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Polanco v. Hopkins

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
28 U.S.C. section 1915(g), which denies in forma pauperis status to an incarcerated person who has filed three or more previous actions deemed to be...

Sanchez v. Mukasey

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
A decision declining to remand or reopen petitioners case is remanded to the BIA to consider petitioners' request in light of new U Visa regulations...

Smith v. Patrick

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On remand from the United States Supreme Court for reconsideration in light of Carey v. Musladin, 127 S. Ct. 649 (2006), the circuit court reaffirms...

US v. Richter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Denial of petition for writ of audita querela brought to make collateral attack on conviction and sentence for conspiracy and attempted murder in aid...

Yan v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of petitioner's application for asylum and related relief is denied over claims that the IJ's adverse...

Garcia v. Federal Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage suit alleging that defendant's homeowner's policy extended coverage to plaintiff as the insured's employee, dismissal of...

Arnett v. Combs

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action challenging the Texas Unclaimed Property Law (UPL) alleging that the Comptroller's practice of retaining revenue generated from unclaimed...

Best Buy Co. v. Barrera

Class Actions, Contracts
In a class action suit brought against Best Buy to recover restocking fees deducted from returns made on certain returned merchandise, a court of...

Overton v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In a capital murder case, denial of defendant's motions for postconviction relief and for postconviction DNA testing, as well as his petition for...

Sekiya v. Gates

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff's supervisor discriminated against her on the basis of her disability, in violation of the Rehabilitation Act,...