United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. REYES

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
After a criminal forfeiture action under 21 U.S.C. section 853, a motion to set aside judgment under FRCP 60(b) was properly denied based on...

LEWIS v. WILKINSON

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
Where evidence reasonably goes to the issue of a rape victim's consent, as well as her motive in pursuing charges, a habeas petitioner's...

ROBINSON v. UNIV. OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
A law student's ADA claim against a state university, seeking to enforce only equal protection guarantees, is barred by Eleventh Amendment sovereign...

SMITH v. HALTER

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Commissioner of Social Security's decision to deny benefits was supported by substantial evidence, based on an administrative law judge's finding that...

HOOVER v. RADABAUGH

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
A reasonable public official would know that terminating an employee with the motivation of quieting the plaintiff's public speech about illegal...

US v. WEGRZYN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Upon successful completion of his probationary sentence, a defendant will no longer be considered ineligible to possess a firearm under the provisions...

MCFARLAND v. HENDERSON

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A claim, that a Postal Service employee was constructively discharged as a result of Title VII sex discrimination, was actionable where plaintiff...

ALLEY v. BELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A federal habeas petitioner's allegations fail to present a viable claim of constitutionally-impermissible judicial bias, and are procedurally...

IN RE: ALT

Bankruptcy Law
District court's conclusion that a debtor's conduct demonstrated that she did not qualify as an "honest, forthcoming, truthful and frank" debtor is...

PETERSON NOVELTIES, INC. v. CITY OF BERKLEY

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
If a federal claim can succeed without calling into question the correctness of a state court judgment, the Rooker-Feldman does not apply, but claim...