United States Third Circuit - July 2016 Opinion Summaries

US v. Menendez

White Collar Crime, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A criminal indictment filed against U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, for allegedly soliciting and accepting numerous gifts from his friend...

Robinson v. Superintendent Rockview SCI

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit alleging excessive force brought by an inmate in the custody of Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections at the State Correctional...

US v. Calabretta

Sentencing, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Sentence for guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B)...

Richardson v. Director Federal Bureau of Prisons

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action brought by a former inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lewisburg seeking both individual monetary damages for alleged...

Saliba v. Attorney General of the US

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a Syrian national's petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying his application for naturalization, the District Court's...

Koszelnik v. Secretary US Dep't Homeland Security

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a petition seeking review of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' denial of petitioner's naturalization application, the District Court's...

Cox v. Quinn

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a suit brought by a prisoner who was severely beaten by a fellow inmate while incarcerated at the Western Virginia Regional Jail, alleging that the...

Doe v. Hesketh

Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case brought under Masha’s Law, 18 U.S.C. section 2255, which provides a civil right of action in federal district court to victims of several...