United States Eighth Circuit - November 2007 Opinion Summaries

PCTV Gold, Inc. v. SpeedNet, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Remedies
An order preliminarily enjoining appellant from entering into a merger or executing a joint venture with Clearwire, plaintiff's competitor, pending...

US v. Sanchez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence imposed after defendant pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of a school is affirmed...

Chambers v. City of Fordyce

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal brought by parents of a denial of a Rule 60(b) motion relating to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims they brought against the defendants based...

Young v. Selk

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prisoner's action alleging defendants-prison officials violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment by...

McKlintic v. 36th Judicial Circuit Court

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against plaintiff's employer, a state circuit court, seeking relief under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...

Stalley v. Catholic Health Initiatives

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
Suits authorized by the Medicare Secondary Payer statute, 42 U.S.C. section 1395y(b)(3)(A), are private causes of action, which requires the plaintiff...

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's convictions for illegal possession of a machine gun and an unregistered firearm is affirmed over claims that he was denied a fair trial...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's petition to vacate or correct his sentence for drug related offenses is affirmed over claims that counsel provided ineffective...

Diallo v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
A petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum and related relief is dismissed in part and denied in part over claims that the BIA...

US v. Esquivel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Convictions for possession of heroin with intent distribute are affirmed over claims of erroneous denial of defendants' motions to suppress evidence...