Category: 392 F.3d ___

392 F.3d 97 Pedro YANG; Carol Jackson; Peter S. Kelsch, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated; Jason Thompson; Raymond T. Crump,v.Steven A. ODOM; Mark Gergel; Hensley E. West; Martin D. Kidder; Stephen J. Clearman (D.C. Civil No. 02-cv-05968)James Barberian; Joseph Kinosian; Karen Kinosianv.Steven A. Odom; Mark Gergel; Hensley E. West; Martin D. […]

392 F.3d 944 FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND and AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.ROTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-1598. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 9, 2004. Decided December 28, 2004. Robert G. Watt, Scott W. Kowalski (argued), Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, McLean, VA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Michael Gilman (argued), O’Brien, […]

392 F.3d 957 Mustafa ABDULLAH, Appellant,v.Bill HEDRICK, Warden, United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Appellee. No. 03-1645. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 15, 2004. Filed: December 17, 2004. David R. Mercer (argued), Springfield, MO (Ann M. Koszuth, on the brief), for appellant. Lajuana M. Counts (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas […]

392 F.3d 970 Vladimir OBLESHCHENKO; Natalia Obleshchenko; Yekaterina Obleshchenko; Yelena Obleshchenko, Petitioners,v.John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. No. 02-4123. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 18, 2004. Filed: December 20, 2004. Patricia G. Mattos, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant. James A. Hunolt, argued, U.S. Dept. of […]

392 F.3d 973 Timothy MILLER and Daniel Miller, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, being sued as The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-3989. No. 03-4001. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 18, 2004. Filed: December 23, 2004. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 8, 2005.* Richard P. Mahoney, argued, […]

392 F.3d 977 John CLEVENGER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.R.E. GARTNER, T.P. McGrail, Tricia Ryan, Dora Schriro, George A. Lombardi, Ronald Schmitz, Rita Swartz, Steven Ochae, Dale R. Riley, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-1997. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 14, 2004. Filed: December 27, 2004. Alvin D. Shapiro, argued, Overland Park, KS, for appellant. Brian Barnhill, argued, […]

392 F.3d 981 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,v.Corey HILLIARD, Appellee. No. 04-1033. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 19, 2004. Filed: December 28, 2004. Daniel C. Tvedt, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant. John Broz, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN and HEANEY, Circuit Judges, and HOLMES1, […]

392 F.3d 988 Robert ELLIS, Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Administration. Appellee. No. 03-3945. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 16, 2004. Filed: January 3, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jeffrey J. Bunten, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. Kevin B. Murphy, argued, Office of General Counsel, Social Security Admin., […]

392 F.3d 950 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.John TOZER, Georgette Tozer, Lindsay Tozer, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-1220. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 9, 2004. Decided December 28, 2004. Larry L. Barnard (argued), Miller, Carson, Boxberger & Murphy, Fort Wayne, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jennifer R. Fitzwater, Wood, Touhy, Gleason, Mercer & Herrin, […]

392 F.3d 840 Maureen DEAL; Phillip Deal, Parents, On Behalf of Zachary Deal, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.HAMILTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-5396. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: August 12, 2004. Decided and Filed: December 16, 2004. 1 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Gary S. Mayerson, Mayerson & Associates, […]

392 F.3d 965 Herbert CARTER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant,v.State of ARKANSAS; State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board; Mike Huckabee, Honorable, individually and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Arkansas; John Hartnedy, individually and in his official capacity as a member of the […]

392 F.3d 896 Gary L. BRANHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.John W. SNOW, Secretary, United States Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-3599. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued June 10, 2004. Decided December 17, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Elizabeth G. Russell, Krieg Devault, Indianapolis, IN, John W. Griffin (Argued), Houston, Marek & Griffin, Victoria, TX, […]

392 F.3d 914 Frank THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.LAW FIRM OF SIMPSON & CYBAK, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-1113. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Reargued En Banc June 2, 2004. Decided December 20, 2004*. Frank Thomas, Matteson, IL, pro se. Jessica E. Price (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Peter A. Monahan (argued), Alholm, Monahan, Keefe & […]

392 F.3d 926 Alphonso HUBANKS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Matthew J. FRANK, Secretary, Respondent-Appellee. No. 04-1043. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 13, 2004. Decided December 22, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robert J. Dvorak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant. Warren D. Weinstein (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee. Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and […]

392 F.3d 934 ILLINOIS CLEAN ENERGY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.John B. FILAN, Director, Illinois Governor’s Office of Management and Budget, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-2277. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 25, 2004. Decided December 22, 2004. Wilber H. Boies (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Michael L. Brody (argued), Winston & […]

392 F.3d 939 AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CAPITAL ASSOCIATES OF JACKSON COUNTY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-1659. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 8, 2004. Decided December 23, 2004. Perry M. Shorris (argued), Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Robert J. Selsor (argued), Christopher C. Swenson, Polsinelli Shalton Welte […]

392 F.3d 822 Sedley ALLEY, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Ricky BELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellant. No. 04-5596. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: June 16, 2004. Decided and Filed: December 14, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Joseph F. Whalen III, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Paul R. Bottei, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Nashville, Tennessee, for […]

392 F.3d 867 McKINNEY RESTORATION, CO., INC., McKinney Construction, MC Construction, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.ILLINOIS DISTRICT COUNCIL NO. 1 OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS, AFL-CIO and Bricklayers Union Local No. 21, Affiliated with the Illinois Dist. Council No. 1 of the Int’l Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-3253. United […]

392 F.3d 873 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Alan L. BERNITT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-3065. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued April 2, 2004. Decided December 15, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Gregory J. Haanstad (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Dennis P. Coffey (argued), Domnitz, Mawicke & Goisman, Milwaukee, WI, […]

392 F.3d 881 BALDWIN PIANO, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,v.DEUTSCHE WURLITZER GMBH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-1617. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 8, 2004. Decided December 16, 2004. Robert H. King (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Brett A. August (argued), Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before BAUER, […]

392 F.3d 886 THE CALDWELL-BAKER COMPANY; Baker Group, L.C.; and Carle E. Baker, Jr., as Trustee of the MTY Profit Sharing Plan & Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Fred L. PARSONS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-1546. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 30, 2004. Decided December 16, 2004. Linus L. Baker (argued), Gardner, KS, for Appellants. Nathan C. […]

392 F.3d 889 PPM FINANCE, INCORPORATED, in its capacity as agent for Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee,v.NORANDAL USA, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-Appellant,v.PPM America Special Investments CBO II, L.P. and PPM America Special Investments Fund, L.P., Counter-Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-1401. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. ARGUED September 15, 2004. DECIDED December 16, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED […]

392 F.3d 909 Brenda O’NEAL, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF CHICAGO and Jerry Robinson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-1402. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 27, 2004. Decided December 20, 2004. Lisa Kane, argued, Kane & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Myriam Zreczny (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees. Before FLAUM, […]

392 F.3d 922 FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.BOBST GROUP USA, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-2401. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 1, 2004. Decided December 21, 2004. Brent L. Reichert (argued), Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jeffrey W. Gunn (argued), Morris & Stella, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before EASTERBROOK, […]

392 F.3d 812 Ken WIWA, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of His Deceased Father, Ken Saro-Wiwa; Owens Wiwa; Blessing Kpuinen, Individually and as the Administratrix of the Estate of Her Husband, John Kpuinen; Jane Doe, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COMPANY; Shell Transport & Trading Company, P.L.C., Defendants-Appellees,Victor Oteri, Appellee. No. 03-21222. United States Court […]

392 F.3d 834 Warren DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA (UAW); UAW Region 2B; Ronald Gettelfinger; and Lloyd Mahaffey, Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-3131. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: September 22, 2004. Decided and Filed: December 15, 2004. ARGUED: Michael B. Nicholson, Associate General Counsel, Detroit, Michigan, for […]

392 F.3d 691 Steven Van McHONE, Petitioner ? Appellant,v.Marvin POLK, Warden, Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina, Respondent ? Appellee. No. 04-14. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: September 28, 2004. Decided: December 28, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Cynthia Francine Adcock, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Appellant. […]

392 F.3d 73 Paul PALMIERI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Pamela LYNCH, aka Pam Lynch, John Doe # 1, Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 03-9038. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 23, 2004. Decided: December 10, 2004. R. Bertil Peterson, Staff Counsel for The Coalition of Landlords, Homeowners & Merchants, Inc., Babylon, New York, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Gregory J. Nolan, […]

392 F.3d 758 Anthony ROGERS; et al., Plaintiffs,Anthony Rogers; Richard Morales; Ventura Calderon, Jr.; Andrew L. Almazan; Robert J. De Leon; Rolando Cesar Garza; Robert A. Gearhart; Isidro Medina, Jr.; Timothy L. Menchaca; Emilio M. Montes; Bruce R. Moore; Nathaniel Oakman; Antonio Rivas; Jeffery J. Zavala; and George W. Randall, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, Defendant-Appellant. […]

392 F.3d 787 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Bruce Carneil WEBSTER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-11194. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 7, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Nancy E. Larson, Richard Bratton Roper, III, Asst. U.S. Attys., Fort Worth, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Gary Allen Taylor, Austin, TX, Philip Alan Wischkaemper, Snuggs & Wischkaemper, […]

392 F.3d 802 Richard FIESS and Stephanie Fiess, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.STATE FARM LLOYDS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-20778. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 7, 2004. Robert G. Miller (argued), O’Donnell, Ferebee & McGonigal, Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. William Joseph Boyce, Fulbright & Jaworski, Christopher Weldon Martin (argued), Levon G. Hovnatanian, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, Houston, […]

392 F.3d 733 COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA; Urbano Herrera, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.ECTOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, doing business as Medical Center Hospital; et al., Defendants,Ector County Hospital District, doing business as Medical Center Hospital, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-50230. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 1, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David A. Van Os (argued), Matthew G. Holder, […]

392 F.3d 774 Shirley McLAURIN, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs of Milton Stubbs, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-60163. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 2, 2004. Suzanne Griggins Keys (argued), Byrd, Martin & Gibbs, Jackson, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David Harrison Fulcher (argued), Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from […]

392 F.3d 782 In the Matter of: Edward Keith BURGESS, Debtor.Edward Keith Burgess, Appellant,v.Lucy G. Sikes; United States Trustee, Appellees. No. 04-30189. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 6, 2004. James Willis Berry, Rayville, LA, George F. Fox, Jr., McIntosh, Fox & Lancaster, Lake Providence, LA, for Appellant. Lucy G. Sikes, Alexandria, LA, […]

392 F.3d 650 Charles GREENHOUSE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Evelyn Rosen; William B. Mouk, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.MCG CAPITAL CORPORATION; Bryan Mitchell; Janet C. Perlowski; Steven F. Tunney, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-2318. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: September 30, 2004. Decided: December 21, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: […]

392 F.3d 66 Frank A. CARUSO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SIEMENS BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.No. 04-1478-CV. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: November 23, 2004. Decided: December 9, 2004. Jonathan L. Gould, Hartford, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Alan D. Berkowitz, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia, PA (Melissa Bergman Squire, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee. Before: CALABRESI, B.D. PARKER, and […]

392 F.3d 661 Carolee LAIRD, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.REDWOOD TRUST LLC; 200 East Redwood Street LLC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-2005. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: February 26, 2004. Decided: December 21, 2004. ARGUED: Andrew David Levy, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Peter Alexander Prevas, Prevas & Prevas, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. ON […]

392 F.3d 671 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Michael Aaron LITTLE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-6681. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: October 26, 2004. Decided: December 22, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Neal Lawrence Walters, Charlottesville, Virginia, for Appellant. Douglas Scott Broyles, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Charlotte, North Carolina, […]

392 F.3d 683 Benjamin Henderson JONES, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Daniel A. BRAXTON, Warden; Ronald J. Angelone, Respondents-Appellees. No. 03-6891. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: October 27, 2004. Decided: December 28, 2004. ARGUED: Justin Sanjeeve Antonipillai, Arnold & Porter, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Steven Andrew Witmer, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of […]

392 F.3d 580 UNITED STATES of Americav.Hany Al HEDAITHY, AppellantUnited States of Americav.Riyadh Al-Aiban, Appellant. No. 03-1566. No. 03-1885. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued June 29, 2004. Decided December 16, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Donald C. Randolph (Argued), Randolph & Associates, Santa Monica, CA, for Appellant, Hany Al Hedaithy. Steven G. Sanders […]

392 F.3d 631 UNITED STATES of Americav.Clarence SHAMBRY, Appellant. No. 04-1083. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) December 6, 2004. Filed December 22, 2004. David S. Rudenstein, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant. George S. Leone, Office of U.S. Attorney, Newark, NJ, Glenn J. Moramarco, Office of U.S. Attorney, Camden, […]

392 F.3d 641 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Stephen G. BUNDY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-4599. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: October 1, 2004. Decided: December 17, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Stephen Porter Halbrook, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellant. Robert Lucas Hobbs, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Abingdon, Virginia, for […]

392 F.3d 551 George JOHNSONv.Steven PINCHAK; Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Appellants. No. 04-1307. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued November 1, 2004. December 22, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jean D. Barrett (Argued), Ruhnke & Barrett, Montclair, for Appellee. Paul H. Heinzel (Argued), Office of Attorney General of New Jersey, […]

392 F.3d 567 Janet Belczyk CUNNINGHAM Petitionerv.RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD. No. 02-2866. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued September 28, 2004. Filed December 15, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael A. Pavlick, Jamie Bishop, Meghan L. Daugherty (Argued), Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, for Petitioner. Steven A. Bartholow, Michael C. Litt (Argued), Chicago, IL, […]

392 F.3d 609 Robert V. BAER, Appellantv.David CHASE; Chase Films Inc., A Delaware Corporation; John Does A-Z. No. 04-1655. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued October 28, 2004. Filed December 21, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robert V. Baer (argued), Wayne, Harley D. Breite, Wayne, Michael S. Kasanoff, Red Bank, for […]

392 F.3d 636 Richard G. TATUM, individually and on behalf of a class of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Incorporated; RJR Employee Benefits Committee of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Capital Investment Plan; RJR Pension Investment Committee of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Capital Investment Plan, Defendants-Appellees.Secretary […]

392 F.3d 532 James F. WEILER, Sandra L. Weiler, Kimberely Dewey, Ann Martin, Charlene Poore, Kenneth Poore, Kenneth C. Poore, Jr., Clem Coryer, Mary Coryer, Marie E. Craven, Sheila House, Phillip Dority, Pamela Dority, Gregory A. Mills, Nancy Mills, Robert Woodard, Lisa Woodard, H.A. Patterson, Brian T. Patterson, Gary Mallette, and Ernestine M. Rieck, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CHATHAM […]

392 F.3d 55 RIVERDALE MILLS CORP. and James M. Knott, Sr., Plaintiffs, Appellees,v.Justin PIMPARE and Daniel Granz, Defendants, Appellants,United States; Three Unknown Named Agents of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; and Stephen Creavin, Defendants. No. 04-1626. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 2, 2004. Decided December 22, 2004. Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, […]

392 F.3d 486 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Appelleev.LOVING SPIRIT FOUNDATION INC. and Puma Foundation, Ltd., Appellants.Paul A. Bilzerian, et al., Appellees. No. 03-5234. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 14, 2004. Decided December 17, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 89cv01854). David […]

392 F.3d 505 Manuel RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Sunny L. SCHRIVER, Superintendent, Wallkill Correctional Facility, Respondent-Appellant. Docket No. 03-2973. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: July 12, 2004. Decided: November 22, 2004. 1 Robin A. Forshaw, Assistant Solicitor General (Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York, Michael Belohlavek, Deputy Solicitor General, on the […]

392 F.3d 512 Alan ARNOLD, Individually, and Alan Arnold, doing business as McCauley Trucking Company, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Harvey C. LUCKS, as Trustee and Fiduciary of the Local 807 Labor-Management Health & Pension Funds, John M. Zak, as Trustee and Fiduciary of the Local 807 Labor-Management Health & Pension Funds, Anthony Storz, as Trustee and Fiduciary of the […]

392 F.3d 520 NATIONAL MARKET SHARE, INC., a Delaware Corporation, National Market Share, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and Campaign Tel Ltd., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.STERLING NATIONAL BANK, Defendant-Appellee.Docket No. 04-1206-CV. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: September 29, 2004. Decided: December 23, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Gregory E. Galterio (Ira N. Glauber, Bradley […]

392 F.3d 530 Carlton PORTER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Frank Conti, and Leonard Pisano, Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 03-7961. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: December 15, 2004. Decided: December 23, 2004. Rachel S. Rothschild, Ballon, Stoll, Bader & Nader, New York, N.Y. (Marshall Bellovin, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant. Stephanie Vullo, […]

392 F.3d 539 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Luis RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02-1488(L). No. 03-1514(CON). No. 04-0082(CON). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued September 22, 2004. Decided December 16, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jillian S. Harrington, New York City, (Barry M. Fallick, Rochman Platzer Fallick Sternheim Luca & Pearl, New York City, of counsel), […]

392 F.3d 549 Antonio ESPOSITO, Petitioner-Appellant,v.John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, et al., Respondents-Appellees. Docket No. 03-2827-pr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued September 28, 2004. Decided December 23, 2004. Michael P. DiRaimondo, DiRaimondo & Masi, LLP, Melville, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant. Varuni Nelson, Assistant United States Attorney (Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney for the […]

392 F.3d 450 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Jake WEST, Appellant No. 03-3149. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 14, 2004. Decided December 10, 2004. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (No. 01cr00292-01) (No. 02cr00218-02). Jack R. Ormes argued the cause and filed the briefs […]

392 F.3d 478 Charles HAYNES, Appellantv.Anthony A. WILLIAMS, Mayor, District of Columbia and District of Columbia, Office of Chief Financial Officer, Appellees. No. 03-7134. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 27, 2004. Decided December 17, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 01cv00454). […]

392 F.3d 498 NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION, Petitionerv.FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, Respondent No. 03-1423. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 12, 2004. Decided December 17, 2004. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Julie M. Wilson was on the brief for petitioner. With her […]

392 F.3d 502 Patricia J. CURTO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Dr. Katherine EDMUNDSON, Dr. Hunter Rawlings, III, Cornell University, Richard P. Mills, Jane/John Doe, NYS Education Department, Dr. Donald Smith, Nelson Roth, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-0395. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: December 13, 2004. Decided: December 17, […]

392 F.3d 401 Sandy CALLERY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.The UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK; JB’S Restaurants, Inc.; JB’S Family Restaurants; Star Buffet, Defendants-Appellees.AARP; Secretary of Labor, Amici Curiae. No. 03-4097. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 10, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Brian S. King, Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellant. […]

392 F.3d 420 Joseph E. JACKLOVICH, Sr.; Prison Legal News, Inc.; Kris Zimmerman, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Charles E. SIMMONS, Secretary of Corrections for the State of Kansas; William L. Cummings, Secretary Designate, Kansas Department of Corrections; Louis E. Bruce, Warden of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility; Patricia Keen, OAIV Mail Room Supervisor of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, individually and […]

392 F.3d 439 TITANIUM METALS CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent. No. 03-1345. No. 03-1410. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 15, 2004. Decided November 30, 2004. Rehearing En Banc Denied February 11, 2005. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED On Petition for Review and Cross-Application for Enforcement of an Order of the […]

392 F.3d 461 Elouise Pepion COBELL, et al., Appelleesv.Gale A. NORTON, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellants No. 03-5314. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 15, 2004. Decided December 10, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (No. 96cv01285). Mark […]

392 F.3d 35 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Richard CASTELLINI, Defendant, Appellant. No. 03-2252. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 4, 2004. Decided December 15, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED James C. Rehnquist, with whom Sarah Heaton Concannon and Goodwin Procter LLP were on brief, for appellant. Allison D. Burroughs, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

392 F.3d 367 Katuria E. SMITH; Angela Rock; Michael Pyle, for themselves and all other similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Law School; Madrid; Richard Kummert; Michael Townsend; Roland Hjorth, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-35676. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 11, 2004. Filed December 20, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael Rosman and […]

392 F.3d 382 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Rene BLANCO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-10390. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 13, 2004. Filed December 27, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael K. Powell, Cynthia Hahn, Federal Public Defender, Reno, Nevada, for the defendant-appellant. Craig S. Denney, Office of the United States Attorney, Reno, […]

392 F.3d 410 Jessica JIRON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF LAKEWOOD; Lakewood Police Department; Charles Johnson, Chief of Police; and Officer Margaret Halpin, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-1421. No. 02-1505. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 20, 2004. Joseph J. Mellon (Kristin K. Potter with him on the briefs), Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C., for Plaintiff-Appellant Jessica Jiron. […]

392 F.3d 434 Maria Eugenia Elian SANCHEZ, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 03-16260 Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. October 27, 2004. Carlo Jean-Joseph, Law Offices of C. Jean-Joseph, Lauderhill, FL, for Petitioner. Mark C. Walters, James E. Grimes, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Civ. Div., Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for […]

392 F.3d 327 Richard Craig KESSER, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Steven J. CAMBRA, Jr., Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 02-15475. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 11, 2002. Withdrawn from Submission December 9, 2002. Resubmitted April 3, 2003.* Filed December 16, 2004.** COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED William Weiner, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner-appellant. Bill Lockyer, Attorney […]

392 F.3d 350 Ramon L. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant,v.State of IDAHO, Respondent-Appellee. No. 02-36043. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 2004. Filed September 7, 2004. Amended November 30, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Phillip H. Gordon, Gordon Law Offices, Boise, ID, for the petitioner-appellant. L. LaMont Anderson, Deputy Attorney General, Boise, ID, […]

392 F.3d 358 Burton H. WOLFE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Gary E. STRANKMAN; Alfred G. Chiantelli; David A. Garcia; Ronald E. Quidachay; Ronald M. George; Deborah Silva; Judicial Council of California; State of California, Defendants-Appellees. No. 02-15720. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 2004. Filed December 14, 2004. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Brian J. […]

392 F.3d 397 Robert L. SAIZ, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-2168. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. May 19, 2004. Michael D. Armstrong, Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Cynthia L. Weisman, David C. Iglesias, U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, […]

392 F.3d 265 MIDWESTERN MACHINERY CO., INC.; Brian F. Gagan; Sharon Tolbert Glover; Charles M. Koosmann; Laurie I. Laner; Jack Reuler; Nigel Linden; Daniel L. Jongeling; Industrial Rubber Products, Inc.; Daniel O. Burkes, Appellants,v.NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Appellee. No. 03-1664. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 13, 2004. Filed: December 7, 2004. COPYRIGHT […]

392 F.3d 320 Bruce Robert NELSON, Appellant,v.Sheryl Ramstad HVASS, Appellee. No. 03-1612. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 18, 2004. Filed: December 21, 2004. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 17, 2005. Deborah K. Ellis, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant. Thomas R. Ragatz, argued, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN […]

392 F.3d 324 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James Glen CLAWSON, Appellant. No. 03-3910. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 14, 2004. Filed: December 21, 2004. Omar F. Green, argued, Attorney Federal Public Defender, Little Rock, AR. Paul R. Almanza, argued, USDOJ, Criminal Division, Washington, DC (Todd L. Newton, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Little […]