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472 F.3d 517 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Michael T. KERR, Appellant. No. 06-2157. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 13, 2006. Filed: December 27, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Sean R. Berry, U.S. Attorney’s Office, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Appellee. Michael Kerr, Big Spring, TX, pro se. Anne M. Laverty, Mullin & […]

472 F.3d 754 Kim SYMES and Christopher Paul Northcott, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Stephen R. HARRIS, Magdalen J. Harris, and Rotaloc Int’l, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1014. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 20, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Benjamin D. Pergament (Keith P. Ray, Lathrop & Gage, LC, and Marc D. Flink, with […]

472 F.3d 593 CALIFORNIA SPORTFISHING PROTECTION ALLIANCE; Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Inc., Petitioners,v.FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent,Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Respondent-Intervenor. No. 05-73064. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 2006. Filed December 12, 2006. Trent W. Orr, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner. Carol J. Banta, […]

472 F.3d 1136 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Matthew D. JONES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30024. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 6, 2006. Filed January 10, 2007. Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Law Office of Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant. Katheryn Kim Frierson, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for the […]

472 F.3d 227 Mahaman HAOUA, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-2181. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: October 25, 2006. Decided: January 5, 2007. ARGUED: Kell Enow, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner. Daniel Eric Goldman, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Patrick […]

472 F.3d 233 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Timothy Eugene NEWMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-20603. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 5, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Tony Ray Roberts, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S. Thomas A. Martin, Law Offices of Thomas A. Martin, Houston, TX, for Newman. Appeal from the […]

472 F.3d 1032 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Abdolhossein RASTEGAR, also known as Cyrus Rastegar, Appellant. No. 06-1634. No. 06-2605. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 17, 2006. Filed: January 8, 2007. Michael A. Gross, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. John James Ware, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, for appellee. […]

472 F.3d 1242 Byron L. TRACKWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-3003. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 5, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* Byron L. Trackwell, Pro Se. Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, D. Brad Bailey, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Kansas, Topeka, KS, for Defendant-Appellee. Before HARTZ, ANDERSON, and […]

472 F.3d 12 In re VITAL BASICS INCORPORATED, Debtor.Vital Basics Incorporated, Appellant,v.Vertrue Incorporated, f/k/a Memberworks, Incorporated, Appellee. No. 05-2741. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard October 6, 2006. Decided December 29, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Russell Beck, with whom Jeffery M. Rosin and Foley & Lardner LLP were on brief, for appellant. Steven […]

472 F.3d 657 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Joachim BENZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10167. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 7, 2006. Filed December 28, 2006. Ann McClintock, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant. Livia Morales, Staff Attorney, Federal Defenders, Sacramento, CA, for the appellant. Linette K. Davis, Law Clerk, […]

472 F.3d 1131 Li Bin LIN, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-74130. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 16, 2006. Filed January 9, 2007. Jisheng Li, Honolulu, HI, for the petitioner. Louis A. Bracco, Assistant United States Attorney, Honolulu, HI, for the respondent. On Petition for Review of […]

472 F.3d 1026 Sharon LEE, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Courtney Fisher, Deceased, Appellant,v.PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT; Darrell McField, Individually and as agent and employee of the Pine Bluff School District, Appellees. No. 05-2011. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 27, 2006. Filed: January 8, 2007. Bill Wayne Bristow, […]

472 F.3d 925 Bernard PRUITT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-2933. No. 05-4176. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 8, 2006. Decided December 28, 2006. Uche O. Asonye (argued), Asonye & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Ruth F. Masters (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, […]

472 F.3d 943 CREDITOR’S COMMITTEE OF JUMER’S CASTLE LODGE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.D. James JUMER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1862. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 3, 2006. Decided January 2, 2007. Philip E. Koenig (argued), Konecky, Koenig, Kutsunis & Weng, Rock Island, IL, for Appellant. Edward R. Durree (argued), Kingery, Durree, Wakeman & Ryan, Peoria, […]

472 F.3d 1162 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Qing Chang JIANG, aka Frank Jiang, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10671. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2006. Filed January 10, 2007. Richard B. Mazer and Kari E. Hong, Law Offices of Richard B. Mazer, San Francisco, CA, briefed for the appellant. Ms. Hong […]

472 F.3d 587 WILDWEST INSTITUTE; Friends of the Bitterroot, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Dave BULL; Abigail Kimbell; United States Forest Service, Defendants-Appellees,Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development Area, Inc.; Ravalli County; Sula Volunteer Fire Department; Robert Wetztseon; Becki Linderman; Rocky Mountain Log Homes, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 06-35662. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 15, […]

472 F.3d 905 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Dorian R. JONES, Appellant. No. 05-3166. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued November 9, 2006. Decided January 5, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 05cr00040-01). William Francis Xavier Becker, appointed by the court, argued the cause […]

472 F.3d 1318 In Re: CELOTEX CORPORATION, Debtor.Fibreboard Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Celotex Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-16039. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 20, 2006. Marie Tomassi, Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O’Neill & Mullis, P.A., Saint Petersburg, FL, for Fibreboard Corp. Jeffrey W. Warren, Karen Cox, Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy, P.A., Tampa, FL, […]

472 F.3d 1329 GILCHRIST TIMBER COMPANY, a Partnership, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ITT RAYONIER, INCORPORATED, a Delaware Corporation, Natural Resource Planning Services, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Andrew V. Santangini, Jr., an individual, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-16065. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 21, 2006. Leonard E. Ireland, Jr., Clayton-Johnston, P.A., Gainesville, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Dana G. Bradford, II, […]

472 F.3d 222 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James Douglas SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James Douglas Smith, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.James Douglas Smith, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-4358. No. 06-4359. No. 06-4360. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: November 29, 2006. Decided: December 29, 2006. ARGUED: Michael Allen Meetze, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office […]

472 F.3d 416 Ardian KELLICI and Marsida Kellici, Petitioners,v.Alberto GONZALES, Respondent. No. 05-3851. No. 05-3852. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: October 31, 2006. Decided and Filed: December 21, 2006. ON BRIEF: Benjamin Whitfield, Jr., Detroit, Michigan, for Petitioners. Robert W. Haviland, Assistant United States Attorney, Flint, Michigan, for Respondent. Before SILER, GILMAN, […]

472 F.3d 1323 Javier Mauricio Martinez RUIZ, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 05-15875. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 21, 2006. Roberto Matus, Roberto Matus, P.A., Miami, FL, for Ruiz. Kathleen M. Salyer, Anne R. Schultz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, FL, David V. Bernal, Jamie M. Dowd, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, […]

472 F.3d 1198 Juan De Dios GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Scott WEBER, U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (BICE), Denver, Colorado, Respondent-Appellant. No. 04-1181. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 27, 2006. Jonathan F. Cohn, Deputy Assistant Attorney General (Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, David M. McConnell, Deputy Director, and Dimple Gupta, […]

472 F.3d 239 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Miguel Angel GARCIA-JASSO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-41140. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 6, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michelle Palacios, McAllen, TX, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Oscar Ponce (argued), Brownsville, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jon Karl Schmid (argued), Law Office of Jon Karl Schmid, […]

472 F.3d 261 Terrell BOLTON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.The CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, and Teodoro Benavides, in His Official and Individual Capacities, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-11141. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 7, 2006. Katherine Louise Butler, Butler & Harris, Dwaine M. Massey, Massey Law Firm, Houston, TX, James A. Jones, Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky, Motley & Jones, […]

472 F.3d 809 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Hector Manuel AGUAYO-GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-2349. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 3, 2007. Howard A. Pincus, Assistant Federal Public Defender, (Raymond P. Moore, Federal Public Defender, with him on the briefs), Denver, CO, for the Defendant-Appellant. Terri J. Abernathy, Assistant United States Attorney, (David C. […]

472 F.3d 634 AIRBORNE FREIGHT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation dba Airborne Express Inc, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-35989. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 24, 2006. Filed December 26, 2006. Michael E. Gossler, Scott E. Feir and Benjamin I. Vanden Berghe, Montgomery Purdue […]

472 F.3d 1334 Rafael CASTRO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-16682. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 22, 2006. Robin I. Cohen, Daniel R. Levine, Shapiro, Blasi & Wasserman, P.A., Boca Raton, FL, for Castro. Anne Murphy, William Kanter, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Anne R. Schultz, Lisette M. Reid and […]

472 F.3d 565 Fayette GRANDA, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF ST. LOUIS; Bettye Battle-Turner, Hon., individually and in her official capacity with the City of St. Louis, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-2309. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 13, 2006. Filed: January 4, 2007. William E. Moench, argued, St. Louis, MO (Scott P. Hartl, on the brief), […]

472 F.3d 466 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Pernell C. STARKS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2784. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 30, 2006. Decided December 22, 2006. Thomas Edward Leggans (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Benton, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Phillip J. Kavanaugh (argued), Office of the Federal Public Defender, East St. Louis, […]

472 F.3d 1173 SCANLON WHITE, INC., Petitioner-Appellant,v.COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-9000. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 19, 2006. Submitted on the briefs:* John Leeper, Scanlon White, Inc., El Paso, Texas, for Petitioner-Appellant. Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General, Andrea R. Tebbets, Attorney, Karen G. Gregory, Attorney, Tax Division, Department of […]

472 F.3d 791 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Javier SAENZ-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2148. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 2, 2007. Joseph W. Gandert, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Albuquerque, NM, for Defendant-Appellant. David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney; William J. Pflugrath, Assistant United States Attorney, District of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Before […]

472 F.3d 1044 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Shaun Joseph RUFF, Appellant. No. 06-1616. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 28, 2006. Filed: January 9, 2007. 1 Raphael M. Scheetz, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant. 2 Patrick J. Reinert, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellee. 3 Shaun Joseph Ruff, […]

472 F.3d 439 JOHNSON BANK, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.GEORGE KORBAKES & CO., LLP, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-3580. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 12, 2006. Decided December 18, 2006. Albert Solochek (argued), Howard, Solochek & Weber, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Peter D. Sullivan (argued), Timothy G. Shelton, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before EASTERBROOK, […]

472 F.3d 674 Jose Manuel OCHOA-AMAYA, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-74693. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 16, 2006. Filed December 29, 2006. Stephen Shaiken, San Francisco, CA, for the petitioner. Aviva Poczter and Robbin K. Blaya, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent. […]

472 F.3d 1158 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Abeu GONZALEZ-PEREZ, a.k.a. Oscar Ortiz-Garcia, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10693. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 11, 2006. Filed January 10, 2007. Jon M. Sands, Federal Public Defender, Tracy Friddle, Asst. Federal Public Defender (argued), Phoenix, AZ, for the defendant-appellant. Paul K. Charlton, United States […]

472 F.3d 560 Doug FEENEY; Doreen Feeney; Prime-Line, Inc., an Arkansas Corporation, Plaintiffs/Appellees,v.AT & E, INC., a Nevada Corporation, Defendant/Appellant, Frank Mitan; Sun Capital, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Defendants,Kenneth Mitan, originally sued as John Smith, also known as John Adams Smith doing business as MergerOne, also known as John Smith, also known as John Adams, […]

472 F.3d 763 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Ronald E. RANDALL, also known as Ronald E. Randell, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3423. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 27, 2006. Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, David C. Smith, Assistant United States Attorney, Kansas City, Kansas, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Kari S. Schmidt, Conlee Schmidt & Emerson, LLP, […]

472 F.3d 804 Michael WHITINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Joe ORTIZ; Al Ester; John Doe; Sgt. Olsen; Sgt. Huff; Sgt. Harding; c/o Barnes; Lt. John Cordova; and Lt. Adelman, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1362. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 3, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* Michael Whittington, pro se. Before TACHA, Chief Circuit Judge, HARTZ, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit […]

472 F.3d 1294 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Anthony Richard KINARD, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Denny Warren Schmitz, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10043. No. 06-10482. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 20, 2006. Kristen Gartman Rogers, Carlos Alfredo Williams and K. Lyn Hillman, Fed., Pub. Defenders, Fed. Defender Org., Mobile, AL, for Kinard. David Andrew Sigler, […]

472 F.3d 19 Margarita VIVES; Nelson Trinidad; Salvador Trinidad-Vives, Plaintiffs, Appellants,v.Victor FAJARDO, Secretary, Department of Education of Puerto Rico, Mar?a Del Carmen Reyes; Mar?a I. Rodr?guez; Tania Sabo, Defendants, Appellees. No. 05-2813. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard October 31, 2006. Decided January 5, 2007. Manuel A. Rodr?guez Banchs with whom Nora Vargas […]

472 F.3d 8 Vekky Richard TICOALU, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZ?LES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 05-1620. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted September 15, 2006. Decided December 28, 2006. Yan Wang, on brief for petitioner. Thomas L. Holzman, Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Peter […]

472 F.3d 1202 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Martha E. MONTANO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2009. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 3, 2007. Leon Schydlower of El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Sasha Siemel, Assistant U.S. Attorney (David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, and Laura Fashing, Assistant U.S. Attorney, on the brief), Albuquerque, NM, for Plaintiff-Appellee. […]

472 F.3d 436 NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA and Illinois National Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.ALTICOR, INC., Amway Corporation, and Quixtar, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-2479. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Decided and Filed: January 3, 2007. Charles W. Browning, Jeffrey C. Gerish, Plunkett & Cooney, Bloomfield Hills, MI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. James D. […]

472 F.3d 49 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Alfredo MORENO-RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 05-5760-CR. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: August 2, 2006. Decided: December 22, 2006. Laurie S. Hershey, Manhasset, NY, for Defendant-Appellant. Susan Corkery, Assistant United States Attorney (Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, on the brief), United States Attorney’s Office for […]

472 F.3d 556 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Kenny Eugene SMART, Appellant. No. 06-2410. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 15, 2006. Filed: December 29, 2006. Kevin R. Cmelik, argued, Federal Public Defender, Davenport IA, for appellant. Joel W. Barrows, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Davenport, IA, for appellee. Kenny Eugene Smart, Oakdale, IA, […]

472 F.3d 814 Corey Duane HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Justin JONES, Director, Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Marty Sirmons, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary; W. Mark Luttrull, Robert L. Rainey, Earnest D. Ware, David C. Henneke, Ted Logan, Beverly Young, and Ernest Godlove, Oklahoma Board of Corrections; John Does, Unknown Executioners, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-6381. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth […]

472 F.3d 1040 Carlos Alberto FLORES-CALDERON, and Magaly Vilchez-Romani, Petitioners,v.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. No. 06-1739. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 16, 2006. Filed: January 8, 2007. David L. Wilson, Wilson & Zimmer, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioners. D. Gerald Wilhelm, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN […]

472 F.3d 1097 SOUTHEAST ALASKA CONSERVATION COUNCIL; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS; et al., Defendants-Appellees,Coeur Alaska, Inc.; et al., Defendant-Intervenors-Appellees. No. 06-35679. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. December 8, 2006. COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Thomas S. Waldo, Esq., Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Inc., Juneau, AK, Plaintiffs-Appellants. John T. Stahr, Esq., Aaron […]

472 F.3d 964 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Miguel OCAMPO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4277. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 7, 2006. Decided January 8, 2007. Edmond E. Chang, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jeffrey J. Levine, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before BAUER, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges. BAUER, […]

472 F.3d 969 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Robert C. SEYMOUR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2306. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 13, 2006. Decided January 8, 2007. Meredith P. Duchemin (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Reed Cornia (argued), Delyea & Cornia, Madison, WI, for Defendant-Appellant. Before POSNER, MANION, […]

472 F.3d 572 ON TARGET SPORTING GOODS, INC., doing business as On Target, Appellant,v.ATTORNEY GENERAL OF the UNITED STATES, United States Department of Justice; Carl J. Truscott, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; James G. Martin, Acting United States Attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, Appellees. […]

472 F.3d 384 Marcus P. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Fred LIPPARD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-41277. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 12, 2006. Marcus P. Brown, Tennessee Colony, TX, pro se. Celamaine Cunniff, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Before SMITH, BENAVIDES and […]

472 F.3d 493 Sharon LANG, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1515. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 22, 2006. Decided December 28, 2006. David A. Hememway (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Frederick J. Artwick, Sidley Austin LLP, Linda M. Doyle (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for […]

472 F.3d 504 Michael WALSH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.David HEILMANN and Village of Oak Lawn, Illinois, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-2394. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 27, 2006. Decided December 28, 2006. Richard L. Stavins, Thomas Tryboski (argued), Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Craig G. Penrose (argued), Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, […]

472 F.3d 747 Raymond G. CHAPMAN, individually, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.State of OKLAHOMA; W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General; Brad Henry, Governor; Joseph M. Watt, Chief Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-5064. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 19, 2006. Submitted on the briefs:* Raymond G. Chapman, Pro […]

472 F.3d 752 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Douglas SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3474. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 20, 2006. Submitted on the briefs:* Robin D. Fowler of Bath & Edmonds, P.A., Overland Park, Kansas, for Defendant-Appellant. Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, and Tristram W. Hunt, Assistant United States Attorney, Kansas City, […]

472 F.3d 569 Ebrima JALLOW, Petitioner,v.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. No. 06-1610. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 16, 2006. Filed: January 4, 2007. Patrick Chinedu Nwaneri, Nwaneri & Associates, St. Paul, MN, for petitioner. D. Gerald Wilhelm, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent. Before […]

472 F.3d 1278 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Celerino CAMPOS-DIAZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-16082. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 19, 2006. Susan Jill Benton, Stephanie Kearns, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Fed. Def. Program, Inc., Paul S. Kish (Fed. Pub. Def.), Kish & Lietz, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Campos-Diaz. J. Elizabeth McBath, Asst. U.S. Atty., Thomas […]

472 F.3d 671 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Alan GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30288. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted December 8, 2006.* Filed December 28, 2006. George P. Trejo, Jr., The Trejo Law Firm, Yakima, WA, for the defendant-appellant. Russell E. Smoot, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Spokane, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee. Before: B. FLETCHER, GRABER, […]

472 F.3d 1206 Robert Dale MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Hector A. RIOS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-1420. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 3, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* Robert D. Martin, pro se. Troy A. Eid, United States Attorney, and John M. Hutchins, Assistant United States Attorney, Denver, CO, for Respondent-Appellee. Before HARTZ, EBEL, and TYMKOVICH, […]

472 F.3d 1038 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Corey Louis HINES, Appellant. No. 06-1719. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: October 18, 2006. Filed: January 8, 2007. Paul E. Sims, Stokely Group, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. Matthew T. Schelp, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, for appellee. Corey Louis Hines, Forrest City, AR, […]

472 F.3d 1216 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Juan MARTINEZ-MACIAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3243. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. January 3, 2007. Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas, (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Kansas City, KS, for Defendant-Appellant. Michael G. Christensen, Assistant United States […]

472 F.3d 1102 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jose JIMENEZ-ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-50007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted December 6, 2006.* Filed January 5, 2007. Kasha K. Pollreisz, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney for the Southern District of California, Roger […]

472 F.3d 515 Castural THOMPSON, Appellee,v.WAL-MART STORES, INC., Appellant. No. 05-4438. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: September 29, 2006. Filed: December 27, 2006. Michael S. Moore, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant. Terrence Cain, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee. Before RILEY and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and KYLE,1 District Judge. RILEY, Circuit […]

472 F.3d 750 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Albert Earl BOLDEN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-6192. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 20, 2006. Kerry A. Kelly, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Jay Farber, Office of the United States Attorney, Oklahoma City, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Gary S. Peterson, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellant. Before KELLY, McKAY, and […]

472 F.3d 967 Jeanine Lea MOMMAERTS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2952. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Submitted December 20, 2006. Decided January 8, 2007. Jeanine Lea Mommaerts, Green Bay, WI, pro se. Eric C. Tostrud, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis, MN, for Defendant-Appellee. Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and POSNER and […]

472 F.3d 761 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Teresa VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-4159. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. December 20, 2006. Diana Hagen, Office of the United States Attorney, Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Teresa Valencia, Fort Worth, TX, pro se. Before KELLY, McKAY, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges. LUCERO, Circuit Judge. 1 Teresa […]

472 F.3d 849 Angel Nieves DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.James McDONOUGH, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, and Charles J. Crist, Jr., Florida Attorney General, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-16408. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. December 13, 2006. Angel Nieves Diaz, Raiford, FL, pro se. Sandra Sue Jaggard, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court […]

472 F.3d 1104 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Darrel Duane GRISEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30585. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. January 5, 2007. Stephen F. Peifer, Esq., USPO?Office of the U.S. Attorney Mark O. Hatfield, Portland, OR, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marc D. Blackman, Esq., Kendra Matthews, Ransom & Blackmon, LLP, Portland, OR, for Defendant-Appellant. ORDER MARY […]

472 F.3d 383 Richard FIESS and Stephanie Fiess, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.STATE FARM LLOYDS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-20778. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. December 12, 2006. 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, […]

472 F.3d 599 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Luis Emilo GONZALES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-30007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. December 21, 2006. Elizabeth A. Olson, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Anne Walstrom, Esq., Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington & Idaho, Yakima, WA, Tracy A. Staab, Esq., Federal […]

472 F.3d 923 Lydia G. MAGALLANES, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SBC, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1466. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 20, 2006. Decided December 15, 2006. John E. Kerley (argued), Kerley & Associates, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Mark E. Furlane, Kendra M. Allaband (argued), Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, […]

472 F.3d 1104 Karl Adolph FRANTZ, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Herbert HAZEY; Dora B. Schriro, Director, Respondents-Appellees. No. 05-16024. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. January 5, 2007. Karl Adolph Frantz, Buckeye, AZ, pro se. Kathryn Ann Damstra, Esq., Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Section, Tucson, AZ, for Respondent-Appellee. Before MARY M. SCHROEDER, Chief Judge. ORDER […]

472 F.3d 679 Karl Adolph FRANTZ, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Herbert HAZEY; Dora B. Schriro, Director, Respondents-Appellees. No. 05-16024. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Filed December 29, 2006. Karl Adolph Frantz, Buckeye, AZ, pro se. Kathryn Ann Damstra, Esq., Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Section, Tucson, AZ, for Respondents-Appellees. Before SCHROEDER, Chief Judge. ORDER 1 […]