| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Armann v. McKeanUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Military Law
In a habeas proceeding, a district court order granting petitioner an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was mentally incompetent on the day...
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11/28/2008 | 07-3874 |
Cooper v. S.E. Pennsylvania Transp. Auth.United States Third Circuit
Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, alleging defendant undercompensates its bus drivers by failing to fully account for their...
|
11/26/2008 | 07-1522 |
Zheng v. Attorney Gen. of the USUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In consolidated opinion concerning similar cases brought by Chinese petitioners who based their motions on allegations that there had been changed...
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11/26/2008 | 07-3122, 07-3199 |
Mehboob v. Attorney Gen. of the USUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA order of removability is denied where petitioner's conviction for indecent assault under 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. section...
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11/26/2008 | 07-1799 |
Gonzales v. AMR, American AirlinesUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful discharge suit, grant of summary judgment against defendant is reversed where the District Court erred in concluding that a prior...
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11/25/2008 | 06-5161 |
Newark Parents Ass'n v. Newark Pub. Sch.United States Third Circuit
Class Actions, Education Law
In a putative class action by parents of students alleging that defendant-school district was failing to live up to its obligations under the No Child...
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11/20/2008 | 07-4002 |
US v. MorenaUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
Conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing an unregistered firearm are reversed, and a new trial ordered,...
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11/19/2008 | 07-1297 |
Johnson v. TennisUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a case involving the joint bench trial of two alleged conspirators in a murder, in which the judge considered a confession by one defendant...
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11/19/2008 | 07-1968 |
James v. RichmanUnited States Third Circuit
Elder Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a suit seeking Medicaid benefits, an injunction preventing defendant-Department of Public Welfare from denying benefits is affirmed where: 1)...
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11/12/2008 | 06-5092 |
Urcinoli v. CathelUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal as untimely of a petition for habeas relief is vacated where petitioner was entitled to equitable tolling of the limitations period for...
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11/07/2008 | 06-4028 |