Category: 483 F.3d ___

483 F.3d 913 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Carmen Denise HEREDIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 03-10585. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 12, 2006. Filed April 2, 2007. Amended April 30, 2007. Wanda K. Day, Tucson, AZ; Jeffrey T. Green, Eric A. Shumsky, Eamon P. Joyce and Matthew J. Warren, Sidley Austin, LLP, […]

483 F.3d 942 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Justin Metuchen GAMBA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-35021. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 17, 2006. Filed April 11, 2007. Daniel R. Wilson, Measure, Robbin & Wilson, P.C., Kalispell, Montana, for the defendant-appellant. Joshua S. Van de Wetering, Assistant United States Attorney, Missoula, Montana, for […]

483 F.3d 95 Shirley J. RING, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated,* Plaintiff-Appellant,v.AXA FINANCIAL, INC., and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Defendants-Appellees.Docket No. 05-0616-cv. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: December 20, 2005. Decided: April 6, 2007. Joshua N. Rose, Rose & Rose, P.C. (Terri N. Marcus, […]

483 F.3d 965 Rocio SANCHEZ; Olga Castro; Myrna Martinez; Karen Bjorland; Cheryl MacLyman; Rhonda Kern, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; San Diego County Board of Supervisors; San Diego County Department of Health and Human Services; Steven Escoboza, Director of the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, in his official capacity; San DiegoOffice of District […]

483 F.3d 969 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.David R. KING, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10629. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 16, 2006. Filed April 18, 2007. James R. Greiner, Sacramento, CA, argued the cause for the defendant-appellant and filed a brief. Michelle Rodriguez, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, argued the cause […]

483 F.3d 977 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Ronald THRASHER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-35929. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted August 23, 2006. Filed April 18, 2007. Per C. Olson, Hoevet Boise & Olson, P.C., for the defendant-appellant. Gary Y. Sussman, Assistant United States Attorney, Portland, OR, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the […]

483 F.3d 984 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Robert LOHN, Northwest Regional Administrator of National Marine Fisheries Service; Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-35638. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 15, 2006. Filed April 26, 2007. Brent Plater, Center for Biological Diversity, San Francisco, […]

483 F.3d 871 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James Edward LEWIS, Appellant. No. 06-3801. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2006. Filed: April 26, 2007. Blair A. Bennett, Des Moines, IA, for Appellant. Richard E. Rothrock, Des Moines, IA, for Appellee. Before MELLOY, BOWMAN and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. 1 […]

483 F.3d 887 Jerala GRAYSON, as personal representative for the Estate of Daniel Neal Grayson, Plaintiff/Appellant,v.Bob ROSS, individually and in his official capacity as a Crawford County Sheriff, Defendant/Appellee,John McAllister, individually and in his official capacity as a Crawford County Deputy; Chris Porter, individually and in his official capacity as a Crawford County Deputy, Defendants/Appellees,Roy […]

483 F.3d 890 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Buenaventura CASTILLO-BASA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50768. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 9, 2006. Filed February 26, 2007. Amended April 24, 2007. Michael Edmund Burke, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Valerie H. Chu, Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. […]

483 F.3d 90 Daniel Taylor JENKINS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE Service, Respondent-Appellee. Docket No. 05-4756-ag. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 22, 2007. Decided: March 6, 2007. Frederick R. Dettmer, Pelham, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant. Marion E.M. Erickson, (Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General, and Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, on the brief), Tax […]

483 F.3d 933 In re Jim Lee WIERSMA; In re Patricia Darlene Wiersma, Debtors,Jim Lee Wiersma; Patricia Darlene Wiersma, Appellants,v.Bank of the West, f/k/a United California Bank, Appellee,United States Trustee, Trustee-Appellee.In re Jim Lee Wiersma; In re Patricia Darlene Wiersma, Debtors,Bank of the West, f/k/a United California Bank, Appellant,v.Jim Lee Wiersma; Patricia Darlene Wiersma, Appellees. […]

483 F.3d 956 Patricia SANFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MEMBERWORKS, INC., a Delaware corporation, aka MWI Essentials, aka MWI Home and Garden, aka MWI Connections, aka MWI Valuemax; West Corporation, a Delaware corporation; West Telemarketing Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees,v.Preston Smith; Rita Smith, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants. No. 05-55175. United States Court of […]

483 F.3d 836 UNITED STATES of America, Appelleev.Ronald POWELL, Appellant. No. 05-3047. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued January 25, 2007. Decided April 17, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 04cr00164-01). Beverly G. Dyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. […]

483 F.3d 865 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Mark Lou MEYER, Appellant. No. 06-2961. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 13, 2007. Filed: April 25, 2007. Michael L. Mollman, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA, for appellant. C.J. Williams, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA (Patrick J. Reinert, on the brief), for appellee. Before O’CONNOR*, Associate Justice […]

483 F.3d 876 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Xavier LIGHTFOOT, Appellant. No. 05-3864. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2006. Filed: April 26, 2007. Charles M. Rogers, argued, Kansas City, MO (Cheryl A. Pilate, on the brief), for appellant. K. Michael Warner, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Kansas City, MO (Bradley J. Schlozman, […]

483 F.3d 889 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Kimberly WILLIAMS, Appellant. No. 06-2871. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2007. Filed: April 26, 2007. David M. Rosen, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, St. Louis, MO, for Appellee. Kimberly Williams, Greenville, IL, pro se. Before RILEY, MAGILL, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges. [PUBLISHED] […]

483 F.3d 852 ACTION ALLIANCE OF SENIOR CITIZENS, et al., Appelleesv.Michael O. LEAVITT, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Appellant. No. 06-5295. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued January 18, 2007. Decided April 17, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 06cv01607). […]

483 F.3d 711 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Ray ANDRUS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-3094. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 25, 2007. Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender (David J. Phillips, Federal Public Defender, with her on the briefs), Kansas City, KS, for Defendant-Appellant. Leon J. Patton, Assistant United States Attorney (Eric F. Melgren, United […]

483 F.3d 725 D.P., o.b.o. E.P., D.P. and K.P., L.P., o.b.o. E.P., D.P. and K.P., Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee.L.M.P., on behalf of E.P., D.P. and K.P., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.The School Board of Broward County, Florida, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-15188. No. 05-15193. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 3, 2007. Paul Jon Layne, David J. […]

483 F.3d 73 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Karen H. AMERSON, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Appellee,v.Julius Graves, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 05-1423-cr. Docket No. 05-1063-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: September 26, 2005. Decided: April 4, 2007. Timothy W. Hoover, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of New York, Buffalo, N.Y., for Defendants-Appellants Amerson […]

483 F.3d 782 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Patrick LETT, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-12537. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 6, 2007. Deborah Jean Johnson Rhodes, David Andrew Sigler, Asst. U.S. Atty., Donna Barrow Dobbins, Mobile, AL, for U.S. Kristen Gartman Rogers, Carlos Alfredo Williams, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Mobile, AL, for Lett. Jennifer Brooke Savage, […]

483 F.3d 791 John P. ROWE, Jr., Horace McDuffie, Terry A. Richmond, Mitchell S. Brody, Kenneth H. Bass, Plaintiffs-Appellees,James Rivers, Plaintiff,v.Thomas F. “Slick” JONES, Mansy Clark, Ronald E. Dempsey, Alton L. Wooten, Wayne Hutcheson, John M. McClurd, Harold Pate, Willou Copeland Smith, Ronald E. Young, Defendants-Appellants,Ben F. Avera, et al., Defendants. No. 06-12296. United States […]

483 F.3d 800 ACUMED LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.STRYKER CORPORATION, Stryker Sales Corporation, Stryker Orthopaedics, and Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 2006-1260. No. 2006-1437. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 12, 2007. Frederick C. Laney, Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro, of Chicago, Illinois, argued for plaintiff-appellee. With him on the brief were Paul K. Vickrey, Robert […]

483 F.3d 819 NORTH BAJA PIPELINE, LLC, Petitionerv.FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Respondent. No. 05-1214. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued January 11, 2007. Decided March 9, 2007. On Petition for Review of Orders of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Catherine E. Stetson argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the […]

483 F.3d 824 MOMS AGAINST MERCURY, et al., Petitionersv.FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION, Respondent. No. 06-1147. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued March 27, 2007. Decided April 13, 2007. On Petition for Review of Agency Action of the Food and Drug Administration. Charles G. Brown argued the cause for petitioners. With him […]

483 F.3d 828 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant/Cross-Appelleev.Dwight W. WATSON, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. No. 04-3082. No. 04-3090. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued November 17, 2006. Decided April 13, 2007. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (No. 03cr00146-01). Roy W. McLeese, III, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the […]

483 F.3d 862 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Duane Bradley McCOY, Appellant. No. 06-4197. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2007. Filed: April 20, 2007. Alfredo Parrish, Des Moines, IA, for appellant. Richard Lee Richards, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, for appellee. Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. BOWMAN, Circuit […]

483 F.3d 747 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MERCHANT CAPITAL, LLC, Steven C. Wyer, and Kurt V. Beasley, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-10353. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 4, 2007. Dominick V. Freda, Jacob H. Stillman, Susan S. McDonald, SEC/Office of Gen. Counsel, Washington, DC, for SEC. Mark G. Trigg, Greenberg, Traurig, LLP, Atlanta, GA, […]

483 F.3d 773 LLOYD NOLAND FOUNDATION, INC., The, an Alabama nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff,v.TENET HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, a corporation, Defendant-Third Party-Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant,Fairfield Healthcare Authority, City of, Third Party-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee,HealthSouth Corporation, Third Party-Defendant-Appellee.Tenet Healthsystem Medical, Inc., a corporation, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Third Party-Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Lloyd Noland Foundation, Inc., an Alabama nonprofit corporation, Defendant-Counter-Claimant,Fairfield Healthcare Authority, Third Party-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee. No. 04-16534. United States Court of Appeals, […]

483 F.3d 737 Gary L. ROBBINS, Petitioner-Appellant,v.SECRETARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee. No. 05-14992. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 3, 2007. Michael Tarre (Court-Appointed), Miami, FL, for Robbins. Paulette R. Taylor, Annette M. Sanjurjo Lizardo, Miami, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of […]

483 F.3d 739 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant,v.John Windell CLAY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. No. 06-10088. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. April 3, 2007. Neil L. Hanley (Court-Appointed), Mobile, AL, for Clay. Donna Barrow Dobbins, David Andrew Sigler, Asst. U.S. Atty., Mobile, AL, Thomas M. Gannon, U.S. Dept. of Justice/App. Sec./Crim. Div., Washington, DC, […]

483 F.3d 647 Edwin Mark ACKERMAN, Movant,v.Juanita NOVAK, Warden, Respondent. No. 06-1464. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. March 15, 2007. Edwin Mark Ackerman, Buena Vista, CO, pro se. Glen R. Anstine, Denver, CO, for Movant. Paul Farley, Troy A. Eid, U.S. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, CO, for Respondent. Before […]

483 F.3d 683 NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner,v.COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC., d/b/a/ Mimbres Memorial Hospital and Nursing Home, Respondent. No. 04-9605. No. 05-9523. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 16, 2007. Richard A. Cohen, Washington, D.C., for the Petitioner. Don T. Carmody, Brentwood, TN, for the Respondent. Before HARTZ, SEYMOUR, and McCONNELL, Circuit […]

483 F.3d 70 In re INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING SECURITIES LITIGATION.John G. Miles, Saswata Basu, Michael Huff, Sean Rooney, Krikor Kasbarian, Stathis Pappas, James Collins, Diane Collins, Joseph Zhen, Zitto Investments, J. Chris Rowe, Vasanthakumar Gangaiah, Frederick Henderson, Barry Lemberg, Anita Budich, Spiros Gianos, Mary Jane Gianos, and Harald Zagoda, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Goldman, […]

483 F.3d 703 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Odi LUKE-SANCHEZ, also known as “Manuel,” Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-4141. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 17, 2007. Stephen R. McCaughey, McCaughey & Metos, Salt Lake City, UT, for Defendant-Appellant. Diana Hagen, Assistant United States Attorney (Brett L. Tolman, United States Attorney, with her on the brief) […]

483 F.3d 707 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Marvin Daniel HUDSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-6199. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 17, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* William P. Earley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Oklahoma City, OK, for Defendant-Appellant. John C. Richter, United States Attorney, and James F. Robinson and Sue Tuck Richmond, Assistant United […]

483 F.3d 653 In re Sally Ann DURAN, Debtor.Sally Ann Duran, Appellant,v.AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., Appellee. No. 06-1264. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 4, 2007. Submitted on the briefs:* Sally Ann Duran, pro se. Michael B. Levy, James E. Brown & Associates, P.C., Denver, CO, for Appellee. Before PORFILIO, BALDOCK, and EBEL, […]

483 F.3d 657 Jerry L. WADE, II and Ninh Nguyen, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.EMCASCO INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-3044. No. 05-3054. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 10, 2007. Patrick B. Hughes of Adams & Jones, Chartered, Wichita, Kansas (N. Russell Hazlewood of Graybill & Hazlewood L.L.C., Wichita, Kansas with him on the briefs) for Plaintiff-Appellant […]

483 F.3d 676 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Donald H. GOODE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2093. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 16, 2007. Leon Schydlower, El Paso, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Clinton J. Johnson, Assistant United States Attorney (David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney, Albuquerque, NM, and Terri J. Abernathy, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Cruces, […]

483 F.3d 689 Pope and Kathleen MOSELEY, as parents and next friends of P.L. Moseley, a minor and for similarly situated students, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants,v.BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, andPublic Education Department of the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Counter-Claimant. No. 06-2157. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 16, 2007. Gail Stewart, (Steven […]

483 F.3d 694 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Maurice TROTTER, a.k.a. Mo; Mardell Trotter, a.k.a. Juice, a.k.a. Del, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-3487. No. 05-3488. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. April 17, 2007. Jeffrey M. Brandt, Robinson & Brandt, P.S.C., Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant-Appellant Maurice Trotter. Matthew M. Robinson, Robinson & Brandt, P.S.C., Cincinnati, OH, for […]

483 F.3d 7 In re ADVANCED CELLULAR SYSTEMS, INC.; Advanced Paging Systems Corp., Debtors.Puerto Rico Telephone Company, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, f/k/a Celulares Telefonica, Inc., f/k/a Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Inc., Creditor, Appellant,v.Advanced Cellular Systems, Inc.; Advanced Cellular Paging Systems Corp., Debtors, Appellees. No. 06-1332. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard February 8, 2007. […]

483 F.3d 613 Thelma BOUCHER, Ardith Ballard, Joseph W. Kennedy III and Local 226, AFL-CIO, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Dan SHAW, Michael Villamor, James Van Woerkom, Does 1-50, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15454. No. 05-15702. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 6, 2007. Richard G. McCracken and Kristin L. Martin, McCracken, Stemerman, Bowen & Holsberry, Las Vegas, NV, for […]

483 F.3d 617 Dimitris PAPAKOSMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Yvette PAPAKOSMAS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-55211. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 8, 2007. Filed April 16, 2007. Adair Dyer, Austin, TX, argued the cause and filed a brief for the plaintiff-appellant. Elizabeth Brice?o-Velasco, Arcadia, CA, argued the cause and filed a brief for the defendant-appellee. […]

483 F.3d 628 EAST BAY AUTOMOTIVE COUNCIL and its affiliated local unions: District Lodge No. 190; Local Lodge No. 1546; Int’l. Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO; Auto, Marine & Specialty Painters Union, Local No. 1176; Teamsters Automotive Employees Union, Loc. 78; Int’l. Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America, AFL-CIO, Petitioner,M […]

483 F.3d 635 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Earl Dejon LEONARD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30127. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted December 5, 2006.* Filed April 18, 2007. Gerald M. Needham, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for the appellant. Karin J. Immergut, United States Attorney; Gary Y. Sussman, Assistant United States Attorney, for the appellee. Appeal […]

483 F.3d 639 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Michael Joseph MURPHY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-50608. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 28, 2006. Filed April 18, 2007. Jason Dickstein (argued), Washington Aviation Group, PC and the Law Offices of Jason A. Dickstein, Washington, D.C., for the defendant-appellant. Debra W. Yang, United States […]

483 F.3d 570 The MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; Petitioner,National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Intervenor on Behalf of Petitioner,Arizona Corporation Commission; State of New Jersey, Board of Public Utilities; State of Nebraska; State of California; State of Connecticut; Amici on Behalf of Petitioner,v.FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION; United States of America; Respondents,Vonage Holdings Corporation; Time Warner, Inc.; […]

483 F.3d 583 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,v.Kendrix D. FEEMSTER, Appellee. No. 06-2059. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 14, 2006. Filed: April 25, 2007. Raymond Martin Meyer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. Lucille G. Liggett, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee. Kendrix D. Feemster, Terre Haute, IN, pro se. Before […]

483 F.3d 590 J. Michael KOEHLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jules BRODY; Martin D. Chitwood; Donald H. Clooney; Joe D. Jacobson; Jonathan F. Andres; Vincent R. Cappucci; Andrew J. Entwistle; Green, Schaaf & Jacobson, P.C.; Stuff, Stull & Brody, L.L.P.; Chitwood & Harley, L.L.P.; Clooney & Anderson, P.C.; Martin M. Green, Defendants-Appellees.J. Michael Koehler, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jules Brody; Martin D. Chitwood; […]

483 F.3d 600 HOA HONG VAN, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee. No. 04-56424. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 15, 2006. Filed February 26, 2007. Alexandra T. Manbeck, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Carol C. Lam, United States […]

483 F.3d 48 Dwayne OWENS, Petitioner, Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee. No. 05-1784. No. 05-1785. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard January 12, 2007. Decided April 12, 2007. Peter B. Krupp, with whom Lurie & Krupp, LLP was on brief, for appellant. Theodore B. Heinrich, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael […]

483 F.3d 509 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.David H. SWANSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4432. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 8, 2006.* Decided April 20, 2007. Charles Goodloe, Jr. (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. William H. Theis (argued), Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for […]

483 F.3d 541 COUNTY OF HARDING, SOUTH DAKOTA, a political subdivision of the State of South Dakota, by and through its Board of Commissioners; Casey Olson, for himself and on behalf of all the other similarly situated taxpayers of Harding County, South Dakota, Plaintiffs/Appellees,v.Ron FRITHIOF, Kim Hollrah, Melody Harrell, Defendants/Appellants,Fred Debrovner, Unidentified Defendants A through […]

483 F.3d 553 Rodney P. FISCHER, Appellant,v.ANDERSEN CORPORATION, Appellee. No. 06-2273. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 13, 2006. Filed: April 13, 2007. Judith K. Schermer, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant. David M. Wilk, St. Paul, MN, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. 1 Rodney Fischer appeals […]

483 F.3d 559 Matthew ENDERLIN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Appellee,v.XM SATELLITE RADIO HOLDINGS, INC.; XM Satellite Radio, Inc., Appellants. No. 06-3420. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 15, 2007. Filed: April 18, 2007. John C. Keeney, Jr., argued, Washington, D.C. (Stephen G. Vaskov, John G. Lile, Claire […]

483 F.3d 561 Joel Douglas RUMINER, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee,GMC Truck, a Division of General Motors Corporation, Defendant. No. 06-2192. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 15, 2006. Filed: April 19, 2007. Douglas P. Dowd, argued, St. Louis, MO, (Tab Turner, Jerry M. White and M. Elizabeth Francis, on the brief), for […]

483 F.3d 565 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Oscar Manuel FERRER-MONTOYA, also known as Nomar Barron-Escalante, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-3751. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2007. Filed: April 19, 2007. Michael H. Said, Des Moines, IA, for appellant. Lester Alan Paff, Des Moines, IA, for appellee. Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit […]

483 F.3d 313 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Sherman Lamont FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 04-50393. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. March 29, 2007. Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, TX, Steven L. Lane (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim, Div., Washington, DC, for U.S. Robert Charles Owen (argued), Owen & Rountree, Austin, […]

483 F.3d 489 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Malkit “Mike” SINGH and Ekabal “Paul” Busara, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-4509. No. 05-4575. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 9, 2007. Decided April 17, 2007. Michelle L. Jacobs (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Gary L. Starkman, Reilley Michelle Dunne (argued), […]

483 F.3d 502 James DILLARD, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.STARCON INTERNATIONAL, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-4790. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued September 22, 2006. Decided April 18, 2007. Sallie G. Smylie, Brian P. Kavanaugh (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Frederick L. Schwartz, Melodie K. Craft (argued), Littler Mendelson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Before EASTERBROOK, […]

483 F.3d 516 Jan THOMAS, Appellant,v.Jim CORWIN, Chief of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; Karl Zobrist, President, Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri; Javier M. Perrez, Vice President, Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri; Angela Wasson-Hunt, Treasurer, Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri; James Wilson, Member of the […]

483 F.3d 533 Rodney GREEN; Charlan Green, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.DILLARD’S, INC., Defendant-Appellee.National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Kansas City Branch, Amicus on Behalf of Appellants. No. 06-1918. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 15, 2006. Filed: April 5, 2007. Cheryle Ann Pilate, argued, Kansas City, MO (Stephen G. Mirakian, Kansas City, MO, […]

483 F.3d 454 Anita CHRISTENSEN and Robert Alty, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.COUNTY OF BOONE, ILLINOIS, and Edward Krieger, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-4162. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 1, 2005. Decided March 21, 2007. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 16, 2007. Mark A. Byrd (argued), Rockford, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stephen E. Balogh, III (argued), […]

483 F.3d 483 Damien GILES, a Minor, by Denise GILES, his Mother and Natural Guardian, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Michael J. ASTRUE,* Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2293. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 23, 2007. Decided April 16, 2007. Barry A. Schultz (argued), Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Danielle A. Pedderson (argued), Social Security Administration, Office of the General […]

483 F.3d 447 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Tracey Scott ESTEPPE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-6610. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: February 23, 2007. Decided and Filed: April 23, 2007. ON BRIEF: Robert D. Little, Law Office of Robert Little, Maplewood, New Jersey, for Appellant. John Patrick Grant, Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for […]

483 F.3d 470 In re ABC-NACO, INC., Debtor-Appellee, andOfficial Committee of Unsecured Creditors of ABC-Naco, Inc., Appellee.Appeal of: Softmart, Incorporated. No. 06-1719. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 19, 2006. Decided April 9, 2007. J. Andrew Moss, Reed Smith, Chicago, IL, Dimitri Karapelou (argued), Ciardi & Ciardi, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant. Barry […]

483 F.3d 475 Richard GRAHAM, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Thomas G. BORGEN, Respondent-Appellee. No. 04-4103. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued April 10, 2006. Decided April 13, 2007. Matthew A. Zapf, Steven Henley Locher (argued), Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom & Moritz, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant. Katherine L. Tripp (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department […]

483 F.3d 404 Linda FREEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jason GORE, Smith County Deputy Sheriff; Jeff Bragg, Smith County Deputy Sheriff; Brian Allison, Smith County Deputy Sheriff, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-41684. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. April 2, 2007. Curtis B. Stuckey (argued), Stuckey, Garrigan & Castetter, Nacogdoches, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Christi Johnson Kennedy, Robert Scott Davis (argued), […]

483 F.3d 417 Stennie MEADOURS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Meadours; Bruce Meadours, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Robert Meadours; and Katie Raterink, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Steven R. ERMEL, et al., Defendants,Steven R. Ermel; Jeffrey Dalton; Jeffrey N. Kominek; Steven M. Martin, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-20764. United States Court of […]

483 F.3d 425 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Patrick WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-5460. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued September 11, 2006. Decided and Filed January 9, 2007.* ARGUED: E. Greg Gilluly, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant. Angela L. Pitts, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of […]

483 F.3d 431 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Anthony Douglas GRAHAM, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4566. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: March 14, 2007. Decided and Filed: April 12, 2007. ARGUED: Joseph A. Almeida, Steubenville, Ohio, for Appellant. Anne H. Fehrman, Assistant United States Attorney, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Joseph A. Almeida, Steubenville, […]

483 F.3d 441 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Frederick KAKOS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1263. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: February 2, 2007. Decided and Filed: April 20, 2007. ARGUED: Robert M. Kalec, Dean & Fulkerson, Troy, Michigan, for Appellant. Patricia G. Gaedeke, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert M. […]

483 F.3d 34 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee,v.FAIRWAY CAPITAL CORPORATION, Defendant,Government of the Virgin Islands, Claimant, Appellant,The Law Offices of Holland & Knight, LLP, as Counsel to Joseph M. DiOrio, Trustee for Arnold Kilberg; Henry D. Vara; Francis Dimento; James C. Callahan, Claimants. No. 06-2023. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard February […]