United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Brown

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
District court's acquittal of defendant following a jury conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm by invoking the "corroboration rule"...

Johnson v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 28 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against defendant-city arising out of a home entry by police officers and the fatal shooting of plaintiff's...

Albrecht v. Treon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a coroner and others claiming that they were denied due process of law when defendant-coroner...

US v. Lanham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Convictions and sentences of defendants-correctional officers' for conspiracy to violate an inmate's civil rights in violation of 18 U.S.C. sections...

Cvijetinovic v. Eberlin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's conditional grant of defendant's request for habeas relief from his enhanced sentence, on the ground that defendant was sentenced...

Schleicher v. Wendt

Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities-fraud suit against some managers of a large, publicly traded financial-services holding company, district court's conclusion that...

Fields v. Howes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
District court's conditional grant of defendant's petition of habeas relief from his conviction for third degree criminal sexual conduct is affirmed...

Hussein v. City of Perrysburg

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In homeowners' suit against a city, a city inspector and other individuals in their official and personal capacities, claiming that defendants...

Sakarapanee v. Dep't of Homeland Sec.

Government Law, Immigration Law, Military Law
District court's dismissal of a Thai citizen's petition contesting the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) denial of his...

US v. Bacon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a prosecution of defendant for bank fraud, district court's denial of an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction in imposing a within-Guidelines...