United States Third Circuit - June 2014 Opinion Summaries

Hildebrand v. Allegheny County

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-government employee's complaint alleging age discrimination is: 1) affirmed in part, where a state or local government employee...

Mayorga v. Attorney General United States

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
The finding by the Immigration Judge (IJ) and the Board of Immigration Appeals that petitioner had violated a statute that categorically involves...

McLaughlin v. Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's action alleging that defendant-law firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) in its attempt to collect a...

Tearpock-Martini v. Borough of Shickshinny

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a civil rights action challenging defendant's approval of the placement of a religious-themed sign on municipal property near plaintiff's...

US v. Reyes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
The district court's order denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which challenged petitioner's sentence for Hobbs Act robbery, is...

Gonzalez v. Waterfront Commission of the NY Harbor

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against the defendant-former employer seeking to enjoin disciplinary proceedings initiated by the defendant as a violation of plaintiff's...

Ross v. Gilhuly

Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) action is affirmed, where 1) plaintiff received all to which he was...

US v. Waterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence, imposed following his guilty plea to destruction of records, is affirmed, where the district court did not clearly err in...

In re: G-I Holdings, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of the debtor on claims brought by other asbestos producers who, along with the debtor, signed a Producer Agreement, thereby...

US v. Stanley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The district court's order denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence that he was in possession of child pornography is affirmed, where the use...