2014 Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 1235

McGee v. Rudek
Date: July 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6056
Earthgrains Baking Companies v. Sycamore Family Bakery
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4146
Olds v. Bank of America
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1395
United States v. Arjon
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2231
Dalpiaz v. Carbon County, Utah, et al  
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4062

Justia Opinion Summary: In September 2009, Plaintiff Bridget Dalpiaz was terminated from her position as the benefits administrator for Carbon County, Utah. She sued, raising several claims against the county and various county officials,…

Davis v. Garcia
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4102
Clark v. Cache Valley Electric
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4119
Deere v. Colvin
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5129
United States v. Crisp
Date: July 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5146
Salary v. Goff
Date: July 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3258
United States v. Quinonez-Quintero
Date: July 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3001
Pedockie v. Bigelow
Date: July 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4021
United States v. Linthicum
Date: July 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5046
Crowell v. Denver Health & Hospital Auth.
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1355
WildEarth Guardians v. EPA, et al  
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9524

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a final Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) to reduce regional haze by regulating emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) at the five…

United States v. Yazzie
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2043
United States v. Zuber
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3116
Marshall v. Ormand
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6070
United States v. Cornelio-Legarda
Date: July 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-8029
Kerr v. Hickenlooper
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1445
Vega v. Davis
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1268
United States v. Sellors
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1470
Wilson v. Village of Los Lunas
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2203
Juarez-Galvan v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3118
United States v. Law
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6180
Griffin v. Smith
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1149
Jones v. State of Kansas
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3074
Mays v. McCollum
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5054
United States v. Orozco
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6065
DeMillard v. Burton
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-8032
Chavez-Vasquez v. Holder
Date: July 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-9517
Brown v. Berkebile
Date: July 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1159
United States v. Lente  
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2021

Justia Opinion Summary: Camille Lente appealed a sentence of 192 months' imprisonment, which was well above her advisory Guidelines range of 46 to 57 months, for three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in…

United States v. Washington  
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3136

Justia Opinion Summary: Following a jury trial, defendant Tony Washington was convicted on two drug charges: (1) conspiracy to distribute crack and marijuana; and (2) conspiracy to maintain a residence for the purpose of distributing those same…

Parker v. CitiMortgage
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4030
Bishop, et al v. Smith, et al  
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5003

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal was brought by the Court Clerk for Tulsa County, Oklahoma, asking the Tenth Circuit to overturn a decision by the district court declaring unenforceable the Oklahoma state constitutional prohibition on…

United States v. Ramsey
Date: July 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6067
Brunsilius v. Hickenlooper
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1430
United States v. Yepa
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2149
Wishneski v. Andrade
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2199
Milcanovic v. Colvin
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4163
Jackson v. Martin
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6240
Artur v. Holder
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9582
Jackson v. Trammell
Date: July 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5041
United States v. Mullikin  
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1290

Justia Opinion Summary: As a result of an investigation into purported clinical weight-loss studies from 2006-2008, defendant Edward Mulikin was indicted by a grand jury sitting in the District of Colorado in November 2011. The indictment…

United States v. Cabrera
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2209
Knitter v. Picerne Military Housing  
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3027

Justia Opinion Summary: Lisa Knitter worked as a "handyman" for Lewis General Contracting, Inc. (LGC) from March to October 2010. During this time, LGC's sole client was Picerne Military Housing, LLC (Picerne), now known as Corvias Military…

United States v. Morales  
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3202

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Juan Morales was found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and sentenced to eighty-six months' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argued the evidence was insufficient to…

Williams v. Oliver
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1191
United States v. Pablo
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2000
United States v. Martinez-Gonzalez
Date: July 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6030
Klein v. King & King & Jones
Date: July 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4131
Creditors Insurance Purchasing v. Doak
Date: July 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6189
Vigil-Lazo v. Holder
Date: July 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9594
Wagner v. Bank of America Corp
Date: July 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1347
United States v. Shaw  
Date: July 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3050

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Charles Shaw was convicted of robbing a bank and two credit unions, attempting to commit a second robbery at one of the credit unions, and committing four related firearms offenses. He was acquitted on a charge…

Paycom Payroll, et al v. Richison, et al  
Date: July 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6181

Justia Opinion Summary: David Richison began a payroll processing company in the 1990s in Oklahoma with his niece and nephew, Shannon and Chad Richison. The company was called "Ernest Group, Inc." and did business under the name "Paycom…

Horton v. Holly Corporation
Date: July 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5057
Kennedy v. Addison
Date: July 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5040
Broker's Choice of America, et al v. NBC Universal, Inc., et al  
Date: July 9, 2014
Docket Number: 11-1042

Justia Opinion Summary: Tyrone Clark and his company, Brokers' Choice of America, sued NBC Universal, Inc. and some of its employees after it aired a "Dateline" segment titled "Tricks of the Trade." The aired segment featured snippets of Clark…

Frazier v. Flores
Date: July 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1535
Sartori v. Susan C. Little & Associates
Date: July 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2162
McCormick v. Parker
Date: July 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7016
Williams v. Colorado Springs Police Dpt.
Date: July 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1198
Dahlberg v. MCT Transportation
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2119
United States v. Doe
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2130
Weinstein, et al v. McClendon, et al  
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6121

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed this complaint on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Chesapeake common stock from 2009 to 2012, and who were damaged from those purchases/acquisitions. The…

Leatherwood v. Welker, et al  
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6152

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants-Appellants appealed a district court order denying their motion for summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Plaintiff-Appellee Michael Leatherwood brought suit seeking declaratory and monetary relief…

Integris Health v. Chartis Claims
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6164
Taylor v. Martin  
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5030

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner-appellant Lawrence Taylor sought a certificate of appealability (COA) to challenge the district court's dismissal of his petition for habeas relief. He was found guilty by an Oklahoma jury of first degree…

United States v. Hendrix
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6076
United States v. Slape
Date: July 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-7001
Holbrooks v. Sun Life Assurance Co.
Date: July 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3302
Marshall v. Rudek
Date: July 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5116
United States v. Montes
Date: July 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2015
Goings v. Sumner County D.A.'s Office
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3309
United States v. Moser
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3321
Sifuentes-Felix v. Holder
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9546
Lopez-Munoz v. Holder
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9608
United States v. Ashlock
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3013
United States v. Marquez
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3085
United States v. Gerkin
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4048
Yellowbear v. WY Attorney General
Date: July 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-8016
Velocity Press v. Key Bank
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4172
Bigley v. Ciber, Inc.
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1243
United States v. Medina-Copete  
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2026

Justia Opinion Summary: A series of appeals came before the Tenth Circuit brought by Maria Vianey Medina-Copete and Rafael Goxcon-Chagal following their convictions on drug trafficking charges. The issue these cases presented to the Court were…

Smith v. Howell
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3251
TruGreen Companies v. Mower Brothers
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4105
Royal v. First Interstate Bank
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8003
Chairez-Perez v. Holder
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9602
Fogle v. Gonzales
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1202
United States v. Johnson  
Date: July 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3019

Justia Opinion Summary: Vanity Johnson pled guilty pursuant to a written plea agreement in which she "knowingly and voluntarily waive[d] any right to appeal . . . any matter in connection with this prosecution, the defendant's conviction, or…

McNamara v. Brauchler
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1534
Stonecipher, et al v. Valles, et al  
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2124

Justia Opinion Summary: Anthony and Melissa Stonecipher became targets of an investigation because of their purchases and sales of firearms and explosives. During the investigation, federal officers discovered that Mr. Stonecipher had pled…

Varnell v. Dora, et al  
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2135

Justia Opinion Summary: Amber Shaw coached Plaintiff Tori Varnell in several sports while she was a student in the Dora Consolidated School District. According to Plaintiff, Shaw sexually abused her for more than a year, ending while she was in…

Creamer v. Larned State Hospital
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3333
United States v. Freerksen
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6282
United States v. Salas  
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7036

Justia Opinion Summary: Michael Salas was pulled over for erratic driving and consented to a search of his car, which yielded over 20 pounds of methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute. On appeal,…

Wofford v. Colvin
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7077
Mothershed v. Oklahoma Bar Assoc.
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6044
Knox v. Trammell
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6069
United States v. Velasquez
Date: July 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-8025
Yeaman v. Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6254
United States v. Smith  
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1112

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Joshua Smith robbed two stores and shot the managers in both. He was convicted on two counts of robbery, and two counts of using a gun "during and in relation to" those "crime[s] of violence." "Normally, [. .…

United States v. Eatman
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3276
United States v. Bias
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5152
Cleveland v. Havanek
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6062
Rodriguez-Reyes v. Holder
Date: June 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-9502
Van De Weghe v. Chambers
Date: June 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1121
Scavetta v. Dillon Companies
Date: June 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1311
Fisher v. CDOC
Date: June 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1109
Larkins v. Colvin
Date: June 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1232
United States v. Johnson
Date: June 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2206
Parker v. Evans
Date: June 26, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5005
Soboroff v. Doe
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3285
Kitchen, et al v. Herbert, et al  
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4178

Justia Opinion Summary: Several Utah residents and same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses in Utah and were denied. They filed suit against the Governor, the Attorney General of Utah and the Clerk of Sale Lake County, all in their…

Hodges v. Colvin
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7078
Mata-Aguilar v. Holder
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9591
Robledo v. West
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1067
Gonzales v. Garcia
Date: June 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2014
Borwick v. Univ of Denver, Bd of Trustees
Date: June 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1149
Knight v. Colvin
Date: June 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2175
Kastner v. Intrust Bank
Date: June 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3254
United States v. Hankerson
Date: June 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3043
O'Bryant v. State Of Oklahoma
Date: June 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6073
Asarco LLC v. Union Pacific, et al  
Date: June 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1435

Justia Opinion Summary: The issues on appeal to the Tenth Circuit in this case stem from pollution at a four-square-mile area in Denver where Debtor-ASARCO, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and Pepsi-Cola Metropolitan Bottling Company., Inc. all…

United States v. Thody
Date: June 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-7000
Glacier Construction v. Travelers Property Casualty
Date: June 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1503
Felders, et al v. Malcom, et al  
Date: June 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4154

Justia Opinion Summary: A Utah state trooper stopped Sherida Felders for speeding while on a trip from California to Colorado. Based on her answers to a few questions, Trooper Brian Bairett asked to search Felders’s car for drugs. After Felders…

United States v. Achana-Suaso
Date: June 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1315
Hungry Horse v. E Light Electric Services
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1425
Wagner v. American Family Mutual Ins.
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1438
Longoria v. Falk
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1472
Pham v. Ahrens
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1484
United States v. Clare
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5149
MMS Construction & Paving v. Head, Inc., et al  
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6076

Justia Opinion Summary: MMS Construction & Paving, L.L.C. entered into a subcontract with Head, Inc. to pave asphalt runway shoulders at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The project was delayed and MMS, expressing concern that Head had not…

Ali v. Wingert
Date: June 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1015
Allen v. Rhodes
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1331
United States v. Jaramillo
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1340
United States v. Foster  
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1474

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Cheston Foster was arrested for violating the terms of his supervised release, including traveling to Massachusetts without permission. Following a revocation hearing where Foster admitted the violations…

Nelson v. AETNA Life Insurance Co.
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5073
United States v. Burch
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5117
Shagoury v. United States
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2022
Hunsaker v. Alexander
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4013
Maynard v. Chrisman
Date: June 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-7014
Kneen v. Zavaras
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1000
United States v. Rosales-Miranda
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1150
Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Circle S. Feed Store, et al  
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2006

Justia Opinion Summary: I&W, Inc. owned a mining operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Excavation on its property created a cavern, which grew so large it infringed upon the subsurface property of the nearby Circle S Feed Store, LLC. This cavern,…

Gorman v. City of Olathe
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3315
Brown v. Cole
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5135
Brown v. USA Truck
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6250
Benjamin v. Meyer
Date: June 17, 2014
Docket Number: 14-8010
United States v. Gonzales
Date: June 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2125
Maranville v. Utah Valley University
Date: June 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4129
Medicine Blanket v. Miller
Date: June 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1005
United States v. Brame
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1375
Newson v. Attorney General of Kansas
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3316
Barrett v. Salt Lake County  
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4084

Justia Opinion Summary: Salt Lake County employee Michael Barrett helped a colleague pursue a sexual harassment complaint against her boss. According to Barrett, his superiors began a campaign to have him discharged or demoted. After he was…

Bonney v. Wilson, et al  
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8052

Justia Opinion Summary: Five members of Petitioner Steven Bonney's extended family, four girls and one boy, accused him of sexually assaulting them on various occasions when they were between the ages of six and eight and Petitioner was a…

McDonald v. Murphy
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8086
Tillotson v. McCoy
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1003
Renoir v. Larimer County
Date: June 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1107
United States v. Hill
Date: June 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5132
Betts v. McKune
Date: June 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3197
Houck v. Ball
Date: June 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6265
United States v. Sanchez
Date: June 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8088
United States v. Silva
Date: June 12, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2036
Galbreath v. The City of Oklahoma City
Date: June 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6295
Townsend-Johnson v. Rio Rancho Public Schools
Date: June 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2133
United States v. Stacy
Date: June 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2154
Djorkode v. Holder
Date: June 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9549
Fresquez v. Minks
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1155
United States v. Fulton
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3287
Trustee of the Utah Carpenters v. Loveridge
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4025
United States v. James
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7071
Carr v. Miller
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1033
Hodges v. Dowling
Date: June 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-7019
JetAway v. Board of County Commissioners, et al  
Date: June 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1173

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-Appellant JetAway Aviation, LLC sued Defendants-Appellees Board of County Commissioners of the County of Montrose, Colorado and the Montrose County Building Authority, and nongovernmental defendants Jet Center…

Guinn v. Colorado Attorney
Date: June 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1529
Guinn v. Farmers Insurance Co.
Date: June 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1530
United States v. Stacy
Date: June 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2154
Davis v. Nebraska Furniture Mart
Date: June 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3214
United States v. Mayberry
Date: June 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7029
United States v. Donaldson
Date: June 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8063
Zinna v. Congrove  
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1143

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the district court abused its discretion when it awarded Appellant Michael Zinna only $8000 in attorney's fees. The case was remanded to the district court to…

Quintero v. Colvin
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1396
Adams v. Berkebile
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1471
Haik v. Salt Lake City Corporation
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4050
Erikson v. BP Exploration & Production
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6269
United States v. Chavira-Nunez
Date: June 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1018
Toevs v. Milyard
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1476
Wigley v. County of Bernalillo
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2156
Malipurathu v. Jones
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6202
Rios Gonsalez v. Holder
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9606
Hackford v. State of Utah
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4027
Butts v. McCollum
Date: June 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5008
Hinzo v. Williams
Date: June 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2228
United States v. Valenzuela-Borjas
Date: June 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4096
Harris v. Raemisch
Date: June 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1027
Cleveland v. Havanek
Date: June 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6062
United States v. Hartshorn  
Date: June 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4104

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Kevin Hartshorn appealed a district court's issuance of an injunction against him, arguing the court erred in concluding he promoted an abusive tax shelter in violation of 26 U.S.C. 6700. Defendant organized…

United States v. Brooks  
Date: June 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3166

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, a Kansas state court convicted Defendant of possessing cocaine with intent to sell and sentenced him to 40 months in jail. Around the same time, Defendant was convicted in a Kansas state court of eluding a…

Garcia-Mendoza v. Holder  
Date: June 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9531

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Enrique Garcia-Mendoza petitioned the Tenth Circuit for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision upholding an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his request for cancellation of removal. The…

Kadim v. Holder
Date: June 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9571
United States v. Solis-Alvarez
Date: May 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1485
Sines v. Caley
Date: May 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1489
United States v. Vasquez
Date: May 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2150
United States v. Gonzalez-Gondarilla
Date: May 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6267
Brantley v. Patton
Date: May 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6031
Bellman v. i3Carbon
Date: May 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1275
Romero v. Colvin
Date: May 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2200
Hwang v. Kansas State University  
Date: May 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3070

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant Grace Hwang signed a written one-year contract to teach classes over three academic terms at Kansas State University. But before the fall term began, plaintiff received news that she had cancer and…

Hamilton v. Oklahoma City University
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6323
Hernandez v. Colvin
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1325
Bowring v. Bonner
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1465
United States v. Akers
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3221
Johns v. McKune
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3289
United States v. Stang
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4180
Trant v. Medicolegal Investigations, et al  
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6009

Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Collie Trant was the former Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Oklahoma at a time the office was recovering from a series of public scandals. Trant lost the confidence of the Oklahoma Board of Medicolegal…

Joint Technology v. Weaver
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6070
Perez-Paredes v. Holder
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9593
United States v. Richards
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3024
James v. Martin
Date: May 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5001
United States v. Stinnett
Date: May 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1306
Burton v. United States
Date: May 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1373
Plustwik v. Voss of Norway ASA
Date: May 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4089
United States v. Grealish
Date: May 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4182
United States v. Paz-Castillo
Date: May 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1036
IN RE: FCC 11-161  
Date: May 23, 2014
Docket Number: 11-9900

Justia Opinion Summary: In late 2011, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking comprehensively reforming and modernizing its universal service and intercarrier compensation…

United States v. Reese
Date: May 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2025
Payne v. Turley
Date: May 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4213
Torain v. Morrissey
Date: May 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1502
United States v. Chon
Date: May 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4029
Silverstein v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1450
Fields v. City of Tulsa, et al  
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5218

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellant Captain Paul Fields of the Tulsa, Oklahoma police department filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against defendants the City of Tulsa; Charles Jordan, the Chief of Police; and Alvin…

Schueller v. Wells Fargo
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2057
Hughes v. Kansas Attorney General
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3032
United States v. Schneider
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3300
Wright v. Alexander
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6299
Shinault v. Foster
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1041
Embriz v. Eighth District Electronic
Date: May 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1124
Central States Mechanical v. Agra Industries
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3263
Carbajal v. Warner
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1139
Buhl v. Berkebile
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1420
Smith v. Colorado Department of Labor
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1462
United States v. Bustamante-Bustamante
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2153
O'Neil v. The Burton Group
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4032
Akers v. Colvin
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5128
Brecheen v. Lofaro
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8059
United States v. Smith
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1054
Crownhart v. May
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1090
Perkins v. Department of the Air Force
Date: May 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6034
Ball v. Mayfield
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4126
Tellez v. City of Belen
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2123
United States v. Garcia
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2210
United States v. Douglas
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3270
Sawyer v. Sullivan
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3331
United States v. Rollings  
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6014

Justia Opinion Summary: Terry Jo Rollings pled guilty to one count of knowingly possessing stolen goods. As part of the plea agreement, Rollings waived the right to appeal his guilty plea, the restitution imposed, and any other aspect of his…

United States v. Ngo
Date: May 20, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6024
Gallardo v. United States of America  
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1325

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs Maria Gallardo and her child, who was born with cerebral palsy, filed suit against the United States of America pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act. Plaintiffs claimed that the performance of Ms.…

United States v. Chitty
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1405
Lopez v. Roark
Date: May 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2001
Digital Ally, et al v. Z3 Technology, et al  
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3258

Justia Opinion Summary: The contracts at issue in this case related to Z3 Technology's design and manufacturing of circuit board modules for use in Digital Ally, Inc.'s products. The first contract, called for Z3 to design, manufacture, and…

Ddungu v. Holder
Date: May 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9598
United States v. Wright
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3189
United States v. Adams  
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3207

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, defendant Henry J. Adams III was the lookout for a bank robbery, and recruited a friend to drive her car. After pleading guilty, he received an above-guidelines sentence of 140 months’ imprisonment. On appeal he…

Craft v. Olden
Date: May 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7031
Porter Bridge Loan Company v. Northrop
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5054
Wheeler v. Falk
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1062
United States v. Hernandez
Date: May 14, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3066
United States v. Fuller  
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3337

Justia Opinion Summary: A Kansas jury convicted David Fuller of willfully failing to pay more than $50,000 of past-due child support. Both after the government's case-in-chief and at the close of all evidence, Fuller moved for acquittal. The…

National Interstate Insurance, et al v. National Helium, et al  
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3001

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff Higby Crane Service, LLC (Higby) entered into a Contract with Defendant DCP Midstream, LP that covered crane work to be done at the gas processing plant of DCP's wholly owned subsidiary National Helium, LLC…

United States v. Yankey
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3169
United States v. Hoyle  
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3180

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Taurus Hoyle appealed the remand proceedings of his prior appeal. The Tenth Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Defendant appealed again, this time…

United States v. Ceballos
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3185
Mata-Soto v. United States
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3332
Bame v. Iron County
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4044
Leo v. Garmin International
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3010
Stouffer v. Trammel
Date: May 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-7006
United States v. Arechiga-Mendoza
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1082
Genberg v. Porter
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1140
United States v. Garcia  
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2155

Justia Opinion Summary: A Roswell police officer discovered a gun magazine containing ammunition during a protective pat down of defendant Cruz Garcia. A grand jury charged defendant with being a felon in possession of ammunition. Defendant was…

United States v. Limon
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3324
United States v. Jariwala
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8076
Lube v. NCO Financial Services
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1014
Tara Woods Limited v. Fannie Mae
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1187
Welch v. Colvin
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1195
United States v. Gutierrez-Lujan
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1280
Knaub v. Rollison
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1503
United States v. Yazzie
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2103
United States v. Lowe
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2163
United States v. Maravilla
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5125
Curren v. Raemisch
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1001
United States v. Quinn
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3354
United States v. Paz-Rojas
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1526
Bruner-McMahon v. County of Sedgwick
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3035
United States v. Davis  
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3037

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant–Appellant Mark Davis was convicted by a jury of robbery, use of a firearm during a robbery, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment on the robbery count, 180…

Hogan v. UT Telecommunications Open
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4069
United States v. Guerrero-Carreon
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6273
United States v. Pena
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8083
Ilioi v. Holder
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9575
United States v. Radcliff
Date: May 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1076
Phathong v. Tesco Corporation (US)
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1455
United States v. Cortez-Diaz
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3219
Barnes v. Timmons
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1184
Rall v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1213
United States v. Prieto
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1313
Thompson v. Robinson
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3327
Miller, et al v. Basic Research, et al  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4048

Justia Opinion Summary: Consumers who purchased an advertised product that promised they could "eat all you want and still lose weight" were dissatisfied with the results and filed a class action against the manufacturers for false advertising.…

Rockwood Select Asset Fund v. Devine, Millimet & Branch  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4112

Justia Opinion Summary: Rockwood Select Asset Fund XI (6)-1, LLC (a Utah company), received a loan application. In considering the request, Rockwood required the borrower to obtain an opinion letter from its New Hampshire law firm, Devine,…

Harding v. McCollum
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5154
Cole v. Lake
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6225
Kutcher v. Junction Development Group
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6255
James v. McHugh
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6283
Utah v. Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9535

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from the Clean Air Act, which requires states to adopt programs that will reduce emission of air pollutants that affect visibility. The State of Utah submitted a revised plan to the Environmental…

Davis v. Unified School District 500, et al  
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3224

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2007, the Unified School District 500 (USD 500) considered a recommendation to terminate plaintiff-appellant Charles Davis' employment when he was found lying naked on his stomach, sunbathing on the roof of the…

Mayberry v. Rios
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6277
Duran v. King
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2072
United States v. Lucero  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2084

Justia Opinion Summary: Lawrence Lucero pled guilty to three counts of receipt of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. At sentencing, the district court increased Lucero's offense level by five based on section…

United States v. Gramajo
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3031
United States v. Comer
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6013
BP America Production Company v. Chesapeake Exploration, LLC, et al  
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6108

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants-Appellants Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., and Chesapeake Investments appealed a district court judgment awarding Plaintiff-Appellee BP America Production Company $22,265,302 plus interest, and a district…

Robles v. RMS Management Solutions
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3028
United States v. Alvarez
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-8083
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1224
Evans v. Jones
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7065
Ridgell-Boltz v. Colvin
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1495
United States v. Peel
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5212
Merrell v. Allred
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1390
United States v. Zamora-Marquez
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2046
United States v. Stacy
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2154
United States v. Bazuaye
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3133
United States v. Exom
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5055
Beltran-Rubio v. Holder
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9565
Naves v. Bigelow
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-4010
Cleveland v. Stuart
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6016
United States v. Wardell
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1152
Hanson v. Colorado Judicial Department
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1166
Wardell v. Executive Director
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1339
Oliver v. Raemisch
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1348
United States v. Gonzalez-Ramirez
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1404
United States v. Platero
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2122
United States v. Thomas  
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3046

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Terry Thomas was charged in federal court with selling crack cocaine and maintaining a place to manufacture, distribute, or use a controlled substance. He went to trial 146 days after his arraignment.…

Robertson v. Colvin
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3122
Shockley v. Colvin
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5105
Maynard v. Fallin
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6239
Baccus v. Baccus
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7053
Llanos v. Holder
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9589
Stirling v. Stirling
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2026
Taber v. Farris
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-5013
United States v. Small  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2145

Justia Opinion Summary: After a suspicious death in a New Mexico prison cell, police identified Paul Smalls, the victim's cellmate, and two other men as the perpetrators. Their scheme was to smother the victim, and then claim he died of an…

Bayless v. United States, et al  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4120

Justia Opinion Summary: Sixteen years ago Carolyn Bayless began to suffer from a mysterious illness. As her condition deteriorated, she sought to learn what caused (and how to treat) her illness. In 2008, convinced that she was the victim of…

United States v. Hill  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5154

Justia Opinion Summary: Stanley Hill appealed conviction on several charges related to the robbery of a bank. During trial, Charles Jones, a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testified as an expert. And when the…

United States v. Sharp  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1114

Justia Opinion Summary: Codefendants Michael Griggs and Charles Sharp appealed their convictions for mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Griggs also challenged a $500,000 fine that was imposed by the district court as part of his…

Muller v. Islands at Rio Rancho
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2188
Jewell v. United States  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6069

Justia Opinion Summary: The Internal Revenue Service issued four summonses to banks in the Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma for records involving nursing homes owned by Sam Jewell. Under federal law, the IRS had to notify Jewell at…

United States v. Sanchez-Beltran
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6140
Campbell v. Workman
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6298
San Juan County, Utah v. United States  
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 11-4146

Justia Opinion Summary: Salt Creek Road is an unimproved 12.3-mile road intertwined with the creek bed in Salt Creek Canyon. The state and county wanted to use their claimed right-of-way to prevent the United States from closing the Salt Creek…

United States v. Crawford
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5205
United States v. Carrillo-Estrada
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1289
Wilson v. Hatch
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2221
Frost v. McKune, et al  
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3086

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2005, a Kansas state court jury convicted Kenneth Frost of aggravated indecent liberties with a child in violation of Kansas state law. His attorney failed to obtain the child’s medical records, which could have been…

Dyer v. Lane
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3190
Kingyon v. State of Kansas
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3288
Eastom v. City of Tulsa
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5127
Crabtree v. State of Oklahoma
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5153
United States v. Terrones-Lopez
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6077
United States v. Perceval
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6264
United States v. Castro-Perez  
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8069

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-Appellant Miguel Castro-Perez appealed the district court's judgment sentencing him to sixty-three months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release, arguing the court improperly applied a two-level…

United States v. Henderson
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5164
Middleton, et al v. Stephenson, et al  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4183

Justia Opinion Summary: J. Hoyt Stephenson incorporated National Financial Systems Management, Inc. (NFSM) in Utah. The same day, the NFSM Employee Stock Ownership Plan was created. The Plan has always owned 100% of NFSM’s stock. Stephenson was…

National Fitness Holdings v. Grandview Corporate Center, et al  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4215

Justia Opinion Summary: In June 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Utah dismissed the claims of J. Hoyt Stephenson (a man the district found to be a Utah citizen), for lack of diversity jurisdiction. Less than three…

United States v. Westhoven
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2065
Sanchez v. Labate
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2109
Simpson v. Chrisman
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7081
Garrison v. Colvin
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8057
United States v. Gallant
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1041
Tatten v. Bank of America Corporation
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1408
Kimbrell v. Chaves County Clerk
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2217
Tri-State Truck Insurance v. First National Bank of Wamego
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3097
Ash Grove Cement Company v. United States
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3058
Livingston v. Sodexo
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3170
United States v. Wiseman  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4097

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Tina Wiseman appealed her sentence on one count of conspiring to distribute oxycodone following a guilty plea. She argued on appeal that the federal district court erred by refusing to consider the…

United States v. Whitehead
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6095
Knight, et al v. Mooring Capital Fund LLC, et al  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6112

Justia Opinion Summary: Judy Knight appealed the dismissal of her lawsuit against Mooring Capital Fund. “Most of [the Tenth Circuit’s] reasons for affirmance are routine.” But the Court took the opportunity of this case to comment on Knight’s…

Wanjiku v. Holder
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9585
Potter v. Synerlink Corporation
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5092
Cohlmia, et al v. St. John Medical Center, et al  
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5188

Justia Opinion Summary: George Cohlmia appealed a district court's decision to award attorney’s fees to St. John Medical Center pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). This case arose from two surgeries Cohlmia performed:…

Strachan v. Pandaw Cruises India
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1482
Barrett v. University of New Mexico Board
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2139
Ippolito v. Justice Service Division
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1079
United States v. Rentz
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4169
United States v. Melot (Billy)
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2014
Goldwyn v. Donahoe
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3210
Lacour v. The Tulsa City-County Jail
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5139
Dzerekey v. Holder
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9570
May v. State of Kansas
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3318
United States v. Ortiz
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2208
Wilson v. Pryor
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3012
United States v. Knittel
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6005
Dopp v. Jones
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6025
City Center West v. American Modern Home Insurance
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1343
C.W. Mining Company, et al v. Bank of Utah, et al  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4174

Justia Opinion Summary: In August 2007, C.W. Mining, an entity operating a coal mine in Utah, deposited $362,000 with the Bank of Utah; in turn, the Bank issued a certificate of deposit to C.W. Mining for that same amount. In January 2008,…

United States v. Romero  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2019

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Carl Romero was convicted by a jury of assaulting and killing Naayaitch Friday. He appealed the district court’s refusal to suppress evidence found after searches of the car he drove and his bedroom. Upon…

United States v. Grigsby  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3146

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Philip Grigsby appealed his 260-year sentence imposed pursuant to the child pornography production guideline, U.S.S.G. 2G2.1. He argued the guideline was procedurally and substantively unreasonable because it…

Williams v. County
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4104
Fuentes-Chavarria v. Holder
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9503
Crosby v. Oliver
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1513
United States v. Smith
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3200
United States v. Rayford
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3241
Lu v. Kendall
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3291
United States v. Hernandez-Delgado
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3319
United States v. Rogers
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6262
Untisz v. City of Greenwood Village
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1253
United States v. Wells
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4160
Teague, et al v. Johnson & Johnson, et al  
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-6287, 13-6288, 13-6289, 13-6290, 13-6291, 13-6292, 13-6293, 13-6294, 13-6295, 13-6296, 13-6297

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when 702 plaintiffs from 26 different states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico filed twelve nearly identical product liability actions against the defendants in the District Court of Pottawatomie…

Titsworth v. Oklahoma Department
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7083
Crowder v. Colvin
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1222
United States v. Barela
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2127
United States v. Chavez
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4098
Bowie v. Franklin
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6022
United States v. Morgan  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Numbers: 12-1408, 12-1442, 13-1032

Justia Opinion Summary: In August 2009, defendant Tracy Morgan and his friend, Marvin Tabor, plotted to kidnap and rob Mario Armendariz. Tabor's brother-in-law, defendant Augustus Sanford, persuaded a police officer's minor child to steal four…

United States v. Mosley
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1015
United States v. Revels
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3163
United States v. Muhammad  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5040

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Sevgi Muhammad was indicted on 24 counts of mail fraud, two counts of making a false statement, and one count of stealing public money. All the charges arose out of Defendant’s obtaining housing assistance…

Wilson v. State of Oklahoma
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7061
McAdams v. Wyoming Department
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8074
Gose v. The City of Douglas
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8089
Mendoza Perez v. Holder
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9515
United States v. Kamahele  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Numbers: 12-4003, 12-4005, 12-4007, 12-4015, 12-4039

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants-appellants Eric Kamahele, Daniel Maumau, Kepa Maumau, Sitamipa Toki, and Mataika Tuai appealed their convictions arising from armed robberies and shootings in connection with the Tongan Crips Gang (TCG) in…

United States v. Pulliam  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1026

Justia Opinion Summary: Keith Scott Pulliam was indicted on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being an armed career criminal. He moved to suppress the fruits (firearms) of a search of his home. On appeal, he claimed the…

United States v. Dowell
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1357
United States v. Sheridan
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2204
Howard v. Ferrellgas Partners, et al  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3061

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff-appellee Randy Howard sought to bring a class action suit against Ferrellgas Partners, LP in federal district court for allegedly overcharging him and other customers. Ferrellgas moved to force plaintiff to…

United States v. Hamill
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4124
Loard v. Sorenson
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4141
United States v. Miller
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6252
Williams v. Mgr. Taylor
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7066
Requena v. Roberts
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3312
Gonzales v. Bravo
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2215
Ashworth v. Rudek
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5108
Belvin v. Addison
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7069
Reyna v. Brown
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-2002
United States v. Tuakalau
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4052
Turner v. National Council of Nursing
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3088
Christoffersen v. United Parcel Service, et al  
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4007

Justia Opinion Summary: Alan Christoffersen drove a truck for United Parcel Service (UPS) until he was struck and killed by an underinsured motorist. After the accident, Christoffersen's heirs sued UPS and its automobile insurer (Liberty Mutual…

Clark v. Oakley
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6205
Requena v. Roberts
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3312
Baser v. State Farm Auto Insurance
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5036
United States v. Bergman  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1373

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant-appellant Gwen Bergman was arrested when the hit-man she thought she hired to kill her husband was in fact an undercover police officer. After trial, it emerged that defendant's lawyer was not a lawyer-in-fact,…

Tooley v. City of Konawa
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-7050
United States v. Webb
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1132
Lawrence v. School District No. 1
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1157
Amin v. Voigtsberger
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1400
United States v. Murphy
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3132
Summers v. State of Utah
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4169
United States v. Smart
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3016
Dority v. Farris
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6000
Stout v. Gyrodata, Inc.
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1393
United States v. Castillo
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3293
SEC v. Clark
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4076
United States v. Escobar
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6218
Fall v. Holder
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9560
Wackenhut Corp. v. Hansen
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-9595
Lately v. Colvin
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1131
Davis v. Kutak Rock
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1181
Willess v. United States
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6159
Mann v. Turner Brothers
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9553
Planned Parenthood KS & Mid-MO v. Brownback, et al  
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3235

Justia Opinion Summary: In May 2011 Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed into law an appropriations bill restricting the classes of entities eligible for Title X of the Public Health Service Act subgrants. The restriction disqualified two…

Crawford v. Astrue
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5125
United States v. Pettigrew
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1304
United States v. Braimah
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3271
Drum v. Northrup Grumman Systems
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4034
United States v. Juarez-Sanchez
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4054
Gray v. Farris
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-7070
State of Kansas v. Price
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3237
United States v. Mitchell
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5052
Marshall v. Lombardi
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5126
Sanders v. Farris
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5150
United States v. Newkirk
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6244
Holt v. Newton-Embry
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6279
Stine v. Berkebile
Date: March 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-1019
Mayes v. State of Oklahoma
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6280
United States v. Shaw
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1501
United States v. Ganadonegro
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2013
United States v. Reese, et al  
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2037

Justia Opinion Summary: Rick Reese owned a licensed firearms store in southern New Mexico and ran it with his wife, Terri, and two sons, Ryin and Remington. In 2012, a jury convicted the Reeses for aiding and abetting straw purchases of…

Hornady Manufacturing Co. v. Doubletap  
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4085

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff–Appellant Hornady Manufacturing Company, Inc., appealed a district court order granting summary judgment to Defendant–Appellee DoubleTap, Inc., on Hornady's trademark infringement claims. Hornady manufactured…

Smith v. Central Mine
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6195
Calhoun v. Colorado Attorney General  
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1047

Justia Opinion Summary: Pro se appellant Ronald Calhoun appealed the district court's dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. The district court held that appellant was not "in custody," as required to invoke the jurisdiction of the federal…

Tennyson v. Carpenter
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1338
Samland, III v. Jane Doe
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2205
United States v. Arrowgarp
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4154
Large v. Beckham County District Court
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-6011
Ajaj v. FBP
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1010
United States v. Williamson  
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2023

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2008, the IRS levied defendant John Williamson's wife's wages to collect his back taxes dating back thirty years. The IRS sent a notice of the levy, which Defendant returned, writing across the document: "Refused for…

Asebedo v. Kansas State University
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3206
Miskovsky v. Jones
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6091
Canales-Enrique v. Holder
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-9554
Miller v. Janecka
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2142

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