Category: 482 F.3d ___

482 F.3d 356 Miguel Antonio BRIEVA-PEREZ, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, United States Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-60639. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 19, 2007. William F. Harmeyer (argued), Harmeyer & Fowler, Houston, TX, for Petitioner. Ernesto Horacio Molina, Jr. (argued), Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, […]

482 F.3d 363 Dung Tri VO, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, United States Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-60518. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 19, 2007. Imran B. Mirza (argued), Houston, TX, for Vo. Ernesto Horacio Molina, Jr. (argued), Donald Anthony Couvillon, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., Michael Peter Lindemann, Linda Susan Wendtland, Christopher Cyrus Fuller […]

482 F.3d 27 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Lee HENRY, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1530. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 8, 2007. Decided April 6, 2007. John M. Thompson with whom Linda J. Thompson and Thompson & Thompson, P.C. were on brief for appellant. Alex J. Grant, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom […]

482 F.3d 276 Alexis MBEA, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-1204. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued February 1, 2007. Decided March 22, 2007. ARGUED: Emmanuel Damascus Akpan, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner. John Darren Williams, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: […]

482 F.3d 282 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Derry Drew PYLES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-4522. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued December 1, 2006. Decided April 11, 2007. ARGUED: Zelda Elizabeth Wesley, Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for Appellant. James Bryan Zimarowski, Morgantown, West Virginia, for Appellee. […]

482 F.3d 293 JUPITER ENERGY CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. No. 05-61173. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 15, 2007. H. Christopher Bartolomucci (argued), Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, for Petitioner. Carol Jayne Banta (argued), Robert Harris Solomon, FERC, Washington, DC, for Respondent. James T. McManus, Wright & Talisman, Washington, DC, Mari […]

482 F.3d 315 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Larry TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-60136. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 15, 2007. Richard Terrell Starrett, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), David Harrison Fulcher, Jackson, MS, for U.S. Kathryn Neal Nester (argued), Jackson, MS, for Taylor. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District […]

482 F.3d 254 Richard D. WEISS, Appellantv.FIRST UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A New York Corporation; Lucy E. Baird-Stoddard; J. Harold Chandler, as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office of Unumprovident; George J. DiDonna, M.D.; Kelly M. Smith; John and Jane Does 1-100. No. 05-5428. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued January 9, 2007. […]

482 F.3d 269 UNITED STATES of Americav.Samuel WATSON, Appellant. No. 05-3892. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) March 13, 2007. Filed April 5, 2007. Maureen Kearney Rowley, Chief Federal Defender, David L. McColgin, Assistant Federal Defender, Supervising Appellate Attorney, Federal Community Defender Office for the Eastern District […]

482 F.3d 184 Mary McCARTHY, Clayton Borowski, on behalf of others similarly situated, and individually, Gail Adams, Donald Bakert, RoseMarie Black, Albin Blom, Mike Blount, William Brady, Donna Cochran, Steve Crowther, Michael Coughlin, Delia Coy, Paul Crowe, Cary Elbaum, Lisa Farnsworth, Jack Finley, James Gabrys, Gregory Gopodarek, Laura Gue, James Hadley, Gerald Hillard, Carl Langbein, […]

482 F.3d 225 Zev WACHTEL; Linda Wachtel, individually and on behalf of their minor children, Tory, Jesse and Brett Wachtel, and on behalf of all others similarly situated,v.HEALTH NET, INC.; Health Net of the Northeast, Inc.; Health Net of New Jersey, Inc.Renee McCoy, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situatedv.Health Net, Inc., Health […]

482 F.3d 238 BAIARDI FOOD CHAIN, Petitionerv.UNITED STATES of America; United States Department of Agriculture the Secretary of Agriculture, Respondents. No. 06-1124. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) January 19, 2007. Filed March 2, 2007. Kevin P. Claffey, Gentile & Dickler, New York, NY, Attorney for Petitioner. Stephen […]

482 F.3d 244 UNITED STATES of Americav.Shawn ROBINSON, Appellant. No. 05-5330. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) February 27, 2007. Filed March 5, 2007. George S. Leone, Office Of United States Attorney, Newark, NJ, for Appellee. John F. Renner, Marlton, NJ, for Appellant. Before McKEE, and ALDISERT, Circuit […]

482 F.3d 247 FLETCHER-HARLEE CORP., Appellantv.POTE CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INC. No. 06-2199. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) March 8, 2007. Opinion Filed April 5, 2007. John A. Greenhall, Esquire, Cohen, Seglias, Pallas, Greenhall & Furman, P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant. Thomas A. Clark, Esquire, Karen M. Murray, Esquire, […]

482 F.3d 135 ITC LIMITED and ITC Hotels Limited, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants,v.PUNCHGINI, INC., Raja Jhanjee, Paragnesh Desai, Vicky Vij, Dhandu Ram, Mahendra Singh, Bachan Rawat, Bukhara Grill II, Inc., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees.Docket No. 05-0933-cv. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: November 18, 2005. Decided: March 28, 2007. Ethan Horwitz (Kandis M. Koustenis, William F. Sheehan, Robert D. […]

482 F.3d 1376 In re REED ELSEVIER PROPERTIES INC. No. 2006-1309. No. 75/530,795. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 12, 2007. J. Paul Williamson, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., of Washington, DC, argued for appellant. John M. Whealan, Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for […]

482 F.3d 15 In re THE GROUND ROUND, INC., Debtor.Joseph A. Abboud, Elias N. Dow, Wazen J. Wyzew, a Pennsylvania Partnership, and Byblos, Inc., Appellees,v.The Ground Round, Inc., Appellant. No. 06-9002. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 6, 2006. Decided March 30, 2007. Harold B. Murphy with whom Andrew G. Lizotte, Christian […]

482 F.3d 172 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant-Cross-Appellee,v.Vamond ELMORE, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant. Docket No. 05-1734-cr(L). Docket No. 05-6477-cr(XAP). United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 1, 2007. Decided: March 29, 2007. 1 Robert M. Spector, Assistant United States Attorney, for Kevin J. O’Connor, United States Attorney (William J. Nardini, Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel) […]

482 F.3d 207 Jack EHLEITERv.GRAPETREE SHORES, INC., Appellant. No. 06-2542. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued December 4, 2006. Opinion Filed April 6, 2007. Joel H. Holt (Argued), St. Croix, USVI, Attorney for Appellee. Charles E. Engeman (Argued), Simone R.D. Francis, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, St. Thomas, USVI, Attorney for Appellant. […]

482 F.3d 21 In re John Gregory SKORICH, Debtor.Edmond J. Ford, Trustee, Plaintiff, Appellant,v.Donna Skorich, Defendant, Appellee. No. 06-2395. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard March 8, 2007. Decided March 30, 2007. Edmond J. Ford with whom Ford, Weaver & McDonald, P.A. was on brief for appellant. Eleanor Wm. Dahar with whom Victor […]

482 F.3d 1358 RICHLIN SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY, Appellant,v.Michael CHERTOFF, Secretary of Homeland Security, Appellee. No. 06-1055. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 3, 2007. Appealed from United States Board of Contract Appeals Department of Transportation, Eileen P. Fennessy, Administrative Judge. On Petition for Rehearing. Gilbert J. Ginsburg, Attorney & Counselor-at-Law, of Washington, DC, […]

482 F.3d 1360 CARABETTA ENTERPRISES, INC., Carabetta Management Company, Joseph F. Carabetta, CR Hedgewood Limited Partnership, CR Norwich Limited Partnership, CR Sleeping Giant Limited Partnership, CR Redstone Limited Partnership, CR Saybrook Limited Partnership, CR Stoneycrest Limited Partnership, CR Willowcrest Limited Partnership, Kingswood Apartments, Ltd., Newfield Towers Realty Co., New Meadows Realty Co., Orange Apartment Associates, […]

482 F.3d 1370 Ted A. BRODOWY, Dirk G. Brown, Carolyn M. Gandy, Ron D. Gandy, Tracy Jenson, Kenneth B. Karnath, Jonathan A. Mendelson, Clyde A. Smith, Sharon Wilkins, and Marilyn Yamamoto, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 2006-5113. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 12, 2007. Malcolm S. Young, Thompson Hine LLP, of Cincinnati, Ohio, […]

482 F.3d 1330 TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, Novartis Pharma AG and Novartis International Pharmaceutical Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1181. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 30, 2007. Henry C. Dinger, Goodwin Procter LLP, of Boston, Massachusetts, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Shepard M. Remis and Roland H. […]

482 F.3d 1347 CENTRAL ADMIXTURE PHARMACY SERVICES, INC. and Dr. Gerald D. Buckberg, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.ADVANCED CARDIAC SOLUTIONS, P.C. and Charles Wall, Defendants-Appellants. No. 2006-1307. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 3, 2007. Brett J. Williamson, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, of Newport Beach, CA, argued for plaintiffs-appellees. With him on the brief was Nathaniel L. […]

482 F.3d 1232 Deborah S. MEYER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA; Shawn Stoddard, individually and in his official capacity as a deputy sheriff for Harper County, Oklahoma; Josh Snider, individually and in his official capacity as a deputy sheriff for Harper County, Oklahoma; Tommy Painter, individually and in his official capacity […]

482 F.3d 1244 Thomas MINK; The Howling Pig, an unincorporated association, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.John W. SUTHERS, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Kenneth R. Buck, District Attorney for Colorado’s 19th Judicial District; Susan Knox, a Chief Deputy District Attorney working for Colorado’s 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, in her individual capacity, […]

482 F.3d 1309 AMBROSIA COAL & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, a Pennsylvania corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Hector Carlos PAGES MORALES, Isla Verde Beach Hotel & Casino, S.E., et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-14255. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 2, 2007. 1 Frank Gugliotta Salpietro, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Arnaldo Velez, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. 2 […]

482 F.3d 1317 MERCK & CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellee,v.HI-TECH PHARMACAL CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 2006-1401. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 29, 2007. Robert L. Baechtold, Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief was Bruce M. Wexler. William L. Mentlik, Lerner, David, Littenberg, […]

482 F.3d 1324 BASF CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES, Defendant-Cross Appellant. No. 05-1477. No. 05-1523. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. March 29, 2007. Frederic D. Van Arman, Jr., Barnes, Richardson & Colburn, of New York, NY, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was James S. O’Kelly. Of counsel was Helena D. Sullivan. Jack […]

482 F.3d 122 Dong GAO, Ziang Zhen Gao, Petitioners,v.BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS, Respondent. Docket No. 04-4020-ag. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: January 19, 2007. Decided: March 28, 2007. Gary J. Yerman, New York, NY, for Petitioners. Monica Wheatley, Assistant United States Attorney (David L. Huber, United States Attorney for the Western District […]

482 F.3d 1263 SUMMUM, a corporate sole and church, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee,v.DUCHESNE CITY, a governmental entity; Clinton Park, Mayor of Duchesne City; Yordys Nelson; Nancy Wager; Paul Tanner; Darwin McKee; Jeannie Mecham, city council members, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants. No. 05-4162. No. 05-4168. No. 05-4272. No. 05-4282. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 17, 2007. Brian M. Barnard […]

482 F.3d 1277 Philip C. BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Shawn COMPTON, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1274. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 17, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* Philip C. Butler, Plaintiff-Appellant, Pro se. Patricia K. Kelly, City Attorney, Lori Miskel, Senior Attorney, Office of the City Attorney, Colorado Springs, CO, for Defendant-Appellee. Before LUCERO, BRORBY, and McCONNELL, […]

482 F.3d 1281 Virgilio Jimenez ARIAS, Petitioner,v.U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. No. 06-13459 Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 20, 2007. Eduardo Rigoberto Soto, Coral Gables, FL, for Arias. Surell Brady, David V. Bernal, Jamie M. Dowd, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision […]

482 F.3d 1285 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Anthony H. LINDSEY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-11273. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 27, 2007. Nina S. Mandel (Court-Appointed), Mandel & McAliley, LLP, Miami, FL, for Lindsey. Jonathan D. Colan, Anne R. Schultz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jeanne Marie Mullenhoff, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, FL, for U.S. Appeal […]

482 F.3d 1299 KH OUTDOOR, L.L.C., Dale P. Eggers, MooreA, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CLAY COUNTY, FLORIDA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-11070. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 29, 2007. G. Franklin Lemond, Jr., Edward Adam Webb, The Webb Law Group, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. William David Brinton, Cristine M. Russell, Ruth A. Holmes, Rogers Towers, PA, […]

482 F.3d 1305 Daniel CRAWFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CITY OF FAIRBURN, GEORGIA, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-13073. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. March 29, 2007. Christopher G. Moorman, Atlanta, GA, for Crawford. Jennifer Humphrey Keaton, R. Read Gignilliat, Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern […]

482 F.3d 1209 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jackie Gene NASH, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-6288. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 9, 2007. Vickie Mandell-King, Assistant Federal Public Defender (Raymond P. Moore, Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant. Mary M. Smith, Assistant United States Attorney (John C. Richter, […]

482 F.3d 1225 Clarence REINHART; Ganelle Edwards; Larry Reinhart, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.LINCOLN COUNTY; Lincoln County Planning and Zoning Commission; Lincoln County Office of Planning; Kent Connelly; T. Deb Wolfley; Alan Linford, individually and in their official capacities as Lincoln County Commissioners; Mike Archibald, individually and in his official capacity as planner for Lincoln County Planning and Zoning […]

482 F.3d 1187 Lisa STILWELL, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., a corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-15000. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2006. Filed April 11, 2007. Joseph W. Charles, Glendale, AZ, briefed and argued for the appellant. Raymond R. Cusack and Stephen T. Portell, Tucson, AZ, briefed for the appellee. […]

482 F.3d 1199 Lorraine DETABALI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL; John Williams; Philip Gardner; Christine Green; Evangeline Mondares; Susan McCorquodale; Rose Renee, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15591. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 15, 2007. Filed April 16, 2007. Charles J. Katz, Millbrae, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Alex Hernaez, Kauff, McClain & McGuire LLP, […]

482 F.3d 1205 Enrique Colin BALLESTEROS, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES,1 Respondent. No. 04-9528. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 29, 2007. Michael E. Hegarty, Office of the United States Attorney, Mike Comfort, Acting Dist. Dir., Immigration & Naturalization Service, Nina Y. Wang, Faegre & Benson LLP, Denver, CO, Donald E. Keener, Emily A. Radford, […]

482 F.3d 1097 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Mykola IHNATENKO, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Mykhailo Yurchenko, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50150. No. 05-50197. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted* March 30, 2007. Filed March 30, 2007. Gerald Singleton, San Diego, CA; Mary F. Prevost, San Diego, CA, for the appellants. Mark R. Rehe, Assistant United States […]

482 F.3d 1205 Clarice D. HAGA, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Michael J. ASTRUE,* Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-5107. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 3, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:** Steve A. Troutman, Troutman & Troutman, P.C., Tulsa, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant. David E. O’Meilia, United States Attorney; Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel; Virginia Watson […]

482 F.3d 1154 Alvin Ray QUARLES, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.A. KANE, Warden; J. Woodford, Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-16308. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 2007.* Filed April 6, 2007. Alvin Ray Quarles, pro se, Soledad, CA, for the appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District […]

482 F.3d 1156 ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND; Animal Welfare Institute; Valerie Buchanan; Jane Garrison; Nancy Megna, Plaintiffs-Appellants,National Association for Biomedical Research, Intervenor-Appellee,v.Ann M. VENEMAN; Bobby R. Acord; Chester A. Gipson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-15788. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 6, 2007. Howard M. Crystal, Katherine A. Meyer, Meyer & Glitzenstein, Washington, DC, Bruce […]

482 F.3d 1156 Roger Paul SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant,v.George H. BALDWIN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 04-35253. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 6, 2007. Thomas J. Hester, FPDOR-Federal Public Defender’s Office, Portland, OR, for Petitioner-Appellant. Kathleen Cegla, AGOR-Office of the Oregon Attorney General, Salem, OR, for Respondent-Appellee. ORDER SCHROEDER, Chief Judge. 1 Upon the vote of a […]

482 F.3d 1157 CONSEJO DE DESARROLLO ECONOMICO DE MEXICALI, A.C.; Citizens United for Resources and the Environment, Plaintiffs-Appellants, andDesert Citizens Against Pollution, Plaintiff,State of California; Band of Mission Indians, Intervenors,v.UNITED STATES of America; Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Robert W. Johnson, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; United States of America, Defendants-Appellees,Imperial Irrigation […]

482 F.3d 1175 Anna HOOD; Lynn Hood; Richard Hood, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT and Does 1-10,* Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-57007. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 17, 2006. Filed April 9, 2007. Eric B. Freedus (briefed and argued), Frank and Freedus, A P.C., San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellants. Paul V. […]

482 F.3d 1080 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Gregory Anthony RENDON-DUARTE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30200. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 5, 2006. Filed March 21, 2007. 1 Allison Mendel, Mendel & Associates, Anchorage, AK, for the defendant-appellant. 2 Jo Ann Farrington, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deborah M. Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney, […]

482 F.3d 1195 RUDOLPH INTERNATIONAL, INC., a California corporation, d/b/a Soft Touch Professional Beauty Products, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.REALYS, INC., a California corporation, a/k/a Tropical Shine; Michael Falley, individually and as alter ego of Realys, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-55605. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 2007. Filed April 12, 2007. Lawrence E. […]

482 F.3d 1112 UNITED STEEL WORKERS OF AMERICA AFL-CIO-CLC, Petitioner,v.NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent,Tower Industries, Inc., Intervenor. No. 04-76132. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 6, 2007. Filed April 2, 2007. Robert J. Stock and Raja Raghunath, Gilbert & Sackman, A Law Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner. Stacy […]

482 F.3d 1118 In re AHAZA SYSTEMS, INC., Debtor.Edmund J. Wood, in his capacity as Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellant,v.Stratos Product Development, LLC, Appellee. No. 05-35455. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 14, 2006. Filed April 3, 2007. Teresa H. Pearson, Seattle, WA, for the appellant. James R. Hermsen and Aaron […]

482 F.3d 1131 Leslie J. GRISHAM, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A., a corporation; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company Corp., individually and as successor to the American Tobacco Company and its predecessor in interest, British American Tobacco Industries, PLC, Defendants-Appellees.Maria Cannata, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Philip Morris USA, Inc., aka Philip Morris; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-55780. No. 03-56018. […]

482 F.3d 1132 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.191.07 ACRES OF LAND, Defendant, andMilan Martinek, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-35131. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 9, 2006. Filed April 4, 2007. Lawrence V. Albert, Esq., Anchorage, AK, for the appellant. Kelly A. Johnson and Katherine W. Hazard, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, […]

482 F.3d 1142 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jerome T. HECKENKAMP, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jerome T. Heckenkamp, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10322. No. 05-10323. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 17, 2006. Filed April 5, 2007. Benjamin Coleman, San Diego, CA, for the appellant. Hanley Chew, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, […]

482 F.3d 1149 Bruce P. PAOLINI, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.ALBERTSON’S INC.; PLAN ADMINISTRATOR, of Albertson’s amended and restated stock-based incentive plan, Defendants-Appellees. No. 03-35724. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued February 22, 2005. Submitted March 16, 2005. Submission Vacated August 10, 2005. Submitted April 6, 2007. Filed April 6, 2007. Bruce P. Paolini, Pro se, Virginia […]

482 F.3d 1047 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Kenneth KELLEY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-10547. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 20, 2006. Filed March 1, 2007. Amended April 9, 2007. Amber S. Rosen, Assistant United States Attorney, San Jose, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Elizabeth M. Falk, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Francisco, […]

482 F.3d 1067 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Hosvaldo LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-30347. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 2006. Filed March 12, 2007. 1 Bryan E. Lessley, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Eugene, OR, for the appellant. 2 Kelly A. Zusman (argued), Charles W. Stuckey (on the brief), […]

482 F.3d 1085 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Julio ALMAZAN-BECERRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10056. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 16, 2006. Filed March 29, 2007. Donald W. Searles, Fenwick & West LLP, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellant Julio Almazan-Becerra. Barbara J. Valliere, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the […]

482 F.3d 1008 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James Donald GRIFFIN, Appellant. No. 06-2905. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 10, 2007. Filed: April 3, 2007. John O. Moeller, argued, Davenport, IA, for appellant. Edwin F. Kelly, Jr., argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA (Joel W. Barrows, Asst. U.S. Atty., Davenport, IA, […]

482 F.3d 1013 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Francisco GARATE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1667. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 11, 2007. Filed: April 3, 2007. Clifford R. Cronk, III, argued, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Davenport, IA (Matthew G. Whitaker, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant. Philip T. Ramirez, argued, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before […]

482 F.3d 1018 WHITEBOX CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE PARTNERS, L.P.; Whitebox Diversified Convertible Arbitrage Partners, L.P.; HFR RVA Combined Master Trust; Pandora Select Partners, L.P., Appellants,v.IVAX CORPORATION, Appellee. No. 06-2622. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 12, 2007. Filed: April 6, 2007. Jeff I. Ross, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Jonathan F. Mack and Steven M. […]

482 F.3d 1023 Deana TIPLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA; Robert Houston, Director of Douglas County Corrections, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-2553. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2006. Filed: April 12, 2007. Amy S. Jorgensen, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant. Angela M. Boyer, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellees. Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit […]

482 F.3d 1028 Judy A. LIBEL, Appellant,v.ADVENTURE LANDS OF AMERICA, INC.; John M. Krantz, Appellees. No. 06-1711. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 15, 2006. Filed: April 17, 2007. Mark D. Sherinian, Sherinian & Walker, West Des Moines, IA, for Appellant. Helen Christine Adams, Bridget R. Penick, Dickinson & Mackaman, Des Moines, […]

482 F.3d 1035 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jasper BLACK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10640. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 14, 2006. Filed October 26, 2006. Amended April 9, 2007. Anne Traum, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the defendant-appellant. J. Gregory Damm, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, […]

482 F.3d 1044 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jasper BLACK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10640. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 10, 2007. 1 Daniel R. Schiess, Camille Damm, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellee. 2 Anne R. Traum, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Las Vegas, NV, for Defendant-Appellant. 3 Before B. FLETCHER […]

482 F.3d 1058 Ohel Rachel SYNAGOGUE; Eric Johansing; Isadore Breaux, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-56894. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 16, 2006. Filed March 6, 2007. Eric Honig, Law Office of Eric Honig, Marina del Rey, CA, for […]

482 F.3d 1064 TRUSTEES OF the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND LABORERS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST; Trustees of the Construction Industry and Laborers Joint Pension Trust; Trustees of the Construction Industry and Laborers Vacation Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company; Richardson Construction, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. No. 04-16546. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. […]

482 F.3d 1091 CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States; Cigna Employee Benefits Services Inc.; Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc.; United Healthcare Corporation, fka United HealthGroup Incorporated dba UnitedHealth Group; Humana, Inc.; Aetna Life Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.NEW IMAGES OF BEVERLY HILLS, Defendant, andProvidence Ambulatory Surgery Center, Inc., dba Providence Ambulatory […]

482 F.3d 1 INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES GROUP, LTD., Plaintiff, Appellant,v.GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, A. John Pappalardo, and Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Defendants, Appellees. No. 06-1790. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard December 6, 2006. Decided March 30, 2007. Jessica Block with whom Block & Roos, LLP, was on brief for appellant. Paul B. […]