United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Liberte Capital Group v. Capwill

Constitutional Law, Insurance Law
Denial of intervenor's motion for release and distribution of the proceeds from a life insurance policy is reversed where she was denied notice and an...

Macotaj v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
If the standard to stay removal is satisfied, the standard to stay voluntary departure is necessarily satisfied.

Malak v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is denied where the Board of Immigration Appeals properly dismissed his appeal as untimely.

Smith v. Botsford Gen. Hosp.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Michigan's malpractice cap, Mich. Comp. Laws section 600.1483, applies to a failure-to-stabilize claim under the Emergency Medical Treatment and...

Harbin-Bey v. Rutter

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff-prisoner's designation as a member of a Security Threat Group without a hearing did not violate his constitutional rights.

US v. Smith

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's drug conviction is affirmed over his claim that the district court erred when it read his indictment to the jury and sent it to the jury...

Kalish v. Liberty Mutual

ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's disability benefits is reversed where the district court erred in holding that defendant-employer was not required to consider...

US v. Navarro-Diaz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for being illegally present in the United States is vacated and remanded for resentencing in accordance with US v. Booker, 125...

DiCenzi v. Rose

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of plaintiff's habeas petition is vacated where the district court failed to determine conclusively whether plaintiff was diligent during...

Flaim v. Medical College of Ohio

Constitutional Law, Education Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's challenge to his expulsion from medical college is affirmed where defendant-college's procedural approach was consistent with...