United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Alizoti v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
In an asylum case, the BIA's denial of Albanian petitioner's motion to reopen and its denial of her motion to reconsider are affirmed where: 1) it was...

Koulta v. Merciez

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case brought by a fatal car crash victim's estate against a city and police officers, denial of summary judgment for...

US v. Flores

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is remanded for resentencing where, although the district court correctly ruled that...

Harrison v. Motley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas corpus, which challenged a conviction for murder with aggravating circumstances, is affirmed over his claims that he...

Garcia-Flores v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
An appeal from a denial of a motion to reopen deportation proceedings is dismissed where petitioner failed to report for removal despite a lawful...

Gore v. El Paso Energy Corp. Long Term Disability Plan

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of ERISA claims brought against an employer/plan administrator and the plan manager/adjudicator is reversed in part as to a claim of breach...

First Am. Title Co. v. Devaugh

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an antitrust action brought by title insurance companies against the Registers of Deeds of five counties in Michigan, dismissal of Sherman Act...

US v. Funk

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence imposed following a Booker remand for drug-related offenses is vacated again and remanded for resentencing where the district court...

In re: Cardizem CD Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Drugs & Biotech
In a class action alleging conspiracy to minimize competition among pharmaceutical companies, an order requiring an attorney for a party to pay costs...

US v. Winkle

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions and sentence for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud resulting from a check kiting scheme are affirmed where: 1)...