United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Petrus

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence to 70 months' imprisonment for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute illegal drugs is affirmed where: 1) the district...

US v. Simmons

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence of 116 months' imprisonment for possession of more than five grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute and for being a...

US v. Hardy

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
In a prosecution for bank fraud and tax evasion, district court's exclusion of defense evidence on the ground that defendant failed to comply with the...

US v. Thompson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence to 28 months' imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base is affirmed as the district court properly...

White v. Howes

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
District court's grant of petition for habeas relief on the ground that the trial court violated the Double Jeopardy Clause by convicting defendant...

Longaberger Co. v. Kolt

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action by an ERISA governed, self-funded employee welfare benefit plan seeking to enforce the terms of the Plan's reimbursement provisions...

Kovach v. Zurich American Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's ERISA suit against an insurance company for denying his claim for dismemberment benefits arising from a drunk-driving motorcycle...

In re: Nowak

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
In Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel's (BAP) denial of plaintiff-creditor's motion to allow an informal proof of claim...

Johnson v. Sherry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a second degree murder case, district court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief is vacated and remanded for an evidentiary...

US v. Schaffer

Criminal Law & Procedure
District court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss his indictment for conspiracy to commit computer fraud is affirmed where: 1) defendant did...