United States Tenth Circuit - July 2005 Opinion Summaries

O'Connor v. Washburn Univ.

Constitutional Law, Education Law
A statue entitled Holier Than Thou, which depicts the head and upper torso of a Roman Catholic bishop, placed on a university campus does not...

Moongate Water Co. v. Dona Ana

Public Utilities, Water Law
In a dispute between water service providers over their rights to serve customers, 7 U.S.C. section 1926(b) does protect defendant from competition in...

US v. Bradley

Criminal Law & Procedure
The district court properly ordered defendant to be involuntarily medicated in order to render him competent to stand trial.

Boltz v. Mullin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.

US v. Garner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress is affirmed over his claim that police officers lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him.

Yanaki v. Iomed, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 is affirmed where they have failed to allege a deprivation of rights committed...

La Resolana v. Clay Realtors

Copyright, Intellectual Property
Registration under the Copyright Act occurs when the copyright office actually approves or rejects the application.

Richie v. Mullin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
The grant of habeas corpus relief is reversed where the district court erred when it found that defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance in...

Maestas v. Segura

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment retaliation suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where no reasonable jury could find that plaintiffs'...

Forest Guardians v. US Dept. of the Interior

Administrative Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Documents requested by plaintiff significantly contribute to the public understanding of the operations or activities of the Bureau of Land Management...