United States Eleventh Circuit - July 2007 Opinion Summaries

Boim v. Fulton County Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In school speech case involving suspension of a female high school student who wrote a narrative "dream" involving shooting a teacher, summary...

US v. Robertson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for wire and mail fraud for fraudulently obtaining software through the use of fictional purchasers are affirmed as to...

Christopher v. Cox

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Bankruptcy court determination that the contemporaneous execution of a warranty deed to a tract of land and a contract giving the grantee an option to...

Tello v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Securities Law
In class-action, securities-fraud case, denial of defendants' motion to dismiss is reversed as the case was time-barred by both the former statute of...

Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC v. Citation Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Order reversing bankruptcy court's order awarding an adjusted fee for the investment banking services of defendant, and affirming bankruptcy court's...

US v. Tampas

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence based on conviction for conspiracy to commit embezzlement, embezzlement, and misleading conduct is vacated as to that portion of the sentence...

US v. Lopez-Vanegas

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions and sentences for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine...

Adams v. S. Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In case arising from class action suit alleging defendant had engaged in fraudulent and deceptive conduct in connection with the marketing and sale of...

Djonda v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where the...

Thompson v. Glades County Bd. of County Comm'rs

Civil Rights, Elections
In vote dilution case involving African American voters challenging the at-large method of electing members of the county commission and school board,...