United States Tenth Circuit - May 2008 Opinion Summaries

Cuba Soil and Water Conservation Dist. v. Lewis

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action under the Federal Mining Leasing Act (FMLA) claiming that the Act provides a political subdivision of a state an implied cause of action...

UT Lighthouse Ministry v. Found. for Apologetic Info. and Research

Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In an action claiming trademark infringement, unfair competition, and cybersquatting, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) trademark...

US v. Hays

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for possession of a firearm after having been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is reversed where: 1) in the context...

Regan-Touhy v. Walgreen Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In an action raising claims of unlawful disclosure of plaintiff's confidential medical information and emotional distress, summary judgment for...

US v. Hasan

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction for perjury stemming from statements made to a grand jury is reversed and remanded where the district court inconsistently applied the...

Sunrise Valley, LLC v. Norton

Agriculture, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a quiet title action brought under the federal Quiet Title Act, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) sand, gravel, and rock are...

N. Natural Gas Co. v. Nash Oil

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action for, inter alia, common law conversion and unjust enrichment arising out of alleged migration of plaintiff's stored gas to defendant's...

N. Natural Gas Co. v. Nash Oil

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action for, inter alia, common law conversion and unjust enrichment arising out of alleged migration of plaintiff's stored gas to defendant's...

In re: Ballard

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In bankruptcy proceedings involving circumstances in which debtors surrendered vehicles purchased less than 910 days before bankruptcy in full...

U.S. v. Zamora-Solorzano

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine is affirmed over a claim that the district court erred under Rita v....