Category: 493 F.3d ___

493 F.3d 1119 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. W.R. GRACE; Alan R. Stringer; Henry A. Eschenbach; Jack W. Wolter; J. McCaig; Robert J. Bettacchi; O. Mario Favorito; Robert C. Walsh, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-30192.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 26, 2006.Filed July 12, 2007.*1122 Sue Ellen Woolridge, Assistant Attorney […]

493 F.3d 1015 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Lee SNELLENBERGER, aka Michael Lee Cutter, Michael Lee Davidson, Robert Eugene Frehly, Cutter Snellenberger, “Cutter”, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-50169.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submission Deferred February 6, 2007.Submitted February 13, 2007.Amended July 10, 2007.Filed April 3, 2007.*1016 Gail Ivens, Deputy Federal […]

493 F.3d 1021 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley SINE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10575.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 11, 2006.Amended July 17, 2007.Filed May 1, 2007.*1023 Russell A. Cline, Crippen & Cline, Salt Lake City, UT, for the defendant-appellant. John K. Vincent, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, […]

493 F.3d 1110 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Carl SHEA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10450.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 14, 2007.[*]Filed July 11, 2007.*1112 Arthur Pirelli, San Rafael, CA, for the appellant. Amber S. Rosen, Assistant United States Attorney, San Jose, CA, for the appellee. Before: CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, DIARMUID […]

493 F.3d 1089 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roman RUIZ-CHAIREZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-10226.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 16, 2007.Filed July 6, 2007.Lara S. Vinnard, Assistant Federal Public Defender, San Jose, CA, for the defendant-appellant. Erika R. Frick, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee. […]

493 F.3d 1002 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James MORAN, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pamela Moran, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 05-30215, 05-30226.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 4, 2006.Amended July 6, 2007.Filed April 2, 2007.*1006 Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Law Offices of Sheryl G. McCloud, Seattle, WA; Peter […]

493 F.3d 1148 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jesse James JIMISON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30417.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 2007.Filed July 16, 2007.David A. Merchant, Assistant Federal Defender, and Anthony R. Gallagher, Chief Federal Defender, Billings, MT, for the defendant-appellant. Eric B. Wolff, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

493 F.3d 1042 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur JEREMIAH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10397.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 18, 2007.Amended July 2, 2007.Filed May 24, 2007.*1043 Richard S. Kawana of Honolulu, HI, for defendant-appellant Arthur Jeremiah. Edward H. Kubo, Jr, United States Attorney, District of Hawaii; Lawrence L. […]

493 F.3d 1135 (2007) Kelly Lee TANNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. E.K. McDANIEL; Frankie Sue Del Papa, Respondents-Appellees. No. 06-15405.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted January 12, 2007.Filed July 13, 2007.*1138 Jason Carr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the petitioner-appellant. Robert E. Wieland, Deputy Attorney General, Reno, NV, for the […]

493 F.3d 1083 (2007) Russell Franklin SCHROEDER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James E. TILTON, Secretary, in his capacity as head of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,[*]Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-15391.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 16, 2007.Filed July 3, 2007.*1085 Cliff Gardner and Catherine White, Law Office of Cliff Gardner, Oakland, CA, […]

493 F.3d 1058 (2007) Cheryl PERU, Petitioner, v. SHARPSHOOTER SPECTRUM VENTURE LLC; Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Respondents. No. 05-75337.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted November 13, 2006.Filed June 27, 2007.*1060 Jay Lawrence Friedheim, Honolulu, HI, Joshua T. Gillelan, II, Longshore Claimants’ National Law Center, Washington, DC, for the petitioner. […]

493 F.3d 1074 (2007) HANSEN BEVERAGE COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, dba Monster Beverage Company, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP., a Delaware corporation; Shasta Beverages Inc., a Delaware corporation; Newbevco Inc., a Delaware corp.; Freek’N Beverage Corp., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellants. No. 06-56390.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 12, 2007.Filed June […]

493 F.3d 1047 (2007) Antolin ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Santos CERVANTES, Appeals Coordinator; Tom L. Carey, Warden; James E. Tilton,[*] Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Trevino, Sergeant; H. Kosher, Librarian; Theresa Rice, Supervisor of Adult Instruction; M. Valdez, Correctional Officer at CSP Solano; Mills, Correctional Officer at CSP Solano, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-17459.United […]

493 F.3d 1067 (2007) In re AMERICAN WAGERING, INC., a Nevada corporation; In re: Leroy’s Horse & Sports Place, a Nevada corporation, Debtors, Michael Racusin, d/b/a M. Racusin & Company, Appellant, v. American Wagering, Inc.; Leroy’s Horse & Sports Place, Appellees. No. 05-15969.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 24, 2006.Decided […]

493 F.3d 1092 (2007) Yewhalashet ABEBE, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-76201.United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted December 4, 2006.Filed July 9, 2007.*1093 Robert B. Jobe and Fatma Marouf, Law Office of Robert B. Jobe, San Francisco, CA, (briefed), Zachary Nightingale, Van *1094 Der Hout, Brigagliano & […]

493 F.3d 965 (2007) Brandy WILSON, Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE,[1] Appellee. No. 06-3627.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 13, 2007.Filed: July 19, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Civil case – Social Security. The hypothetical question posed to the vocational expert did not include all of the claimant’s disabilities, and the ALJ’s decision that […]

493 F.3d 960 (2007) Fred WATSON, Jr., Petitioner/Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent/Appellee. No. 06-3104.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: June 14, 2007.Filed: July 18, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Prisoner case – habeas. Case remanded with directions to provide Watson with a hearing on the issue of whether he asked his trial counsel […]

493 F.3d 938 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Keith A. JONES, Appellant. No. 06-3489.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: April 12, 2007.Filed: July 10, 2007.*939 [qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Criminal case – Sentencing. District court adequately considered the factors set out in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3553(a) in setting defendant’s sentence; challenge to […]

493 F.3d 997 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Rodney Jay JENSEN, Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 06-2284, 06-2497.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: January 9, 2007.Filed: June 28, 2007.*998 Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jay E. Denne, Sioux City, Iowa. Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee […]

493 F.3d 977 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jay Todd HESSMAN, Appellant. No. 06-2360.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.Submitted: February 14, 2007.Filed: July 20, 2007.Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 30, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Criminal case – Sentencing. Speedy Trial Act claim rejected; panel would not overrule U.S. v. Bell, 573 […]

493 F.3d 928 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Victor C. HARRIS, Appellant. No. 06-2892.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.Submitted: January 10, 2007.Filed: July 9, 2007.Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 9, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Criminal case – Criminal law and Sentencing. No error in admitting drugs purchased from defendant during a […]

493 F.3d 933 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. David M. GARLEWICZ, also known as Surfer Dave, Appellant. No. 07-1182.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: June 11, 2007.Filed: August 9, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Criminal case – Criminal law and sentencing. District court did not err in finding defendant waived his right to […]

493 F.3d 986 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra BOSS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-3854.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: May 16, 2007.Filed: June 26, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Criminal case – Sentencing. Sentence was not unreasonable as the court gave weight to all of the relevant factors set forth in 18 U.S.C. Sec. […]

493 F.3d 941 (2007) Joyce M. SHOCKENCY; John H. Moore, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. RAMSEY COUNTY, a Minnesota municipal corporation; Robert Fletcher, Ramsey County Sheriff, in his official and individual capacity; Nicholas O’Hara, in his official and individual capacity, Defendants-Appellants. No. 06-3094.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: March 12, 2007.Filed: July 12, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: […]

493 F.3d 952 (2007) Ronald Lewis GREER, II, Petitioner-Appellant, v. State of MINNESOTA; David Carbo, Warden, Respondents-Appellees. No. 06-2263.United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Submitted: December 13, 2006.Filed: July 12, 2007.[qtbl style=”color:gray;”] Summary: Prisoner case – habeas. Claim that trial judge was actually biased against Greer was procedurally barred; state courts’ rulings with respect […]

493 F.3d 833 (2007) Carl WAGNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON COUNTY, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-2045.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 24, 2007.Decided July 12, 2007.*834 Michael F. Bishop (argued), West Bend, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Barbara J. Janaszek (argued), Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, WI, Robert M. Mihelich (argued), New Berlin, WI, for Defendants-Appellees. […]

493 F.3d 763 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4405.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 31, 2006.Decided June 27, 2007.*764 Stuart D. Fullerton (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Francis C. Lipuma (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before POSNER, WOOD, and EVANS, […]

493 F.3d 803 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph Wesley RILEY, also known as Thomas Dancik, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2557.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 30, 2007.Decided July 10, 2007.*804 Linda L. Mullen (argued), Sara Darrow, Office of the United States Attorney, Rock Island, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Carl M. Walsh (argued), […]

493 F.3d 812 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy RATLIFF-WHITE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1960.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued November 28, 2006.Decided July 10, 2007.*814 Rick D. Young (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Stephanie A. Brennan (argued), Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before FLAUM, […]

493 F.3d 776 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Harry RAND also known as Harry Rand, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2374.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. July 2, 2007.Felicia Moncrief (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Robert G. Clarke, Gareth G. Morris (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Before EASTERBROOK, Chief […]

493 F.3d 868 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Amen E. JUMAH, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2674.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued January 19, 2007.Decided July 16, 2007.*869 Terra Brown (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. *870 Susan Shatz, Michael J. McDermott (argued), Chicago, IL, Defendant-Appellee. Before RIPPLE, KANNE […]

493 F.3d 856 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Randy GRIFFIN and Stanley Lomax, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 05-4177, 05-4178.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 30, 2006.Decided July 16, 2007.*859 Brian Hayes (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Standish E. Willis (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant. Brendan Shiller […]

493 F.3d 879 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel BUSTAMANTE, Raphael Pena, Abraham Estremera, and Steve Liscano, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 03-3388, 04-1469, 05-4798, 05-4799.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 3, 2007.Decided July 16, 2007.Rehearing Denied August 27, 2007.*881 Christina Egan, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Frederick […]

493 F.3d 790 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jong Hi BEK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-4198.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 30, 2006.Decided July 6, 2007.*794 Diane L. Berkowitz (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Clark W. Holesinger (argued), Valparaiso, IN, for Defendant-Appellant. Before KANNE, ROVNER, and […]

493 F.3d 782 (2007) TRUSTEES OF the CHICAGO PAINTERS AND DECORATORS PENSION, HEALTH AND WELFARE, AND DEFERRED SAVINGS PLAN TRUST FUNDS, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ROYAL INTERNATIONAL DRYWALL AND DECORATING, INC., an Illinois corporation, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-2367.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.Argued January 18, 2007.Decided July 3, 2007.*784 Steven F. McDowell (argued), Donald D. Schwartz, Arnold […]

493 F.3d 768 (2007) Kimberly M. SIMS-FINGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-2198.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued February 15, 2007.Decided June 27, 2007.*769 Timothy Clark (argued), Law Office of Timothy V. Clark, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant. James B. Osborn, Robin C. Clay (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Indianapolis, IN, […]

493 F.3d 777 (2007) Robert C. RACINE and Gail K. Racine, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-4103.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 23, 2007.Decided July 3, 2007.*778 Don P. Badgley, Badgley Mullins Law Group, Brian G. Isaacson (argued), Merrian & Isaacson, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners-Appellants. Joan I. Oppenheimer (argued), […]

493 F.3d 772 (2007) Juana R. LEGUIZAMO-MEDINA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 06-4039.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 30, 2007.Decided June 27, 2007.*773 Bonita B.H. Cho (argued), Chen, Cho & Yee, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner. Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the […]

493 F.3d 893 (2007) Yorli P. HUFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael F. SHEAHAN, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Cook County, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-1310.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 1, 2006.Decided July 16, 2007.*894 Jeffrey I. Cummings (argued), Sharon K. Legenza, Miner, Barnhill & Galland, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Donald R. Hallsten, […]

493 F.3d 905 (2007) Gregory S. FEHRIBACH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ERNST & YOUNG LLP, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-3366.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 24, 2007.Decided July 17, 2007.*907 Elliott D. Levin, Rubin & Levin, Indianapolis, IN, Christopher A. Byrne (argued), Washington, DC, for Trustee-Appellant. James C. Schroeder, Stanley J. Parzen (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe […]

493 F.3d 827 (2007) Walid ELKHATIB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DUNKIN DONUTS, INC., a Delaware Corp., and Allied Domecq, Defendants-Appellees. No. 04-4190.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 30, 2006.Decided July 10, 2007.*828 Robert A. Habib (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Christopher B. Wilson, Jonathan R. Buck (argued), Perkins Coie, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees. Before […]

493 F.3d 762 (2007) Mariko L.A. BENNETT, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO., The Boeing Company, and City of Chicago, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-3486.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Decided June 27, 2007.David E. Rapoport (argued), Rapoport Law Offices, William J. Jovan, Nolan Law Group, Antonio M. Romanucci, Romanucci & Blandin, Carlton E. Odim, […]

493 F.3d 838 (2007) Christipher BARNES, Janel Moser, and Kristine Nimmer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ADVANCED CALL CENTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-4338.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued May 21, 2007.Decided July 12, 2007.Robert K. O’Reilly (argued), Ademi & O’Reilly, Cudahy, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Ross A. Anderson (argued), Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellee. […]

493 F.3d 841 (2007) ASSOCIATION BENEFIT SERVICES, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CAREMARK RX, INCORPORATED, and CaremarkPCS, a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-4388.United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.Argued November 2, 2006.Decided July 13, 2007.*844 David A. Novoselsky (argued), Novoselsky & Associates, Paul A. Caghan, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, Plaintiff-Appellant. Frank E. Pasquesi, Michael S. Baig (argued), […]

493 F.3d 744 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio D. CROWELL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-5902.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: May 29, 2007.Decided and Filed: June 26, 2007.*746 ARGUED: Kimberly S. Hodde, Hodde & Associates, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Paul M. O’Brien, Assistant United States Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: […]

493 F.3d 731 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony Leon COLLIER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-1395.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: May 29, 2007.Decided and Filed: July 12, 2007.*732 ARGUED: Kenneth P. Tableman, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellant. John F. Salan, Assistant United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Kenneth […]

493 F.3d 761 (2007) Rosa PARKS, An Individual, Plaintiff, Gregory J. Reed & Associates, P.C.; The Cochran Firm; Stephanie L. Hammonds; Manson, Jones & Associates, Attorneys-Appellants, v. Dennis W. ARCHER, former guardian ad litem for Rosa Parks, Appellee, Laface Records; Arista Records, Inc.; BMG Music, doing business as BMG Entertainment; Jointly and Severally, Defendants. No. […]

493 F.3d 752 (2007) NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant. v. HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-6168.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: May 31, 2007.Decided and Filed: July 30, 2007.*753 ARGUED: Barry M. Miller, Fowler, Measle & Bell, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellant. Douglas L. Hoots, Landrum & Shouse, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: […]

493 F.3d 720 (2007) Aundrey MEALS, Individually and as wife and next friend of James Harvey Meals, deceased, and as natural parent, guardian and next friend of William Meals, a minor child, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE (05-5974) and Bridgette King (05-5953), Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 05-5953, 05-5974.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: July […]

493 F.3d 635 (2007) In re Charles S. BUCCI, Debtor. Board of Trustees of the Ohio Carpenters’ Pension Fund on Behalf of the Ohio Carpenters’ Pension Fund, et al., Appellants, v. Charles S. Bucci, Appellee. No. 06-4164.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Argued: June 7, 2007.Decided and Filed: July 3, 2007.*637 ARGUED: Richard L. […]

493 F.3d 738 (2007) In re Abu-Ali ABDUR’RAHMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ricky BELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. Nos. 02-6547, 02-6548.United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Submitted: March 17, 2006.Decided and Filed: July 13, 2007.*739 ON BRIEF: Bradley A. MacLean, Stites & Harbison, Nashville, Tennessee, William P. Redick, Jr., Nashville, Tennessee, *740 for Petitioner. Joseph F. Whalen III, […]

493 F.3d 588 (2007) Yuqing ZHU, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-60891.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 23, 2007.*590 Brian K. Bates (argued), Reina Bates Imm. Law Group, Houston, TX, for Zhu. Gary Layton Anderson (argued), San Antonio, TX, Thomas Ward Hussey, Dir., U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, […]

493 F.3d 580 (2007) Bobby Wayne WOODS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Nathaniel QUARTERMAN, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent-Appellee. No. 06-70025.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 23, 2007.*581 Richard Alley, Fort Worth, TX, for Woods. Ellen Stewart-Klein, Austin, TX, for Quarterman. Before BARKSDALE, DeMOSS and DENNIS, Circuit Judges. DeMOSS, Circuit Judge: […]

493 F.3d 533 (2007) Alfred WADE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LP SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 05-21068.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 20, 2007.*535 Blair B. Brininger (argued), Houston, TX, for Wade. Linda Ottinger Headley (argued), Danielle Kujawa Herring, Littler Mendelson, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee. Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and DENNIS, Circuit […]

493 F.3d 501 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Anthony PLANCK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-21040.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*502 Jeffery Alan Babcock (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Philip G. Gallagher (argued), Houston, TX, for Planck. Before JONES, […]

493 F.3d 613 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Q. NGUYEN; Thomas Q. Nguyen, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-20574.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 23, 2007.*616 Tony Ray Roberts (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, Michelle Palacios, McAllen, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Mike DeGeurin (argued), Foreman, DeGeurin & Nugent, Houston, TX, […]

493 F.3d 484 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam Jimmie MANN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-20545.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*487 Kathlyn Giannaula Snyder (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. *488 Lance C. Hamm (argued), Houston, TX, for Mann. Before GARWOOD, WIENER, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges. […]

493 F.3d 479 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mehdi KHANALIZADEH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-41544.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 18, 2007.*480 Heather Harris Rattan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Plano, TX, for U.S. Randall Harrison Nunn, Mineral Wells, TX, for Defendant-Appellant. Before JOLLY, CLEMENT and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: Mehdi Khanalizadeh appeals the […]

493 F.3d 526 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rafael Jesus IBARRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-50783.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*528 Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Mark Randolph Stelmach (argued), Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, TX, for U.S. Ward Stafford Clay (argued), San Diego, CA, for Ibarra. Before KING, DeMOSS and OWEN, […]

493 F.3d 469 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HOLY LAND FOUNDATION FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT, etc.; et al., Defendants, David J. Strachman, in his capacity as administrator of the Estate of Yaron Ungar; Dvir Ungar; Yishai Ungar; Judith Ungar; Meir Ungar; Michal Cohen; Amichai Ungar; Dafna Ungar, Appellants. No. 04-11282.United States Court of […]

493 F.3d 464 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Astley Anthony GRANT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-40915.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 11, 2007.*466 David Hill Peck, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for U.S. Marjorie A. Meyers, Fed. Pub. Def., Timothy William Crooks, Asst. Fed. Pub. Def., Houston, TX, for Grant. […]

493 F.3d 562 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge GOMEZ-GOMEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-41461.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 20, 2007.*563 Tony Ray Roberts (argued), James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Marjorie A. Meyers, Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling, Asst. Federal Public Defender (argued), Philip G. Gallagher, […]

493 F.3d 515 (2007) The STRAND THEATRE OF SHREVEPORT CORPORATION, Petitioner-Cross-Respondent, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Respondent-Cross-Petitioner. No. 06-60232.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*517 S. Price Barker (argued), Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, for Strand Theatre. Linda Jill Dreeben, Robert J. Englehart, Richard A. Cohen (argued), NLRB, Washington, DC, […]

493 F.3d 521 (2007) Eileen MALDONADO; Darryl Soignet, Sr.; and Carol Verlander Eiswirth, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-30573.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*522 Sidney Andrew Backstrom, Scruggs Law Firm, Oxford, MS, Elizabeth Joan Cabraser (argued), Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & […]

493 F.3d 543 (2007) KINDER CANAL COMPANY, INC.; Mike T. Unkel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Mike JOHANNS, Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-30238.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 20, 2007.*544 Donna Unkel Grodner (argued), Grodner & Associates, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Janice E. Hebert, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Lafayette, LA, for Defendant-Appellee. Before […]

493 F.3d 551 (2007) Robert JENEVEIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Seana WILLING, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-50368.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 20, 2007.*552 Mark M. Donheiser (argued), Randal Gilbert Mathis, Mathis & Donheiser, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Philip Andrew Lionberger, Deputy Solicitor General (argued), Robert F. Johnson, III, General Litigation Div., Austin, TX, for […]

493 F.3d 570 (2007) HASPEL & DAVIS MILLING & PLANTING COMPANY LTD., represented herein by its President, Karl M. Samuels; Poydras Minerals LLC, successor in interest of Poydras Realty Company, represented by its co-managers George B. Jurgens III & Frank A. Tessier, Billie Breuille, Arthur Q. Davis, Lawrence H. Iverson, for themselves and on behalf […]

493 F.3d 626 (2007) F. Michael CUSTER; Marsha F. Custer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MURPHY OIL USA, INC., formerly known as Murphy Oil Corp., Defendant-Appellee. No. 06-30672.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 24, 2007.*627 Meyer H. Gertler (argued), Gertler, Gertler, Vincent & Plotkin, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. *628 George Phillip Shuler, III (argued), Michael […]

493 F.3d 507 (2007) Dilbert Ivan CALIX-CHACON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL MARINE, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-30686.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 19, 2007.*509 Robert T. Myers (argued), Young, Richaud & Myers, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Randolph J. Waits (argued), Matthew Francis Popp, Emmett, Cobb, Waits & Henning, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant. Before […]

493 F.3d 602 (2007) Mariluz G. ARISMENDEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NIGHTINGALE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC., doing business as AAA Medical Oxygen Supply, also known as and formerly known as Rotech Healthcare, Inc., also known as and formerly known as Professional Respiratory Home Healthcare, Inc., also known as and formerly known as ABBA Medical Equipment, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. […]

493 F.3d 454 (2007) Barbara TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PROGRESS ENERGY, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee. National Employment Lawyers Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Amici Supporting Appellant, Equal Employment Advisory Council; Society for Human Resource Management; Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America; Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor, Amici Supporting Appellee. No. 04-1525.United States Court […]

493 F.3d 439 (2007) Nock Frederick LENDO, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-1715.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: May 22, 2007.Decided: July 10, 2007.*440 ARGUED: Alexander Manjanja Chanthunya, Silver Spring, Maryland, for Petitioner. Kristin Kay Edison, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Washington, D.C., […]

493 F.3d 404 (2007) HOLLIDAY AMUSEMENT COMPANY OF CHARLESTON, INCORPORATED; Warren P. Holliday, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTH CAROLINA, State of; Grady L. Patterson, Jr., in his official capacity as Treasurer of the State of South Carolina; Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina; Charles M. Condon, Attorney General; Robert M. Stewart, individually, Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1668.United States Court […]

493 F.3d 421 (2007) COVENANT MEDIA OF SOUTH CAROLINA, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF NORTH CHARLESTON, Defendant-Appellee. Scenic America, Amicus Supporting Appellee. No. 06-1894.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: March 12, 2007.Decided: July 6, 2007.*423 ARGUED: Edward Adam Webb, The Webb Law Group, L.L.C., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant. Derk B.K. Van Raalte, […]