Category: 440 F.3d ___

440 F.3d 940 Marva Jean SAUNDERS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE, et al., Defendants-Appellees.Marva Jean Saunders, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.American Family Mutual Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellee.Coleman McClain, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Shelter General Insurance Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2225. No. 05-2228. No. 05-2231. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 16, 2005. Filed: March 8, 2006. […]

440 F.3d 947 Travis VOLDEN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee,v.INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, INC., Appellee/Cross-Appellant. No. 04-3640. No. 04-3641. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 15, 2005. Filed: March 10, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael A. Hauck, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellant. Thomas K. Wilka, argued, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee. Before MELLOY, BEAM, and BENTON, […]

440 F.3d 957 Douglas SKOKOS; Tim H. Chapman, Appellants,v.Bruce RHOADES, in his individual capacity; City of Fort Smith, doing business as Fort Smith Police Department, a municipality; Steve Tabor, Sebastian County Prosecutor, in his offical capacity; Ed Smally, FSPD, Officer Badge # 4105; J.C. Phillips, FSPD, Officer Badge # 4083; Paul Smith, Officer Badge # […]

440 F.3d 964 STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee,v.NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS; Donald Munce, Appellants. No. 05-1588. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 18, 2005. Filed: March 13, 2006. Paul G. Schepers, argued, Kansas City, Missouri (James R. Lloyd II, Kansas City, Missouri, on the brief), for […]

440 F.3d 979 Thomas F. BOTTEN, Appellant,v.Edward F. SHORMA, Thomas D. Shorma, Patricia Shorma, Richard E. Shorma, Donald S. Shorma, William Shorma, David J. Shorma, Jane Shorma, Robert A. Shorma, Shelle Shorma, Appellees. No. 05-1530. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2005. Filed: March 14, 2006. Peter Gray, argued, Minneapolis, MN […]

440 F.3d 910 Sylvia A. DOUGHERTY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Ameritech Corporation, a company of SBC, an Indiana corporation for profit d/b/a SBC Indiana, SBC Communications, Incorporated, an Illinois corporation for profit, Ameritech Pension Plan, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2066. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 2, 2005. Decided March 16, 2006. […]

440 F.3d 920 William DIESER, Appellee,v.CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, doing business as CNA Insurance Company; CompuCom Systems, Inc., Appellants. No. 05-2172. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 16, 2005. Filed: March 2, 2006. Christopher C. Swenson, argued, St. Louis, Missouri (Bryan D. LeMoine, on the brief), for appellant. Phillip A. Tatlow, argued, St. […]

440 F.3d 927 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Garrett Lee JONES, also known as Arnold Jones, Appellant. No. 05-2758. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 13, 2006. Filed: March 6, 2006. Robert J. Kolstad of Minneapolis, MN, for appellant. Erica H. MacDonald, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN, for appellee. Before RILEY, MELLOY, and BENTON, Circuit […]

440 F.3d 930 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee,v.Mallinckrodt, Inc., Intervenor-Appellant. No. 05-1598. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 16, 2005. Filed: March 6, 2006. Mark A. Arnold, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. Robert H. Oakley, argued, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for appellee. Before SMITH, […]

440 F.3d 832 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.William Anthony JOHNSON (04-5110/6161) and Christopher L. Stone (04-5146), Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-5110. No. 04-5146. No. 04-6161. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued and Submitted: October 26, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 15, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Stuart A. Scherer, Smith & Helman, Louisville, Kentucky, for […]

440 F.3d 850 In re: Dwight Nichols and Peggy NICHOLS, Debtors.Americredit Financial Services, Inc., Creditor-Appellant,v.Dwight Nichols and Peggy Nichols, Debtors-Appellees. No. 04-2107. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 9, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: S. Thomas Padgett, DeBrincat & Padgett, Farmington Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Charles […]

440 F.3d 870 CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS PENSION FUND and Howard McDougall, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.PHENCORP REINSURANCE COMPANY, INC. and American Industrial Assurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2058. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 5, 2006. Decided March 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED John J. Franczyk, Jr. (argued), Rosemont, IL, for […]

440 F.3d 879 James E. PINKSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Anthony MADRY and Janiene Grisselle, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-2973. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 2, 2004. Decided March 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Tara E. Thompson (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. George P. Sherman (argued), Office of the […]

440 F.3d 894 Leonard ASKEW, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF CHICAGO, Illinois; Frank E. Quinn III; and Walter W. Puchalski, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2194. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued March 1, 2006. Decided March 15, 2006. Mark Reyes (argued), Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Mara S. Georges, Julian Henriques (argued), Office of the Corporation […]

440 F.3d 897 Questor CECAJ and Blerta Cecaj, Petitioners,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 05-1882. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 15, 2006. Decided March 15, 2006. William M. Sharma-Crawford (argued), Overland Park, KS, for Petitioners. Kenyanna Scott (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent. Before POSNER, ROVNER, and […]

440 F.3d 900 Beth KOBUGABE, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 05-1607. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued March 1, 2006. Decided March 15, 2006. James C. Ten Broeck, Jr. (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, […]

440 F.3d 754 Jeffrey D. LUNDGREN, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Betty MITCHELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 02-3001. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: December 8, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: James A. Jenkins, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Charles L. Wille, Attorney General’s Office of Ohio, Capital […]

440 F.3d 937 LEPI ENTERPRISES, INC., an Ohio corporation, Appellee,v.NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE CORP., an Indiana corporation, d/b/a NES Corporation; The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania, Appellants. No. 04-3609. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 13, 2005. Filed: March 8, 2006. Thomas B. Weaver, argued, St. Louis, MO (Byron E. Francis, […]

440 F.3d 818 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Martez D. MATTHEWS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-6398. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Jane E. Lee, Portland, Maine, for Appellant. Amy M. Sullivan, Assistant United States Attorney, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Jane […]

440 F.3d 862 Eric CUNNINGHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-1981. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 1, 2005. Decided March 7, 2006. Michael C. Blanton (argued), Elie Halpern & Associates, Olympia, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Curt Marceille (argued), Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Chicago, […]

440 F.3d 865 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Gerald L. SIDWELL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-2189. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 14, 2005. Decided March 10, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Paul W. Connell (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Alan G. Habermehl (argued), Kelly & Habermehl, Madison, WI, for […]

440 F.3d 809 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY; FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; FirstEnergy Generation Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants,v.UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, Local 270, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. No. 04-3566. No. 04-3567. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: June 10, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 14, 2006. 1 ARGUED: Emily A. Tidball, Goldstein & O’Connor, Cleveland, Ohio, for […]

440 F.3d 711 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.David Vincent DUHON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-30387. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Camille Ann Domingue, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for U.S. Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Duhon. Appeal from the United States District Court […]

440 F.3d 729 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-5080. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: February 2, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 3, 2006. ARGUED: Kevin L. Smith, Hines, Smith LLP, Costa Mesa, California, for Appellant. John A. Dudeck, Jr., United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for […]

440 F.3d 747 Suzanne FLIGIEL, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Michael K. SAMSON, M.D., et al., Defendants,Anthony J. Principi, in his capacity as Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-1531. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: September 21, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 7, 2006. ARGUED: Riyaz A. Kanji, Kanji & Katzen, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for […]

440 F.3d 802 Michael A. GENORD, M.D., John R. Sanborn, M.D., Paula M. Fishbaugh, M.D., Andrea L. Schiller, M.D., Mark D. Dykowski, M.D., John E. Eckele, M.D., and Betty S. Chu, M.D., Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-2486. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2006. Decided and […]

440 F.3d 683 PREMIERE NETWORK SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SBC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; Southwestern Bell Texas Holdings, Inc.; SWBT Texas LLC; Southwestern Bell Telephone LP, formerly known as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-41574. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 16, 2006. George G. Brin (argued), Gerald Dale McFarlen, Brin & Brin, San Antonio, TX, […]

440 F.3d 693 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Carrie HAMILTON, Richard Miles, and Alice Miles, Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-20616. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 16, 2006. Rehearing Denied March 21, 2006. Julia Bowen Stern (argued) and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. Timothy Allison Meche (argued), New Orleans, LA, for […]

440 F.3d 700 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Steve STAPLETON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30088. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 16, 2006. Josette Louise Cassiere, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Shreveport, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Rebecca L. Hudsmith, Federal Public Defender (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District […]

440 F.3d 704 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jamold SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30313. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 17, 2006. Peter Michael Thomson, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), William P. Gibbens, New Orleans, LA, for U.S. Robert F. Barnard, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Robin Elise Schulberg, Fed. Pub. Def., New Orleans, LA, for […]

440 F.3d 722 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Ronald H. RIVA, III, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10059. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 17, 2006. Amanda R. Burch, Lubbock, TX, for U.S. Jerry V. Beard, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Lubbock, TX, for Riva. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. […]

440 F.3d 648 ERILINE COMPANY S.A.; Edgardo Bakchellian, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.James P. JOHNSON; Universal Marketing Group, Incorporated; Prime Source Trading, LLC; Steven Cloudtree; Michael Koucky, a/k/a Michael Loucky, Defendants-Appellees, andRaymond E. Moore; Lee Alan Moore, Defendants.Justin Antonipillai, Amicus Supporting Appellees. No. 03-1613. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: November 29, 2005. Decided: March 17, 2006. […]

440 F.3d 657 Michael PIERCE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.Dennis E. King, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-50003. No. 05-50242. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 14, 2006. Mary Ellen Felps, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants in both cases. Clayton R. Diedrichs, San Antonio, TX, […]

440 F.3d 665 Alan STRONG, etc., et al., Plaintiffs,Alan Strong, Individually and in His Capacity as Administrator on Behalf of Lindsey Strong Estate, on Behalf of Chelsey Strong Estate, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.B.P. EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30153. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 15, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Thomas R. Edwards (argued), Domengeaux, […]

440 F.3d 670 Diana ALPHA, Mother and Next Friend of Minor Children, Coleen Anderson, Surviving Minor Child, Clayton Lynn Anderson, Surviving Minor Child, Estate of Anderson, Estate of Jerry Lynn Anderson, Tommy D. Anderson, Rebecca Mull, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Matt HOOPER, Deputy Sheriff in Hopkins County, Charles Butch Adams, Sheriff of Hopkins County, Hopkins County, TX, Defendants-Appellees. No. […]

440 F.3d 672 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James CAIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30003. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 15, 2006. Brian Patrick Marcelle (argued), Stephen A. Higginson, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, LA, for U.S. Robert F. Barnard, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Robin Elise Schulberg, New Orleans, LA, for Cain. Appeal from […]

440 F.3d 678 Imtiaz ALI, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-60343. Summary Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 15, 2006. Frank Guerra, George R. Willy, Sugar Land, TX, for Ali. Jennifer Paisner, David V. Bernal, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., OIL, John Clifford Cunningham, Luis Enrique Perez, Civ. Div., Imm. […]

440 F.3d 1317 Rose CAPIZZANO, Petitioner-Appellant,v.SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent-Appellee. No. 05-5049. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 9, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kevin P. Conway, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, PC, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for petitioner-appellant. On the brief was Ronald C. Homer. Vincent J. Matanoski, Attorney, United States Department […]

440 F.3d 1341 John F. ROBERTO, Petitioner,v.DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Respondent. No. 05-3043. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Clayton C. Ikei, of Honolulu, Hawaii, argued for petitioner. Dawn S. Conrad, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. […]

440 F.3d 1354 Harold SCHOENHAUS and Richard M. Jay, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.GENESCO, INC. and JOHNSTON & MURPHY, INC., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1278. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 15, 2006. Charles R. Wolfe, Jr., Blank Rome LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Brian William Higgins, of Washington, DC; Grant […]

440 F.3d 639 Vera CHAWLA, Trustee for Harald Giesinger Special Trust, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.TRANSAMERICA OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland; Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Banner Life Insurance Company, Amici Supporting Appellee. No. 05-1160. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2006. Decided: March 7, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL […]

440 F.3d 1247 Jaime RUIZ, Sandra Milena Sanchez Cabrera, Petitioners,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 05-13987. Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. January 4, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Mario M. Lovo, Law Firm of Mario M. Lovo, Miami, FL, for Petitioners. Andrew C. Maclachlan, David V. Bernal, […]

440 F.3d 1267 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant,v.Ronnie J. GREER, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee. No. 05-11295. Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 24, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED William J. Mason, Columbus, GA, for Greer. Dean S. Daskal, Columbus, GA, for U.S. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. […]

440 F.3d 1276 M. Fatima Guijosa DE SANDOVAL, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 04-12223. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 27, 2006. Juan J. Mendoza, Mendoza & Mueller, Naples, FL, for Petitioner. Jocelyn L. Wright, David V. Bernal, Anthony P. Nicastro, Carol Federighi, Leslie McKay, U.S. DOJ, OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition […]

440 F.3d 1286 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Paul JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-10514. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David Jonathon Joffe (Court-Appointed), Joffe & Joffe, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Johnson. Kathleen M. Salyer, Anne R. Schultz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, FL, Phillip DiRosa, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for […]

440 F.3d 1296 In Re: PONY EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES, INC., Fleet Acquisition Corp., and Courier Express, Inc., Debtors.Andreini & Company, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Pony Express Delivery Services, Courier Express, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-13824. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Wendy Reingold Reiss, Grant Thomas Stein, Jason Harold Watson, Alston & Bird, […]

440 F.3d 1304 John A. GREENE, Receiver for the Great Global Assurance Company, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-5032. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 8, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Douglas J. Schmidt, Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP, of Kansas City, Missouri, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were Ernest M. Fleischer […]

440 F.3d 1328 Jerry C. STURDY, Petitioner,v.DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Respondent. No. 05-3045. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Sharon K. Weaver, Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis, Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, for petitioner. With her on the brief was James R. Polan. Nancy M. Kim, Trial […]

440 F.3d 1214 Lawrence J. STEINERT, Plaintiff,v.WINN GROUP, INC.; James G. Winn, Defendants-Appellees.John B. Gage, Appellant. No. 04-3392. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Submitted on the briefs:* John B. Gage, Gage Law Firm, Overland Park, KS, Pro se-Appellant. J. Nick Badgerow, Jeannie DeVeney, Michael C. Leitch, Spencer, […]

440 F.3d 1227 Warren D. NICODEMUS, Trustee of the Warren D. Nicodemus Living Trust dated August 5, 1999 and John N. Morris, Norma B. Morris, and John H. Bell Iron Mountain Ranch Company, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Utah corporation, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Delaware […]

440 F.3d 1237 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Bukola TOLASE-COUSINS and Kurt Donald Cousins, Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-2218. No. 04-2264. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Hope Eckert, Attorney at Law, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (Michael A. Keefe, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, with her on the briefs) for Defendants-Appellants. […]

440 F.3d 1259 Mason BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.John SNOW, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, Mark W. Everson, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-15095. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 24, 2006. James Darren Summerville and Ronan P. Doherty (Court-Appointed), Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for […]

440 F.3d 1145 Oumar SISSOKO; Julie SISSOKO, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Loyda R. ROCHA; United States of America, Defendants-Appellants.Oumar Sissoko, an individual; Julie Sissoko, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Alberto R. Gonzales,* Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States; U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service; Doris Meissner, Commissioner, United States Ins; Richard Nmi Rogers, District Director, United States Ins; Four Unknown Named […]

440 F.3d 1202 JICARILLA APACHE NATION, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.RIO ARRIBA COUNTY; Moises Morales; Alfredo Montoya, in his individual capacity; Ray Tafoya, in his individual capacity; David Salazar, in his individual capacity; Lorenzo Valdez, Rio Arriba County Manager; Arthur R. Rodarte, Rio Arriba County Assessor; Agapito Candelaria, Rio Arriba County Chief Appraiser; and unknown John and Jane Does; […]

440 F.3d 1065 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Micah J. GOURDE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-30262. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 2004. Panel Opinion Filed September 2, 2004. Rehearing En Banc Granted July 14, 2005.* Argued and Submitted En Banc September 27, 2005. En Banc Opinion Filed March 9, 2006. Colin […]

440 F.3d 1122 Robert OJA, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; Robert B. Flowers, Lieutenant General, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35877. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 2005. Filed March 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Marianne Dugan, Facaros & Dugan, Eugene, OR, for the appellant. Karin J. Immergut, U.S. Attorney, and […]

440 F.3d 1168 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Daniel Kuualoha AUKAI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-10226. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 11, 2005. Filed March 17, 2006. Edward H. Kubo, Jr., United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, and Thomas J. Brady, Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, […]

440 F.3d 1186 Paul “Mike” PIPPIN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL AND GAS COMPANY a/k/a Burlington Resources, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-2157. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. February 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Ray Twohig, Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellant Paul “Mike” Pippin. Bradley T. Cave, Holland & Hart, LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming (Michael L. Carrico and George […]

440 F.3d 1109 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.JT WALLENBROCK & ASSOCIATES; Citadel Capital Management Group, Inc., Defendants, andLarry Toshio Osaki; Van Y. Ichinotsubo, Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-55100. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 17, 2005. Filed March 10, 2006. Huey P. Cotton and Christine E. Field, Cozen O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA, […]

440 F.3d 1118 READYLINK HEALTHCARE, a Nevada corporation; Barry Treash, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.David Justin LYNCH, an individual; David Justin Lynch and Associates, a California professional law corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-55890. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 17, 2006. Filed March 14, 2006. David N. Makous, Esq., Eric J. Erickson, Esq., […]

440 F.3d 1137 TRITON CONTAINER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.DI GREGORIO NAVEGACAO LTDA.; Di Gregorio Tocan Transportes Ltda.; Franco Di Gregorio; Camillo Di Gregorio; De Gregorio Navegacao Ltda, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15535. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 17, 2006. Filed March 15, 2006. Charles S. Donovan, Amy B. Norris, Robert J. Stumpf, […]

440 F.3d 1138 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Robert Lee GRIFFIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50299. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 15, 2005. Filed March 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Joseph F. Walsh, Los Angeles, CA, Michael M. Crain, Santa Monica, CA, for the appellant. Stephen G. Wolfe, Gregory W. Jessner, and […]

440 F.3d 1182 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.John LIGON, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Carroll Mizell, aka Cal Smith, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-10495. No. 04-10524. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 20, 2005. Filed March 21, 2006. Richard F. Cornell and Scott N. Freeman, Reno, NV, for appellant Ligon. Richard F. Cornell […]

440 F.3d 1085 Meredith ODEN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NORTHERN MARIANAS COLLEGE; Agnes McPhetres; John Does, 1-V; Bruno Dalla Pozza; Board of Regents, Defendants-Appellees.Meredith Oden, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Northern Marianas College, Defendant-Appellee. No. 00-16594. No. 03-16802. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued November 1, 2004. Resubmitted February 8, 2006. Filed March 6, 2006. Douglas F. Cushnie, Saipan, MP, for the […]

440 F.3d 1091 Kimberly KENNEDY, individually and in her capacity as personal representative of the estate and as guardian for her children aka Kimberly Gorton; Jay D. Kennedy, aka JD Kennedy; Keith Teufel; Tera Teufel, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.RIDGEFIELD CITY OF, a municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of WA; Noel Shields, Defendants-Appellants. No. 03-35333. United […]

440 F.3d 1095 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.John Gilbert OGLES, Defendant-Appellee.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.John Gilbert Ogles, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-10439. No. 04-10069. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 4, 2004. Panel Opinion Filed April 28, 2005. Rehearing En Banc Granted November 16, 2005. Argued and Submitted En Banc December 14, […]

440 F.3d 1050 Angel Abad SOLANO-CHICAS, Petitioner,v.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America,1 Respondent. No. 04-3373. No. 04-3755. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 18, 2005. Filed: March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Paul J. Duthoy of St. Paul, […]

440 F.3d 1056 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,v.Ivan Excel MASON, Appellee. No. 05-3879. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 13, 2006. Filed: March 21, 2006. Thomas J. Mehan, AUSA, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. John M. Lynch, argued, Clayton, MO, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. RILEY, Circuit […]

440 F.3d 1059 Craig THORSTENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Gale A. NORTON, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior; Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior; Defendants-Appellees,Russell J. McClure; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Defendants. No. 04-4029. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 14, 2005. Filed: February 28, 2006. James Carlon, argued, Pierre, SD, […]

440 F.3d 1007 SCHOOL BOARD OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11, Anoka-Hennepin, Minnesota, Appellee,v.Joshua RENOLLETT, a minor, by and through his parents and legal guardians, Daniel and Patti Renollett, Appellant. No. 05-1082. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 16, 2005. Filed: March 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Counsel who presented argument on […]

440 F.3d 1013 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Paul David ANDERSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-1666. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 9, 2006. Filed: March 16, 2006. Alleen Castellani VanBebber, argued, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant. William L. Meiners, argued, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, Missouri (Todd P. Graves, on the brief), for appellee. […]

440 F.3d 1019 Robert BAUM, Appellant,v.HELGET GAS PRODUCTS, INC., Appellee. No. 05-2142. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 15, 2005. Filed: March 16, 2006. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was David N. Damick of St. Louis, MO. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Daniel […]

440 F.3d 1025 Mindy BLOOM, Appellant,v.METRO HEART GROUP OF ST. LOUIS, INC., Appellee. No. 05-2682. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2005. Filed: March 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Ms. Ferne P. Wolf, St. Louis, Missouri. Also appearing on the brief […]

440 F.3d 1031 Myron CANADY, Appellant,v.WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellee. No. 05-1137. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 15, 2005. Filed: March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Lester J. Boyle, argued, Springfield, MO, for appellant. Denise M. Anderson, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges. WOLLMAN, Circuit […]

440 F.3d 1038 RIPPLIN SHOALS LAND COMPANY, LLC Appellant,v.UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; Wally Z. Walters, Colonel, District Engineer, Little Rock District, Corps of Engineers, Appellees. No. 05-1289. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 10, 2005. Filed: March 17, 2006. G. Alan Perkins, argued, Little Rock, Arkansas, for appellant. E. Fletcher […]