend Yield Seems Too Good To Be True - TCC07/13/16 05:30 PMSeagate to Cut 6,500 Jobs; Stock Surges (STX) - [at Investopedia] - Hard drive maker Seagate announced that it will be cutting 6,500 jobs over the next year, causing the stock to jump 22%.07/13/16 03:22 PMSeagate Technology Plc: Strong price momentum but will it sustain? - 07/13/16 09:31 AMSeagate Technology (STX) Boosted on Updated Q4 Revenue Guidance07/13/16 09:31 AMSeagate expects higher revenues after demand surge07/13/16 09:31 AMSeagate Technology PLC (STX) Dividend Yield Seems Too Good To Be True07/13/16 09:15 AMSeagate Technology to cut about 6500 jobs; stock jumps 22% - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles TimesSeagate Technology to cut about 6500 jobs; stock jumps 22%Los Angeles TimesData storage company Seagate Technology said it will cut about 6,500 jobs — about 14% of its global workforce — by the end of June 2017, even as it announced good news about its recent sales figures. Shares soared nearly 22%. The company said late ...Seagate Reports Preliminary Financial Information for Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2016HPCwireWhy Seagate Technology PLC Stock Popped TodayMotley FoolIs Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) a Solid Choice Right Now?Street ReportWashington Post -Equities.com -Top Tech News -The Tech Report, LLCall 157 news articles »07/12/16 06:53 PMSeagate Technology PLC (STX) preannouncement prompts Price Target raise from analysts - TCC07/12/16 06:53 PM3 Stocks to Watch on Tuesday: Seagate Technology PLC (STX), United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL) and Xerox ... - Investorplace.com07/12/16 06:53 PMSeagate Technology PLC (STX) Stock Rallies As Morgan Stanley Upgrades - TCC07/12/16 06:53 PMWhy American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), Seagate Technology PLC (STX) and Shutterstock Inc (SSTK) Are 3 of Today's ... - Investorplace.com07/12/16 05:14 PMWhy Seagate Technology PLC Stock Popped Today - 07/12/16 12:20 PM12 Biggest Mid-Day Gainers For Tuesday - Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) shares jumped 82.6 percent to $0.685 on new vehicle model award from Honda to provide catalysts to 2017 Accord Hybrid. SAGE Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SAGE) shares gained 35.4 percent to $45.57 as the company revealed that its Phase 2 clinical study of SAGE-547 has achieved primary endpoint for the treatment of severe postpartum depression. SemiLEDs Corporation (NASDAQ: LEDS) shares jumped 27.9 percent to $7.75. Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) shares surged 21.6 percent to $29.29 as the company issued a strong ...Full story available on Benzinga.com07/12/16 11:31 AMSeagate Technology PLC (STX): This Monster Dividend Just Got Safer - InvestorPlaceInvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Seagate (STX) stock will be able to sustain its 8%-plus dividend thanks to job cuts and better-than-expected revenue. The post Seagate Technology PLC (STX): This Monster Dividend Just Got Safer appeared first on InvestorPlace. 07/12/16 10:58 AMSeagate Technology (STX) Cloimbs on Q4 Forecast07/12/16 10:58 AMHard-drive maker Seagate to cut 6,500 jobs07/12/16 10:58 AMSeagate Technology PLC (STX) Stock Rallies As Morgan Stanley Upgrades07/12/16 10:58 AMSeagate Technology expects higher revenues after demand surge07/12/16 07:59 AMSeagate Has To Prove Itself Over 6-9 Months Says BTIG; Reiterates Buy - Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) has announced the preliminary results for 4Q16 above the high end of guidance, driven by increased HDD demand and significantly higher ASP. BTIG's Edward Parker reiterated a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $30. Results Preview Seagate Technology expects the revenue for 4Q16 to come in at $2.65 billion, ahead of the guidance and the consensus. "The beat was driven by stronger than expected demand and richer enterprise mix," Parker mentioned. Gross margin is expected at 25.8 percent, above the guidance of 23 percent, driven ...Full story available on Benzinga.com07/12/16 07:59 AM15 Stocks Moving In Tuesday's Pre-Market Session - Gainers Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDTI) rose 98.7 percent to $0.745 in the pre-market trading session on new vehicle model award from Honda to provide catalysts to 2017 Accord Hybrid. SAGE Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SAGE) rose 42.6 percent to $48.00 in pre-market trading as the company revealed that its Phase 2 clinical study of SAGE-547 has achieved primary endpoint for the treatment of severe postpartum depression. Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ: STX) shares rose 13.7 percent to $27.40 in pre-market trading as the company issued a strong revenue forecast for the fourth quarter and announced plans to lower 14 percent of its global workforce by the end of fiscal 2017. RR Donnelley & Sons Co (NASDAQ: RRD) shares rose 8.4 percent to $20.00 in pre-market trading. Xerox Corp (NYSE: XRX) is said to be in talks to ...Full story available on Benzinga.com07/11/16 06:32 PMSeagate Technology plc Stock Momentum Hits Strength - CML News07/11/16 06:32 PMSeagate Technology (STX) Prelim. Q4 Revenue Tops Views; to Cut Headcount by 6500 - StreetInsider.com07/11/16 03:22 PMSeagate expects lower fourth-quarter revenue - [Reuters] - Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology Plc estimated revenue of about $2.65 billion for the fourth quarter ended July 1, lower than a year earlier. The company also said it would cut about 6,500 jobs, ...07/11/16 03:12 PM4:12 pm Seagate Tech follow up: STX raises guidance on better than expected demand for the company's HDD product portfolio - 07/11/16 03:09 PMSEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Costs Associated with Exit - Social About Seagate Technology PLC Seagate Technology plc (Seagate) is a provider of electronic data storage products. The Company's products are hard disk drives (HDD). The Company produces a range of electronic data storage products, including solid state hybrid drives (SSHD), solid state drives (SSD), peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) cards and Serial AT Attachment (SATA) controllers. The Company's products are designed for enterprise servers and storage systems for applications, client compute applications and client non-compute applications. The Company's product and solution portfolio for the enterprise data storage industry includes storage enclosures, integrated application platforms and high performance computing (HPC) data storage solutions. Its data storage services provide online backup, data protection and recovery solutions for small to medium-sized businesses. Its products include Enterprise Performance HDDs, Mobile HDDs and SSHDs, NAS HDDs, and Surveillance HDDs, among others. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Computer and Technology Industry: Data Storage Devices Sub-Industry: N/A Exchange: NASDAQ Symbol: STX CUSIP: Key Metrics: Previous Close: $31.4450 Day Moving Average: $25.19200 Day Moving Average: $28.02P/E Ratio: 30.88P/E Growth: -1.43Market Cap: $9.38BBeta: 2.44Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.14 EPSNext Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.57 EPS Additional Links: View STX on Google FinanceView STX on Yahoo FinanceView STX's Company Profile on ReutersSearch for Seagate Technology PLC on Google Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) Chart for Tuesday, July, 26, 2016


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Scot (center) with his wife and boys.
Before the tumor is removed, Jacobson must undergo gastric bypass surgery, the East Oregonian reports. But before that, he needs to raise $6,000 more. Jacobson, a social worker, already emptied his savings and sold his car in 2007 to afford a failed gastric bypass. Now the father of three adopted children must pull together the money once again.
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His tumor's name? Wilson.
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"I know how hard it was for Scot to admit, 'I need help,'" Ruiz told the East Oregonian. "He's a very humble man who's always willing to give of himself to others."
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3.6 billion consumers will be using the cloud by 2018
Music and gaming lead the way
OVER THREE BILLION consumers will be using cloud computing services by 2018, according to a study.
Juniper Research has released "Cloud Computing - Consumer Markets: Strategies and Forecasts 2014-2018", which concludes that the limited storage offered by mobile devices will continue to drive the popularity of the cloud through media services such as Spotify.
The study concludes that by 2018, 3.6 billion people will be using cloud services, up from the estimate of 2.4 billion last year.
However, the lion's share of revenue is found in streaming services, as cloud data storage services are struggling to attract paying subscribers.
Juniper warns, however, that there is still a huge gulf between revenue and profit, with many key players in the cloud market yet to turn a profit. Canonical recently closed its Ubuntu One cloud storage service, while Sugarsync has changed its business model after concluding that offering free storage was not sustainable.
Gaming represent a further boost, Juniper notes, with services such as Sony's Playstation Now, offering PS4 users heritage titles from the PSone and PS2 through the cloud. However, the report warns that high latency for cloud services threatens the performance of such online gaming, which could in turn affect revenues.
The full white paper includes research undertaken with members of the cloud community, including representatives from Spotify, Amazon and Apple, as well as looking at the effects of net neutrality prospects on the future of the cloud and the impact of new distribution technologies including WebRTC and network functions virtualisation. µ
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