United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Vasquez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Drug distribution sentence is affirmed, where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying Defendant's motion to substitute counsel...

Moran v. LTV Steel Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In an action by a creditors' committee alleging negligence by the corporation's directors, the dismissal of Defendant-Directors' appeal of the order...

Am. Booksellers Found. for Free Expression v. Strickland

Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law
In a First Amendment challenge to an Ohio obscenity statute, the Court of Appeals certified the following questions to the Ohio Supreme Court: 1) Is...

US v. Ford

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's bank robbery sentence is vacated, where the District Court improperly sentenced Defendant as a career offender under U.S.S.G. section...

Am. Coun. of Life Insurers v. Ross

ERISA, Insurance Law
In an action claiming that Michigan insurance regulations prohibiting "discretionary clauses" in insurance policies are preempted by ERISA, summary...

Durand v. Hanover Ins. Grp., Inc.

ERISA, Insurance Law
In an ERISA action based on Defendants' calculation of lump-sum benefits under their pension plan, dismissal of Plaintiff's complaint for failure to...

US v. Keith

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The denial of Defendant's motion to suppress evidence in his drug and firearm possession trial is reversed, where the manner in which Defendant moved...

Nickels v. Grand Trunk Western R.R., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a Federal Employers' Liability Act action based on injuries Plaintiffs sustained in working at Defendant's railroad yard, summary judgment for...

Murphy v. Nat'l. City Bank

Banking Law, Commercial Law
In an action under the Michigan Uniform Commercial Code (MUCC) challenging Defendant-Bank's practice of charging fees as a condition of cashing...

Muka v. Baker

Habeas Corpus, Immigration Law
The denial of Petitioners' habeas petition is affirmed, where the REAL ID Act deprived the District Court of subject matter jurisdiction over habeas...