United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Carson

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant police officers' convictions for assaulting a suspect are affirmed, where: 1) the prosecutor did not commit misconduct by referring to...

Allen v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In an appeal from the denial of Social Security disability benefits, the denial of benefits is affirmed, where: 1) the ALJ properly articulated his...

Yoppolo v. MBNA Am. Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding concerning a bank-to-bank transfer of the Debtor's funds, summary judgment for the Trustee is affirmed, where the...

Sybrandt v. Home Depot, U.S.A., Inc.

Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging sex discrimination, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Defendant articulated a nondiscriminatory reason...

Terrell v. US

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The grant of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where Petitioner's parole hearing was initially held by videoconference, but 18 U.S.C. section...

US v. Recla

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conspiracy sentence is vacated, where the District Court erred by considering the government's statement of intent to file a...

US v. Angwin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's solicitation of illegal sexual conduct sentence is affirmed, where the District Court properly applied a sentencing enhancement based on...

Brandon v. Blech

Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a law firm's appeal from the District Court's denial of its motion to withdraw based on the client's nonpayment, the District Court's order is...

Liu v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petitioner's petition for review of the BIA's denial of his motion to reopen his removal proceedings is denied, where Petitioner's motion was...

Lawrence v. 48th Dist. Ct.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition in a resisting arrest case is affirmed, where: 1) the ordinance under which Petitioner was charged was not...