United States DC Circuit - May 2008 Opinion Summaries

Adena Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs-hospitals' action claiming that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should include the beneficiaries of a state mandatory charity...

In re: Sealed Case

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of defendant's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 challenge to his sentence for distribution of cocaine base and carrying a pistol without a license is...

US v. McCarson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) whether...

Hancock v. HomEq Servicing Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
In an action alleging fraud in connection with a loan, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the claim was time barred since plaintiffs...

Cogeneration Ass'n of CA v. Federal Energy Comm'n

Administrative Law, Evidence, Public Utilities
Petition for review of an order by the FEC approving unique rates which petitioner charges "standby customers" is denied where the Commission...

Kay v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law
An order dismissing plaintiff's assignment application for two radio station licenses that expired before the FCC could act on plaintiff's application...

Am. Council of the Blind v. Paulson

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law
Declaratory judgment against the Secretary of the Treasury holding that the Treasury Department's failure to design and issue paper currency that is...

BNSF Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Administrative Law, Transportation
Petitions for review of recent rulemaking, wherein the Surface Transportation Board changed aspects of its rail rate-setting methodology, are denied...

Adeyemi v. D.C.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) evidence of comparative...

Comcast Corp. v. FCC

Administrative Law, Communications Law
Comcast's petition for review of the FCC's policy regarding "low-cost, limited capability" set-top converter boxes is denied where: 1) petitioner is...