United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Southeast Texas Inns, Inc. v. Prime Hospitality Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case arising from the breach of a lease agreement executed between plaintiff and a subsidiary of defendant, grant of defendant's motion to...

US v. Blackwell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, M&A, Securities Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Convictions and a sentence for conspiracy to commit insider trading, conspiracy to obstruct an agency proceeding, insider trading, obstructing an...

Owens v. Keeling

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
A second filing fee should not be assessed to a prisoner whose initial complaint was dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust. In a 42...

Everett v. Verizon Wireless, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
Denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand their class action challenging certain cell phone billing to state court following removal is reversed where...

Williams v. Anderson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
A judgment granting petitioner a conditional writ of habeas corpus and vacating his death sentence, but denying a writ as to his conviction, is...

Bellsouth Telecomms., Inc. v. Southeast Tel., Inc.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts
In a dispute arising from a competing local exchange carrier's (CLEC) attempt to modify the terms of its contract with an incumbent local exchange...

US v. Lopez-Medina

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is vacated where defendant was entitled to a remand for retrial due to the likely...

Bell v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a habeas petition in a murder case is reversed and the petition for habeas relief granted where the district court erred in denying...

US v. Cruz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for interstate domestic violence and kidnapping is affirmed where the district judge correctly calculated the guidelines range, adequately...

Isert v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action arising out of injuries sustained at defendant employer's car company, an appeal from denial of a motion in a district court asking for...