United States Sixth Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Chavez v. Carranza

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action under the Alien Tort Claims Act for crimes against humanity by the government of El Salvador, judgment for Plaintiffs is affirmed, where...

Pagan v. Glendale

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment challenge to Defendant-Village's restriction on commercial speech, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed where the Court of...

US v. Baker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug conspiracy sentence is affirmed in part, where there was sufficient evidence to show that Defendant was an organizer or leader of the...

Awkal v. Mitchell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Habeas Corpus
Petitioner's habeas petition in a capital matter is granted, where Petitioner's counsel provided ineffective assistance at the guilt phase of...

Sullivan v. Oregon Ford, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury case based on a slip and fall, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Plaintiffs failed to show that Defendant was...

US v. Medina-Almaguer

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for reentry into the U.S. following removal is vacated, where there was insufficient evidence that Defendant's prior state court...

Morgan v. N.Y. Life Ins. Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an age discrimination action, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part, where evidence of age-related statements by Defendant-Employer's managers...

Cornwell v. Bradshaw

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition in a death penalty matter is affirmed, where the state court was not unreasonable in finding that the...

US v. Blue

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's drug distribution sentence is affirmed, where the District Court recognized its discretion to reduce Defendant's sentence based on...

Demis v. Sniezek

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of Petitioner's habeas petition as moot is affirmed, where, as Petitioner sought a transfer to a different correctional facility, he was...