United States Tenth Circuit - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

McQueen v. Colorado Springs Sch. Dist. No. 11

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Health Law
In an action brought by a former student who suffers from autism alleging that defendant-district's policy limiting extended school-year services to...

US v. Ahidley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law, Sentencing
A restitution order imposed following defendant's conviction and sentence for assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily...

Boles v. Neet

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by plaintiff, an Orthodox Jew serving time at a correctional facility, against the facility's warden under 42 U.S.C. section 1983...

Santana v. City & County of Denver

Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a sheriff sergeant's action raising gender discrimination claims against the city and county of Denver, summary judgment for the city is reversed...

Howard v. US Bureau of Prisons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In an inmate's pro se habeas corpus proceedings claiming that, during two disciplinary proceedings against him for assaulting another prisoner and...

Cisneros v. Aragon

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit brought by a Mexican citizen under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) and 18 U.S.C. section 2255(a) against defendant for alleged sexual offenses...

Gillman v. Ford

Bankruptcy Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
The proper burden of proof in assessing whether a debtor has concealed assets in bad faith is the preponderance of the evidence standard.

US v. Jordan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction for fatally stabbing a fellow inmate in broad daylight at the recreation yard of a federal penitentiary is affirmed over claims...

Nat'l Labor Relations Bd. v. US Postal Serv.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
An order issued against the Postal Service for violations of the National Labor Relations Act at certain facilities within a post office is enforced...

Young v. Sirmons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of habeas relief on a murder conviction and death sentence is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support...