United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Bennett v. MIS Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In air traffic controllers' suit alleging personal injuries based on their exposure to toxic mold at the airport, district court's order dismissing...

Wood v. Detroit Diesel Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by retirees under the Labor-Management Relations Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), claiming that they...

US v. Harmon

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
District court's decision ordering that defendant's 46-month sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. section...

Phillips v. Bradshaw

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceedings arising from a conviction for rape and aggravated murder and a death sentence, denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1)...

US v. Yono

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for bank fraud and related crimes and sentence to twenty-four months' imprisonment are affirmed as defendant has no right to...

US v. Hughes

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, grant of defendant's motion to suppress the evidence found in his car is...

Kovacic v. Cuyahoga County Dep't of Children & Family Serv.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
In a suit brought by plaintiff-mother on behalf of herself and her minor children claiming that her constitutional rights were violated when social...

Gagne v. Booker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's grant of defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a conviction for criminal sexual misconduct is affirmed as the Michigan...

US v. Jimenez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law, Sentencing
District court's imposition of a 30 month sentence upon a defendant convicted of illegally re-entering the U.S. after having previously been deported...

Bloemker v. Laborers' Local 265 Pension Fund

Administrative Law, Contracts, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer-sponsored ERISA plan an actuary, actuary, alleging breach of contractual agreement and other claims, arising...