United States Sixth Circuit - December 2006 Opinion Summaries

US v. Ahmed

Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Defendant's conviction for making false statements, based on written answers he gave about his employment history with the Air Force as part of his...

Young v. Township of Green Oak

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for former employer, a Michigan township, on claims that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged from his position as a police officer is...

Short v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of petitioner's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate his sentence on a drug charge is affirmed where: 1) the district court correctly...

Fazzini v. Northeast Ohio Corr. Ctr.

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of two petitions for a writ of habeas corpus brought by a pro se federal prisoner is reversed as to one of the petitions where the district...

US v. Thorpe

Criminal Law & Procedure
A judgment granting discovery to defendant and dismissing the indictment against him on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm is...

DiLaura v. Township of Ann Arbor

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax-exempt Organizations, Attorney's Fees
In a dispute with a township under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) involving a charitable donation of property, an order granting...

Fieger v. Ferry

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights action challenging the refusal of certain Michigan Supreme Court Justices to recuse themselves from...

White v. Detroit Edison Co.

Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities
In an action against a union and a former employer alleging breach of the duty of fair representation and termination without cause in violation of...

Alternative Aviation Servs., Inc. v. Meggitt [UK] Ltd.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by an aviation equipment-installation company alleging breach of express and implied warranty, fraud, and revocation of acceptance...

Kellogg Co. v. Sabhlok

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiff-former employer but denying it attorney's fees is affirmed where: 1) the employee's breach of contract...