United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Michigan Bell Tel. Co. v. Chappelle

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In an action by a state telephone-utility commission and several competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) against Michigan Bell (an incumbent local...

Gagne v. Booker

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas relief to a defendant convicted of criminal sexual misconduct is affirmed as a Michigan Court of Appeals opinion constituted an...

Tolliver v. Sheets

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas relief brought by a defendant convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend is affirmed where: 1) while portions of...

Stewart v. Wolfenbarger

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's grant of defendant's petition for habeas relief, holding that there was insufficient evidence to convict the defendant of...

US v. Russell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for various drug and firearm related offenses and sentence of 684 months' imprisonment are affirmed where: 1) it is...

Foster v. Booker

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by inmates against the Michigan Parole Board and the Director of the Michigan of...

Greer v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
Tax Court's denial of petitioner's request for relief based on the tax code's innocent-spouse provision, 26 U.S.C. section 6015(b), and...

Krantz v. Lindamood

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the state needed to prove only that defendant...

Kennedy v. City of Cincinnati

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a city, a police officer, and a swimming pool supervisor, for having his pool access denied after...

US v. $22,050.00 US Currency

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an in rem forfeiture action in connection with a drug distribution and money laundering investigation wherein the United States Drug Enforcement...