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United States Eighth Circuit - March 2003 Opinion Summaries

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NAVARIJO-BARRIOS v. ASHCROFT
United States Eighth Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petitioner failed to establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution if he returned to Guatemala, thus denial of an... 		03/12/2003 02-2463
US v. GRAHAM
United States Eighth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
The United States established that federal prosecution following defendant's successful appeal of his state court conviction was not vindictive, and... 		03/12/2003 02-2715
LANNERT v. JONES
United States Eighth Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus 
Alleged violation of state law in refusing to admit battered spouse syndrome evidence did not rise to the level of a constitutional violation giving... 		03/11/2003 01-3665
MCGEORGE v. BARNHART
United States Eighth Circuit
Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law 
Administrative Law Judge did not err in finding that a disability insurance and supplemental security income claimant had the mental residual... 		03/11/2003 02-2046
WILSON v. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMM'N
United States Eighth Circuit
Sanctions, Securities Law 
Petitioner violated Section 4c(a)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act by participating in "wash sales," and imposition of a cease and desist order,... 		03/11/2003 02-1314
LONG v. EDUC. CREDIT MGMT. CORP.
United States Eighth Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law 
In assessing whether repayment of a student loan imposes an undue hardship, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel erred in applying a clearly erroneous... 		03/11/2003 02-1426
LAUER v. BARNHART
United States Eighth Circuit
Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Health Law 
In assessing a motion for attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act after denial of a claim for social security benefits, the... 		03/11/2003 02-1477
US v. FERRO
United States Eighth Circuit
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure 
After finding that a defendant is incompetent to stand trial, a district court must commit the defendant to the Attorney General's custody for a... 		03/11/2003 02-2805
SOSNA v. BINNINGTON
United States Eighth Circuit
Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice 
In a medical malpractice action for medical malpractice, scope of cross-examination of defendant's expert was properly limited as questions went to... 		03/10/2003 02-2238
BALLINGER v. CULOTTA
United States Eighth Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family Law 
Under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the district court lacked jurisdiction to consider a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, as it was an attempt to... 		03/10/2003 02-2619

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