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441 F.3d 96 John Paul HANKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Ernest S. LYGHT and New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Defendants-Appellees,Stony Brook Community Church, Defendant.Docket No. 04-0743-CV. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: January 5, 2005. Decided: February 16, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Bruce Miles Sullivan, Stony Brook, New York, for […]

441 F.3d 513 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Shawn D. ADAMSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-1721. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 14, 2005. Decided March 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Eugene L. Miller (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Urbana Division, Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert Kirchner (argued), Ruth E. Wyman, Champaign, IL, […]

441 F.3d 527 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Richard S. CONNORS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-3478. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 27, 2005. Decided March 21, 2006. Angela Crawford (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Peter N. Moore (argued), Latham & Watkins, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before EASTERBROOK, EVANS, […]

441 F.3d 532 Rafael GONZALES-GOMEZ, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Deborah ACHIM, Respondent-Appellant. No. 05-2728. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 4, 2006. Decided March 22, 2006. Rebecca M. Reyes, Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, Kevin A. Raica (argued), for Petitioner-Appellee. Craig A. Oswald, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, John J. Andre (argued), […]

441 F.3d 536 MERIDIAN SECURITY INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.David L. SADOWSKI, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2855. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 9, 2006. Decided March 22, 2006. Robert M. Chemers (argued), Pretzel & Stouffer, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Steven A. Smith (argued), Anderson & Wanca, Rolling Meadows, IL, for Defendants-Appellees. Before BAUER, […]

441 F.3d 69 Philip L. TROPEANO, Peter Tropeano and Carolyn Patton, Plaintiffs, Appellants,v.Charlene DORMAN, Bianca Dorman, Lydia Dorman, Todd Dorman, T & N Realty Trust and Captain Parker Arms Partnership, Defendants, Appellees. No. 05-1435. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard October 6, 2005. Decided March 24, 2006. Thomas M. Ciampa with whom Ciampa […]

441 F.3d 82 Tatiana PAVLOVA, Petitioner,v.IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent. Docket No. 03-4094-AG. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2006. Decided: March 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael P. DiRaimondo (Marialaina L. Masi & Mary Elizabeth Delli-Pizzi, of counsel), DiRaimondo & Masi, LLP, Melville, New York, for Petitioner. Jim Letten, United […]

441 F.3d 92 UNITED STATESv.Nicholas DEFONTE, Defendant-Appellee,v.Francia Collazos, Intervenor-Movant-Appellant. Docket No. 06-1046-CR. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: March 14, 2006. Decided: March 14, 2006. Mark A. Racanelli, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, New York (Howard E. Heiss, on the brief), for Intervenor-Movant-Appellant. Joel K. Dranove, New York, New York, for Defendant-Appellee. […]

441 F.3d 476 Richard CHERRY, George James, and Joseph Roop, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.AUBURN GEAR, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-3682. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 6, 2006. Decided March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Barry A. Macey (argued), Macey Swanson & Allman, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. […]

441 F.3d 486 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Reginald J. OWENS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-2397. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 23, 2006. Decided March 17, 2006. Michelle N. Weiss (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. John T. Moran, Jr. (argued), Moran & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before […]

441 F.3d 492 ARTICLE II GUN SHOP, INC., d/b/a Gun World Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Alberto GONZALES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-2800. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 11, 2006. Decided March 20, 2006. Richard E. Gardiner (argued), Fairfax, VA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Donald R. Lorenzen (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before FLAUM, […]

441 F.3d 5 In Re: MADISON GUARANTY SAVINGS & LOAN (BEARD FEE APPLICATION). No. 94-1. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. March 17, 2006. Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels Ethics in Government Act of 1978, As Amended. Before: SENTELLE, Presiding, FAY and REAVLEY, Senior Circuit Judges. ORDER This matter […]

441 F.3d 500 In re: HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL TAX REDUCTION PLAN, Petitioner. No. 06-8001. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Submitted January 31, 2006. Decided March 20, 2006. Deborah C. Saxe (submitted), Jones Day, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner. Steven J. Rotunno, Kubasiak, Fylstra, Reizen & Rotunno, Chicago, IL, for Respondent. Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and […]

441 F.3d 502 WISCONSIN MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-3464. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 23, 2006. Decided March 20, 2006. Eric J. Haag (argued), Gingras, Cates & Luebke, Madison, WI. Ann C. Emmerich, Bell, Gierhart & Moore, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Anthony D. Conlin, […]

441 F.3d 506 Hifzur REHMAN, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 05-2846. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 23, 2006. Decided March 20, 2006. Guy Croteau (argued), Immigration Law Center, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, […]

441 F.3d 509 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Troy S. BURTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-2130. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 15, 2006. Decided March 20, 2006. Jonathan H. Koenig (argued), Gordon P. Giampietro, Lisa A. Wesley, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Craig B. Sonnenschein (argued), Sidley Austin LLP, Chicago, […]

441 F.3d 416 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.ONE TRW, MODEL M14, 7.62 CALIBER RIFLE, Serial Number 1488973 from William K. Alverson, Defendant,William K. Alverson, Claimant-Appellant. No. 04-5082. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: October 5, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 20, 2006. ARGUED: Richard E. Gardiner, Fairfax, Virginia, for Appellant. David Y. Olinger, […]

441 F.3d 522 Jerome A. MAHER and John R. Gravee, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-1701. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 8, 2006. Decided March 21, 2006. John O’Connor Tuohy (argued), Mount Prospect, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Susan Valentine, Robinson, Curley & Clayton, Chicago, IL, Lawrence H. Richmond (argued), Jaclyn C. […]

441 F.3d 467 In re: POWERHOUSE LICENSING, LLC; Powerhouse Marks, LLC; Dabish Family Trust; Dabish Brothers Business Trust; Henry Dabish; William Dabish, Jr.; Dalaly Dabish; Norman Dabish; Powerhouse Merchandising, LLC; Dabish Brothers Real Estate Holdings, LLC; Powerhouse Gym Consultants, LLC; Dabish Brothers Group, LLC, Petitioners. No. 05-2327. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued […]

441 F.3d 474 Edward P. DECHERT, as trustee of the estate in bankruptcy of Judy A. Oyler, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.CADLE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-4213. No. 05-1359. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Submitted February 15, 2006. Decided March 16, 2006. David J. Phillips (submitted), Gomolinski & Philipps, Palos Hills, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Victor O. Buente, Jr., […]

441 F.3d 32 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Vladas ZAJANCKAUSKAS, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-1457. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard February 9, 2006. Decided March 23, 2006. Robert L. Sheketoff, with whom Thomas Butters were on brief, for appellant. Jeffrey L. Menkin, Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Special Investigations, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of […]

441 F.3d 370 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF TENNESSEE; Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee, Inc.; Sally Levine; Hilary Chiz; Joe Sweat, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Philip BREDESEN, Governor of Tennessee; Fred Phillips, Commissioner of Safety of Tennessee, Defendants-Appellees,Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Inc., a non-profit North Carolina Corporation, Defendant,New Life Resources, Inc., Intervening Defendant-Appellant. No. […]

441 F.3d 430 UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.SOUTH LORAIN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION HEALTH & WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN AND TRUST, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-4067. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: December 7, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 21, 2006. ARGUED: Paul L. Jackson, Roetzel & Andress, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant. Daniel W. Dreyfuss, Daniel W. Dreyfuss […]

441 F.3d 438 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Timothy CHAMBERS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 02-5865. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: March 15, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 23, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ON BRIEF: Kevin M. Schad, Schad & Schad, Lebanon, Ohio, for Appellant. Charles P. Wisdom, Jr., Assistant […]

441 F.3d 44 In re UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner. No. 06-1136. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard February 6, 2006. Decided March 24, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kathleen A. Felton, Attorney, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Alice S. Fisher, Assistant […]

441 F.3d 457 Paul BRUNNER, Karen Brunner, and Douglas Otte, Plaintiffs-Appellants (05-3191),v.Pamela HAMPSON, Executor of the Estate of Jerry Jay Hampson, Deceased, Defendant-Appellant (05-3123),Canada North Outfitting, Inc. and Jerome Knap, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-3123. No. 05-3191. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: December 8, 2005. Decided and Filed: February 28, 2006. ARGUED: Mark R. […]

441 F.3d 353 Laura BECK-WILSON et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Anthony PRINCIPI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-4010. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: September 21, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: John F. Burke III, Mansour, Gavin, Gerlack & Manos Co., LPA, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellants. Lynne H. Buck, […]

441 F.3d 392 Romell BROOM, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Betty MITCHELL, Respondent-Appellee. No. 03-4370. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 30, 2005. Decided and Filed: March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Timothy F. Sweeney, Law Office of Timothy Farrell Sweeney, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellant. Michael L. Collyer, Office of the Attorney General, […]

441 F.3d 41 Claudio RODRIGUEZ DEL CARMEN, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-1172. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted October 5, 2005. Decided March 23, 2006. Raymond Sanchez Maceira, on brief for petitioner. Thankful T. Vanderstar, Trial Attorney, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Christopher C. Fuller, Senior Litigation Counsel, […]

441 F.3d 329 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Humberto Fidel Regalado CUELLAR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10065. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 22, 2006. Denise B. Williams (argued), Amanda R. Burch, Lubbock, TX, for U.S. Jerry V. Beard. Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lubbock, TX, for Cuellar. Appeal from the United States District Court for […]

441 F.3d 336 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Adelfo DUARTE-JUAREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-41602. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 23, 2006. Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder, James Lee Turner, Katherine L. Haden, Asst., U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Raquel Kathy Wilson, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Duarte-Juarez. […]

441 F.3d 341 AMERICAN & FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,v.SEQUATCHIE CONCRETE SERVICES, INC.; Knoxville Cast Stone, Inc., Defendants-Appellants,Gatlinburg, LLC; Frizzell Construction Company, Inc., Defendants. No. 04-6524. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: December 1, 2005. Decided and Filed: February 10, 2006. 1 ARGUED: Rebecca B. Murray, Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, Knoxville, Tennessee, for […]

441 F.3d 347 Jason BROWN, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Carmen PALMER, Respondent-Appellant. No. 05-1320. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: February 2, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 14, 2006. ARGUED: Debra M. Gagliardi, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appellate Division, Lansing, Michigan, for Appellant. Robert S. Lewis, Thompson Hine, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Debra […]

441 F.3d 297 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Richard Thomas STITT, a/k/a Patrick V. Hardy, a/k/a Tom Tom, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Richard Thomas Stitt, a/k/a Patrick V. Hardy, a/k/a Tom Tom, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-10. No. 05-11. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued January 31, 2006. Decided March 24, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COUNSEL: […]

441 F.3d 306 Fred SUTER; Terry D. Suter; Green Meadows, LLC; Paula Totherow; Donna L. Helms; Stephen Miller; Hilda A. Totherow; Ginny Blankenship; Arthur Helms, III; William E. Fowler; Carolyn Fowler; Sidney A. Livingston; Eugene Royals; Dennis Grubaugh; Deborah Grubaugh; James Koenig; Michelle Koenig; Dan E. Holman; Frankie Edmundson;Frank Goodman; Angelo Antonucci; Marshall S. Redding, […]

441 F.3d 318 Frank G. LIBERTO, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.D.F. STAUFFER BISCUIT COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-50308. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 21, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Gary M. Grossenbacher (argued), Law Office of Gary M. Grossenbacher, Austin, TX, John E. Clark, Goode, Casseb, Jones, Riklin, Choate & Watson, Glenn D. Grossenbacher, […]

441 F.3d 23 Rub?n PERALTA, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 05-1667. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 10, 2006. Decided March 23, 2006. Ilana Greenstein, with whom Harvey Kaplan, Lory Rosenberg, Maureen O’Sullivan, Jeremiah Friedman, and Kaplan, O’Sullivan & Friedman, LLP were on brief, for petitioner. […]

441 F.3d 238 Archie Lee BILLINGS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Marvin POLK, Warden of Central Prison, Raleigh, North Carolina, Respondent-Appellee. No. 05-8. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued February 3, 2006. Decided March 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Kevin Patrick Bradley, Durham, North Carolina, for Appellant. Steven Franklin Bryant, Assistant Attorney General, North […]

441 F.3d 254 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Terrance SMITH, a/k/a Ty, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Rodney Reep, a/k/a Dirty Harry, a/k/a Harry, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Karl E. Moore, Sr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-4829. No. 03-4878. No. 04-4117. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued September 22, 2005. Decided March 21, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED […]

441 F.3d 284 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Quiana Ganay HAMPTON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-4224. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued February 2, 2006. Decided March 23, 2006. ARGUED: Christopher Todd Hagins, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina, for Appellant. Ronald R. Hall, West Columbia, South Carolina, for […]

441 F.3d 290 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Anthony SINGLETON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-4108. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued February 3, 2006. Decided March 23, 2006. ARGUED: John Hanjin Chun, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Craig Michael Wolff, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the […]

441 F.3d 313 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James E. SIMMS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4228. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued February 1, 2006. Decided March 28, 2006. ARGUED: Paresh S. Patel, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Greenbelt, Maryland, for Appellant. Jefferson McClure Gray, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, […]

441 F.3d 197 Shawn BRIDGES; Levander Jones; Lakeithia Webb; Tashima Nicholson; Calvin Thorpe, Jr.; Latia Thorpe; Cynthia Walker; Evan Thorpe; Calvin Thorpe, Sr.; Samuel Williams; Janice Springs; Terry Postell; Kenneth Moody; Frank Willis; Joseph Kahoe; Nallie Hairston; Kenwin Baylor; Calvin Postell; Maryland State Conference of NAACP Branches, on behalf of itself, its members, and the […]

441 F.3d 220 Anthony ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-7269. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued September 22, 2005. Decided January 25, 2006. As Amended February 28, 2006. ARGUED: Alistair Elizabeth Newbern, Supervising Attorney, Georgetown University Law Center, Appellate Litigation Program, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Robert P. McIntosh, Assistant United States […]

441 F.3d 230 Ralph F. PATTEN, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SIGNATOR INSURANCE AGENCY, INCORPORATED; Signator Investors, Incorporated; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1148. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: February 2, 2006. Decided: March 13, 2006. John Michael Shoreman, McFadden & Shoreman, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Michael Joseph Murphy, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak […]

441 F.3d 119 UNITED STATES of America Appellee,v.Vernon SNYPE, Defendant-Appellant,Marisa Hicks, Defendant. No. 04-3299-cr(L). No. 04-3551-cr(CON). No. 04-4985-cr(CON). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 14, 2005. Decided: March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kerry A. Lawrence (Theodore S. Green, on the brief), Briccetti, […]

441 F.3d 153 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Frank QUATTRONE, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 04-5007-CR. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: July 12, 2005. Decided: March 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Mark F. Pomerantz (John H. Longwell, Christopher Hyde Giampapa, […]

441 F.3d 214 Q INTERNATIONAL COURIER, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Glenn SMOAK; Jack L. Wuerker; Brendan Kennedy; Dennis Cornelius; Tim Gay & Associates, PC, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1150. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: December 1, 2005. Decided: March 20, 2006. ARGUED: Craig Crandall Reilly, Richards, McGettigan, Reilly & West, P.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellant. Patrick Hyung-Jin […]

441 F.3d 18 Alejandro Miranda OTERO, Plaintiff, Appellant,v.COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION, et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 05-1760. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard March 10, 2006. Decided March 22, 2006. Mauricio Hern?ndez Arroyo, with whom Law Offices of Mauricio Hern?ndez Arroyo was on brief, for appellant. Sarah Y. Rosado-Morales, Assistant Solicitor […]

441 F.3d 193 ZHAO JIN LIN, a/k/a Jin Lin Zhao, Petitioner,v.ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Docket No. 03-4095. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. March 17, 2006. Yong Wang, Wang & Associates, New York, N.Y. for Petitioner. Kevin M. Laden, Attorney (Linda S. Wernery, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration […]

441 F.3d 195 UNITED STATES of Americav.Catherine A. GIAQUINTO, Appellant. No. 05-2212. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) February 27, 2006. March 23, 2006. George S. Leone, Office of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, Glenn J. Moramarco, Office of United States Attorney, Camden Federal Building & Courthouse, Camden, […]

441 F.3d 1 TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., Appelleev.FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION, et al., AppellantsApotex Inc., Appellant. No. 05-5401. No. 05-5460. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued March 9, 2006. Decided March 16, 2006. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 05cv01469). Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Deputy […]

441 F.3d 10 BOSTON EDISON COMPANY, Petitioner,v.FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent.Concord Municipal Light Plant, Wellesley Municipal Light Plant, Intervenors. No. 04-2590. No. 05-1836. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard December 5, 2005. Decided March 20, 2006. Carmen L. Gentile with whom Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux, L.L.P., and Mary E. Grover, Assistant General Counsel, […]

441 F.3d 991 ATOFINA, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-1359. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 23, 2006. Thomas G. Rowan, Jones Day, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Daniel L. Malone, Eric C. Stops, and Gasper J. LaRosa. Richard D. Harris, Greenberg Traurig […]

441 F.3d 890 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Paul Michael SAWYER, also known as Motor Mike, also known as Mike Paul Sawyer, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-5002. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 20, 2006. 1 Richard A. Friedman, Assistant United States Attorney, Washington, D.C. (David C. O’Meilia, United States Attorney, and Leena Alam, Assistant United […]

441 F.3d 914 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.William Emmett LECROY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-15597. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 2, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Daniel A. Summer (Court-Appointed), Law Offices of Summer & Summer, Gainesville, GA, Paul S. Kish (Court-Appointed), Kish & Lietz, P.C., Stephanie Kearns (Fed. Pub. Def.) […]

441 F.3d 936 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.The CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-1339. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 15, 2006. Brett L. Dunkelman, Osborn Maledon, P.A., of Phoenix, Arizona, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was Danielle Janitch. Karl R. Fink, Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, of Chicago, Illinois, argued […]

441 F.3d 945 BICON, INC., and Diro, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.THE STRAUMANN COMPANY and Institut Straumann AG, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-1168. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 20, 2006. Frank P. Porcelli, Fish & Richardson P.C., of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief were Charles Hieken and Thomas A. Brown. Of counsel […]

441 F.3d 957 In re Joanne SLOKEVAGE. No. 05-1389. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 21, 2006. Anthony L. Fletcher, Fish & Richardson P.C., of New York, New York, argued for appellant. Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the […]

441 F.3d 963 KAO CORPORATION and THE ANDREW JERGENS COMPANY, Plaintiffs-Cross Appellants,v.UNILEVER UNITED STATES, INC. and CONOPCO, INC., Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-1038. No. 05-1049. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 21, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Arthur I. Neustadt, Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for plaintiffs-cross appellants. With him […]

441 F.3d 977 In re Leonard R. KAHN. No. 04-1616. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 22, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Leonard R. Kahn, pro se, of New York, New York. John M. Whealan, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, for the Director of the […]

441 F.3d 885 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Eduardo GALARZA-PAYAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-2108. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 20, 2006. Submitted on the briefs: Richard C. Cauble, Las Cruces, NM, for Defendant-Appellant. David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, and Norman Cairns, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM, […]

441 F.3d 904 Liliam CENTENO, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Department of Justice, Respondents. No. 05-13003, Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 17, 2006. Mario M. Lovo, Law Firm of Mario M. Lovo, Miami, FL, for Centeno. Barry J. Pettinato, David V. Bernal, Russell J.E. Verby, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, […]

441 F.3d 905 B.L. HARBERT INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.HERCULES STEEL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-11153. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. February 28, 2006. Marc James Ayers, James F. Archibald, III, Jonathan B. Head, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Frank E. Riggs, John David Mura, Jr., William W. Hopson, Troutman Sanders, […]

441 F.3d 931 Brandi M. DEARTH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Richard L. COLLINS, Info Pro Group, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-12039. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 6, 2006. Ziva P. Bruckner, E. Freddie Sanders, Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner, Augusta, GA, for Dearth. Forrest W. Hunter, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United […]

441 F.3d 819 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Raymond P. NOVAK, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-55838. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 16, 2006. Filed March 23, 2006. Debra Yang, United States Attorney, Leon W. Weidman, and Brent A. Whittlesey, Assistant United States Attorneys of Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant. Martin S. […]

441 F.3d 827 Tracy O’Reilly KOHLRAUTZ, Plaintiff,Oilmen Participation Corporation, Counter-claimant,v.OILMEN PARTICIAPTION CORPORATION, Defendant,Tracy O’Reilly Kohlrautz, Counter-defendant,v.Oilmen Participation Corporation, Third-party-plaintiff-Appellee,v.Christopher J. Weber, Receiver, Third-party-defendant-Appellant. No. 03-16340. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 16, 2005. Submission Withdrawn February 18, 2005. Resubmitted March 20, 2006. Filed March 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Terence […]

441 F.3d 851 Randall Allan YEE, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Bill DUNCAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellant. No. 05-55265. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted February 9, 2006.* Filed March 28, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kevin R. […]

441 F.3d 864 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Ozine BRIDGEFORTH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-50183. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 6, 2006. Filed March 29, 2006. Michael Tanaka, Suzanne M. Lachelier, Monica Knox, Deputy Federal Public Defenders, Los Angeles, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Nancy Kardon, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, […]

441 F.3d 872 Paul F. HOFER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-3430. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Richard T. Merker (James L. MowBray with him on the briefs), Wallace Saunders, Austin Brown & Enochs, Chartered, Overland Park, Kansas, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Morris J. Nunn (Jennifer […]

441 F.3d 750 Roberto Ferrer MIRANDA ALVARADO; Madeleine Janet Morales Lopez, Petitioners,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 03-70165. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 15, 2004. Submission Vacated November 4, 2004. Resubmitted June 14, 2005. Filed March 21, 2006. Nadeem H. Makada, Burlingame, CA, for the petitioner. Norah Ascoli […]

441 F.3d 773 ALASKA RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITTEE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Brooke MILES; Andrea Jacobson; Larry Wood; Mark Handley; John Dapcevich; Sheila Allaghaer, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-35599. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 2005. Filed March 22, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kenneth P. Jacobus, Anchorage, Alaska, Richard E. Coleson and James Bopp, Jr., […]

441 F.3d 837 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Nathan VALERIO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-10192. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 9, 2004. Filed March 28, 2006. Arthur L. Allen, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellant. Brian J. Quarles, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for the appellee. […]

441 F.3d 845 Stanley T. JOHNSON; Constance Johnson, Petitioners-Appellants,v.COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 04-72322. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 15, 2006. Filed March 28, 2006. Heidi Parry Stern, Daniel F. Polsenberg, Beckley Singleton, Chtd., Las Vegas, NV, for the petitioners-appellants. John Schumann, United States Department of Justice, Tax […]

441 F.3d 670 HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES UNION, Local 399, Affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent,St. Vincent Medical Center, Respondent-Intervenor. No. 03-72029. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 9, 2005. Filed March 17, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David A. Rosenfeld (brief & […]