United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Crowell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
The use of procedurally sound juvenile adjudications as Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) predicates does not violate due process. Defendant's...

Parker v. Gen. Extrusions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant on plaintiff's claim for punitive damages in relation to her Title VII gender discrimination suit is...

US v. Hudson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for fraudulently obtaining more than $200,000 from a school district is affirmed over claims that the district court erred:...

Zomba Enters., Inc. v. Panorama Records, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies
In a copyright infringement action brought against a purveyor of karaoke discs, summary judgment and a monetary award for plaintiff-copyright holder...

Clark v. Waller

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Summary dismissal of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a first-degree murder conviction is affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1)...

Harlamert v. World Finer Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the administrator of an estate against a closely held corporation alleging that the estate is permitted to...

US v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Health Law
In a matter involving a scheme to supply oxygen to coal miners suffering from black lung disease, husband and wife's convictions for aiding and...

US v. McAuliffe

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Insurance Law, Sentencing
A municipal court judge defendant's convictions for mail fraud, using fire to commit mail fraud, and related counts arising from a scheme to collect...

US v. Ossa-Gallegos

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
"Tolling" is not a "condition" in the sense in which the term is used in 18 U.S.C. section 3583(d), and therefore, courts do not have authority under...

Draw v. City of Lincoln Park

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a civil rights action arising from defendants-officers' conduct at the scene of an illegal drag race, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed...