United States Eleventh Circuit - May 2008 Opinion Summaries

US v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon is affirmed over a claim that that he should not have been sentenced as an...

Day v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a habeas petition on untimeliness grounds is reversed where, treating petitioner's early petition for judicial review as a petition for a...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Olmstead

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
A question is certified to the Florida Supreme Court regarding whether, at the request of a judgment-creditor, a court may order a judgment-debtor to...

Belize Telecom, LTD v. Government of Belize

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In an action primarily involving a dispute over the proper interpretation of two Articles of Incorporation provisions governing the appointment and...

US v. Young

Criminal Law & Procedure
The filing of a superseding indictment for other charges against a defendant does not reset the clock for purposes of a speedy-trial violation as to...

Taylor v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas relief based on a finding that the petition was time-barred by the one-year statute of limitations created by the Anti-Terrorism and...

US v. Madera

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's motion to dismiss an indictment against him for failing to register as a sex offender under the Sexual Offender Registration and...

Maverick Media Group, Inc. v. Hillsborough County, Florida

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In an action alleging that defendant-county unconstitutionally denied plaintiff permits for outdoor signs, summary judgment for the county is vacated...

US v. Carruth

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 32.1(b)(2)(E), like Rule 32(i)(4)(A)(ii), requires a sentencing court to directly address the defendant and...

Big Top Koolers, Inc. v. Circus-Man Snacks, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement
In a breach of contract action involving an ice cream distributorship, denial of plaintiffs' Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) motion for relief from judgment is...