United States Eleventh Circuit - September 2010 Opinion Summaries

US v. Saingerard

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
In defendant's appeal from the district court's determination that defendant was competent to stand trial, the order is affirmed where defendant was...

Bradley v. Sebelius

Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' appeal from the Secretary of Health and Human Services' decision that it was entitled to a portion of a settlement of an underlying...

FTC v. Peoples Cred. First, LLC

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In an action by the FTC alleging that defendants operated an advance-fee credit card scam, summary judgment for the FTC is affirmed where a court, at...

Todorovic v. US Atty. Gen.

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's asylum application, the petition is granted where the IJ relied impermissibly on stereotypes...

Leal v. Sec'y., US Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) seeking a court order requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to remove a...

Abel v. S. Shuttle Servs., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging violations of the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act by an airport shuttle driver, summary judgment for...

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. US Army Corps of Eng'rs.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In an action challenging the federal government's plans to replace a mile of the ground-level Tamiami Trail with a bridge to increase the flow of...

Darling v. Sec'y. Dep't of Corr.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, International Law
In a capital habeas matter, petitioner's application for a certificate of appealability to appeal the denial of his petition is denied where: 1) the...

US v. One 1990 Beechcraft

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an appeal from a district court decision ordering the forfeiture, under the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, of a Beechcraft airplane to which...

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm is affirmed where the vehicle stop at issue was justified by the officer's reasonable...