United States Third Circuit - March 2010 Opinion Summaries

Patel v. Attorney Gen. of the US

Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's decision upholding the denial of petitioner's motion to terminate removal proceedings, the petition is denied...

Harshbarger v. Regan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Habeas Corpus, International Law
In extradition proceedings of defendant for causing the death of her husband in the Canadian wilderness, district court's denial of defendant's...

Reger v. Nemours Found., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' medical malpractice suits against a defendant-foundation and its physicians, district court's approval of Clerk's award of costs for...

Miller v. Mitchell

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law
In plaintiffs' suit to enjoin the district attorney of Wyoming County in Pennsylvania from bringing criminal charges in retaliation for their refusal...

Holmes v. Kimco Realty Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's negligence suit against a retailer for injuries he sustained when he fell on ice/snow in the parking lot, summary judgment in favor of...

Schaar v. Lehigh Valley Health Servs., Inc.

Evidence, Family Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer for violation of the FMLA, summary judgment in favor employer is vacated and remanded as an employee...

US v. Stearn

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Following a grand jury indictment of defendants for federal narcotics and weapons offenses, district court's order granting in part motions to...

Byers v. Intuit, Inc.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Tax Law
In plaintiff's putative class action on behalf of U.S. taxpayers against the IRS and a consortium of companies in the electronic tax preparation and...

Real v. Shannon

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is affirmed where: 1) there was no variance between the victim's testimony and the...

US v. Cheeseman

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for violating 18 U.S.C. section 922(g)(3), which criminalizes possession of firearms and ammunition by an unlawful user...