United States Tenth Circuit - November 2007 Opinion Summaries

Mem'l Hosp. of Laramie County v. Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case brought by a hospital involving several contract and tort claims arising out of the planning, construction, and operation of a medical...

Moore v. Bd. of County Comm'rs of the County of Leavenworth

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by the parents of a volunteer fire fighter who was killed when his automobile was struck by one driven by defendant-deputy while...

Lorenzo v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Mexican citizen's petition for review of a reinstatement order, which revived a November 1998 order removing petitioner from the U.S., is denied over...

Weise v. Casper

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a Bivens action alleging that defendants and others, acting under color of law and pursuant to White House policy, violated plaintiffs' First and...

Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Agric. Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Insurance Law, Water Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the primary insurer for the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) involving coverage for underlying suits...

Med. Supply Chain, Inc. v. Neoforma, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
An appeal from an order striking plaintiff's motion under Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) to alter or amend a judgment against it is dismissed where the notice...

Weber v. Mobil Oil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of an order remanding to Oklahoma state court a putative class action, which defendants-oil and gas companies had previously...

Libertarian Party of New Mexico v. Herrera

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
In an action brought by the Libertarian Party of New Mexico and four of its candidates for public office alleging New Mexico's two-petition...

US v. Garduno

Criminal Law & Procedure
An appeal from a judgment and an order denying a motion to withdraw defendant's plea of guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in...

US v. Wright

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute a mixture containing crack cocaine is affirmed over claims of error...