United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. PAULINO

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
District court correctly dismissed conspirator's successive 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion for failure to demonstrate the existence of a new rule of...

BELL v. OHIO STATE UNIV.

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims brought by a dismissed medical student either failed to satisfy the "continuing violation" requirement for actions that...

THOMPSON v. BREEDING

Property Law & Real Estate
In various claims for damages arising out of a failed real estate sale, the magistrate's grant of summary judgment, that plaintiff has no right of...

DENKO v. INS

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
8 C.F.R. section 1003.1(a)(7)'s summary-affirmance-without-opinion rule is both constitutional and consistent with administrative-law precedent.

BOWLING TRANSP. INC. v. NLRB

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
The NLRB's decision, that plaintiff violated section 8(a)(1) and (3) of the National Labor Relations Act by removing and discharging employees for...

HENRY v. WAUSAU BUS. INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance claims action arising out of a fatal auto accident, the district court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff...

STEINER v. HENDERSON

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of a Title VII gender discrimination claim for failure to exhaust EEOC remedies is affirmed as equitable tolling does not apply, though...

AHEARN v. JACKSON HOSP. CO.

Health Law, Remedies
Defendant's appeal claiming the district court's committed clear error and an abuse of discretion in granting plaintiff's injunction is affirmed as...

BOOKER v. GTE.NET, LLC

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff employee's vicarious liability and negligent supervision claims against defendant are dismissed and affirmed as an employer cannot be held...

US v. DELGADO, JR.

Criminal Law & Procedure
In defendants' consolidated drug case, the random designation of alternate jurors at the end of the trial was inconsistent with Rule 24(c) of the...