United States DC Circuit - January 2009 Opinion Summaries

Consumers' Checkbook v. US Dept. of Hlth & Hum. Servs.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Government Law
In a Freedom of Information Act action, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. The financial information requested was exempt from disclosure...

Northeast Beverage Corp. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of an NLRB order is granted in part and denied in part. Walkout by Petitioner's employees was not part of a "labor dispute" under...

US v. $6,976,934.65

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil forfeiture action, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. There was insufficient evidence that Plaintiff "declined to enter or...

Malladi Drugs & Pharms, Ltd. v. Tandy

Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Drugs & Biotech
In an action to recover drugs seized by the DEA, dismissal of Plaintiff's complaint is affirmed where Plaintiff failed to file a claim with the DEA...

US Postal Serv. v. Am. Postal Wkrs. Union

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action to vacate an arbitration award granting a grievance based on Plaintiff's dismissal of an employee, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed,...

Orion Reserves Ltd. Pshp. v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action to invalidate a Bureau of Land Management order, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed. Plaintiff failed to complete annual assessments of...

US v. Keleta

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence is affirmed. The District Court properly based Defendant's sentence on the amount of money he transmitted, pursuant to U.S.S.G....

Tesoro Refining and Mkt'g. Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
Petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order is dismissed. Petitioner waived its objections to the order by failing to...

J.J. Cassone Bakery, Inc. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of an NLRB order is denied. Petitioner-Employer waived its objection to its NLRB hearing because it failed to raise that...

Blumenthal v. FERC

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
Petition for review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order is denied as the rates set by FERC for the sale of electric energy were "just...