United States Eighth Circuit - August 2008 Opinion Summaries

Neighborhood Enters., Inc. v. City of St. Louis

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of a municipal sign ordinance, grant of defendant's motion to dismiss is reversed and remanded where district court's summary...

Boesing v. Hunter

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a civil rights action brought against city police officers for using excessive force during criminal-plaintiff's arrest, district court's denial of...

Straights and Gays of Equality v. Osseo Area Schools

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a claim by plaintiff student organization for issuance of permanent injunction that provides plaintiff organization with the same access to...

Badasa v. Mukasey

Cyberspace Law, Evidence, Immigration Law
Dismissal of petition for asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture is remanded where: 1) court does not know whether the Immigration...

PW Enterprises v. North Dakota Racing Commission

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy matter, denial of appellant's motion for derivative standing is reversed and remanded where: 1) creditor (or creditor's committee) may...

US v. Howard

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for obstruction of justice, threatening to murder an Assistant United States Attorney, and three counts of using a facility of interstate...

Willcockson v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
Judgment denying plaintiff's disability benefits and supplemental security by the Social Security Administration (SSA) is remanded where it cannot be...

Northland Casualty Co. v. Meeks

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance claim by estate of plaintiffs in which defendant-insurer's coverage excluded claims by employees, grant of summary judgment to...

Castro-Pu v. Mukasey

Evidence, Immigration Law, International Law
Petition to review decision denying asylum, withholding of removal, and relief against Convention Against Torture (CAT) is denied where: 1) petitioner...

Real Estate Equity Strategies, LLC v. Internal Revenue Serv.

Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a quiet title action against defendant Internal Revenue Service (IRS), grant of IRS's motion for summary judgment and dismissal of case is affirmed...