2013 Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 1001 - 1310 of 1310

United States v. Switzer
Date: March 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1437
Rodriguez v. State Of Colorado
Date: March 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1494
Martin v. Hatch
Date: March 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2136
Rochelle v. Hy-Vee
Date: March 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3259
Johnson v. Miller
Date: March 22, 2013
Docket Number: 13-5005
United States v. Bruner
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6307
Gay v. Rojas
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1324
Barnes v. Davis
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1371
United States v. Barrera-Munoz
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2207
Jimison v. Colvin
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5093
Holbrook v. Astrue
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5101
Okyere v. Rudek
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5214
Arce-Jimenez v. Holder
Date: March 21, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9569
Carani v. Meisner
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 10-1398
Beene v. Ford Motor Company
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1047
Luke v. Hospital Shared Services
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1219
United States v. Gutierrez-Sierra
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1332
United States v. Tooley
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1335
Shirley v. Davis
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1394
Ankeney v. Jones
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1422
United States v. Ryan
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2143
Morris, Jr. v. Ulibarri
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2160
Gebhardt v. Exide Technologies
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3117
Green v. Lexis-Nexis
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6102
United States v. Vasquez
Date: March 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8088
The Estate of B.I.C. v. Gillen
Date: March 19, 2013
Docket Number: 11-3219
Mellott v. MSN Communications
Date: March 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1323
Galindo v. Lampela
Date: March 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1490
Ortega v. Qwest Corporation
Date: March 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2112
United States v. Soto-Lopez
Date: March 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3209
Wehrley v. American Family Mutual Ins.
Date: March 18, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1079
United States v. Moya-Breton
Date: March 18, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4127
United States v. Gordon  
Date: March 15, 2013
Docket Number: 10-5146

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant George David Gordon was a former securities attorney convicted of multiple criminal charges relating to his alleged participation in a "pump-and-dump" scheme where he (along with others) violated the…

Morkel v. Davis
Date: March 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4166
United States v. Brooks
Date: March 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3303
Mills v. Prudential Insurance Company
Date: March 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1208
Brown v. Kochanowski
Date: March 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3257
United States v. Ailsworth
Date: March 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3342
Johnson v. Keith
Date: March 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5099
United States v. Johnson
Date: March 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6199
United States v. Nedelcu (Silviu)
Date: March 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4188
Sullivan v. Astrue
Date: March 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5147
United States v. Montoya
Date: March 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8068
Wilson v. Jara
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2231
Layton v. Board of County Commissioners
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6223
Western Energy Alliance v. Salazar  
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 11-8071

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue before the Tenth Circuit in this case centered on whether the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA), as amended by the Reform Act of 1987, required the Secretary of the Interior to issue leases for parcels of land to the…

Danielson-Holland v. Standley and Associates
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1021
United States v. McKneely
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1432
Rajala v. Garnder  
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3113

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-Appellant Eric Rajala, Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Generation Resources Holding Company, LLC (GRHC), appealed a district court order which granted motions by Defendants-Appellees FreeStream Capital, LLC…

Brown, Sr. v. State of Kansas
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3320
Brown v. Sedgwick Co. Sheriff's Office
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3324
United States v. Chon
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4165
Lundgren v. Astrue
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5080
United States v. Combs
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6197
Overton v. United States
Date: March 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6251
United States v. Dang
Date: March 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3208
United States v. Gibson
Date: March 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5146
United States v. Loughrin  
Date: March 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4158

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Kevin Loughrin was convicted of bank fraud and other charges arising from a check and identity theft scheme. He appealed his conviction on two grounds: (1) the district court’s jury instructions on…

Toone v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.  
Date: March 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4188

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs-Appellants Bryan and JoLynne Toone executed a promissory note secured by a deed of trust on their home. The note was assigned several times. After the Toones defaulted on the Note, their home was scheduled to…

Cook v. Baca
Date: March 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2023
United States v. Mowery
Date: March 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2157
CSG Workforce Partners, LLC v. Watson
Date: March 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4027
Harris v. Johnson
Date: March 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6110
United States v. Navarro-Morales
Date: March 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2118
Mays v. Martin
Date: March 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5219
Daniel v. Franklin
Date: March 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6119
United States v. Gray
Date: March 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8043
Weldon v. Ramstad-Hvass
Date: March 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8047
United States v. Barajas  
Date: March 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3003

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Samuel Barajas was convicted by jury of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine,…

United States v. Shea
Date: March 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3180
In re: Grand Jury
Date: March 1, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1330
United States v. Church
Date: March 1, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3170
Sissom v. Astrue
Date: March 1, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6131
Webb v. Oklahoma Department
Date: March 1, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7038
United States v. Jackman
Date: February 28, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4129
United States v. Salazar-Salazar
Date: February 28, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6217
Becker v. Bateman  
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4054

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-Appellant David Becker was pulled over by Defendant-Appellee Officer Jason Bateman in a parking lot in Heber City, Utah. A confrontation ensued which ended in Plaintiff being thrown to the ground and suffering…

Haynes v. Memmen
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1277
Cardoza v. United of Omaha Life Insurance  
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2033

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Jose Cardoza brought this lawsuit pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), to challenge United of Omaha Life Insurance Company’s calculation of his long-term disability benefits…

United States v. Alter
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3202
United States v. Fraire
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6096
United States v. Hawkins
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6244
Meza Rios v. Holder
Date: February 27, 2013
Docket Number: 13-9521
Stewart Title v. Dude, et al  
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1374

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Harald Dude secured a $1.9 million loan on his Aspen home from Washington Mutual Bank. He sought to borrow another $500,000 from Wells Fargo Bank. As part of the application process, Defendant…

Case v. Hatch  
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2094

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from a crime committed over thirty years ago - the rape and murder of a teenager near an isolated dam outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Several young men were convicted of the crime, including…

Full Life Hospice v. Sebelius  
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6242

Justia Opinion Summary: Full Life Hospice participates in the federal Medicare program. It sought reimbursement for hospice services provided to Medicare recipients from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). A fiscal intermediary,…

Clayton v. Jones
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 11-7000
United States v. Addison  
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 11-8105

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Amanda Addison and Melody St. Clair were tried for embezzling or converting funds from Northern Arapahoe Tribe’s Department of Social Services (DSS). On the third day of trial, the trial judge…

Aguirre v. City of Greeley Police Dept.
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1284
Cummings v. Ellsworth Correctional
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3265
United States v. Olinger
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4057
Kee v. Federal National Mortgage
Date: February 26, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4086
United States v. McGlothin
Date: February 25, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1360
Berneike v. CitiMortgage, Inc.  
Date: February 25, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4210

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-Appellant Adriana Berneike appealed the district court’s dismissal of her Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), Utah Consumer Sales Protection Act (UCSPA), and breach of contract claims asserted…

Riverdale Peaks Homeowners v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co.
Date: February 25, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1186
Statewide Masonry v. Anderson
Date: February 25, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8045
Peterson v. Martinez  
Date: February 22, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1149

Justia Opinion Summary: Gray Peterson, a resident of Washington, applied for a concealed handgun license (CHL) from the ex officio sheriff of Denver, Colorado. Peterson's application was accordingly denied, prompting him to file suit against…

Daniel v. Trani
Date: February 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1291
Chimera v. Lockhart
Date: February 21, 2013
Docket Number: 11-7053
Hogan v. Workman
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6161
Mohamed v. Napolitano
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1176
Small v. Huddleston
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1360
Ciempa v. Jones
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5087
United States v. Valdovinos
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5158
Patterson v. Vaughn
Date: February 20, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6252
Gonzales v. Astrue
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1511
James v. Chavez
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2246
Paige v. Donovan
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1014
United States v. Ramos-Carrillo
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1120
Underwood v. The GEO Group
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1148
Anchondo v. Dunn
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2002
United States v. Wilson
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4152
Dickson v. Public Service Company
Date: February 19, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5062
United States v. Pluma
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1402
Nature's Sunshine Products v. Sunrider Corporation
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4214
United States v. Nichols
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3171
Newsom v. Ottawa County Board of Comm.
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5108
United States v. Bell
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5193
Hyatt v. Rudek
Date: February 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6216
Benson v. Hartford Life & Accident
Date: February 14, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4202
Ryan v. Dept. of the Air Force
Date: February 14, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6335
United States v. White
Date: February 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2071
Boehm v. Astrue
Date: February 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5102
Houck v. Ball
Date: February 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6301
Wilson v. City of Lafayette
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1403
United States v. Garcia  
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2233

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Robert Garcia appealed a district court order that denied his motion to suppress evidence obtained from a search of his residence. On appeal, he argued that the warrant was invalid because: (1) it was…

Zaring v. Davis
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1348
United States v. Carrera-Diaz
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2098
McEntire v. Federated Investment Mgmt.
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4206
Brushwood v. Franklin
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6266
United States v. Jones
Date: February 13, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8042
Winbush v. Faulk
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1470
McDonald v. The State of Colorado
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1488
Tercero v. Holder
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2175
United States v. Battle  
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3005

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Shawn Battle filed a motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) following Amendments 750 and 759 to the United States Sentencing Guidelines, which retroactively adjusted his advisory Guidelines…

Keith v. Koerner, et al  
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3101

Justia Opinion Summary: Former inmate Plaintiff-Appellee Tracy Keith filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging violations of her rights under the Eighth Amendment. Plaintiff was an inmate at the Topeka Correctional…

United States v. Medina
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3305
United States v. Clapper
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6068
Michael v. Newton-Embry
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6129
George v. Astrue
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6143
Gaines v. Pearson
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7027
Sanchez-Naranjo v. Holder
Date: February 12, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9556
United States v. Ramsey
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 11-3224
Conroy v. Vilsack  
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4091

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Laura Conroy filed this Title VII lawsuit against her employer, the United States Forest Service, after it (among other things) filled an open position with a male employee, instead of her. The district court…

Wilson v. Workman  
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5031

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Michael Lee Wilson was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon in Oklahoma state court and sentenced to death. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) ordered dismissal of his…

United State v. Rich  
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6342

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Paul Everett Rich, III, pled guilty to one count of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Because he had been convicted of three predicate offenses, he qualified for enhanced punishment under the…

Haskell v. Daniels
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1384
Brenner v. Hickenlooper
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1497
United States v. Cordova
Date: February 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8028
Dade v. Sanders
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1501
Pace v. Chapdelaine
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1567
Adkins v. Kansas Commission
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-3353
United States v. Smith
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1075
Holbert v. City of Colorado Springs
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1378
Harlan v. Astrue
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5082
United States v. Gonzalez-Bueno
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6204
United States v. Cerre
Date: February 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6230
Schanzenbach v. Town of Opal  
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 11-8093

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Roger Schanzenbach owned several properties in the town of Opal on which he intended to install mobile manufactured homes. He applied for permits with town authorities. The town council issued several building…

Allstate Sweeping, LLC v. Black  
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1027

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Allstate Sweeping, LLC (Allstate) is owned and operated by two white women: Martha Krueger and Barbara Hollis. In January 2006 it began performing pressure-washing services at Denver International Airport (DIA)…

White v. Mckinna
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1285
USA for Use & Benefit of OLS v. Southwind Construction Service
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6132
Logsdon v. Harvanek
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6232
Schanzenbach v. Town of La Barge  
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8014

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Roger Schanzenbach owned several properties in the town of LaBarge on which he intended to install mobile manufactured homes. He applied for permits with town authorities. The town council initially granted him…

Saccato v. Wilson
Date: February 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8023
Peterson v. Timme
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1436
Fairfax Portfolio v. Owens Corning Insulating
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3126
United States v. Dutton
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3128
United States v. Snow
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4160
Seely v. Jones
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5157
Jackson v. Champion
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5160
United States v. Stevenson
Date: February 6, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6218
United States v. Mark Hopkins
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2114
ClearOne Communications, Inc. v. Bowers
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4163
Webster v. City of Bixby
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5143
Vigil v. Hughes
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2196
Hansen, et al v. PT Bank Negara Indonesia, et al  
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4053

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs-Appellants Theodore L. Hansen, Interstate Energy Corp. and Triple M, L.L.C., appealed a district court’s judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee PT. Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. ("BNI"). Plaintiffs…

United States v. Lor  
Date: February 5, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8024

Justia Opinion Summary: A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper stopped Defendant Lee Vang Lor for speeding in 2007. After gaining consent to search the vehicle, the trooper found methamphetamine. The district court denied Defendant’s motion to…

Braun v. St. Pius X Parish
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5157
Espinoza v. Colorado Dept. of Corrections
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1009
Mack v. Falk
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1303
Scott v. Dona Ana County Commissioners
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2063
Robles v. State Farm Insurance
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3280
Robles v. Amarr Garage Doors
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3281
United States v. Zendejas
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4011
United States v. Dudley
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4061
United States v. Copeland
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5149
Miller v. Province
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5185
Horton v. Martin
Date: February 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6116
Burnett v. Mortgage Electronic, et al  
Date: February 1, 2013
Docket Number: 09-4216

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Charlene Burnett filed this action against James H. Woodall, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., and fifty unnamed individuals. The complaint asserted violations of the Fair Debt Collection…

United States v. Lipsey
Date: February 1, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1536
United States v. Ray
Date: February 1, 2013
Docket Number: 11-3383
Garrison v. Workman
Date: February 1, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5124
United States v. Sedillo
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2237
Volner v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 11-7081
Shirley v. Davis
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1394
United States v. Trinkle
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3106
Maley v. City of Garnett, Kansas
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3235
Maley v. State of Kansas
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3248
Jelitto v. Astrue
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4087
Tran v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co.
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5027
United States v. Jefferson
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5194
Jackson v. Hines
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5204
Russell v. Astrue
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6185
United States v. Nunez-Tovar
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6192
Cleveland v. Havanek
Date: January 31, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6293
United States v. Gutierrez
Date: January 30, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2172
United States v. Shobe
Date: January 30, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5127
United States v. Ruby  
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1441

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Joey Ruby was on supervised release following a conviction for being a felon in possession of a gun. One of the conditions of his supervised release was that Ruby not commit any other crimes. He was unable to…

United States v. Brody  
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4120

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Patrick Merrill Brody was convicted, after a jury trial, of willful failure to file a tax return in 2001. He was sentenced to ten months' imprisonment and filed this appeal to challenge both his conviction and…

Basic Research v. Rainbow Media Holdings
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4141
Howell v. Centric Group
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1127
Smith v. McCord
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2041
Santana v. Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5046
United States v. White
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5124
Tenison v. Morgan
Date: January 29, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7037
United States v. Beadles
Date: January 28, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3153
Burns v. Jones
Date: January 28, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5109
Adewuyi v. Holder
Date: January 28, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9548
United States v. Hall
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4195
United States v. Smith  
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6240

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Derrick Reuben Smith was convicted by a jury on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to real estate mortgages. The district court declared a mistrial as to four other counts on which the…

Morrow v. Jones
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6303
Colvin v. Medina
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1370
United States v. Sebreros-Castro
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4051
Bituminous Casualty v. Pollard
Date: January 25, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6010
United States v. McGlothin  
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1360

Justia Opinion Summary: A jury found Defendant Timothy McGlothin guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon. On appeal he argued the district court erred in admitting at trial evidence of past instances in which he possessed a firearm. Upon…

Henning v. Union Pacific
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 11-7021
United States v. Gonzalez-Calzadillas
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1202
Fagan v. Roberts
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3249
United States v. Shaw, Jr.
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3287
United States v. Randle
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5010
United States v. Turner
Date: January 24, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6155
Arnold Oil Properties, L.L.C. v. Schlumberger Technology Corp.
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6247
Phillips v. Tiona
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1055
Stine v. U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1098
Travelers Indemnity Company v. Bd of County Commissioners
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1180
Lamar v. Boyd
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1336
Gladney v. Copenhaven
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1367
Kemper v. Colorado Court of Appeals
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1411
United States v. Combe
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4110
United States v. McAllister
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5063
Benavides v. City of Oklahoma City
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6107
United States v. Lees
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6237
Polson v. Astrue
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7039
United States v. Dority
Date: January 23, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7064
United States v. Rutland  
Date: January 22, 2013
Docket Number: 11-8049

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Terrence Rutland was convicted in federal district court on robbery, narcotics, and firearm charges. Defendant contended his federal conviction for robbery and use of a firearm during a violent felony were…

Archuleta v. Nanney
Date: January 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1030
Cosby v. Astrue
Date: January 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1184
United States v. Johnson
Date: January 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6026
Mukhia v. Holder
Date: January 22, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9551
United States v. Martinez
Date: January 18, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1333
United States v. Alcantar-Aguirre, Jr.
Date: January 17, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2091
United States v. Harris
Date: January 17, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2191
United States v. Schneider, et al  
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 10-3281

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants-Appellants Dr. Stephen and Linda Schneider were convicted of several counts of unlawful drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering, arising from their operation of a medical clinic. The…

Tijerina v. Patterson
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4033
Gruzinsky v. Martin
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5179
Beck v. Rudek
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6235
Griffin v. Kastner
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6275
United States v. Cano
Date: January 16, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8035
D.A. Osguthorpe Family Partner v. ASC Utah, Inc., et al  
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4062

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue before the Tenth Circuit in this case arose from a case that originated in Utah state court; one of the parties turned to the federal courts to ask for a stay of all state-court proceedings and an order to…

Tabor, et al v. Hilti, Inc., et al  
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5131

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Ronica Tabor and Dacia Gray worked as inside salespeople for Hilti, Inc and Hilti of North America, Inc. After being denied promotions to Account Managers (outside sales), they each filed individual claims for…

Dill Oil Company, LLC, et al v. Stephens, et al  
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6309

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue before the Tenth Circuit in this case was one of first impression: whether the 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy code exempted Chapter 11 debtors from the absolute priority rule. The bankruptcy court answered…

United States v. Esparza-Moreno
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2037
United States v. Nunez
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3185
Burnett v. Miller
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7066
United States v. Graham  
Date: January 15, 2013
Docket Number: 12-8031

Justia Opinion Summary: Pro se Defendant-Appellant Gregory Graham was previously convicted of distributing crack cocaine and sentenced under a plea agreement to 25 years' incarceration. The district court denied his motion for a sentence…

Lott v. Trammell  
Date: January 14, 2013
Docket Number: 11-6096

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Ronald Lott was convicted by an Oklahoma jury of two counts of first-degree murder in December 2001. The murders were committed over twenty-five years ago. The state trial court sentenced Petitioner to death…

Rangel v. Sanofi Aventis
Date: January 14, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3085
Rueb v. Zavaras
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1506
Poddar v. United States Trustee
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1059
Penrod v. Quick
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1163
Floyd v. Ploughe
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1349
Romero v. Ploughe
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1350
United States v. Malone
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3110
Zuniga-Espinoza v. Holder
Date: January 11, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9544
Zheng v. Holder
Date: January 10, 2013
Docket Number: 11-9598
United States v. Hernandez-Cornejo
Date: January 10, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2134
United States v. Bell
Date: January 10, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5049
WildEarth Guardians v. National Park Service  
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1192

Justia Opinion Summary: The issue on appeal in this case concerned WildEarth Guardians’ challenge to the National Park Service’s (NPS) elk and vegetation management plan for Rocky Mountain National Park. WildEarth filed suit in federal district…

United States v. De La Cruz  
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5114

Justia Opinion Summary: In a direct criminal appeal, Defendant-Appellant Enrique De La Cruz challenged the district court’s decision to deny his motion to suppress evidence the United States obtained during an investigative seizure. ICE agents…

Jeff County School Dist. R-1 v. Elizabeth E.
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1153
Jordan v. Fuller
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1251
United States v. Burk
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3256
United States v. Angulo-Lopez
Date: January 9, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6174
Nation v. First Tennessee Bank National
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1352
Driscoll v. Dennis
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1442
S. Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Palma  
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4094

Justia Opinion Summary: Several environmental groups challenged decisions made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) regarding the legality of thirty-nine oil and gas leases in Southern Utah, owned…

United States v. Ream
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-4213
Walters v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, et al  
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 11-5130

Justia Opinion Summary: Pro se Appellant Bennie Walters brought employment discrimination claims against his former employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The parties reached an apparent settlement during a settlement conference, but Appellant later…

United States v. Holyfield  
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1004

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Christopher Holyfield appealed a district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion for relief from judgment. In his motion, Petitioner asserted he received ineffective assistance of counsel when counsel…

Stine v. U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1319
Williams v. Jones
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5047
Cifuentes v. Holder
Date: January 8, 2013
Docket Number: 12-9542
Littlejohn v. Workman  
Date: January 7, 2013
Docket Number: 10-6148

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner-Appellant Emmanuel Littlejohn was convicted of two robbery-related charges and a charge of first-degree murder, arising from his role in a 1992 robbery of a convenience store in Oklahoma City. He received…

United States v. Robinson
Date: January 7, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3157
Auraria Student Housing v. Campus Village Apartments, LLC  
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 11-1569

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Campus Village Apartments, LLC appealed denial of its motion to dismiss the complaint of Plaintiff-Appellee Auraria Student Housing at the Regency, LLC. Regency's complaint alleged that Campus Village…

United States v. Arellano-Sandoval
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 11-2023
Lynch v. Barrett, et al  
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1222

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Nick Lynch claimed that City of Denver Police Officers Defendants Adam Barrett, Stephen Kenfield, and Michael Morelock violated his constitutional right to court access by refusing to disclose who exercised…

United States v. Veleta-Dominguez
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-2031
United States v. Eaton
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6262
United States v. Ross
Date: January 4, 2013
Docket Number: 12-7083
Wehrley v. American Family Mutual Ins.
Date: January 3, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1079
Grady v. Garcia
Date: January 3, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1151
United States v. Montgomery
Date: January 3, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5037
United States v. Montgomery
Date: January 3, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5053
United States v. Van Tuyl
Date: January 3, 2013
Docket Number: 12-6121
Smith v. Nichols
Date: January 2, 2013
Docket Number: 12-1029
United States v. Rocha-Roman
Date: January 2, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3089
Leo v. Garmin International
Date: January 2, 2013
Docket Number: 12-3213
United States v. Swearingen
Date: January 2, 2013
Docket Number: 12-4125
United States v. Perez-Lopez
Date: January 2, 2013
Docket Number: 12-5055

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