United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Isabel v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, the district court properly found that defendant-City's written test for promotion in the police department...

Taunt v. Vining

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a bankruptcy action, defendant's appeal of the denial of his application to employ the debtor's former attorney as special counsel is dismissed for...

Smith v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Plaintiff's claim for fire insurance coverage is barred where the provisions in the insurance policy that required suit to be brought within one year...

US v. Trammel

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

Gishta v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiffs' orders of removal are affirmed where they failed to sustain their burden of establishing eligibility for asylum.

State of TN v. City of Chattanooga

Communications Law, Government Law
Defendant-City's denial of plaintiff's applications for permits to construct communication towers was improper where defendant's informal...

Rittenhouse v. Eisen

Bankruptcy Law
Under 11 U.S.C. section 523, pre-petition attorney fees are dischargeable in bankruptcy.

US v. Medtronic, Inc.

Administrative Law
In an action on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act, plaintiffs' suit should be dismissed where the claims in the action were...

US v. Webb

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for possession of a machine gun is affirmed over his claim that his guilty plea was invalid as a result of the district court's...

In re: Fields

Bankruptcy Law, Education Law
A bankruptcy court may grant a partial discharge of student loan debt upon a finding that repayment of the entire debt would impose an undue hardship...