United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Wolfe v. Perry

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's untimely constitutional claims, brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983, is affirmed over his challenge to the district...

Madrigal v. Bagley

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
The district court properly granted habeas corpus relief to defendant since his rights under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment were...

US v. Dixon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The district court did not abuse its discretion when it excluded the prosecution's witnesses, who were to testify that the suspect depicted in a...

Tucker v. Union of Needletrades

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, plaintiff's claim, alleging defendant-employer violated the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, is dismissed...

Hogan v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, judgment against plaintiff's claim, alleging that his property was contaminated by radioactive...

US v. Poole

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for illegal possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded for resentencing consistent with US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Bartholomew v. Town of Collierville

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In an action where defendant's petition for removal of the case to federal court was denied, the district court did not abuse its discretion when it...

Siggers-El v. Barlow

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a constitutional retaliation claim, defendant is not entitled to qualified immunity as a matter of law since he knew or should have known of the...

Macotaj v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
A motion to stay removal, filed within the voluntary-departure period set by the Board of Immigration Appeals, includes a request to stay voluntary...

Miltimore Sales, Inc. v. Int'l Rectifier, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
A motion for attorney fees under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 54(d)(2)(B) is timely if filed within fourteen days of the district court's denial...