United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Monumental Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
An order enforcing an administrative summons issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting voluminous documents from defendant, a third...

Sterkaj v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of petitioners' application for asylum and withholding of removal is denied where substantial evidence supported the...

Silberstein v. City of Dayton

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order denying summary judgment to defendants, civil service board members for a municipality, on claims brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983...

Educ. Credit Mgmt. Corp. v. Barrett

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Education Law, Evidence, Health Law
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. An order of the bankruptcy court discharging a debtor's student loans as the result of undue hardship pursuant to 11...

In re: Powerhouse Licensing, LLC

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Evidence, Remedies
A petition for writ of mandamus to vacate an order requiring petitioners, defendants in underlying litigation involving alleged fraudulent asset...

Adell v. John Richards Homes Bldg. Co., L.L.C.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Remedies
In a case involving a residential construction contract, an award of costs, attorneys' fees, compensatory damages and punitive damages following a...

Mitchell v. Boelcke

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for a new trial following a jury verdict for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action is reversed in part where the...

US v. Hill

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is affirmed in part where defendant was properly sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal...

Cont'l Ins. Co. v. Adams

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-insurer declaring that a homeowners insurance policy held by a decedent did not cover intentional injuries to...

Spero Elec. Corp. v. Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment enforcing an arbitration award rendered in favor of an employee discharged for violating his employer's no-smoking rule is reversed where...