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US v. Alvarado

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin which resulted in death, in violation of 21 U.S.C. sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C),...

Cumberland Cnty. Hosp. Sys. v. Burwell

Government Benefits
In a health law action, brought by plaintiff hospital system over chronic delays in the Department of Health & Human Services' hearing of...

US v. Tulsiram

Sentencing
Conviction for sexual exploitation of a minor, transportation of child pornography, and possession of child pornography is affirmed where: 1) a...

Fuller v. US

Habeas Corpus
In a habeas corpus action filed pro se, petitioner's motion to remand his third 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to the district court is denied where it...

Steiner v. Lewmar

Attorney's Fees
In an attorney’s fees action, arising out of the settlement of a contract dispute, the district court's denial of fees to plaintiffs is affirmed in...

V.L. v. E.L.

Family Law, Constitutional Law
In an appeal of an Alabama state court's refusal to enforce a Georgia court's final judgment of adoption and grant petitioner custody or visitation...

Wearry v. Cain

Habeas Corpus, Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal of the denial of death row defendant's petition for postconviction relief in state court, alleging the prosecution's failure to disclose...

Americold Realty Trust v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Contracts
In a state-law contract action against a non-corporate real estate investment trust defendant, which defendant removed from state to federal court...

Santos-Quiroa v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding that the so-called "stop-time" rule applies to...

Medina-Padilla v. US Aviation Underwriters, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Injury & Tort Law, Contracts
In a suit bringing tort-based claims arising out of the same set of underlying facts alleged in an earlier contract action, which was dismissed the on...