United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Floyd v. City of Detroit

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case arising from an incident in which defendants-police officers opened fire on unarmed plaintiff in his own backyard, wounding him in the...

Citizens for Tax Reform v. Deters

Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In a constitutional challenge arising after Ohio, in order to reduce fraudulent signatures, enacted a provision making it a felony to pay anyone for...

J&R Mktg. v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action brought under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 by purchasers of bonds registered by defendant-GMAC, dismissal of...

US v. Tatum

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for bank fraud is vacated where a sentencing enhancement for abusing a position of private trust under U.S.S.G. section 3B1.3 was...

In re: Long

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy case involving a debtor's proposal to surrender a car to creditor-finance company as part of a Chapter 13 plan, a bankruptcy court's...

Huffman v. Comm'r Internal Revenue

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a tax case arising after notices of federal income tax deficiencies were issued to shareholders of various new and used car dealerships, a...

US v. Mabry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendants' convictions and sentences for conspiring to solicit and obtain prohibited payments from union contractors, and for soliciting and...

Trafalgar Corp. v. Miami County Bd. of Comm'rs

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In company-property owner's action raising constitutional takings and equal protection claims against a township and board of commissioners involving...

Stalley v. Methodist Healthcare

Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging that defendants all violated the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP), dismissal of the claims is affirmed where the MSP is not a qui...

Ramirez-Canales v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A BIA decision denying petitioners' application for adjustment of status is affirmed as the circuit court defers to the BIA's interpretation of the...