Category: 487 F.3d ___

487 F.3d 295 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION; et al., Plaintiffs,Lawrence J. Warfield, as Receiver for International Education Research Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL, LLC; et al., Defendants,M&M Engraving and Manufacturing Co.; Anthony Martella, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-10597. No. 05-11484. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 18, 2007. William John Garrison, Kelly Mitchell Crawford, Charlene Cantrell […]

487 F.3d 304 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Phillip BRUNO; Christopher Jerome Caldwell, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-41763. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 18, 2007. Peter Rodney Mason (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Michelle Palacios, McAllen, TX, for U.S. Ali Fazel (argued), Scardino & Fazel, Houston, TX, for Bruno. Richard Edward […]

487 F.3d 307 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Paul Emmett FAZANDE, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30751. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 18, 2007. Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sonia Peters Cassidy, Shreveport, LA, for U.S. Betty Lee Marak, Shreveport, LA, for Fazande. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of […]

487 F.3d 246 John Patrick LOWE, Bankruptcy Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; Hearst Newspapers Partnership, L.P., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-50269. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 16, 2007. Broadus A. Spivey (argued), Spivey & Ainsworth, Austin, TX, Deborah Ann Pearce, Powell & Pearce, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jonathan R. Donnellan (argued), Kristina E. Findikyan, […]

487 F.3d 253 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Jerry Neil SCHMIDT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10525. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 16, 2007. Gary C. Tromblay (argued), Dallas, TX, Amanda R. Burch, Lubbock, TX, for U.S. Jerry V. Beard, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Lubbock, TX, for Schmidt. Appeal from the United States District Court […]

487 F.3d 255 AMERICAN LASER VISION, P.A., Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellee,v.THE LASER VISION INSTITUTE, L.L.C. a/k/a The Lasik Vision Institute, Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellant. No. 06-10260. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 16, 2007. Randy J. McClanahan, Scott M. Clearman, Robert Espey (argued), Brian Dean Walsh, McClanahan & Clearman, Houston, TX, for American Laser Vision. David John […]

487 F.3d 279 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Christopher Eric JENKINS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-51291. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 17, 2007. Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Ellen A. Lockwood, San Antonio, TX, for U.S. Cori Ann Harbour, Schydlower & Harbour, LLP, El Paso, TX, for Jenkins. Appeal from the United States […]

487 F.3d 160 Ali Saleh Kahlah AL-MARRI, Petitioner-Appellant, andMark A. Berman, as next friend, Petitioner,v.Commander S.L. WRIGHT, USN Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig., Respondent-Appellee.Specialists in the Law of War; Professors of Evidence and Procedure; United States Criminal Scholars and Historians; Former Senior Justice Department Officials; Center for National Security Studies; American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee; Asian-American Justice Center; […]

487 F.3d 199 In re Charles A. WHITE, Jr.; Anita D. White, Debtors.Internal Revenue Service, Creditor-Appellee,v.Charles A. White, Jr.; Anita D. White, Debtors-Appellants, andJohn F. Logan, Chapter 13 Trustee, Trustee. No. 06-1462. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: March 15, 2007. Decided: April 23, 2007. As Amended June 7, 2007. ARGUED: Joseph A. […]

487 F.3d 1298 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Terri PRUITT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-3152. United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. June 4, 2007. Leon Patton, Assistant United States Attorney (Eric F. Melgren, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Kansas City, KS, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Melissa Harrison, Assistant Federal Public Defender (David J. Phillips, Federal Public […]

487 F.3d 1320 In re: CELOTEX CORPORATION, Carey Canada Inc., Debtors.Asbestos Settlement Trust, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.City of New York, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-12941. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. May 29, 2007. Jeffrey W. Warren, Bush, Ross, Gardner, Warren & Rudy, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Appellant. Alan H. Kleinman, New York City Law Dept., New York City, […]

487 F.3d 139 Gerald E. KOLLMANv.HEWITT ASSOCIATES, LLC; Rohm and Haas Company; Rohm and Haas Benefits Administrative Committee.Rohm and Haas Company; Rohm and Haas Benefits Administrative Committee, Appellants.Gerald E. Kollman, Appellantv.Hewitt Associates, LLC; Rohm and Haas Company; Rohm and Haas Benefits Administrative Committee.Gerald E. Kollmanv.Hewitt Associates, LLC; Rohm and Haas Company; Rohm and Haas Benefits […]

487 F.3d 208 Dorn B. HOLLAND, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.WASHINGTON HOMES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1309. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: March 16, 2007. Decided: May 25, 2007. Edward Smith, Jr., Smith & Garret, P.A., Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellant. Steven R. Semler, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellee. Before WILLIAMS, KING, […]

487 F.3d 224 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Danny HOPE, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-60131. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 15, 2007. Richard Terrell Starrett, Asst. U.S. Atty., David Harrison Fulcher, Jackson, MS, William C. Brown (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Washington, DC, for U.S. Julie Ann Epps (argued), Canton, MS, for Hope. […]

487 F.3d 229 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.James Vaughn RANKIN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-60340. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. May 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 Rankin. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern […]

487 F.3d 1377 Robert S. RHODES, Petitioner,v.MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, Respondent. No. 2006-3340. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. May 23, 2007. Elaine Kaplan, Senior Deputy General Counsel, National Treasury Employees Union, of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner. With her on the brief were Gregory O’Duden, General Counsel, L. Pat Wynns, Associate General Counsel, […]

487 F.3d 150 Major Frank MATREALE, Appellantv.State of NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS; National Guard of the United States. No. 06-2051. United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued February 13, 2007. Filed May 22, 2007. 1 William A. Riback (Argued), Camden, NJ, for Appellant. 2 Michele A. Daitz, Office of Attorney […]

487 F.3d 1340 Percy BONILLA, Miguel Hernandez, Carlos Cruz, Michael Machado, Julio J. Alvarez, German Sandoval, Carlos Castro, Edgardo Avila, Jose A. Cabrera, Porfirio Varela, Ermin Talavera, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.BAKER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC., Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-12515. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. May 30, 2007. Jamie H. Zidell, J.H. Zidell, P.A., Miami Beach, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. […]

487 F.3d 1346 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Terry Lee PRESLEY, Defendant-Appellant.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Terry Lee Presley, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-16778. No. 05-16779. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. May 31, 2007. Michael Robert Ufferman (Court-Appointed), Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Presley. E. Bryan Wilson, Terry Flynn, Tallahassee, FL, for U.S. Appeals […]

487 F.3d 1350 Isaiah JORDAN, Dorothy Jordan, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Tommy MOSLEY, individually and in his official capacity as an officer of the Screven County Sheriff’s Department, Defendant-Appellant,Mike Kile, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of the Screven County Sheriff’s Department, Defendant. No. 06-11399. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. June 1, 2007. Steven G. […]

487 F.3d 1358 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Joseph Lucious THOMAS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-15940 Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. June 1, 2007. Gwendolyn L. Spivey and Randolph P. Murrell, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Tallahassee, FL, for Thomas. E. Bryan Wilson, Terry Flynn, Tallahassee, FL, for U.S. Appeal from the United States District […]

487 F.3d 1361 George V. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-16624 Non-Argument Calendar. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. June 4, 2007. George V. Smith, Altamonte Spring, FL, pro se. Kimberly D. Webb, Francis Henry Sheppard, Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District […]

487 F.3d 1368 GENERAL MILLS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC., Defendant-Cross Appellant. No. 2006-1569. No. 2006-1606. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. May 16, 2007. Ronald J. Schutz, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., of Minneapolis, MN, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was, David P. Swenson, Sang Young A. Brodie, and […]

487 F.3d 1246 Ernesto R. VASQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.LOS ANGELES (“LA”) COUNTY; Don Knabe, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Gloria Molina, in her official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Yvonne B. Burke, in her official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; Zev Yaroslavsky, in his official capacity as a Supervisor, LA County; […]

487 F.3d 1288 Thomas ROGERS; Nicole Rogers, an individual; Steven Kahncock, Guardian ad litem for minors Thomas R. Rogers and Shelby Rogers, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN; Charlotta Royal, individually and in her official capacity as social worker for the County of San Joaquin Human Services Agency; Denise West, individually and in her official capacity as […]

487 F.3d 1148 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Donald Louis WEIS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2996. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 14, 2007. Filed: May 17, 2007. Donovan S. Robertson, argued, Rock Island, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. John S. Courter, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Des Moines, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Before MELLOY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit […]

487 F.3d 1178 RAMBO ASSOCIATES, INC., Appellant,v.SOUTH TAMA COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellee. No. 06-1695. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 17, 2006. Filed: May 31, 2007. Kirk S. Blecha, argued, Omaha, NE (Lindsay Kay Lundholm, Omaha, on the brief), for appellant. Randall H. Stefani, argued, Des Moines, IA (Danielle J. Haindfield, […]

487 F.3d 124 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.TRIUMPH CAPITAL GROUP, INC., Frederick W. McCarthy, Charles B. Spadoni, Lisa A. Thiesfield, Defendants,Ben F. Andrews, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 05-2630-cr. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: September 20, 2006. Decided: May 25, 2007. Jeremiah Donovan, Old Saybrook, CT, for Defendant-Appellant. William J. Nardini, Assistant United States […]

487 F.3d 1260 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Harry James SMISKIN, Defendant-Appellee,Yakama Nation Commerce Association; Yakama Nation, Applicants-Intervenors.United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Kato Smiskin, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-30590. No. 05-30591. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted October 17, 2006. Filed May 18, 2007. James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney, and Jane Kirk, Assistant United […]

487 F.3d 1272 Elizabeth A. SPRY; Gary Spry; Demon Harvey; Michael McCarthy; Mary Gaye Reyes, Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.Tommy THOMPSON, Secretary of Health & Human Services; Mark B. McClellan, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Defendants-Appellants, andGary Weeks, Director, Oregon Department of Human Services, Defendant.Elizabeth A. Spry; Gary Spry; Demon Harvey; Michael McCarthy; Mary Gaye Reyes, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.Tommy […]

487 F.3d 1278 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Nestor SANDOVAL-SANDOVAL, a.k.a. Hector Lopez, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30370. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 10, 2007.* Filed May 23, 2007. L. Sanford Selvey II, Selvey Law Firm, LLC, Billings, MT, for the defendant-appellant. Michael S. Lahr, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Helena, MT, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal […]

487 F.3d 1280 Bhupinder Kaur KHARANA, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 04-71335. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 14, 2007. Filed May 29, 2007. Saad Ahmad, Law Offices of Minter & Ahmad, Fremont, CA, for the petitioner. William C. Minick (argued) and Earle B. Wilson (briefed), Office of […]

487 F.3d 1193 Alexis Holyweek SAREI; Paul E. Nerau; Thomas Tamausi; Phillip Miriori; Gregory Kopa; Methodius Nesiko; Aloysius Moses; Rapheal Niniku; Gabriel Tareasi; Linus Takinu, Leo Wuis; Michael Akope; Benedict Pisi; Thomas Kobuko; John Tamuasi; Norman Mouvo; John Osani; Ben Korus; Namira Kawona; Joanne Bosco; John Pigolo; Magdalene Pigolo, individually and on behalf of themselves […]

487 F.3d 1158 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Chad E. GILLISPIE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-3864. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: May 15, 2007. Filed: June 25, 2007. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was David R. Stickman, Federal Public Defender, of Omaha, Nebraska. Also appearing on the brief was Jennifer L. […]

487 F.3d 1163 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.David WILCOX, Appellant. No. 06-2350. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 12, 2006. Filed: May 29, 2007. Terry L. Pechota, argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellant. Gregg S. Peterman, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Rapid City, SD, for appellee. Before BYE, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. […]

487 F.3d 1085 Rhonda J. LEWALLEN, Appellee,v.GREEN TREE SERVICING, L.L.C.; U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee for Conseco Finance Home Equity Loan Trust, Appellants. No. 06-1925. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: November 14, 2006. Filed: June 4, 2007. David G. Wasinger, argued, St. Louis, MO (James S. Cole and Michael K. […]

487 F.3d 1190 In re: SEARCH WARRANTS ISSUED IN CONNECTION WITH INVESTIGATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL CAREER CENTER, WEST PLAINS, MISSOURI.Meredith Corporation, doing business as KCTV-5, Movant Below-Appellant,v.United States of America, Objector-Appellee. No. 06-3106. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 14, 2006. Filed: June 8, 2007. Bernard Joseph Rhodes, argued, Kansas City, MO, […]

487 F.3d 1132 Darold MAXFIELD, Appellant,v.CINTAS CORPORATION, No. 2, Appellee. No. 06-2626. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 8, 2007. Filed: June 14, 2007. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Sheila F. Campbell of Little Rock, AR. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was William […]

487 F.3d 1140 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Raul JIMINEZ, Appellant. No. 06-3755. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 12, 2007. Filed: May 16, 2007. Wesley S. Dodge, argued, Omaha, NE, for appellant. John E. Higgins, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Omaha, NE, for appellee. Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, O’CONNOR*, Associate Justice (Ret.), and […]

487 F.3d 1154 SKIT INTERNATIONAL, LTD, Plaintiff/Appellant,v.DAC TECHNOLOGIES OF ARKANSAS, INC., formerly known as DAC Technologies of America, Inc.; DAC Technologies Group International, Inc., Defendants/Appellees. No. 06-3496. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2007. Filed: May 22, 2007. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was R. David Lewis, […]

487 F.3d 1072 Michael Anthony TAYLOR, Appellee,v.Larry CRAWFORD, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections; James D. Purkett, Superintendent, Eastern Reception Diagnostic & Correctional Center, Appellants. No. 06-3651. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 10, 2007. Filed: June 4, 2007. James R. Layton, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Jefferson City, MO (Michael Pritchett and Stephen […]

487 F.3d 1108 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.LaAnthony Cletae CAIN, Appellant. No. 06-3429. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 13, 2007. Filed: June 6, 2007. Gregory C. Damman, argued, Seward, NE, for appellant. Steven A. Russell, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Lincoln, NE (Sara E. Fullerton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Lincoln, NE, on the […]

487 F.3d 1115 Larry W. MEUIR, Appellant,v.GREENE COUNTY JAIL EMPLOYEES; Reed; Captain Glenn; Captain Anderson; Kenneth Clayton; Jack Merritt; Cole; Bisby; Hilder; Scott; Clavin; West; Michael Oravec; Greene County; Carey Bisbey, Appellees. No. 05-3394. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 14, 2007. Filed: June 6, 2007. Erik H. Askelsen, Robin K. Carlson, […]

487 F.3d 1120 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant,v.Dexter ROSS, Appellee.United States of America, Appellee,v.Dexter Ross, Appellant. No. 06-2975. No. 06-2995. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 13, 2007. Filed: June 7, 2007. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant/cross-appellee was Kevin T. Alexander, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Little Rock, Arkansas. Also […]

487 F.3d 1125 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.James McCRACKEN, Appellant. No. 06-3659. No. 06-3664. No. 06-3667. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 13, 2007. Filed: June 7, 2007. Jeffrey L. Thomas, Assistant Federal Defender, Omaha, NE (Jennifer L. Gils, on the brief), for appellant. Douglas Richard Semisch, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Omaha, NE […]

487 F.3d 1129 OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE, Appellant,v.C & W ENTERPRISES, INC., Appellee. No. 06-3480. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 14, 2007. Filed: June 11, 2007. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Peter Capossela, Walterville, Oregon. Also appearing on the brief was Brett Lee Shelton, Rapid City, South […]

487 F.3d 113 Arthur GRACE, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.CORBIS-SYGMA, f/k/a Sygma Photo News, Inc., Sygma S.A.R.L., f/k/a Sygma Paris, Corbis Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.Docket No. 06-0195-cv. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: October 30, 2006. Decided: May 25, 2007. Jonathan S. Abady (Ilann M. Maazel, O. Andrew F. Wilson, on the brief), Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, […]

487 F.3d 1042 Carol PASTOR, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2384. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 30, 2006. Decided May 23, 2007. Vincent J. Moccio (argued), Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis, MN, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Michael A. Pope (argued), […]

487 F.3d 1048 Mohamadou L. TANDIA, Petitioner,v.Alberto GONZALES, Respondent. No. 06-2471. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 28, 2007. Decided May 23, 2007. Rekha Sharma-Crawford (argued), W. Michael Sharma-Crawford, Overland Park, KS, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Gregory M. Kelch (argued), Department […]

487 F.3d 1056 Harjit SINGH, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 06-3177. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued April 6, 2007. Decided May 23, 2007. Elizabeth A. Holmes, Marc Prokosch (argued), Karam & Associates, Bloomington, MN, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Alison M. Igoe, […]

487 F.3d 1061 KEMPER/PRIME INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MONTGOMERY WATSON AMERICAS, INC., Defendant-Appellee,v.The Prime Group, Inc., Third-Party Defendant. No. 05-1144. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 27, 2006. Decided June 12, 2007. Published June 19, 2007. Daniel J. Biederman (argued), Biederman & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Daniel C. Murray (argued), Johnson & Bell, […]

487 F.3d 1068 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Carlos WHITEHEAD, Appellant. No. 06-3278. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: February 12, 2007. Filed: June 1, 2007. Stephen R. Welby, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant. Cristian M. Stevens, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, St. Louis, MO (Catherine L. Hanaway, on the brief), for appellee. Before […]

487 F.3d 1094 Mark John CARNEY, Appellant,v.Joan FABIAN, Minnesota Commissioner of Corrections, Appellee. No. 06-3150. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 12, 2007. Filed: June 5, 2007. Deborah K. Ellis, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant. Kimberly Parker, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellee. Before WOLLMAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, […]

487 F.3d 1098 Jeffrey Dean POOLMAN, Appellant,v.CITY OF GRAFTON, NORTH DAKOTA; Leroy McCann, Chief of Police, in his official capacity; Nicholas B. Hall, City Attorney, in his official capacity; Fred Stark, Mayor, in his official capacity, Appellees. No. 06-3220. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 15, 2007. Filed: June 5, 2007. Marc […]

487 F.3d 1101 UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,v.Tommie Perris CRAWFORD, also known as “Baby Crip,” Appellant. No. 06-3464. No. 06-3464. No. 06-3465. No. 06-3466. United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 10, 2007. Filed: June 6, 2007. Dean S. Gran, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant. Joseph T. Dixon, III, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, […]

487 F.3d 1024 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Darrell EVERSOLE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-5215. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: April 18, 2007. Decided and Filed: May 31, 2007. ARGUED: Michael M. Losavio, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellant. Andrew Sparks, Assistant United States Attorney, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Michael M. Losavio, Louisville, Kentucky, for […]

487 F.3d 1 Kevin WOOD, Petitioner, Appellant,v.Luis S. SPENCER, Superintendent, M.C.I.-Norfolk, Respondent, Appellee. No. 06-2591. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard April 4, 2007. Decided May 15, 2007. Leslie W. O’Brien for appellant. Eva M. Badway, Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with whom Martha Coakley, Attorney General, was on brief, for appellee. […]

487 F.3d 1001 In re Jose Antonio RODRIGUEZ, Debtor.Stuart Gold, Trustee for the Estate of Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.FedEx Freight East, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-1988. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: April 24, 2007. Decided and Filed: June 27, 2007. ARGUED: D. Rick Martin, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Laura A. Brodeur, Honigman, Miller, […]

487 F.3d 1013 Andre SINKFIELD, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Anthony J. BRIGANO, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-3512. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: January 23, 2007. Decided and Filed: May 29, 2007. ARGUED: Darrell L. Heckman, Urbana, Ohio, for Appellant. M. Scott Criss, Office of the Attorney General, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Darrell L. Heckman, Urbana, […]

487 F.3d 1018 In re Larry NAILOR, Movant.Larry Nailor, Petitioner,v.United States of America, Respondent. No. 06-6445. United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: January 18, 2007. Decided and Filed: May 31, 2007. Larry Nailor, Memphis, TN, pro se. Thomas A. Colthurst, Asst. U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Memphis, TN, for Respondent. Before: MOORE and […]

487 F.3d 1037 Curtis JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant,v.Nedra CHANDLER, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-2259. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 24, 2007. Decided March 20, 2007. Published May 24, 2007. Scott J. Frankel (argued), Frankel & Cohen, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant. Karl R. Triebel (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee. Before RIPPLE, […]

487 F.3d 1039 Munzer A. ZAHREN, Petitioner,v.Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent. No. 06-1301. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 14, 2007. Decided May 17, 2007. John L. Sesini (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Joshua E. Braunstein (argued), Department of Justice, […]