United States Eleventh Circuit - December 2007 Opinion Summaries

US v. McBride

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a child pornography case, an 84-month sentnence is affirmed over the government's challenge that the district court committed clear error in...

Cox Enters., Inc. v. News-Journal Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Media Law, Securities Law
District court, in determining "fair value" of stock held by plaintiff under Fla. Stat. section 607.1436, did not abuse its discretion in: 1)...

Alexander v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of habeas petition as barred by the one-year limitations period in 28 U.S.C. section 2244(d)(1) is affirmed as petitioner's Florida Rule of...

Boyce v. Andrew

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of qualified immunity to supervisors in a county Department of Family and Children Services is reversed as the First Amendment does not protect...

Goebert v. Lee County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In civil rights action brought by female pretrial detainee alleging defendants were deliberately indifferent to her serious medical needs summary...

Cockrell v. Sparks

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In suit against deputy sheriffs alleging excessive force was used on plaintiff while he was in jail, summary judgment for one defendant is affirmed...

Womack v. Comm'r IRS

Gaming Law, Tax Law
Tax court's decision that proceeds from the sale of the rights to future installment payments from lottery winnings are taxable as ordinary income,...

Welding Servs., Inc. v. Forman

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In suit alleging infringement of service marks, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed over claim that there are triable issues of fact as to...

US v. King

Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Military Law
Convictions for transportation and possession of child pornography are affirmed over claim that the district court denied defendant's motions to...

Springer v. Convergy's Customer Mgmt. Group, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In employment discrimination suit alleging a racially discriminatory failure to promote under the Civil Rights Act, summary judgment for defendant is...