United States Eleventh Circuit - June 2006 Opinion Summaries

Bracewell v. Kelley

Agriculture, Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Government Benefits
Exclusion of a federal payment for crop loss from a bankruptcy estate when the loss occurred before the creation of the estate, but the law creating...

Ajaka v. Brooksamerica Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit claiming violations of the Truth in Lending Act is reversed where there is a question of material fact as to...

Esponda v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Summary dismissal of an alien's appeal for failure to file a supplemental brief despite the fact that the alien outlined claims in detail on the...

Asociacion de Empleados v. Panama Canal Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Dismissal of action seeking back pay and other employment benefits is affirmed where: 1) the suit against the Panama Canal Commission and Office of...

Drago v. Jenne

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants and denial of plaintiff's motion to amend the judgment in a Family Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment...

Gathright-Deitrich v. Atlanta Landmarks, Inc.

Civil Rights, Entertainment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiffs, wheelchair patrons of defendant's historic landmark movie theater, could not meet...

US v. Norris

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Environmental Law, International Law, Sentencing
17-month sentence imposed after guilty plea to with conspiring to import and importing plant specimens in violation of the Convention on International...

Zurich Ins. Co. v. Chatham County, GA

Admiralty, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant county, in subrogation case involving damage to the insured's vessel caused by defendant's malfunctioning...

US v. Mitsven

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Imposition of supervised release as part of defendant's sentence following his probation revocation is affirmed as, under the language of the...

Morillo-Cedron v. District Dir. for U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Immigration Law
Award of attorney's fees and expenses to plaintiffs under the Equal Access to Justice Act is reversed where the district court erred in concluding...