United States Eleventh Circuit - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

US v. Presley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Revocation of supervised release and conviction of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon are affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court...

Asbestos Settlement Trust v. City of New York

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Product Liability
In appeal involving asbestos property damage claims by appellee city that the claims administrator of the Asbestos Settlement Trust allowed but the...

US v. Dean

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law
Conviction and sentence for income tax evasion and attempted interference with the administration of internal revenue laws are affirmed over claims...

Niftaliev v. US Attorney Gen.

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Denial of petition for withholding of removal is reversed where, since the record compels a finding that the petitioner suffered from past...

Delgado v. US Attorney Gen.

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review of orders of removal, denials of asylum, and withholding of removal is granted in part as to withholding claims of two petitioners...

US v. Amedeo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea to one count of cocaine distribution are affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court should have...

Rivera v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Immigration Law
Petitions for review of denials of applications for asylum and withholding of removal are denied, as the record does not compel the conclusion that...

US v. Quirante

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute one or more kilograms of heroin are vacated as to mandatory...

US v. Mount Sinai Med. Ctr.

Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
The services performed by medical residents are not categorically ineligible for the student exemption from Federal Insurance Contributions Act...

DA Mortgage, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In case involving Miami Beach nightclub owner challenging the constitutionality of a noise ordinance that defendant city attempted to enforce against...