United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

MAGANA v. HOFBAUER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In an ineffective assistance of counsel claim where counsel misinformed defendant of potential maximum sentence for trial compared to plea bargain,...

CLEVELAND BRANCH, NAT'L ASS'N FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE v. CITY OF PARMA, OHIO

Civil Procedure
A party needs to have standing to sue only at the time complaint is filed and need not maintain it throughout the entire course of litigation.

HENDERSON v. COLLINS

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. 2929.03(D)(2) does not require a judge to automatically take away a death penalty case from a jury when it reports a deadlock in...

KLEMENCIC v. OHIO STATE UNIV.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Sports Law
A jury finding that no underlying sex discrimination occurred precludes a Title IX plaintiff from establishing the existence of a genuine issue of...

BLACKARD v. MEMPHIS AREA MED. CTR. FOR WOMEN, INC.

An injunction against Tennessee's Administrative Director of the Courts from enforcing a state law will also enjoin its state and juvenile courts.

STERN v. MASCIO

Civil Rights
An Ohio Court of Common Pleas judge who disqualifies himself from a civil nuisance action still has subject matter jurisdiction over a related...

SANFORD v. HARVARD INDUS., INC.

ERISA
A federal court reviews de novo a decision to revoke ERISA benefits when an unauthorized body makes that decision.

CITY OF WYANDOTTE v. CONSOL. RAIL CORP.

Contracts
Under Michigan law, a contract requiring a railroad to "maintain, repair and renew" bridges does not necessarily require the railroad to participate...

BRENTWOOD ACAD. v. TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCH. ATHLETIC ASS'N

Constitutional Law, Sports Law
The athletic association's "recruiting rule," which prohibits member schools from exerting undue influence to secure or retain a student for athletic...

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMM'N v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.

Labor & Employment Law
The EEOC may request evidence that focuses on the existence of patterns of racial discrimination in job classifications or hiring situations other...