United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

NEINAST v. BD. OF TR OF THE COLUMBUS METRO LIBRARY

Constitutional Law
In a section 1983 action brought by a barefoot patron against a public library claiming violations of his rights under the First, Ninth, and...

MONTGOMERY v. HUNTINGTON BANK

Debt Collection
In an action arising out a car repression, the district court's dismissal affirmed where plaintiff lacked standing under the Fair Debt Collection...

US v. JENKINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Drug conviction reversed where the district court correctly found that witness was an "otherwise qualified witness" under Federal Rule of Evidence...

MILLER v. CHAMPION ENTERS., INC.

Securities Law
The district court was correct in holding that a complaint did not contain allegations sufficient to give rise to the strong inference of scienter...

AMWAY CORP. v. THE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for tortious interference with contract and with actual and prospective business relations, through internet publication of an allegedly...

KRILICH v. FED. BUREAU OF PRISONS

Administrative Law, Civil Rights
Because the Prison Litigation Reform Act requires plaintiff to exhaust his administrative remedies and he concedes that he failed to do so, dismissal...

STAMTEC, INC. v. ANSON STAMPING CO., LLC

Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract action, the district court's decision to include plaintiff's estimated delivery costs in its damages award is reversed, and a...

GORDON v. NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS

Copyright, Intellectual Property
Use of plaintiff's copyrighted illustrations was de minimis for purposes of a copyright infringement claim, and plaintiff failed to introduce...

US v. WILSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Fraud convictions and sentence are affirmed where the record fully supports a finding that defendant's training and licensing as an emergency room...

STUPAK-THRALL v. GLICKMAN

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
Plaintiffs' claims, seeking a declaration that a lake is not part of a Wilderness area and therefore not within the regulatory authority of the U.S....