United States Third Circuit - July 2010 Opinion Summaries

Coombs v. Diguglielmo

Constitutional Law, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief, claiming that the prosecutor exercised his peremptory challenges in violation of...

US v. Marzzarella

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a prosecution of defendant for possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, in violation of section 922(k), district court's denial...

Pareja v. U.S. Attorney General

Family Law, Immigration Law
A Mexican citizen's petition for review of BIA's final order of removal is granted in part, denied in part, dismissed in part, and remanded where: 1)...

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella

Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit for preliminary injunctive relief against its former vice president of operations, following defendant's acceptance of a senior...

US v. Flemming

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's denial of defendant's motion for a reduction of his 175-month sentence for his federal firearm and crack cocaine offenses, concluding...

US v. Bankoff

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a prosecution of defendant for threatening two employees of the Social Security Administration in violation of section 115 of Title 18 of the...

Race Tires Am., Inc. v. Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Sports Law
In plaintiff's antitrust suit against a tire supplier competitor and a motorsports sanctioning body, arising from the adoption of the so-called...

Stilp v. Contino

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a government watchdog's section 1983 suit, challenging the constitutionality of a statute mandating confidentiality in proceedings before the State...

Forestal Guarani S.A. v. Daros Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, International Law, International Trade
In an Argentinian corporation's breach of contract suit against a New Jersey corporation under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the...

Melrose, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a company's action challenging the Pittsburgh Zoning Board's rejection of its applications to change the "Identification Signs" on five Pittsburgh...