United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

BUGH v. MITCHELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Admission of 1) adults' testimony as to out-of-court statements made by a child abuse victim, and 2) evidence concerning petitioner's similar,...

PARKS v. LAFACE RECORDS

Entertainment Law, False Advertising, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Summary judgment was improper in Lanham Act and common law right of publicity claims, arising from use of a civil rights icon's name in the title of a...

GAHAFER v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Allegations in a complaint arising from an employment supervisor's criticism did not state a claim for defamation per se under Kentucky law, as the...

U.S. v. CORREA-GOMEZ

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
A motion for reconsideration or rehearing of a final judgment in a criminal case must be filed within the period provided by Fed. R. App. P. 4(b)(1),...

POWELL v. COLLINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Petitioner was denied his right to expert psychological assistance and effective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial, thus...

MCCLENDON v. SHERMAN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The statute of limitations began to run upon the conclusion of a 28 U.S.C. section 2244 petitioner's direct appeal, and petitioner has not...

LETHERER v. ALGER GROUP, L.L.C.

Civil Procedure
District court's decision to drop a misjoined party pursuant to Rule 21 was not an abuse of discretion where that party was neither seeking relief nor...

US v. PEREZ-OLALDE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
8 U.S.C. section 1326(b) lists sentencing factors rather than a separate crime, thus a section 1326(a) indictment for illegal re-entry after...

BRIDGEPORT MUSIC, INC. v. STILL N THE WATER PUBL'G

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US v. PENNINGTON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
No constitutional violation occurred where a search warrant was issued by a county judicial commissioner, and under the circumstances eight to ten...