Forgan v. Howard County, Texas, 494 F.3d 518 (5th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 518 (2007) Glenn FORGAN, Jr., Individually and as Executor and/or Representative of the Estate of Richard Dunn Allen; Glenda Forgan, Individually as the Mother of the Deceased; Robert Allen, Individually as the Father of the Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS; et al., Defendants, Howard County Texas; Howard County Sheriff’s Department, Defendants-Appellees. No. […]

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Breen v. Texas A&M University, 494 F.3d 516 (5th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 516 (2007) Sean BREEN, as Administrator of the Estate of Christopher Breen; Christopher Breen; John E. Breen; Marian K. Breen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY; et al., Defendants, Texas A&M University; J. Malon Southerland, in his individual capacity; Russell Thompson, in his individual capacity; Ray Bowen, Defendants-Appellees. James Kimmel, as representative of the […]

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United States v. Villegas, 494 F.3d 513 (5th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 513 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pete Joe VILLEGAS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-20165 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 25, 2007.*514 Paula Camille Offenhauser, James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, TX, for U.S. Richard Edward Banks, Lockhart, TX, for Villegas. Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING and DAVIS, […]

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Doe v. Tangipahoa Parish School Board, 494 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 494 (2007) John DOE, Individually and as next friend of his minor children, James Doe and Jack Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD; Jimmie Richardson, Reverend, School Board Member, District A; Robert Potts, School Board Member, District B; Leonard Genco, School Board Member, District C; Al Link, School Board Member, District D; […]

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United States v. Viscarra, 494 F.3d 490 (4th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 490 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felipe Ciqueiros VISCARRA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-31078.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. July 25, 2007.*491 Cristina Walker, Asst. U.S. Atty., Shreveport, LA, for U.S. Christopher Albert Aberle, Mandeville, LA, for Viscarra. Before JONES, Chief Judge, and BENAVIDES and STEWART, Circuit Judges. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge: Felipe […]

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Williams v. Ozmint, 494 F.3d 478 (4th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 478 (2007) Luke A. WILLIAMS, III, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Jon OZMINT, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellant. Luke A. Williams, III, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jon Ozmint, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. Nos. 06-16, 06-17.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: May 22, 2007.Decided: July 27, 2007.*480 ARGUED: Donald John Zelenka, Assistant […]

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Goodman v. Praxair, Inc., 494 F.3d 458 (4th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 458 (2007) Marc B. GOODMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRAXAIR, INC.; Praxair Services, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 06-1009.United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: May 23, 2007.Decided: July 25, 2007.*461 ARGUED: Thomas McCarthy, Jr., Thomas McCarthy, Sr. & Associates, P.C., Annapolis, Maryland, for Appellant. Howard Robert Rubin, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for […]

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Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Sanford, 494 F.3d 439 (4th Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 439 (2007) BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jo Anne SANFORD, Chairman; Robert V. Owens, Jr.; Sam J. Ervin, IV; Lorinzo L. Joyner; Howard N. Lee; William Thomas Culpepper, II; James Y. Kerr, II, Commissioners, in their official capacities as Commissioners of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, Defendants-Appellants, and North Carolina Utilities Commission; Robert […]

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McCabe v. Ernst & Young, LLP, 494 F.3d 418 (3d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 418 (2007) Daniel McCABE; Russell E. McCabe; David Motovidlak, Appellants v. ERNST & YOUNG, LLP; Nicholas R. Toms, a/k/a Nic Toms; Hugo Biermann; Gregory Thomas; Edwardstone & Company, Inc; Wayne Clevinger; Joseph Robinson; Midmark Capital, LP; Otto Leistner; Bunter B.V.I. Ltd.; George Powch; Stephen M. Duff; Clark Estates, Inc.; Raymond Broek; Donald Rowley; […]

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Karns Prime & Fancy Food, Ltd. v. C.I.R., 494 F.3d 404 (3d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 404 (2007) KARNS PRIME & FANCY FOOD, LTD., Appellant v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 06-1031.United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued March 5, 2007.Filed: July 20, 2007.*405 Steven J. Schiffman, John D. Sheridan (Argued), Serratelli, Schiffman, Brown & Calhoun, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellant. Richard Farber, Bethany B. Hauser (Argued), United States […]

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United States v. Ricks, 494 F.3d 394 (3d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 394 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Michael RICKS and Marc Ricks, Appellees. Nos. 05-4832, 05-4833.United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Argued January 23, 2007.Filed: July 20, 2007.David E. Troyer, Ara B. Gershengorn, (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for the United States of America. David L. […]

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Phillips v. Audio Active Ltd., 494 F.3d 378 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 378 (2007) Peter PHILLIPS, professionally known as Pete Rock, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AUDIO ACTIVE LIMITED, trading as Barely Breaking Even, Studio Distribution and Sandbox Automatic, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, HipHopSite.com, Defendant. Docket No. 05-7017-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued October 26, 2006.Decided July 24, 2007.*381 Paul A. Chin, Law Offices of Paul A. Chin, […]

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Zellner v. Summerlin, 494 F.3d 344 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 344 (2007) John Robert ZELLNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert G. SUMMERLIN, Trooper, and Major Weber, Defendants-Appellees, State of New York, New York State Police Department, and John Does 1-10, Defendants. No. 05-6309-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 23, 2007.Decided: July 20, 2007.348*348 Scott A. Korenbaum, New York, New York (Frederick K. […]

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Shi Liang Lin v. United States Dept. of Justice, 494 F.3d 296 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 296 (2007) SHI LIANG LIN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; Attorney General Gonzales, Respondents; Zhen Hua Dong, Petitioner, v. United States Department of Justice; Attorney General Gonzales, Respondents; Xian Zou, Petitioner, v. Attorney General Gonzales, Respondent. Docket Nos. 02-4611-ag, 02-4629-ag, 03-40837-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: March 7, 2007.Decided: July […]

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Manzur v. United States Dept. of Homeland Sec., 494 F.3d 281 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 281 (2007) Rana Yasmeen MANZUR, Zoheb Manzur, Shafqat Muhammed Manzur, and Rubana Manzur, Petitioners, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent. Docket Nos. 03-40052-ag(L), 03-40054-ag(con), 03-40056-ag(con), 03-40058-ag(con).United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: January 26, 2007.Decided: July 16, 2007.*284 Walter H. Ruehle, Legal Aid Society, Rochester, NY, for Petitioners. John C. Truong, […]

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Chambers v. Office of Chief Counsel, 494 F.3d 274 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 274 (2007) Michelle A. CHAMBERS, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL, Department of Homeland Security, Alberto R. Gonzales, United States Attorney General, Respondents. Docket No. 06-0804-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: April 25, 2007.Decided: July 13, 2007.Amended: July 17, 2007.*275 Victor Schurr, Pelham, NY, for Petitioner.[*] Ari Nazarov, Trial Attorney, Office […]

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Xiao Xing Ni v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 260 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 260 (2007) XIAO XING NI, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General,[*] Respondent. Docket No. 04-0042-AG.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 14, 2007.Decided: July 12, 2007.*261 Joan Xie, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Kelly A. Zusman, Assistant United States Attorney (Kenneth C. Bauman, on the brief), for Karin J. Immergut, United […]

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Khan v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 494 F.3d 255 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 255 (2007) Tahir Ali KHAN, Petitioner, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Respondents. Docket No. 06-2995-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: June 29, 2007.Decided: July 10, 2007.*256 Khagendra Gharti Chhetry, Chhetry & Associates, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner. E. Bryan Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney (Gregory […]

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Cordi-Allen v. Conlon, 494 F.3d 245 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 245 (2007) Barbara CORDI-ALLEN and John Allen, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Joseph R. CONLON et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 06-2300.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 7, 2007.Decided July 27, 2007.*248 Paul Revere, III, for appellants. Deborah I. Ecker, with whom Leonard H. Kesten, Deidre Brennan Regan, and Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten, […]

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Harvey v. Johanns, 494 F.3d 237 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 237 (2007) Arthur HARVEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Mike JOHANNS, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant, Appellee. No. 06-2738.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard June 5, 2007.Decided July 24, 2007.*238 Paula Dinerstein, with whom Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility was on brief, for appellant. Halsey B. Frank, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Paula […]

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Sueiro Vazquez v. Torregrosa De La Rosa, 494 F.3d 227 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 227 (2007) Berenice R. SUEIRO V?ZQUEZ; Wilfredo Aponte Pag?n, Plaintiffs, Appellants, Astrid A. Cappas P?rez; Delma Rosa Col?n Rodr?guez, Plaintiffs, v. Enid TORREGROSA DE LA ROSA, in her personal and official capacity as Executive Director of the State Historic Preservation Office; Elizabeth Sola; Ver?nica ?lvarez; John Doe; Richard Roe, Defendants, Appellees, Francisco C?tala, […]

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United States v. Diaz, 494 F.3d 221 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 221 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos DIAZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-1990.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 6, 2007.Decided July 19, 2007.*222 Leslie W. O’Brien for appellant. Andrew E. Lelling, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee. Before LYNCH, […]

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Hincapie v. Gonzales (2007) 494 F.3d 213

494 F.3d 213 (2007) Maria Aracelly LOPEZ DE HINCAPIE, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 06-2259.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted June 5, 2007.Decided July 17, 2007.*215 L. Manuel Macias and Ilana Greenstein on brief for petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, […]

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Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass’n, Inc. v. Fed. Motor Carrier Safety Admin., 494 F.3d 188 (D.C. Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 188 (2007) OWNER-OPERATOR INDEPENDENT DRIVERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner v. FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent International Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL-CIO, et al., Intervenors. Nos. 06-1035, 06-1078.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued December 4, 2006.Decided July 24, 2007.Rehearing En Banc Denied September 28, 2007.*192 Paul D. Cullen, Jr. argued the […]

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Weber v. Battista, 494 F.3d 179 (D.C. Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 179 (2007) Enid W. WEBER, Appellant v. Robert J. BATTISTA, Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, Appellee. No. 05-5309.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.Argued January 9, 2007.Decided July 17, 2007.*180 Michael P. Deeds argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Alan Burch, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for […]

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Aeronautical Repair Station Ass’n., Inc. v. Fed. Aviation Admin, 494 F.3d 161 (D.C. Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 161 (2007) AERONAUTICAL REPAIR STATION ASSOCIATION, INC. et al., Petitioners v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, Respondent Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, Intervenors. Nos. 06-1091, 06-1092.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued March 28, 2007.Decided July 17, 2007.Rehearing En Banc Denied September 21, 2007.*163 Albert J. Givray and Andrew D. Herman argued the […]

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In re Sealed Case, 494 F.3d 139 (D.C. Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 139 (2007) In re SEALED CASE. No. 04-5313.United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued December 14, 2006.Decided June 29, 2007.Unsealed July 20, 2007.*141 Brian C. Leighton argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. H. Thomas Byron III, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With […]

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Husain v. Springer, 494 F.3d 108 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 108 (2007) Sarah HUSAIN, William Wharton, Devon Blinth, Colleen McGraham, Jeff McGraham, Kathleen McHugh, Marc J. Peseau, Neil Schuldiner, and Kasadore Ramkisson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Manjula Wijerama, Morgan Healy, Diane Issac, James Murphy, Michael J. Perrine, Joanne Gallo, Desmond Figueroa, and John Pae, Plaintiffs, Iman El-Sayed and Renee Marhong, Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Marlene SPRINGER, Carol Jackson, […]

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Rivkin v. Century 21 Teran Realty LLC, 494 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 99 (2007) Oleg RIVKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTURY 21 TERAN REALTY LLC, Andrew Peck, Chloe Dresser and Joshua Luborsky, Defendants-Appellees, Susan Martin and Robert Martin, Defendants. No. 05-6566-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: March 27, 2007.Decided: July 12, 2007.*100 Counsel: Robert J. Tolchin, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stephen H. Volkheimer, Hiscock […]

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State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition v. Rowland (2007) 494 F.3d 71 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 71 (2007) STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION, individually, and on behalf of all its members, American Federation of School Administration, Local 61, AFL-CIO, Connecticut Association of Prosecutors, Protective Service Coalition, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Judicial Marshals, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, National Association of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Connecticut State Police Union, Congress of Connecticut Community […]

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Perez Suriel de Batista v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 67 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 67 (2007) Damalis PEREZ SURIEL DE BATISTA, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES,[1] Respondent. Docket No. 06-3717-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 21, 2007.Decided: July 10, 2007.William H. Humble, Wilens & Baker, P.C. (Howard L. Baker, on the brief), New York, NY, for Petitioner. James E. Grimes, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of […]

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Otal Investments Ltd v. M.V. Clary, 494 F.3d 40 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 40 (2007) OTAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED, as Owner of the M/V Kariba, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Plaintiff-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, United Services Automobile Association, ASI Auto Shipment GmbH, Ted L. Rausch Co., Charles Broomfield, Morgan Moon, Patricia York, Augusta Assicurazioni S.p.A., CHN Italia S.p.A., CNH Trade N.V., New Holland North, Inc., Fedex Trade Networks […]

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Wisniewski v. Board of Edu. of Weedsport Cent. School Dist., 494 F.3d 34 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 34 (2007) Martin WISNIEWSKI and Annette Wisniewski, on behalf of their son Aaron Wisniewski, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT and Richard Mabbett, Superintendent of Schools, Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 06-3394-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Heard: April 17, 2007.Decided: July 5, 2007.*35 Stephen Ciotoli, Fayetteville, N.Y. (Dennis […]

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United States v. Carpenter, 494 F.3d 13 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 13 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Daniel E. CARPENTER, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant. Nos. 06-1373, 06-1374, 06-1488.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 9, 2006.Decided July 18, 2007.*15 Michael J. Pineault, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, U.S. Attorney, was on brief, for appellant, cross-appellee. Martin G. Weinberg, […]

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United States v. Fisher, 494 F.3d 5 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 5 (2007) UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Casey FISHER, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1202.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted May 10, 2007.Decided July 13, 2007.*6 Jason M. Sullivan and Law Office of Jason M. Sullivan, PLLC on brief for appellant. Casey Fisher, pro se, on supplemental brief for appellant. Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant […]

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Carrasquillo v. Puerto Rico, 494 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 1 (2007) Marta CARRASQUILLO; Gilberto Rivera-Rivera; Conjugal Partnership Rivera-Carrasquillo, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO, THROUGH ITS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT; Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Miguel Pereira-Castillo, Secretary and Administrator of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Corrections Administrator; Jorge L. Ra?ces, Assistant to the Secretary; Caridad Col?n-Torres, Human Resources Officer; […]

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