United States Tenth Circuit - January 2007 Opinion Summaries

Dobbs v. Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of state-law claims brought by husband and wife, beneficiaries of a group health insurance policy sold and underwritten by defendant and...

Casey v. W. Las Vegas Indep. Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against a school district and officials alleging that they demoted and eventually fired plaintiff in retaliation for exercising her...

Estate of DiMarco v. Wyoming Dep't of Corr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit brought by plaintiff, a hermaphrodite, challenging her administrative segregation while she was in prison and a failure to provide her with...

US v. Condrin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
A conviction for conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and transporting illegal aliens is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court abused its...

US v. Robertson

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for conspiracy to use an interstate commerce facility in the commission of a murder-for-hire is affirmed over claims that the district...

US v. Sinks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Appellants challenging their indictments for failure to charge an offense do not waive their claims by failing to object before trial, but such...

US v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions on drug-related counts are affirmed in part, but reversed in part as to a conviction for possession and distribution of...

Sarr v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
An order of removal affirming a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal and related relief is reversed where the decision to deny...

Deschenie v. Bd. of Educ. of Cent. Consol. Sch. Dist. No. 22

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Indian Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a former employee's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a board of education and additional individuals alleging defendants took adverse employment...

US v. Stewart

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Denial of defendant's motion to suppress in a prosecution for drug possession and a gun charge is affirmed where: 1) in light of a recent Supreme...