United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

IN RE: COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTIONAL SECS.

Bankruptcy Law, Securities Law
In a suit alleging the unauthorized sale of securities, the bankruptcy court correctly concluded that defendant-debtor was not a seller of securities...

JENKINS v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for firearm convictions is affirmed over his claim that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to...

ARNETT v. JACKSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a child molestation conviction is affirmed over his challenge that the trial court violated his right to due process when it...

D.A.B.E. INC. v. CITY OF TOLEDO

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
Plaintiff's suit, challenging defendant-City's "Clean Indoor Air Ordinance" that regulates the ability to smoke in public places, is dismissed where...

US v. HERNDON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for illegally possessing a firearm is affirmed over his challenge that the district court erred in denying his motion to...

US v. SAADEY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for attempted extortion is reversed where the evidence does not support a violation of the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. section 1951.

RESILIENT FLOOR DECORATORS v. A & M INSTALLATIONS

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit to collect employee fringe-benefit contributions under ERISA, defendant's employees are independent contractors, and therefore, it is exempt...

KNOLOGY, INC. v. INSIGHT COMMUNICATIONS CO.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of defendant's immunity from plaintiff's Sherman Act and 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims is reversed where the Noerr-Pennington doctrine...

BLACKMON v. BOOKER

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is reversed where plaintiff did not fairly present his federal constitutional claims to...

CAPITOL INDUS. v. REGAL CINEMAS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Landlord Tenant Law
The district court's decision to disallow plaintiff's bankruptcy claim against defendant is affirmed where plaintiff's claim is one for reimbursement...