Category: 471 F.3d ___

471 F.3d 523 Don BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Joe MANCHIN, III, in his individual capacity and in his official capacity as Governor of the State of West Virginia, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1249. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued October 24, 2006. Decided December 20, 2006. ARGUED: Mitchell Eliot Zamoff, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. […]

471 F.3d 938 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee/Cross-Appellant,v.Kevin Lee DAVIS, Appellant/Cross-Appellee. No. 06-1055. No. 06-1227. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 25, 2006. Filed: December 28, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Kelly Mahoney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, argued, Des Moines, IA, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Kevin Lee Davis, U.S. Penitentiary, argued, Leavenworth, KS, […]

471 F.3d 255 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.V?ctor R. VARGAS, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-2826. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard September 11, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. Charles P. McGinty, Federal Defender Office, for appellant. Randall E. Kromm, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, […]

471 F.3d 302 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Anthony GOBBI, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1643. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 7, 2006. Decided December 28, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Judith H. Mizner, Assistant Federal Defender, for appellant. Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Robert Clark Corrente, United […]

471 F.3d 686 Ricky Wayne SHORT, Petitioner-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 05-6520. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: October 31, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 28, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Alan G. Kimbrell, Grover, Missouri, for Appellant. S. Delk Kennedy, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: […]

471 F.3d 714 ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICT AGENCY, an intergovernmental cooperative, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, a Connecticut Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-4147. No. 05-1471. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 7, 2006. Decided December 5, 2006. J. Timothy Eaton (argued), Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Thomas Crisham, Jean M. Prendergast (argued), Crisham […]

471 F.3d 399 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.LOCAL 3, INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, Respondent. Docket No. 04-5912-AG. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 1, 2006. Decided: December 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Stanley R. Zirkin, Assistant General Counsel (Polly Misra, Attorney, Contempt Litigation and Compliance Branch; Arthur G. Rosenfeld, Acting General […]

471 F.3d 1199 Adam ELEND, Jeff Marks, Joe Redner, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.W. Ralph BASHAM, in his official capacity as Director of the U.S. Secret Service, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-10705. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 6, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Thomas C. Little, Clearwater, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Rachel Elise Fugate, Gregg D. Thomas, […]

471 F.3d 158 Venita COLBERT, Appellantv.John E. POTTER, Postmaster General United States Postal Service, Appellee. No. 05-5330. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 13, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 04cv00996). Judith L. Walter argued the cause and […]

471 F.3d 353 Abdoh Ahmed ALREFAE, Petitioner,v.Michael CHERTOFF, Department of Homeland Security, Alberto R. Gonzales, United States Attorney General, Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, William Cleary, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Removal Field Office Director,1 Respondents. Docket No. 05-3253-AG. United States […]

471 F.3d 565 Charles E. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 05-70045. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 30, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jack Knox Wall, Law Office of J.K. Rusty Wall, Midland, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant. Woodson Erich Dryden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Postconviction Litigation Div., […]

471 F.3d 424 Jean L. LEBEGERN, Administratrix Ad Prosequendum and Administratrix for the Estate of Daniel L. Carson, Deceased; Janet Golonka; Insurance Companyv.Glenn FORMAN, Individually and t/a Forman’s Auto Body a/k/a Foreman’s Auto, a/k/a Forman’s Collision Center a/k/a Forman’s Service Center; Stephen J. Cracker; Michael J. Weiss, an Adult Individual, Individually and t/a Mike’s Truck […]

471 F.3d 1222 Christopher BARBOUR, Tony Barksdale, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Michael HALEY, in his official capacity as Commissioner, for the Alabama Department of Corrections, Stephen Bullard, in his official capacity as Warden of William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-10920. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 8, 2006. Angela L. Setzer, […]

471 F.3d 832 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Richard TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3819. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 13, 2006. Decided December 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED John H. Campbell, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, Linda L. Mullen (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for […]

471 F.3d 792 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Steven E. WHITING, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1924. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 25, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. Gordon P. Giampietro (argued), Michelle L. Jacobs, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Joel D. Bertocchi (argued), J. Gregory Deis and James V. […]

471 F.3d 816 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Kelly PETERSON-KNOX, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3554. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued April 13, 2006. Decided December 20, 2006. Christopher Veatch (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Carl P. Clavelli (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before COFFEY, KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges. […]

471 F.3d 144 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Bernard GURR, Appellant. No. 05-3122. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 25, 2006. Decided December 8, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 99cr00394-01). Joseph R. Conte, appointed by the court, argued the […]

471 F.3d 14 Vannareth CHRENG, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZ?LES, ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 06-1481. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted November 6, 2006. Decided December 19, 2006. Martin J. McNulty on brief for petitioner. Aixa Maldonado-Qui?ones, Assistant United States Attorney, and Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, on brief for respondent. Before BOUDIN, Chief […]

471 F.3d 1264 GO MEDICAL INDUSTRIES PTY., LTD. and Alexander G.B. O’Neil, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.INMED CORPORATION (doing business as R?sch), Defendant-Cross Appellant, andAlpine Medical, Inc. (formerly known as Medical Marketing Group, Inc.), Defendant-Cross Appellant. No. 05-1241. No. 05-1267. No. 05-1588. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. October 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Patrick J. Flinn, Alston […]

471 F.3d 1091 Maria RAFAELANO, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Aaron G. WILSON, District Director of Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Tom Ridge, Secretary of Department of Homeland Security; Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 05-35025. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 23, 2006. Filed December 20, 2006. Robert Pauw (argued), Gibbs Houston […]

471 F.3d 858 Boutros Chafic HABCHY, Petitioner,v.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General; Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security; Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security; Michael J. Garcia, Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Debbie Achim, ICE Detention and Removal Operations Field Office Director, Chicago, IL; Ken Carlson, ICE Deputy Field […]

471 F.3d 210 CALDWELL TANKS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee,v.HALEY & WARD, INC., Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1697. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 8, 2006. Decided December 8, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Warren D. Hutchison, with whom David J. Hatem, Jeffrey W. Hallahan, and Donovan Hatem, LLP, were on brief, for Appellant. Charles E. […]

471 F.3d 601 Troy BAKER, and Glenn Snader, as Father and Next Friend of Jesse Snader, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CITY OF HAMILTON, OHIO, and Eric Taylor, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-4390. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: October 30, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 18, 2006. ARGUED: Christopher J. Pagan, Repper, Powers & Pagan, Middletown, Ohio, for Appellants. […]

471 F.3d 1311 L & W, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SHERTECH, INC. and Steven W. Sheridan, Defendants-Cross Appellants. No. 06-1065. No. 06-1097. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. December 14, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED R. Terrance Rader, Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Glenn E. […]

471 F.3d 754 In re AFRICAN-AMERICAN SLAVE DESCENDANTS LITIGATION.Appeals of Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, et al., and Timothy Hurdle, et al. No. 05-3265. No. 05-3266. No. 05-3305. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 27, 2006. Decided December 13, 2006. Bruce I. Afran (argued), Carl J. Mayer, Princeton, NJ, Roger S. Wareham (argued), Wareham Law […]

471 F.3d 1341 Roy BANKS, Appellee,v.OFFICE OF THE SENATE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE, Appellant. No. 05-5322. No. 05-5323. No. 05-5324. No. 05-5335. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 13, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia […]

471 F.3d 766 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.George C. HOOK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1362. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 27, 2006. Decided December 13, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ;Page 768 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David E. Bibdi (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Michael B. Cohen (argued), Chicago, […]

471 F.3d 469 Sarah MORGAN, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situatedv.Dennis W. GAY; Gina Gay; Basic Research, L.L.C.; Ban, L.L.C.; Klein-Becker, USA L.L.C.; Covaxil Laboratories, L.L.C.; Carter-Reed Company, L.L.C., a/k/a The Carter-Reed Company; A.G. Waterhouse, L.L.C.; Alphagenbo Tech, L.L.C.; Body Forum, L.L.C.; Body Innoventions, L.L.C.; Covarix, L.L.C.; Bydex Management, L.L.C.; Nutrasport, L.L.C; […]

471 F.3d 629 The KELLOGG COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant,v.Jatinder P. SABHLOK, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. No. 05-2626. No. 05-2627. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 29, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 22, 2006. ARGUED: Mary Ann Hart, Safford & Baker, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellant. Charles S. Mishkind, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for […]

471 F.3d 491 UNITED STATES of Americav.Sherman BOBB, Appellant. No. 05-5121. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) November 28, 2006. Filed December 28, 2006. 1 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED William S. Houser, Office of United States Attorney, Scranton, PA, for United States of America. 2 James A. Swetz, Cramer, […]

471 F.3d 535 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Charles E. JONES, III, a/k/a Chuckie, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-5243. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: October 26, 2006. Decided: December 22, 2006. ARGUED: William Raymond Metzner, Sr., Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellant. David J. Perri, Assistant United States Attorney, Office Of The United States Attorney, Wheeling, […]

471 F.3d 135 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Melvin LAWRENCE, Appellant. No. 05-3022. No. 05-3023. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 18, 2006. Decided December 1, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED David B. Smith, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. John P. Mannarino, Assistant U.S. […]

471 F.3d 783 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Thomas Brandon DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3481. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 7, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Sharon Jackson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Barry Levenstam, Bryan D. King (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, […]

471 F.3d 169 Michael STEWART and Ilene Bergenfeld, As Trustees of the Philip A. Stewart Irrevocable Trust, on Behalf of Themselves and all Other Persons Similarly Situated, Appellantsv.NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION and National Education Members Insurance Trust, Appellees. No. 05-7140. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 15, 2006. Decided December 15, […]

471 F.3d 1333 UTILITY AIR REGULATORY GROUP, Petitionerv.ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. No. 05-1353. No. 05-1354. No. 05-1357. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued November 7, 2006. Decided December 12, 2006. On Petitions for Review of a Final Action of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Peter S. Glaser argued the cause […]

471 F.3d 6 Kenneth RUCKER, Plaintiff, Appellant,v.LEE HOLDING CO., d/b/a Lee Auto Malls, Defendant, Appellee. No. 06-1633. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard September 14, 2006. Decided December 18, 2006. Allan K. Townsend, with whom Law Offices of Peter Thompson was on brief, for appellant. Barbara Eby Racine, Attorney, United States Department of […]

471 F.3d 363 Mark FERRAN, Nadia Ferran, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.TOWN OF NASSAU, Robert Whitney, Bernard Clifford, Town Supervisor, George Flemings, former Highway Superintendent, Joseph Meizinger, Town Highway Superintendent, Ruth Bridgham, former Town Attorney, County of Rensselaer, County of Rensselaer Highway Department, Ralph Colongione, Deputy County Engineer, individually and in his official capacity, John Toma, County Highway Supervisor […]

471 F.3d 724 PROTESTANT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INCORPORATED, doing business as Memorial Hospital, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Barry S. MARAM, in his official capacity as the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Defendants-Appellees, andChildren’s Memorial Hospital, Illinois Hospital Association, Kenneth Hall Regional Health Center, et al., Intervenors-Appellees. No. 05-4193. United […]

471 F.3d 953 Masoud HOSSEINI, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 03-73734. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 2006. Filed September 28, 2006. Amended December 28, 2006. Matthew H. Adams, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Seattle, WA, for the petitioner. William C. Peachey, United States Department of Justice, Office […]

471 F.3d 1212 Nazeer HASWANEE, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 06-12636 Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 8, 2006. Karen Weinstock, Siskind, Susser, Haas & Devine, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Petitioner. Russell J.E. Verby, David V. Bernal, Jamie M. Dowd, Regina Byrd, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civil Div., OIL, Washington, DC, […]

471 F.3d 483 Gjergj CELAJ; Alma Celaj, Petitionersv.ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, Respondent. No. 05-4301. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) December 12, 2006. Filed December 28, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Aleksander B. Milch, Christophe & Associates, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioners. Pamela Perron, Office […]

471 F.3d 551 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Arnold Anthony MIRELES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-40936. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 29, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Tony Ray Roberts, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed, Pub. Def., Laura Fletcher Leavitt, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for […]

471 F.3d 391 Sebastian MANGIAFICO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Richard BLUMENTHAL, Attorney General, John Armstrong, and Theresa Lantz, Defendants-Appellees.Docket No. 05-5465-cv. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: October 16, 2006. Decided: December 19, 2006. Michelle Holmes, Esq., Waterbury, CT, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Gregory D’Auria, Assistant Attorney General, for Deputy Attorney General (Jane R. Rosenberg, Assistant Attorney General, on […]

471 F.3d 826 Roger FAIRLEY and Richard Gackowski, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Evan FERMAINT, Noberto Bercasio, and Fred Coffey, Defendants-Appellants. No. 06-2411. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 7, 2006. Decided December 20, 2006. Matthew J. Piers (argued), Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Daniel Patrick Duffy (argued), Peterson, Johnson & Murray, […]

471 F.3d 1275 Michelle GOODEN, Petitioner,v.OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, Respondent. No. 05-3254. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. November 27, 2006. John S. Evangelisti, of Denver, CO, argued for petitioner. John S. Groat, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With him on the […]

471 F.3d 178 FLYING FOOD GROUP, INC., d/b/a Flying Food, Petitionerv.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent. No. 05-1373. No. 05-1395. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 14, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED On Petition for Review and Cross-Application for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations […]

471 F.3d 868 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Elijah I. JONES, Appellant. No. 06-2030. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 17, 2006. Filed: December 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED John G. Gromowsky, argued, Gromowsky Law Firm, Kansas City, MO, for appellant. Lajuana M. Counts, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Kansas City, MO (Bradley J. […]

471 F.3d 544 SUCAMPO PHARMACEUTICALS, INCORPORATED, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ASTELLAS PHARMA, INCORPORATED, formerly known as Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Limited, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1036. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued October 24, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. ARGUED: James D. Dasso, Foley & Lardner, L.L.P., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellant. Karen L. Hagberg, Morrison & Foerster, […]

471 F.3d 249 UNITED STATES, Appellee,v.Ramon Antonio SIMO-L?PEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-2656. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted September 22, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Juan F. Matos-De Juan, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and H?ctor L. Ramos-Vega on brief for appellant. H.S. Garc?a, United States Attorney, […]

471 F.3d 666 Tim DiLAURA; DF Land Development L.L.C.; Apostolate for the Eucharistic Life, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees,v.TOWNSHIP OF ANN ARBOR; Ann Arbor Township Zoning Official; Ann Arbor Township Zoning Board of Appeals, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. Nos. 05-2482/2506. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 2, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED ARGUED: Robert […]

471 F.3d 197 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Barry William GEWIN, Appellant. No. 05-3086. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued October 12, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 03cr00366-01). Bruce C. Bishop argued the cause for appellant. With him on […]

471 F.3d 478 UNITED STATES of Americav.Aimee JONES, Appellant. No. 05-4898. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued September 27, 2006. Filed December 28, 2006. Lisa B. Freeland, Esquire, Federal Public Defender, Renee Pietropaolo, Esquire (Argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Karen S. Gerlach, Esquire, Office of Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant. Mary […]

471 F.3d 1100 FLECK AND ASSOCIATES, INC., an Arizona corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.PHOENIX, CITY OF, AN ARIZONA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-15293. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted December 8, 2006.* Filed December 22, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Paul Gattone, Tucson, AZ, for the appellant. James H. Hays, Assistant City Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for the […]

471 F.3d 186 Eugene C. SMALLS Appellantv.UNITED STATES of America, et al., Appellees. No. 05-5052. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 19, 2006. Decided December 19, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 03cv02620). Eugene R. Fidell, appointed by the court, argued the […]

471 F.3d 1110 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Mario Joseph BALDRICH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50676. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 23, 2006. Filed December 27, 2006. Maria E. Stratton, Federal Public Defender; Davina T. Chen, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for the appellant. Debra Wong Yang, United States Attorney; […]

471 F.3d 1321 Stephen S. ADAMS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 2006-5040. No. 2006-5041. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. December 18, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Jules Bernstein, Bernstein & Lipsett, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief was Linda Lipsett. Of counsel on the brief was Edgar […]

471 F.3d 1363 ABBOTT LABORATORIES and Central Glass Company, Ltd., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.BAXTER PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, INC. and Baxter Healthcare Corp., Defendants-Cross Appellants. No. 06-1021. No. 06-1022. No. 06-1034. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. November 9, 2006. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 16, 2007. R. Mark McCareins, Winston & Strawn LLP, of Chicago, IL, […]

471 F.3d 848 ESTATE OF Edna KORBY, deceased; Austin Korby, Jr., Trustee of the Austin and Edna Korby Living Trust; Estate of Edna Korby, deceased, Transferor; Austin Korby, Jr., Trustee of the Austin and Edna Korby Living Trust, Transferee, Appellants,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Appellee.Estate of Austin Korby, deceased; Austin Korby, Jr., Trustee of the Austin […]

471 F.3d 371 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Louis DAIDONE, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 04-3784-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: April 27, 2005. Decided: December 15, 2006. John W. Mitchell, New York, NY, for Appellant. Karl Metzner, Assistant United States Attorney (David N. Kelley, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, […]

471 F.3d 1155 David E. CALLAHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Dayton J. POPPELL, Warden; Ron Champion; Sandra Atwood; Dr. Mark Fogle; Dr. Jack Gregston; Nurse Glenn; Dennis Cotner, Major; Major Posvic; Sgt. Johnson; Mr. Cunningham; Mr. Crow; Nurse Wilkerson; Nurse Armstrong; Nurse Simon; Officer Willis; Ron Ward; Lawton Correctional Facility; Wackenhut Corrections Corporation; Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Nurse Storm; […]

471 F.3d 266 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Bruce ZISKIND; Bruce Turner, Defendants, Appellants. No. 04-2076. No. 04-2579. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted October 5, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. James M. Fox for appellant Bruce Ziskind. Robert L. Sheketoff for appellant Bruce Turner. John A. Capin, Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael […]

471 F.3d 507 UNITED STATES of Americav.William HARRIS, Appellant. No. 05-2016. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued December 12, 2006. Filed December 29, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Robert Little, Esq., (Argued), 515 Valley Street Suite 170 Maplewood, NJ 07040 Counsel for Appellant. George S. Leone, Esq. Mark E. Coyne, Esq., (Argued), Office of […]

471 F.3d 559 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Sergio Guadalupe MARTINEZ-VEGA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-41498. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 29, 2006. Paula Camille Offenhauser (argued), and James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def. Timothy William Crooks, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., H. Michael Sokolow, Molly […]

471 F.3d 1136 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jesse SHAW, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-6074. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 6, 2006. David P. Henry, Oklahoma City, OK, on briefs for Defendant-Appellant. Timothy W. Ogilvie, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the Untied States Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK, on brief for Plaintiff-Appellee. Before KELLY, O’BRIEN, […]

471 F.3d 272 Mark BROADLEY, Plaintiff, Appellant,v.MASHPEE NECK MARINA, INC., Defendant, Appellee. No. 05-2822. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard August 3, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. Thomas M. Bond with whom Matthew H. Snell and The Kaplan/Bond Group were on brief for appellant. John H. Bruno, II with whom Masi & Bruno […]

471 F.3d 501 UNITED STATES of Americav.Shalon DRAGON, Appellant. No. 05-4906. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) December 13, 2006. Filed December 29, 2006. Richard Coughlin, Federal Public Defender, K. Anthony Thomas, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Louise Arkel, Office of the Public Defender, Newark, NJ, for Appellant. […]

471 F.3d 884 Hui ZHUANG, Petitioner,v.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. No. 05-4131. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 29, 2006. Filed: December 22, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Elizabeth A. Holmes, Marc Prokosch, Karam & Associates, argued, Bloomington, MN, for Petitioner. Joan Decoursin Humes, U.S. Attorney’s Office, […]

471 F.3d 204 Stephen GILL; Michelle Gill, Plaintiffs, Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee. No. 06-1711. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted November 7, 2006. Decided December 1, 2006. Wendy Sibbison on brief for appellants. Jonathan H. Levy, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Michael J. Sullivan, United […]

471 F.3d 1350 PETER PAN BUS LINES, INC. and BONANZA ACQUISITION, LLC, Petitionersv.FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. No. 05-1436. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued November 9, 2006. Decided December 19, 2006. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Jeremy Kahn argued the […]

471 F.3d 1033 Nancy WALSH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, Division of Healthcare, Finance and Policy; State of Nevada, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-17440. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted November 17, 2006.* Filed December 18, 2006. Kenneth J. McKenna, Reno, NV, for the plaintiff-appellant. Cynthia Pyzel, Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Nevada, for […]

471 F.3d 891 UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant,Richard Hopkins, Intervenor Plaintiff,v.CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, Defendant-Appellee.AARP Foundation Litigation, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant.United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff,Richard Hopkins, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellant,v.City of Independence, Missouri, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-4489. No. 05-4490. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 28, 2006. Filed: December […]

471 F.3d 902 Phyllis COX, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2226. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 16, 2006. Filed: December 22, 2006. F. Gregory Wallace, argued, Buies Creek, North Carolina (Anthony W. Bartels, on the brief), for appellant. Shalyn Timmons, argued, Social Security Administration, Dallas, Texas […]

471 F.3d 908 STRAIGHTS AND GAYS FOR EQUALITY (SAGE); N.R. by Her Next Friend and Parent S.R.; H.W. by Her Next Friend and Parent M.W.,v.OSSEO AREA SCHOOLS ? DISTRICT NO. 279; Larry A. McGee, Member & Chairperson of the School Board of Osseo Schools ? District 279, in his individual and official capacities; Dean G. […]

471 F.3d 1 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Dung CAO, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1224. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard September 6, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. Peter E. Rodway with whom Rodway & Horodyski, P.A. was on brief for appellant. Margaret D. McGaughey, Appellate Chief, with whom Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, […]

471 F.3d 342 Saad ZERREI, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. Docket No. 05-3390-AG. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: December 8, 2006. Decided: December 12, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Lynn Neugebauer, Safe Horizon Immigration Law Project, Jackson Heights, NY, for Petitioner. Michael J. Garcia, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York […]