United States Eleventh Circuit - February 2002 Opinion Summaries

US v. TIMMONS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Because there was sufficient evidence to convict defendant with possession of a firearm "in furtherance of" drug trafficking, 18 U.S.C. section...

BARNETT v. OKEECHOBEE HOSPITAL

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law
Because plaintiff presented an uncontradicted claim that he mailed a completed form to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in a properly addressed...

SIKES v. TELELINE, INC.

Class Actions, Communications Law
In a class action suit against a telephone carrier, arising out of a 900-number telemarketing program, the district court abused its discretion in...

GREEN v. UNION FOUNDRY CO.

Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit against a union, because appellant failed to satisfy his initial burden of demonstrating that he filed suit within ninety days of...

FOR YOUR EYES ALONE, INC. v. CITY OF COLUMBUS

Constitutional Law
District court's decision, under the Younger doctrine, to abstain from considering federal and state constitutional challenges to the Adult...

INFO. SYS. AND NETWORKS CORP. v. CITY OF ATLANTA

Contracts, Government Contracts
Because genuine issues of material fact remain with respect to whether the city's Field Purchase Orders constituted an acceptance under Georgia law,...

COPPAGE v. US POSTAL SERV.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on her claims that the Postal Service and union breached collective bargaining agreement, and that the union...

US v. HUMBER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A defendant who pleads guilty to bank fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion, can receive a two-point enhancement to his base offense level under...

PIJNENBURG v. W. GEORGIA HEALTH SYS., INC.

Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII discrimination claim that was dismissed by the district court because plaintiff failed to timely file an administrative charge with the...

ADAMS v. FLORIDA POWER CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A disparate impact theory of liability is not available to plaintiffs suing for age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of...