United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

J.L. Spoons, Inc. v. Dragani

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a First Amendment challenge brought by a group of strip club owners to Ohio Liquor Control Commission Rule 52, which provided that an establishment...

US v. Olsen

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana is reversed where: 1) the district court's use of a 1-to-100 equivalency ratio was...

In re: HNRC Dissolution Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law
In a bankruptcy case involving an administrative expense claim filed by an insurer which provided insurance coverage to debtors during the pendency of...

Beuke v. Houk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is affirmed over claims of error regarding whether: 1) petitioner...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
On remand from the Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of Gall, a sentence of one day in prison for bank fraud is reversed and remanded where...

Russell v. Univ. of Toledo

Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a nurse's employment discrimination action raising claims of disparate treatment, hostile work environment, and retaliation on the basis of race,...

US v. Branch

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine is affirmed where: 1) defendant forfeited a claim of erroneous denial of a...

Back v. Hall

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In civil service employee's suit brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that defendants-supervisors fired her based on protected speech and...

Landis v. Pinnacle Eye Care, LLC

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In an optometrist's action claiming employment discrimination based on his military service and his age, order staying the action and compelling...

Winget v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action against defendant-JP Morgan raising claims of breach of guaranty and pledge agreements and requests for declaratory judgments, dismissal...