United States Sixth Circuit - February 2007 Opinion Summaries

Keweenaw Bay Indian Cmty. v. Rising

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Tax Law
In an action brought by an Indian tribe against against a state treasurer and two police officers challenging Michigan's efforts to tax tobacco...

Union Planters Bank, N.A. v. Continental Cas. Co.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over insurance coverage arising when plaintiff-bank suffered a multi-million-dollar loss stemming from a mortgage lender's fraud, summary...

Smith Wholesale Co., Inc. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law
In a case brought by wholesalers, who are also direct distributors for defendant-tobacco company, alleging illegal price discrimination in violation...

US v. Barnwell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Convictions for embezzlement and theft of labor union assets and conspiracy to engage in misappropriation of union assets are reversed where five ex...

Adrian Energy Assocs. v. Michigan Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a case arising from a contractual dispute between small power-producing companies and a Michigan utility over the utility's payments for purchased...

Alizoti v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
In an asylum case, the BIA's denial of Albanian petitioner's motion to reopen and its denial of her motion to reconsider are affirmed where: 1) it was...

Koulta v. Merciez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case brought by a fatal car crash victim's estate against a city and police officers, denial of summary judgment for...

US v. Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is remanded for resentencing where, although the district court correctly ruled that...

Harrison v. Motley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus, which challenged a conviction for murder with aggravating circumstances, is affirmed over his claims that he...

Garcia-Flores v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
An appeal from a denial of a motion to reopen deportation proceedings is dismissed where petitioner failed to report for removal despite a lawful...