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480 F.3d 891 FAITH CENTER CHURCH EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES, a California non-profit religious corporation; Hattie Hopkins, an individual, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Federal D. GLOVER, member and Chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors; Mark Desaulnier; John M. Gioia; Millie Greenberg, members of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors; John W. Sweeten; Anne Cain, Contra Costa County […]

480 F.3d 950 Stephanie GAMBINI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.TOTAL RENAL CARE, INC., d/b/a Davita, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-35209. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued October 27, 2006. Submitted March 1, 2007. Filed March 8, 2007. 1 Michael C. Subit and Sean M. Phelan, Frank Freed, Subit & Thomas, LLP, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant. 2 Patricia […]

480 F.3d 960 Robert Charles COMER, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Dora B. SCHRIRO, Director, of Arizona Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. No. 98-99003. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 7, 2007*. Filed March 15, 2007. Denise I. Young, Tucson, AZ; Julie S. Hall, Tucson, AZ, for the petitioner-appellant. Michael D. Kimerer, Phoenix, AZ; Holly R. Gieszl, Phoenix, […]

480 F.3d 993 EMPLOYEE PAINTERS’ TRUST; Resilient Floorcovering Pension Fund; Western Washington Floor Covering Apprenticeship Fund; Western Washington Floor Covering Industry Promotion Fund; Rebound Trust; Carpet Linoleum & Soft Tile Layers Local Union 1238 IUPAT, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.ETHAN ENTERPRISES, INC., a Washington corporation; Rebecca Johnson, individually; Gregory S. Tift, individually, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-35270. United States Court of […]

480 F.3d 878 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Craig Allen THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2452. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 12, 2006. Filed: March 28, 2007. Frank Santiago, Iowa City, Iowa, for appellant. C.J. William, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for appellee. Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. BYE, Circuit Judge. […]

480 F.3d 88 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Alfre Luis BRAVO and Jes?s Antonio Mart?nez-Rosado, Defendants, Appellants.United States of America, Appellee,v.Luis Antonio Mancilla-Patino, Defendant, Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Josne Said Isaa-Morales, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-1144. No. 05-1145. No. 05-1146. No. 05-1147. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard October 30, 2006. Decided March 22, 2007. […]

480 F.3d 932 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Philip Martin SADLER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10234. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 7, 2006. Filed March 1, 2007. Harriette P. Levitt, Tucson, AZ, for the appellant. Celeste Corlett, Assistant United States Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for the appellee. Appeal from the United States District […]

480 F.3d 860 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Clinton BELL, Appellant. No. 06-2985. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2006. Filed: March 27, 2007. Patrick J. Benca, Little Rock, AR, for appellant. John Ray White, Little Rock, AR, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. RILEY, Circuit Judge. 1 Clinton […]

480 F.3d 865 Viola FAIR, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Larry NORRIS, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction; Kevin Murphy, Human Resources Administrator; Arkansas Department of Correction; Ray Hobbs, in his capacity as Chief Deputy Director, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1580. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 16, 2007. Filed: March 27, 2007. John L. Kearney, Pine Bluff, AR, for […]

480 F.3d 871 Charles E. WILLIAMS, Appellant,v.CITY OF CARL JUNCTION, MISSOURI; James “Jim” Wisdom, Mayor, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities; John Hofer, Chief of Police, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities; Joseph “Joe” Barfield, City Administrator, City of Carl Junction, In his individual and official capacities, […]

480 F.3d 885 Laura NICOLA, Appellant,v.Michael J. ASTRUE,1 Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee. No. 06-2677. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 12, 2007. Filed: March 28, 2007. Mary K. Hoefer, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellant. Maureen McGuire, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee. Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BYE, […]

480 F.3d 888 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.John Robert RALPH, Appellant. No. 06-1293. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 16, 2007. Filed: March 30, 2007. Keith D. Sorrell, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellee. Jeffrey J. Rosanswank, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Cape Girardeau, MO, for Appellant. John Robert Ralph, Farmington, […]

480 F.3d 791 Samuel David STOCKMAN, D.D.S., Plaintiff-Appellee,v.OAKCREST DENTAL CENTER, P.C., Louis E. Leonor, D.D.S., Individually, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-1518. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: June 6, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 16, 2007. ARGUED: David T. Croall, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants. E. Michael Morris, Morris & Doherty, […]

480 F.3d 942 Vicki WELCH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Long Term Disability Plan; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Medical Plan; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Life Insurance Plan; Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Retirement Plan, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-56768. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 19, […]

480 F.3d 856 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Edward GALLEGOS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2009. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 12, 2007. Filed: March 27, 2007. Michelle M. Law, Springfield, MO, for appellant. Philip M. Koppe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO (Bradley J. Schlozman, U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, Kimberly R. Weber Dean, […]

480 F.3d 779 CAREMARK, INC., a California Corporation, Plaintif-Appellant,v.David GOETZ, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration; Jason D. Hickey, in his official capacity as Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of TennCare, Defendants-Appellees,United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee. No. 05-6903. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: October […]

480 F.3d 815 Anna MADAY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.PUBLIC LIBRARIES OF SAGINAW, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-2637. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: March 13, 2007. Decided and Filed: March 28, 2007. ARGUED: Russell C. Babcock, The Mastromarco Firm, Saginaw, Michigan, for Appellant. Ernest R. Bazzana, Plunkett & Cooney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Russell C. Babcock, […]

480 F.3d 822 Tejpaul S. JOGI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Tim VOGES, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-1657. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. November 10, 2005. Decided March 12, 2007. Brad P. Rosenberg (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jerome P. Lyke (argued), Flynn, Palmer & Tague, Champaign, IL, for Defendants-Appellees. Sharon Swingle Dept. […]

480 F.3d 837 Ruth E. PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant,Arlon L. Parks, Plaintiff,v.CITY OF HORSESHOE BEND, ARKANSAS; Robert Spear, Individually and as the Mayor of the City of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas; Fred Mitchell, Jr., Individually, and as Chief of Police of the City of Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas; Janice Fae Mitchell; David Perkins; Charles V. Simmons, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1696. […]

480 F.3d 841 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3234 WASHINGTON AVENUE NORTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, Defendant,Minnesota Church of Angels, Claimant-Appellant. No. 06-1983. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 13, 2006. Filed: March 22, 2007. Deborah Ellis, argued, St.Paul, MN (Jennifer Macaulay, on the brief), for appellant. James S. Alexander, argued, […]

480 F.3d 846 Heather EFINCHUK, Appellant,v.Michael J. ASTRUE,1 Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee. No. 05-4109. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 17, 2006. Filed: March 27, 2007. Catherine G. Ratliff, Hot Springs, SD, for appellant. Diana J. Ryan, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Rapid City, SD, for appellee. Before RILEY, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit […]

480 F.3d 849 Nancy KECSO, Appellee,v.MEREDITH CORPORATION, Appellant. No. 06-2389. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 16, 2006. Filed: March 27, 2007. Steven L. Severson, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Deborah A. Ellingboe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the brief), appellant. John O. Haraldson, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellee. Before BYE, BOWMAN and GRUENDER, […]

480 F.3d 713 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Omar MEJIA-HUERTA, also known as Omar Huerta-Mejia, also known as Omar Mejia, also known as Omar Huerta, also known as Ivan Mexia-Huerta, also known as Omar Mexia, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Anastacio Pantoja-Arellano, also known as Andy Pantoja, also known as Armando Puentes-Herrera, also known as Pedro Garcia-Rodriguez, […]

480 F.3d 724 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO., doing business as DuPont Specialty Chemicals, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30712. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 1, 2007. Joseph A. Seiner (argued), E.E.O.C., Washington, DC, Gregory Thomas Juge, E.E.O.C., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Raymond Michael Ripple (argued), Donna L. […]

480 F.3d 734 PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF HOUSTON AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS, Planned Parenthood of North Texas, Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas, Planned Parenthood of West Texas, Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, Planned Parenthood of Central Texas, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Eduardo J. SANCHEZ, Texas Commissioner of Health, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-50013. United States Court of […]

480 F.3d 743 ASSURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee,v.Varsha GROGAN, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of J.C. Thomas Grogan, deceased, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. No. 05-51609. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 2, 2007. Marilyn Tanner Hebinck (argued), Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, TX, for Assurity Life. Mark Lyndon Kincaid (argued), Kincaid, Horton […]

480 F.3d 747 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Kenneth S. DILLEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30869. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 2, 2007. Robert William Piedrahita (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Catherine M. Maraist, Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S. Christopher Albert Aberle (argued), Mandeville, LA, for Dilley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the […]

480 F.3d 750 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Mario Alfredo SALINAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10964. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 5, 2007. Renee Harris Toliver, Fort Worth, TX, Susan B. Cowger, Chad Eugene Meacham, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jason Douglas Hawkins, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the […]

480 F.3d 760 RESOLUTION PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, LLC, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee,v.PAPER ALLIED INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL AND ENERGY WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL 4-1201, formerly known as Norco Chemical Workers Union, Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellant. No. 05-30813. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 6, 2007. Ernest R. Malone, Jr., Stephen Lee Scott (argued), The Kullman Firm, New Orleans, LA, for […]

480 F.3d 769 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Timothy KOSINSKI, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-2664. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: November 15, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 22, 2007.* ARGUED: Gregory V. Davis, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Appellant. Richard M. Lustig, Richard M. Lustig Law Office, Birmingham, MI, for Appellee. ON […]

480 F.3d 664 Petru MIRONESCU, Petitioner-Appellee,v.Harlon E. COSTNER, United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina, Respondent-Appellant, andWilliam Schatzman, Sheriff of Forsyth County, Respondent. No. 06-6457. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued November 28, 2006. Decided March 22, 2007. ARGUED: Douglas Neal Letter, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate […]

480 F.3d 685 Jewel WELBORN, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-60338. Summary Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 6, 2007. James L. Gray, Picayune, MS, for Welborn. Philip W. Gaines, Denise Courtney Wesley, Currie, Johnson, Griffin, Gaines & Myers, Jackson, MS, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District […]

480 F.3d 689 Gregory D. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-11486. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 13, 2007. Gregory D. Williams, Fort Worth, TX, pro se. Leslie Louise McCollom, O’Hanlon & Associates, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Before […]

480 F.3d 695 Randy ALSTON; Karen Alston, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.FLEETWOOD MOTOR HOMES OF INDIANA INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30014. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 28, 2007. Jere Jay Bice (argued), J. Michael Veron, Bice, Palermo & Veron, Lake Charles, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees. Robert E. Landry (argued), Scofield, Gerard, Veron, Singletary & Pohorelsky, Lake Charles, LA, […]

480 F.3d 704 Kurt BETZEL, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.STATE FARM LLOYDS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-10903. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 28, 2007. M. Davis Purcell (argued), Wells, Purcell & Kraatz, Fort Worth, TX, for Betzel. Levon G. Hovnatanian (argued), Christopher Weldon Martin, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, Houston, TX, Melinda R. Burke, Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & […]

480 F.3d 710 Lynette CHARPENTIER, Widow of Zeby Charpentier, Jr., Petitioner,v.ORTCO CONTRACTORS; Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corp.; Director, Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Respondents. No. 06-60217. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 28, 2007. William R. Mustian, III, Stanga & Mustian, Metairie, LA, for Charpentier. Travis Ron LeBleu, Johnson, Stiltner […]

480 F.3d 62 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Osvaldo CARABALLO-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 03-1795. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard December 8, 2006. Decided March 21, 2007. Michael R. Hasse, by appointment of the court, for appellant. Mariana E. Bauz?-Almonte, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, United States Attorney, and Nelson […]

480 F.3d 642 Christopher A. SCIOLINO, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA; Dennis A. Mook, Individually and as Chief of Police for the City of Newport News, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-2229. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued November 28, 2006. Decided March 12, 2007. Thomas Allan Dyar, Law Office of Reid H. Ervin, P.C., Norfolk, […]

480 F.3d 678 CSX TRANSPORTATION, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL UNION; United Transportation Union, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1414. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: November 29, 2006. Decided: March 28, 2007. 1 ARGUED: Ronald Maurice Johnson, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant. John A. Edmond, Guerrieri, Edmond, Clayman & Bartos, […]

480 F.3d 579 Nancy BROOKS, Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust of Donald L. Silverman and as Executrix for the Estate of Donald L. Silverman, and Joan Silverman, Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust of Donald L. Silverman and as Executrix for the Estate of Donald L. Silverman, Plaintiffs, Appellants,v.AIG SUNAMERICA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee. No. […]

480 F.3d 591 Jos? L?PEZ, Petitioner, Appellant,v.Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS and Page True, Warden, Sussex State Prison, Respondents, Appellees. No. 06-1663. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 9, 2007. Decided March 27, 2007. Mary A. Azzarito with whom Benjamin D. Entine and The Law Offices of Benjamin D. Entine, J.D., Ph.D were on […]

480 F.3d 597 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Belen NIEVES-CASTA?O, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1517. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard February 8, 2007. Decided March 27, 2007. Francisco Valc?rcel-Fuster, Assistant Federal Public Defender, with whom Hector L. Ramos-Vega, Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Joseph C. Laws, Jr., Federal Public Defender, were on brief, for […]

480 F.3d 605 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Victor MILIANO, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-2746. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard March 6, 2007. Decided March 28, 2007. Jorge E. Rivera-Ort?z, by appointment of the court, for appellant. Germ?n A. Rieckehoff, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodr?guez-V?lez, United States Attorney, and Nelson […]

480 F.3d 621 EDP MEDICAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.Docket No. 06-0106-cv. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: November 28, 2006. Decided: March 9, 2007. Norman A. Kaplan, Law Office of Norman A. Kaplan, Great Neck, NY, for plaintiff-appellant. Kenneth W. Rosenberg, Attorney, Tax Division, United States Department of Justice […]

480 F.3d 627 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Michael GREEN, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 05-3830-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: October 19, 2006. Decided: March 13, 2007. Robert M. Spector, Assistant United States Attorney, Hartford, CT (Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, William J. Nardini, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

480 F.3d 636 Mohamed ABBAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Lt. DIXON, Donald Selsky, Defendants-Appellees,Supt. John Kelly, Supt. Victor Herbert, Sgt. Simons, W. Gee, Officer Poland, Officer P. Koepp, Dept. Gnway, Dept. Conway, D. Matyas, K. Derkovitz, Wyoming County, Gerald L. Stout, Allen Capwell, D. Supkis, Defendants,Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York, Amicus Curiae. Docket No. […]

480 F.3d 470 Ella M. BELER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.BLATT, HASENMILLER, LEIBSKER & MOORE, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2707. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 3, 2007. Decided March 7, 2007. Stephen F. Hedinger (argued), Hedinger Law Office, Springfield, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David L. Hartsell (argued), McGuirewoods, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and […]

480 F.3d 514 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Mohammad MANSOORI, Mark Cox, Kenneth Choice, and Terry Young, Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-1950. No. 04-1974. No. 04-2653. No. 05-3440. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Submitted July 10, 2006.* Decided March 13, 2007. Daniel D. Rubinstein (submitted), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Donna […]

480 F.3d 525 Mensah Koffi ADEKPE, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 05-3951. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 8, 2006. Decided March 14, 2007. Holly M. Spurlock (argued), DLA Piper U.S. LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Joseph C. Mazumdar […]

480 F.3d 53 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James TOBIN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1883. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 8, 2007. Decided March 21, 2007. John G. Kester with whom Dane H. Butswinkas, Tobin J. Romero, Colleen F. Shanahan and Williams & Connolly LLP were on brief for appellant. Andrew Levchuk, Department […]

480 F.3d 534 Marcella FANE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.LOCKE REYNOLDS, LLP, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2200. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 5, 2007. Decided March 14, 2007. Bobby A. Potters (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Julia F. Crow (argued), Thomas E. Deer, Locke Reynolds LLP, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee. Before FLAUM, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges. […]

480 F.3d 542 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.August C. GHILARDUCCI and Ronald J. Richardson, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-2836. No. 05-3165. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 3, 2007. Decided March 14, 2007. Joel R. Levin (submitted), Terra Brown, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Daniel J. LaFave, Quarles & […]

480 F.3d 551 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Dewayne LUSTER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4312. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 1, 2006. Decided March 15, 2007. Melanie C. Conour, Cynthia J. Ridgeway (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jack F. Crawford (argued), Crawford & Devane, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant. […]

480 F.3d 558 Borislav B. TEREZOV, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 06-2101. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 24, 2007. Decided March 15, 2007. Ronald G. Finch (argued), Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Hillel R. Smith (argued), Department of Justice […]

480 F.3d 566 Otar SHARASHIDZE, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 06-2661. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 16, 2007. Decided March 16, 2007. Maria T. Baldini-Potermin (argued), Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Emily A. Radford, M. Lee […]

480 F.3d 571 Richard V. ASPEN, Petitioner, Appellant,v.Lynn BISSONNETTE, et al., Respondents, Appellees. No. 06-1615. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 10, 2007. Decided March 21, 2007. Daniel J. Johnedis was on brief for petitioner. Randall E. Ravitz, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Bureau, with whom Thomas F. Reilly, Attorney General, was on […]

480 F.3d 478 Michael PATTON, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MFS/SUN LIFE FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-4765. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 21, 2006. Decided March 12, 2007. William R. Groth (argued), Fillenwarth, Dennerline, Groth & Towe, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Mark E. Schmidtke (argued), Schmidtke Hoeppner Consultants, Valparaiso, IN, for Defendant-Appellee. Before BAUER, CUDAHY, […]

480 F.3d 493 Delisa ROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.RJM ACQUISITIONS FUNDING LLC, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2059. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 4, 2007. Decided March 13, 2007. David J. Philipps (argued), Gomolinski & Philipps, Palos Hills, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Joseph S. Messer (argued), Amy R. Jonker, Messer & Stilp, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before POSNER, […]

480 F.3d 499 TRAVELERS CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-4134. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 16, 2006. Decided March 13, 2007. James A. Knox, Jr. (argued), Tressler, Soderstrom, Maloney & Priess, Chicago, IL, for […]

480 F.3d 505 Dong YI and Edgar Martinez, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.STERLING COLLISION CENTERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2645. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 12, 2007. Decided March 13, 2007. Jeffrey Taren (argued), Kinoy, Taren & Geraghty, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Paul R. Garry, Eileen E. […]

480 F.3d 511 Michael J. WITKOWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MILWAUKEE COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-3627. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 15, 2007. Decided March 13, 2007. Walter F. Kelly (argued), Milwaukee, WI, Steven H. Steinglass, Cleveland Heights, OH, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Andrew A. Jones, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Michele M. Ford (argued), Crivello, Carlson & […]

480 F.3d 460 Michael D. BRANDT, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1999. No. 06-2573. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 4, 2007. Decided February 20, 2007. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc April 2, 2007. Irene Katherine Dymkar […]

480 F.3d 476 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Gerard HAWKINS and Monique Hawkins, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-4311. No. 05-4243. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 15, 2007. Decided March 9, 2007. Donna R. Eide, Doris L. Pryor (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Jerold S. Solovy, John R. Schleppenbach […]

480 F.3d 366 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Henry MEREDITH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-31071. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 26, 2007. Gregory M. Kennedy, Stephen A. Higginson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sivashree Sundaram (argued), New Orleans, LA, for U.S. Roma A. Kent, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Robin Elise Shulberg, New Orleans, LA, for Meredith. […]

480 F.3d 383 Rene LeMAIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-31134. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 27, 2007. Joe Floyd Stevenson (argued), Stevenson Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA, for LeMaire. Wendell C. Woods, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court […]

480 F.3d 423 Amanda CROSBY, Administratrix for the Estate of Billy K. Allred, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ROHM & HAAS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-5347. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2007. Decided and Filed: March 16, 2007. ARGUED: Stephen C. Emery, Stewart, Roelandt, Stoess, Craigmyle & Emery, Crestwood, Kentucky, for Appellant. Raymond A. Kresge, Cozen […]

480 F.3d 432 Elbridge COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-5429. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: January 31, 2007. Decided and Filed: March 21, 2007. ARGUED: James Roy Williams, Young, Reverman & Mazzei, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. Laurie G. Remter, Social Security Administration, Office of the General Counsel, Atlanta, Georgia, for […]

480 F.3d 438 FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, a California Corporation; Transnation Title Insurance Company, an Arizona Corporation; Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, a Virginia Corporation; and Chicago Title Insurance Company, a Missouri Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Melissa R. DEVAUGH, in her capacity as the Lapeer County Register of Deeds; Fran Fuller, in her capacity as the Eaton County Register […]

480 F.3d 47 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Artin H. COLOIAN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1357. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Decided March 20, 2007. Heard December 5, 2006. Mary June Ciresi, for appellant. Donald C. Lockhart, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Robert Clark Corrente, United States Attorney, and Terrence Donnelly, Assistant United States […]

480 F.3d 351 Roy ABRAHAM; et al., Plaintiffs,Roy Abraham; Jacob George; Cicil Antony Akkara; Appala Raju Allipilli; Samuel Kutty Ampazhatthummootil; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.B.J. SINGH, individually etc.; et al., Defendants,Chad Chandler, individually; Falcon Steel Structures, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-30860. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 26, 2007. Bill Kent Felty (argued), Tulsa, OK, Brent […]

480 F.3d 371 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Elizaveta NIKONOVA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-31093. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 26, 2007. Catherine M. Maraist (argued), Corey Ross Amundson, Baton Rouge, LA, for U.S. Richard George Crane (argued), Nashville, TN, Hillar C. Moore, III, Law Office of Hillar C. Moore, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for […]

480 F.3d 377 Karen Jo BARROW, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.GREENVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; et al., Defendants,Greenville Independent School District, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-11151. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 26, 2007. William Charles Bundren (argued), Wm. Charles Bundren & Associates, Frisco, TX, for Barrow. Dennis J. Eichelbaum (argued), Janice Shelton Parker, Schwartz & Eichelbaum, Frisco, TX, Cobby […]

480 F.3d 38 UNITED STATES, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.6 FOX STREET, Windham, New Hampshire, Land and Buildings with all Appurtenances and Improvements Thereon, Owned by Timothy Bishop; et al., Defendants in Rem.Timothy Bishop, Claimant-Appellant. No. 05-2744. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 11, 2007. Decided March 15, 2007. 1 Bernard Grossberg, for appellants. 2 Thomas […]

480 F.3d 397 APACHE BOHAI CORPORATION LDC; Apache China Corporation LDC, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.TEXACO CHINA BV, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-20413. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. February 27, 2007. Joseph D. Jamail (argued), Frank M. Staggs, Jr., Jamail & Kolius, Joy M. Soloway, Fulbright & Jaworski, Harry M. Reasoner (argued), Gwendolyn Johnson Samora, James L. Loftis, Brandon […]

480 F.3d 410 NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, INC.; Sierra Club, Inc.; and Our Children’s Earth Foundation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-6329. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: September 18, 2006. Decided and Filed: March 2, 2007. ARGUED: George E. Hays, San Francisco, California, for Appellants. Frank H. Lancaster, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, […]