United States DC Circuit - December 2005 Opinion Summaries

S. California Water Co. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of orders finding that a sale of electricity by public utility plaintiff violated statutory filing requirements for the making of...

Bradley v. Nat. Assoc. of Sec. Dealers Dispute Resolution, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
Dismissal under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) of plaintiff's complaint against defendant, an agency's dispute resolution program administrator, as...

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Dep't of Justice

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Government Law
In an action under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a judgment compelling agency defendant to provide plaintiff with reasonably segregable...

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. US Senate

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit against defendants, the Senate and individuals, alleging that certain senate rules effectively unconstitutionally...

Enloe Med. Ctr. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of a determination that employer petitioner had violated the National Labor Relations Act is granted where petitioner's actions,...

Ash v. Reilly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Grant of habeas corpus relief is vacated where the magistrate judge did not properly evaluate the reliability of evidence introduced at defendant's...

Citizens Inv. Servs. Corp. v. Nat. Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant's petition for review of agency defendant's finding is denied where substantial evidence supports defendant's finding that petitioner...

Nat. Comm. for the New River, Inc. v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
Plaintiff's petitions for review of defendant's denials of various legal claims involving environmental issues are dismissed for lack of jurisdiction...

Am. Chiropractic Ass'n, Inc. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's challenge to its determination that coverage for spinal manipulation under Medicare law is not limited...

US v. Simpson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for reentering the United States unlawfully after having been deported following conviction for an aggravated felony is affirmed...