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Kalilu v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of BIA decision is dismissed in part, denied in part, and granted in part where: 1) there was no appellate jurisdiction to review...

Abebe v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of relief under section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act via a discretionary waiver of deportation is...

US v. Jones

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a per curiam decision, judgment denying defendant relief under 18 U.S.C. section 3582(c)(2) is affirmed where: 1) the Sentencing Commission had not...

Bell v. Kelly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death-penalty case in which petitioner contended he was denied the effective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase, and sought de novo...

In Re NEXT Fin. Group, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a suit claiming that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged for refusing to conceal allegedly fraudulent securities transactions, petition for...

In Re Buster

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging negligence by a nursing home, in which plaintiff submitted an expert report signed by a nurse, and then sought leave to cure this...

In Re Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal-injury action resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals, in which a second plaintiff sought to intervene and defendant sought to strike...

In Re Transcon. Realty Invsestors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit to condemn an easement for a water pipeline, defendant's petition for mandamus relief to transfer venue is granted where an amendment to the...

Cadles of Grassy Meadows II, LLC v. Goldner

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
Petition for panel rehearing granted, prior opinion withdrawn, and matter remanded for further proceedings in light of Kerlin v. Sauceda, 05-0653...

In Re: Amendments to Fla. R. App. P.

Civil Procedure
In response to the regular report of the Florida Appellate Rules Committee, the court adopts the committee's proposed amendments.