United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

SPYTMA v. HOWES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Juvenile Law
Where petitioner timely filed his application and appeals on collateral review in state courts, he fell within the one-year statute of limitations...

US v. RISTOVSKI

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
Retroactive application of amended Rule 33 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause, thus the district...

US v. STINES

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Although a drug conspiracy alleged in an indictment did not specify the quantity of cocaine and cocaine base, 1) sentences did not trigger Apprendi...

DUBUC v. GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A claim, that denial of an application for a lot split was in retaliation for the exercise of First Amendment rights, in violation of 42 U.S.C....

HINCHMAN v. MOORE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A state judge's determination of probable cause in a criminal proceeding did not preclude plaintiff from re-litigating the issue in a 42 U.S.C....

NGUYEN v. CITY OF CLEVELAND

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Interlocutory appeal of an order denying enforcement of an arbitration agreement dismissed, where the district court failed to first determine whether...

BROWN v. CROWLEY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
A prisoner's claim of retaliation was actionable where he established that the prison's issuance of a major misconduct charge was motivated at least...

COMBS v. WILKINSON

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence
In excessive force claims against corrections officers, a Use of Force Committee Report held admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 803(8); supervisory...

GRAY v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Plaintiff was unable to identify any "probable" defect in a seatbelt mechanism that caused his injury in a rollover accident, as is required by...

HOUSE v. BELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In order to ascertain whether there remains a state avenue open to process a habeas petitioner's claim of actual innocence of aggravating elements and...