United States Tenth Circuit - November 2010 Opinion Summaries

Curtis v. Chester

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
In a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. section 2241 challenging the U.S. Parole Commission's decision to revoke his parole and set an above-guidelines...

US v. Sprenger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to willfully transfer firearms to a person residing outside of his state of residence is affirmed where: 1)...

Clark v. Wilson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 in response to the freezing of plaintiff's prison trust account, the denial of summary judgment...

US v. Pablo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's rape and assault convictions are affirmed where: 1) the admission of a witness's testimony as it related to a DNA report did not...

Thomas v. US Disciplinary Barracks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
In a habeas petition by a military prisoner, the dismissal of the petition is affirmed where the district court correctly applied the court of...

US v. Wampler

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a wire fraud prosecution, defendants' appeal from a denial of their motion to dismiss the indictment is dismissed where defendants' prior,...

US v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for robbing a bank and committing the related crimes of brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence and being a...

EnergySolutions, LLC v. Utah

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Utilities
In an action claiming that the Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste did not have statutory authority over plaintiff's facility,...

Nahno-Lopez v. Houser

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action claiming unlawful use of plaintiffs' real property and seeking declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, ejectment, and damages, summary...

Porro v. Barnes

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an excessive force civil rights action, partial judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the due process guarantee was the proper doctrinal...