United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

SOUTER v. JONES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of plaintiff's habeas petition, on the ground that it was barred by the statute of limitations, is reversed where plaintiff has demonstrated a...

SORRELL v. RINKER MATERIALS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), summary judgment against plaintiff is vacated and remanded to resolve the effect that...

RODDY v. GRAND TRUNK W. R.R. INC.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, denial of plaintiff's motion to remand to state court is reversed where plaintiff's claim under the Michigan Elliott...

RADVANSKY v. OLMSTED FALLS

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a section 1983 claim alleging Fourth Amendment violations, summary judgment in favor of defendant-arresting officers is reversed where defendants...

SCHMITT v. DETROIT

Civil Procedure, Tax Law
Plaintiff's suit against defendant-City, alleging a violation of the Privacy Act, is dismissed where the Privacy act applies solely to federal...

PAYNE v. BELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Plaintiff-inmate's sentence of death is reversed where the use of the heinous, atrocious, or cruel aggravating circumstance instruction violated his...

TUMBLEBUS INC. v. CRANMER

Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trade Dress, Trademark
A preliminary injunction issued against defendant, restricting her use of a mark's trade dress during the pendency of an underlying infringement...

US v. OSBORNE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's drug convictions are vacated where her attorney's representation of both her, and her codefendant, created a constitutionally...

US v. MARTIN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed over his challenges to the denial of his motion to suppress the weapon...

BARNER v. PILKINGTON N.A. INC.

Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination case, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed over plaintiffs' challenge that the district court...