United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Lay

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence, White Collar Crime, Workers' Compensation
Conviction of defendant for investment adviser fraud and multiple mail and wire fraud, related to a hedge fund investment by the Ohio Bureau of...

Simpson v. Jackson

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
Defendant's request for habeas relief from his convictions for murder and related crimes arising from a fatal arson is granted in part, denied in part...

Carey v. Wolnitzek

Constitutional Law, Elections, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judges & Judiciary
In plaintiff's suit challenging certain clauses in the Kentucky Supreme Court's judicial canon related to judicial elections, claiming that the party...

Treesh v. Bagley

Habeas Corpus, Sentencing, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief for his capital murder conviction is affirmed where: 1) it was not unreasonable for...

Ferrans v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
A Colombian citizen's petition for review of a decision of the BIA finding him ineligible for relief from removal is denied as the explicit reference...

US v. Williams

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute cocaine is affirmed where: 1) the circumstances of defendant's 2005 confession do not show...

Japarkulova v. Holder

Government Law, Immigration Law
A Kyrgyz Republic's citizen's petition for review of the BIA's denial of her application for asylum is denied as, although the Board erred by failing...

In re Johnson

Bankruptcy Law
In Chapter 7 proceedings, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's judgment for the trustee and against the lender of the debtor's pick-up truck is affirmed as...

Hurley v. Deutsche Bank Trust Co., Ams.

Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Military Law
In plaintiffs' suit against Deutsche Bank and others claiming violations of the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act (SCRA), and state law claims of...

Lowe v. Hamilton County Dep't of Job & Family Serv.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's employment discrimination suit against Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services (HCJFS), claiming race, age, and...