2019 Eleventh Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 1858

USA v. Jamad Jacque Wallace
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13997
Alba R. Acosta Reyes, et al v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14098
Travis Jonathan Mitchell v. Jordan, et al
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14256
USA v. Stanley Keon Walker, Jr.
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14559
USA v. Damon Eugene Oden
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14604
Willie Jean Bell, et al v. Guardian Automotive Corporation, et al
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10228
James W. Menefee v. Sanders Lead Company, Inc.
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10433
USA v. Mario Sinclair Jelks
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10830
Boatman v. Berreto  
Date: September 18, 2019
Docket Number: 19-11605

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit joined its sister circuits and held that the prison mailbox rule applies to a civilly committed person. The court remanded, sua sponte, to the district court to determine when plaintiff delivered…

United States v. State of Florida  
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-13572, 17-13595

Justia Opinion Summary: The Department of Justice filed suit against the State of Florida, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 28 C.F.R. 35.130(d). The Department alleged…

USA v. David Caswell
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11211
United States v. Kirby  
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11253

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's 1440 month sentence after he was convicted of five counts relating to the production and possession of child pornography. The court held that the district court did not…

Teresa Jean Hand v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14147
USA v. Joassaint Josiah Aristil
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14584
Mat Baysa v. Robert Gualtieri, et al
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-14867, 20-10824, 21-13943
David Thorpe v. Dexter Dumas, et al
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10089
USA v. Sade Nickole Lewis
Date: September 17, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10227
USA v. Joseph Owusu
Date: September 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14883
USA v. Donald Rivera-Lopez
Date: September 16, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10337
United States v. Gillis  
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 16-16482

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of attempting to knowingly induce or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422(b), solicitation of another to commit the crime of federal kidnapping under 18…

USA v. Andrew Haley Morcombe
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13237
USA v. Bernito Ben Eugene
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14222
Tomas Morales Hernandez v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14370
USA v. Jose Calderon-Fuentes
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14820
James Brandon Strouse v. Warden, USP Coleman II
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15051
Beysi Rossibel Mejia-Garcia, et al v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15146
Eric Watkins v. Wilson DeJesus, et al.
Date: September 13, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10654
Cahaba Riverkeeper v. Environmental Protection Agency  
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11972

Justia Opinion Summary: The EPA has discretion not to commence withdrawal proceedings under 40 C.F.R. 123.64(b) even if it finds that a state's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program has not always complied with…

Cahaba Riverkeeper, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11972
AA Suncoast Chiropractic Clinic, P.A. v. Progressive American Insurance Co.  
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13003

Justia Opinion Summary: Three healthcare providers filed a class action against Progressive over a claims-handling process that was allegedly illegal under Florida law. The district court certified an injunction class under Federal Rule of…

Lowe v. STME, LLC  
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11121, 18-12277

Justia Opinion Summary: This consolidated appeal arose after Massage Envy’s stated reason for the termination of intervenor was its fear that she might contract and later develop Ebola due to her trip to Ghana. EEOC and intervenor appealed the…

USA v. Dusten Andrew Richardson
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13753
Christine Stone v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13950
USA v. Rico Remon Washington
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14192
Evelyn Palavicini v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP.
Date: September 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14329
USA v. Willie Clay Means
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-15204, 19-10333
USA v. Antonio U. Akel
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14707
Keisa J. Perry v. Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15684
Michael Henry Smith v. Comcast Corporation, et al
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13956
Brandon Coffman v. Harry Dallas Battle
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10592
Dorothea L. Joyner v. Woodspring Hotels Property Management LLC, et al.
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10662
Leon W. Bradley v. Ana Franklin, et al
Date: September 11, 2019
Docket Number: 19-11298
James F. Lapinski v. St. Croix Condominium Association, Inc., et al
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-12872, 18-15157, 19-14524
USA v. Jeanine Jeanty
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11190
Ermini v. Scott  
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11220

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against three deputies and the county sheriff after she was shot five times during a routine wellness check. On appeal, the county sheriff challenged the judgment against him and the district court's…

United States v. Waters  
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11333

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for two counts of wire fraud. The court held that United States v. Takhalov was distinguishable from this case and the district court did not abuse its…

Tommy Lee Gaines v. Attorney General, State of Florida, et al.
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11732
USA v. Jean Pompee
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13352
Patrick Ryan Bray v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14062
USA v. Jacoby Bryan Easterling
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14334
USA v. Jarvis Rodrick Thomas
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10085
Monica Stone v. Robert Hendry et al
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10207
USA v. Diego Armando Cancino-Mendez
Date: September 10, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10700
United States v. Aseracare, Inc.  
Date: September 9, 2019
Docket Number: 16-13004

Justia Opinion Summary: After three former AseraCare employees alleged that AseraCare had a practice of knowingly submitting unsubstantiated Medicare claims in violation of the False Claims Act, the Government intervened and filed the operative…

George C. Sneathen v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al
Date: September 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12254
Jackie Jamal Hines v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al
Date: September 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14473
Susan Plott v. NCL America, LLC
Date: September 9, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10109
USA v. Tariq Khalil Jones
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13906
Irlis Maheli Lopez Barrios, et al v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12756
James H. Griffin v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al.
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13193
Endurance American Specialty Insurance Company v. Carlos Marroquin Lopez
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14841
USA v. Jean David Jules
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14882
USA v. Charles Brown
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10021
Ryan Derowitsch, et al v. Jonathan Granger, et al
Date: September 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10927
Ariel Marantes v. Miami-Dade County, et al
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-13333, 18-12439
USA v. Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15860
Inversiones Y Procesadora Tropical Inprotsa, S.A. v. Del Monte International GMBH
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-17623, 17-12163, 18-14807, 21-13059
Alfredo Morton v. USA
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-12037
John Hill Hawthorne v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12027
USA v. Elmer Misael Garcia Ramirez
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13035
USA v. Michael Daudri Turner
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13421
Aaron's Inc. v. MKW Investments, Inc., et al
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13666
Martin Conroy, et al. v. Paul S. Amos, II, et al.
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13834
Kenneth Reese v. Army Fleet Support, LLC
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14190
Stepan Lepetiuk v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14259
Toru Tawaka Gotel v. Shawn Carter
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14786
USA v. Cedric L. King
Date: September 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14955
Mukhtar Chochaev v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13711
Troy T. Williams v. Capitol One Bank (USA) N.A., et al.
Date: September 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14143
USA v. Masnik Sainmelus
Date: September 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14707
USA v. Celestino Calderon-Gonzalez
Date: September 4, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15236
USA v. Manuel Antonio Severino
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12336
Sowe Abdoulie v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13507
USA v. Richard Grady Romans
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13630
Stacy Tebo v. City of Debary, Florida, et al
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13819
USA v. Iris Azucena Garcia
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14286
Caretta Knight v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14669
USA v. Damian Lemont Hepburn
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15300
Jane Doe v. Stephen Robert Sheely, et al
Date: September 3, 2019
Docket Numbers: 19-11128, 20-13833
Christina Brinson v. Providence Community Corrections
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-11538, 18-13699
United States v. Feldman  
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 16-12978

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants, Mr. Feldman and Mrs. Feldman, appealed their convictions stemming from their operation of a pain management clinic. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court did not abuse…

Jenkins v. Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections  
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-12524

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief to petitioner, who was sentenced to death for murder. The court held that the state court did not unreasonably determine that petitioner failed…

Gerard Mann v. USA
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13129
United States v. Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13376

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose from the FDA's seizure from Hi-Tech a substantial quantity of products containing 1,3-dimethylamylamine or DMAA, which is used in fitness products aimed at bodybuilders and other athletes. The district…

Brandy Carnley, et al v. Tommy Ford
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11329
Knight v. Florida Department of Corrections  
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13390

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of federal habeas relief to petitioner, who was sentenced to death for two murders. The court held that Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016), did not apply…

Eric Wilson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13671
Audrey Delores Mitchell v. University of North Alabama
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13982
USA v. Erick Lennard Boyd
Date: August 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15007
USA v. Frederick Jenkins, et al
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-11428, 18-10520
Marbury v. Warden  
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Number: 17-12589

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to a correctional facility officer and warden in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action brought by plaintiff, alleging that defendants were deliberately…

USA v. Ronald Stansel
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10630
Valentina Azzia, et al. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12644
Kimberly Annette Ellison v. Kenneth Warren Hobbs, et al.
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14142
Milka Elena Castro v. Acting Commissioner of Social Security
Date: August 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14455
United States v. Baptiste  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-17175, 16-17595

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence for crimes related to his involvement in an $11 million scheme that involved cashing tax refund checks that he had fraudulently obtained in the names of inmates, minors,…

USA v. Lamar Ivory
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-10659, 18-11234
Roth v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11444

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's denial of debtor's second motion for sanctions against Nationstar. Debtor alleged that Nationstar's conduct of sending a monthly statement to Roth to collect…

Regions Bank v. Legal Outsource PA  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11736

Justia Opinion Summary: After Legal Outsource defaulted on a loan from Regions Bank, which triggered the default of a loan and mortgage that Regions issued to Periwinkle, the obligors refused to cure the defaults. Regions filed suit to enforce…

Salcedo v. Hanna  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14077

Justia Opinion Summary: Receiving a single unsolicited text message, sent in violation of a federal statute, is not a concrete injury in fact that establishes standing to sue in federal court. Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, alleging…

Micah L. Lawson v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14802
United States v. Taylor  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-14915, 18-11852

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendants' convictions for child pornography related charges, holding that evidence discovered under a Network Investigative Technique (NIT) warrant need not be suppressed. The court held…

Davis v. Oasis Legal Finance Operating Co.  
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10526

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, a class of borrowers, filed suit in Georgia against their lenders, alleging that their loan agreements violated state usury laws. After removal to federal court, the district court concluded that the forum…

Geisel Geobany Zapata-Matute v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11130
Mirza Dinora Rivera-Geronimo, et al v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12120
USA v. Viktoriya Johnson
Date: August 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13692
Tims v. LGE Community Credit Union  
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14968

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against LGE, alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and violation of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). The district court dismissed…

Schink v. Commissioner of Social Security  
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14992

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff appealed the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits, claiming that he had various physical impairments and that he suffered from bipolar disorder. The Eleventh Circuit held that,…

USA v. Christopher Belt
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11222
USA v. Steven Ryan Michael Sholly
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11823, 20-12339
USA v. Tyrail Gallman
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12079
Colette Maureen Hilliary v. FlightSafety International, Inc.
Date: August 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13914
J. Pearl Bussey-Morrice v. Patrick Kennedy, et al
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-10537, 18-13627
Kenneth Darnell Williams v. USA
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12436
USA v. Pedro Reyes
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12450
Yasir Mehmood v. MS. Castano, et al.
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13171
Yasir Mehmood v. Guerra, et al.
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14212
Jeanetta Springer, et al. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al.
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14324
USA v. Carl Golden
Date: August 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14868
Ervin James Horton v. Randall A. Hand, et al.
Date: August 23, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15125
USA v. Carlos Sanchez-Villa
Date: August 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13980
USA v. Darryl A. Williams
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10273
American Civil Rights Union v. Snipes  
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11808

Justia Opinion Summary: The ACRU filed suit alleging that defendant, the former Broward County Supervisor of Elections, failed to satisfy her list-maintenance obligations under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). The Eleventh Circuit…

Huebner v. Bradshaw  
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12093

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff was arrested for simple battery following an altercation with her sister, she filed suit against Deputy McDonough, alleging the violation of her Fourth Amendment rights. The district court granted summary…

USA v. Gabriel D. Dilworth, Jr.
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12588
USA v. Benell English
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14191
Eric Watkins v. K.O. Ramcharan, et al
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14626
USA v. Jack Aldrich
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14678
USA v. Roman Zareczny
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15107
In re: Gary Ray Bowles  
Date: August 22, 2019
Docket Numbers: 19-13150, 19-13149

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit denied petitioner's application seeking an order authorizing the district court to consider a second or successive petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner claimed that he is intellectually…

Marian I. Morgan v. USA
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15460
Circuitronix, LLC v. Sunny Kapoor, et al
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-14317, 19-10037
Pesci v. Budz  
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10642

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, an involuntarily committed inmate, filed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action claiming that FCCC's policies violated his expressive freedoms under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Applying the four factor test in…

Perez-Sanchez v. U.S. Attorney General  
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12578

Justia Opinion Summary: 8 C.F.R. 1003.14 sets forth a claim processing rule as opposed to a jurisdictional rule. The Eleventh Circuit held that, even assuming petitioner's notice to appear (NTA) was deficient under the regulations, the agency…

USA v. Dustin Unseth
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13302
Kenneth Fernandez Johnson, Jr. v. Sadie Darnell, et al.
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13594
Leanne Robinson, et al v. SunTrust Bank
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13650
Dr. Pepi Schafler, JD, MS v. Ester M. Summer
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14910
USA v. Joseph Arthur Coates
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14963
Bowles v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections  
Date: August 21, 2019
Docket Number: 19-13150

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit denied the motion for stay of execution pending appeal, holding that the district court rightly dismissed petitioner's current petition as second or successive under 28 U.S.C. 2244(b)(3)(A). In this…

United States v. Hawkins  
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11560

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Hawkins and McCree challenged their convictions for conspiring to distribute cocaine and other related offenses. The Eleventh Circuit held that the district court plainly erred by admitting the lead case…

Diverse Power, Inc. v. City of LaGrange  
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11014

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit held that the City of LaGrange did not enjoy state-action immunity when it ties its water-utility service to its natural-gas service for customers in unincorporated Troup County, Georgia. In this…

USA v. Arthur Larange Lee, Jr.
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13773
USA v. John Eric Williams
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10006
USA v. Bryan Gomez Nevarez
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10449
USA v. Clive Augustus Crew
Date: August 20, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10485
United States v. Stahlman  
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-14387, 18-12866

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's conviction and sentence for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding the expert…

Michael B. Brown v. Synovus Financial Corporation
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10725
USA v. Ricky Nelson Bynum
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11525, 18-14600
USA v. Derrick Smalls
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12605
Brett A. Elam v. Bank of New York
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13030
Advance Credit, Inc., et al v. Ronny Gamboa
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14367
Bowles v. Desantis  
Date: August 19, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12929

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's stay of execution, holding that 18 U.S.C. 3599 did not create a right that was enforceable under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against the states. Plaintiff wanted to pursue his 42…

USA v. Terrence Leonard Mathis
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10696
Michael Jack Riolo v. USA
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11096, 20-12206
USA v. James Robert Rice
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11269
Advanced Masonry Associates, LLC v. NLRB
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11931, 18-14163
Chad Stefani v. City of Grovetown, e al.
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13906
USA v. Jose Guillermo Ortiz
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13962
Dorothy Fisher v. Gregory Whitlock, et al.
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15155
USA v. Robin Barnard Williams
Date: August 16, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10214
Lewis v. City of Union City  
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 15-11362

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the City, the police department, and others, alleging claims of disability and/or racial or gender discrimination. In regard to the disability discrimination claim, the Eleventh Circuit held…

Bruce Gates v. TF Final Mile, LLC
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17717
USA v. Lincoln Moody
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-13756, 18-15171
Janet Walace v. Patrick S. Cousins, et al
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10267
Willie Palmer v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al.
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12171
University of Puerto Rico Retirement System v. Ocwen Financial Corp.  
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12250

Justia Opinion Summary: The Retirement System filed a private securities fraud action under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the SEC's Rule 10b-5, claiming that it had detrimentally relied on Ocwen's…

USA v. Calvin L. Harris
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12653, 19-14503
USA v. Orlando Bustabad
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14278
USA v. Roddy Leonardo Mero Espinal
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14676
USA v. Cornell Adley
Date: August 15, 2019
Docket Number: 19-11179
USA v. David Andrew Hunt
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-12365, 17-12366, 17-12919
United States v. Brown  
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-10772, 18-10972

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit held that sufficient evidence supported the convictions of Defendant Brown for deprivation of rights under color of law and Defendant Antico for obstruction of justice. Defendants' convictions…

USA v. David Paul Lynch
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10809
Mary Lee Davis v. Bryan Edwards, et al.
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11695
USA v. Isaac Marion, Sr.
Date: August 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14193
Progressive EMU Inc. v. Nutrition & Fitness Inc.
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-10671, 18-12804
John Norman Sims v. USA
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12021
Kyle Ray Hurst v. USA
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12574
Jerrell Berger v. Robert Adams
Date: August 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14894
William James, et al. v. Harpo, et al.
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-14866, 18-13553
Innocent Chinweze v. Bank of America, N.A., et al
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11727
USA v. Marcus Neal Manning
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12218
USA v. Andy William Bosch
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-13224, 18-13226
USA v. Matilda Prince
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13656
Rafael Cendan v. Officer Jose Trujillo, et al
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14389
USA v. Jose Hubert Palacios
Date: August 12, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10001
Michael Bratt, et al v. Louis Genovese, et al
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-15659, 18-14849
Dear v. Q Club Hotel, LLC  
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-13127, 17-14285

Justia Opinion Summary: A class of condo owners and Q Club, the entity that operates the condominium-hotel, dispute the meaning of the "Declaration" that governs the parties' relationship. The owners alleged that Q Club's new methodology used…

USA v. Jaime Valencia Mina
Date: August 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15134
Waseem Daker v. Homer Bryson, et al
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11418
USA v. Gregory Williams
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14355
Carey Lamar Childs v. USA
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14904
Sukirthan Sinnarthuri v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14998
Andrew Douglas Hollis v. Western Academy Charter, Inc., et al
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10917
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13764
USA v. Shawn Sibert
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14113
Jerald Gipson v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Date: August 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15194
Tyrone William Holland v. Governor of Georgia
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-14066, 18-13445
Roy R. Lustig v. Barbara Stone
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-10087, 18-12106, 19-12112
USA v. Todd John Reynolds
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14261
Cedrick Ponder v. USA
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14290
Luxottica Group v. Airport Mini Mall, LLC  
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10157

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, luxury eyewear manufacturers holding registered trademarks, filed a contributory trademark infringement action under the Lanham Act against defendants, owners of a discount mall whose subtenants were selling…

USA v. Donato Amaya-Rivas
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11218
USA v. Lametheus Terence Douglas
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11323
Waseem Daker v. USA, et al.
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11383
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12584
USA v. Rafael Omar Sepulveda-Santiago
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13270
Maritza Concepcion Calix-Gonzalez v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13791
USA v. John B. Postelle
Date: August 7, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10229
Douglas Gordon v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12696
USA v. Giorgi Abrakhamia
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12854
Brian P. Ffrench v. Eileen T. Ffrench
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12931
Leandro Gomez Diaz v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13402
Aleximar Barros v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14001
USA v. Katavious Willliams
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14429
James R. Welcome v. Secretary of the Navy
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14856
Peter Szanto v. Alyce Ann Jurgens
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15151
David Aaron Romine v. Officer Clint Dieball, et al
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15307
USA v. Christopher Edgar
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10007
Kareem of the Family Hodge v. The Texas Office of Attorney General
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10035
USA v. Rickey Mincey
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10117
USA v. Bernard Moore
Date: August 6, 2019
Docket Numbers: 19-10756, 17-14370
Ali v. U.S. Attorney General  
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14332

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit granted the petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims. Petitioner alleged past persecution and a well-founded…

Ira Jerome Millender, Jr. v. USA
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11029
USA v. Stephen Espalin
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11655
Juniel B. Rios v. USA
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12251
Jerry W. Easterling v. Ford Motor Company
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12914
USA v. Kurt Gell
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14186
Kenneth A. Frank v. David Schulson, et al
Date: August 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14779
USA v. Carlton Hammonds
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 15-12849
Yarbrough v. Decatur Housing Authority  
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11500

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit overruled Basco v. Machin, 514 F.3d 1177, 1183–84 (11th Cir. 2008), and its progeny inasmuch as those cases held that the Housing Act of 1937 or its implementing regulations create a right…

Jean Evans Antoine v. USA
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14807
Joaquin Mario Valencia-Trujillo v. USA
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15745
United States v. James Linder
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11508
USA v. Levi Jermaine Griffin
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11742
USA v. Arvester Lamonica Anderson
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11886
USA v. Elisael Burgos-Vasquez
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12681
Prathmeshkumar Patel v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14940
Eduardo Ariel Gomez v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-12521, 18-10010
USA v. Rodger Gonzalez, Jr.
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13092
Chiung Hsia Chang v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12575
Eric Watkins v. Officer A. Joy
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13184
Peoples Gas System v. Posen Construction, Inc.  
Date: August 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13291

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit certified a question of Florida substantive law to the Supreme Court of Florida: Whether a member-operator has a cause of action under Fla. Stat. 566.106(2)(a)–(c) to recover damages (or obtain…

USA v. Harold Coley
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-15705, 18-10033
Paez v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections  
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15705

Justia Opinion Summary: When a 28 U.S.C. 2254 petition states a legally sufficient claim for relief, a district court must order the State to respond, even if the petition appears untimely. The Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court's…

Thomas Bingham v. HCA, Inc.
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17059
Al-Amin v. Warden  
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14865

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner argued that he was entitled to habeas relief under Brecht v. Abrahamson, 507 U.S. 619 (1993), for the…

USA v. Brad Richard McKleroy
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11390
Thomas Grant Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13830
USA v. Alejandro Abadril Garcia Lopez
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13896
Lawyer J. Henderson v. Kevin Franklin, et al.
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14739
In re: Drew Pollard  
Date: July 31, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12538

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit denied petitioner's 28 U.S.C. 2255 application seeking an order authorizing the district court to consider a second or successive motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his federal sentence. The…

USA v. Maurice Exavier
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-17006, 16-17009
United States v. Feldman  
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13443

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions and sentence for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court rejected defendant's argument that double jeopardy barred the…

USA v. Christopher Shamar McCain
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11662
Mark Eric Osterback v. Rick Scott, et al.
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11887
City of Miami Gardens v. Wells Fargo & Co.  
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13152

Justia Opinion Summary: The City filed suit against Wells Fargo, alleging that Wells Fargo violated the Fair Housing Act by steering black and Hispanic borrowers into higher-cost loans than similarly situated white borrowers. The Eleventh…

Lisa Veronica Varnadore v. Brandon Merritt
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14568
In re: Felix M. Palacios  
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12571

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit denied petitioner's application for leave to file a second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C. 2255. The court held that petitioner failed to make a prima facie showing of the existence of either…

In Re: Neil Navarro  
Date: July 30, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12612

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit denied petitioner's application for leave to file a second or successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion. The court held that petitioner has not made a prima facie showing that his 18 U.S.C. 924(c) conviction…

Lisa N. Bostick v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11636
USA v. Edward George Wylie
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13780
USA v. Terry Cadet
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14091
James Leonard Hines v. Regions Bank
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14799
Shariese Jackson v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14888
Gelu Topa v. Almonte Kerbs, et al
Date: July 29, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10819
USA v. Gary R. Tomey, II
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10634
USA v. Joshua Otis Gordon Carter
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11367
Qiqi Chen v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12209
Gorss Motels, Inc. v. Safemark Systems, LP  
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12511, 18-15232

Justia Opinion Summary: Hotels filed suit against Safemark on behalf of a putative class, alleging that faxes sent to franchisees violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which makes it unlawful to send certain unsolicited fax…

USA v. Watkins Brown
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13806
USA v. Amy Ahrens
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13968
USA v. Jose Luis Alonso Deleon
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14074
USA v. Charles Raymond Stagner
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14239
USA v. Yvens-Son Dudley Jeudy
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14276
Christine Lee Czupryna v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14670
Roger Dale Bailey v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: July 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14840
Northeastern Engineers Federal Credit Union v. Home Depot, Inc.  
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14741

Justia Opinion Summary: The parties appealed the district court's award of attorney's fees in a class action settlement brought by banks against Home Depot to recover resulting losses from a data breach. The Eleventh Circuit held that this…

USA v. Curtis Julius
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12190
In re: Ulysses Cannon  
Date: July 25, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12533

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit granted petitioner's application for leave to file a second or successive motion as to his 18 U.S.C. 924(o) conviction for Count 3, because petitioner made a prima facie showing that his claim…

K.T. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.  
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14237

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, a minor at the time, embarked on a Royal Caribbean cruise where, on the first night of the cruise, a group of adult male passengers bought her multiple alcoholic drinks and steered her to a cabin where they…

Highpoint Tower Technology Inc. v. Commissioner  
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10394

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the tax court's order denying taxpayer's motion to restrain collection to the extent it related to the gross valuation-misstatement penalty. At issue was whether, under the Tax Equity and…

Isaac Cook v. Joseph Scott Holliday
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12528
McAdams v. The Jefferson County 911 Emergency Communications District, Inc.  
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13781

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit vacated and remanded the district court's grant of defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint alleging that defendant demoted plaintiff because of his multiple sclerosis in violation of Title I of…

USA v. Jamie Earl Rich
Date: July 24, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10004
Marquise Robbins v. William Robertson, et al.
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 16-16021
Crowley Maritime Corp. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.  
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10953

Justia Opinion Summary: After obtaining an unfavorable result in an arbitration proceeding, Crowley Maritime filed suit against its insurer, National Union, seeking reimbursement in legal defense fees paid on behalf of an employee of Crowley.…

Amelio Mack v. USA
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12273
USA v. Tyrone Williams
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14072
In Re: Wissam Hammoud  
Date: July 23, 2019
Docket Number: 19-12458

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit granted petitioner's application for leave to file a second or successive motion under 28 U.S.C. 2255 as to his Davis claim challenging his 18 U.S.C. 924(c) firearm conviction in Count 5. The court…

Brent Jacoby v. Joshua Keers, John Rowell
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Numbers: 14-12773, 17-13400
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Loudermilk  
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17315

Justia Opinion Summary: The FDIC, as receiver, filed suit against several of the Bank's former directors and officers, alleging that they were negligent and grossly negligent in approving ten risky loans. A jury found that the directors were…

Weeks v. United States  
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10049

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit previously concluded that petitioner had made a prima facie showing that his prior convictions for resisting arrest and assault and battery—which had served as predicates for the enhancement of his…

Random Jackson v. Secretary, Department of Corrections
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14388
Brennen Clancy v. Florida Department of Corrections, et al
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13098
Veronica Alonso-Diaz v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13732
Charles Edward Stallworth v. Wayne David Collins
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14170
Anadeli Silvas Ruiz v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14409
Daniel Wade Hails v. Timothy Trent Dennis
Date: July 22, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15030
Corbett v. Transportation Security Administration  
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 15-15717

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner brought a third challenge to the TSA's airport scanner equipment using advanced imaging technology (AIT). Petitioner challenged the TSA's latest policies and orders that require certain airline passengers to…

Christopher M. Hunt, Sr. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, et al.
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-12832, 18-12593
Ace American Insurance Co. v. The Wattles Company  
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15392

Justia Opinion Summary: In this property insurance coverage dispute, the insurer appealed the district court's grant of summary judgment and coverage award to the landlord. The Eleventh Circuit held that the district court erred in concluding…

Christopher M. Hunt, Sr. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, et al
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12348
Eric Watkins v. Brian Miller
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14165
Caroline Croland v. Stephenson Camille
Date: July 19, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10312
Thomas G. Brennan v. Kim Tobias Thomas, et al.
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14575
Worthy v. Phenix City  
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14718

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the city's red light ordinance, which permitted the installation and operation of cameras to enforce traffic-control-device violations at certain intersections. The district court…

USA v. Valeriy Tsoy
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14095
USA v. Misty Marie Howard
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14215
USA v. Equanzick Howell
Date: July 18, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-15117, 20-12791
Gary Thacker, et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15105
Alfredo Felipe Rasco v. USA
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-11045
USA v. Juan Carlos Arvizu Hernandez
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14753
Lou Gatti, et al. v. Helen Goodman, et al.
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11401, 18-12534
Scott Barfield v. APRO International, Inc.
Date: July 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13024
Tito Morell v. Secretary, Department of Corrections, et al
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12420
Abednego Dela Cruz Mendoza v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13025
Sha'Ron A. Sims v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., et al.
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13123
Carlos Andres Orozco Hincapie, et al. v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13401
USA v. Larry Chance Cox
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13518
Tommy J. Embree v. Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, et al.
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13924
Mallory C. Jones, et al. v. Ramone Lamkin, et al.
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14111
Janet Turner O'Kelley, et al. v. Sheriff Donald E. Craig, et al.
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14512
Kayla Paul Lindsey v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14621
Mary Jeanette Maxwell v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14651
USA v. Silvio Fernando Angulo-Cortes
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14989
Shawn Marcos Henry v. Katherine Fernandes-Rundle
Date: July 16, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10650
Alexandra H v. Oxford Health Insurance, Inc.
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Numbers: 15-11513, 18-11105, 18-14846
United States v. Terin Moss
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10473
Inger L. Jensen v. USA
Date: July 15, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13339
Ronald Pelaez-Castellanos v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12579
USA v. Cin Mun Tuang
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13620
USA v. Anthony Charles Dwight Box
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13935
Carla Elia Munguia Mejia v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13989
USA v. Fred Carswell, Jr.
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14203
USA v. Jason Philpot
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-14897, 22-10007
William Johnson v. County of Paulding, Georgia, et al.
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14994
Roberto Grau v. Helen Grau
Date: July 12, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10982
Waseem Daker v. Neil Warren, et al
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 14-13078
Pier 1 Cruise Experts v. Revelex Corp.  
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-13956, 17-15623

Justia Opinion Summary: Pier 1 filed suit against Revelex, alleging claims of breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's decision that…

Tribue v. United States  
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10579

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion to vacate petitioner's sentence. The district court ruled that petitioner failed to prove that the ACCA's residual clause affected his…

Theoridotes Collins v. USA
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12892
Terrell Boyd v. USA
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13640
USA v. Donald Rowley
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13966
USA v. Sly Shaneil De Los Santos
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14718
Jamie Ortiz v. School Board of Broward County, Florida
Date: July 11, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15305
Liu Yanni v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-10885, 18-12654
United States v. Whyte  
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15223

Justia Opinion Summary: The government may prove sex trafficking of a minor, 18 U.S.C. 1591, by establishing only that a defendant had a reasonable opportunity to observe the minor victim instead of proving that he knew or recklessly…

Corbitt v. Vickers  
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15566

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action, alleging that defendant, a deputy sheriff, used excessive force. The court held that defendant was…

USA v. Everol Palmer
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-15718, 18-11906
USA v. Agustin Mendez-Vazquez
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11267
Christopher Lawrence v. University Hospital, et al
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12788
USA v. Lonnie Jonathon Harrelson
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13042
Sara Whitten v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: July 10, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13460
USA v. Jimmy Lee Theodore
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-13777, 19-12844
USA v. Harrison Garcia
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13992
Robert G. Raymond v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14608
Harvey R. Johnson v. Kevin Burden, et al
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11937, 21-12096
Martinair Holland, N.V. v. Benihana, Inc.
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12618, 18-14497
Ray Zoslow v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: July 9, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13815
Williamson v. Brevard County  
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15769

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, a group of Secular Humanists and atheists, filed suit challenging the county's practice of opening its meetings with a religious invocation. Plaintiffs alleged that the opening prayers violated the…

United States v. Kurvas Secret By W  
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10312

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the complaint in a civil forfeiture action involving criminal proceeds from the faja retail business. The court held that the district court did not abuse…

USA v. Cesar Osbaldo Rodriguez, Jr.
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12117, 19-13914
Brandon L. Coleman v. Oasis Outsourcing, Inc.
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12742
Arias Leiva v. Warden  
Date: July 8, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14328

Justia Opinion Summary: While in prison pending his surrender to Colombia, petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to block his extradition. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief, holding…

Jose Cantu v. State of Florida, et al
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 16-15280
USA v. Romie Roland
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-11058, 18-14027
USA v. David Anthony Gordon
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10002
USA v Emiliano Ayon Lopez
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13409
USA v. Jorge Luis Puello-Pantoja
Date: July 5, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15250
USA v. Henry Lee Bryant, et al
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10010
Keshav Bahadur Malla v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15100
Cuthbert Harewood v. Miami-Dade County, et al
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10842
Kevin Owens v. Centurion Medical, et al
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11891
Khan v. United States  
Date: July 3, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12629

Justia Opinion Summary: An attorney's disregard of a court instruction to obtain the official consent of a foreign government to conduct video depositions on its soil does not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel per se. The Eleventh…

United States v. Smith  
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 17-13265

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Defendants Smith and Delancy's convictions for conspiracy to commit alien smuggling, alien smuggling, and attempted illegal reentry. The court held that the district court did not err by…

USA v. Sergio Neftali Mejia-Duarte
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12196
USA v. Emilio Vazquez
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13411
USA v. Jennifer Hopper
Date: July 2, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14403
USA v. Jose Rolando Arroyo Balcazar
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15335
Iqbal Singh v. U.S. Aqtorney General
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12474
Chike Uzuegbunam, et al v. Stanley C. Preczewski, et al
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12676
Zayda Meneses-Funez v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13229
Jodi-Kaye Sparkes v. City of Sunrise, et al
Date: July 1, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14781
Raulerson v. Warden  
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 14-14038

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254 to petitioner, who was convicted of three murders and sentenced to death. The court held that the superior court reasonably…

EMI Sun Village, Inc, et al. v. James B. Catledge, et al.
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 16-11841
USA v. Humberto Gallo
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-17437, 18-13094
USA v. Shane Daniels
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11126
Fausto Norberto Rodriguez Regalado v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-11425, 18-13052
Monica Cassis Velando v. U.S. Attorney General General
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12298
USA v. Joey Little
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12550
USA v. Hipolito Martinez-Martinez
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12602
Sharon Wesley v. Austal USA, LLC
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13775
Maria Claudia Diaz Vega v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14485
Tajikah U. Abdul-Karim v. Judge Robert M. Dees
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14770
Octavio Zuniga v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14773
Tara Lynn Eslinger v. Celebrity Cruises, Inc.
Date: June 28, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14920
William Rivera, et al. v. Jorge Carvajal, et al.
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-17639, 18-12388
USA v. Jerry Hall
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 17-10973
USA v. Neil Timothy Aho
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12455
Kenneth Joseph Davis v. Patrick Holtzclaw, et al.
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12704
Ebony Nasrine Danielle Phillips v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13178
USA v. Gregory Robinson
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14040
Berkley Assurance Company v. Expert Group International Inc.
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14506
USA v. Luis Enrique Hernandez Quinones
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15153
USA v. Avisys Lee Jackson
Date: June 27, 2019
Docket Number: 18-15154
USA v. Norris Williams
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-16822, 18-13929
United States v. Lewis  
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14571

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence and held that defendant waived his right to appeal his sentence in the plea agreement. In this case, while defendant did not get the sentence he wanted and that the…

USA v. Darin Lewis
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14571
L.J. v. School Board of Broward County  
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14824

Justia Opinion Summary: The materiality standard—asking whether a school has failed to implement substantial or significant provisions of the child's individualized education plan (IEP)—is the appropriate test in a failure-to-implement case.…

Yerian v. Webber  
Date: June 26, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10944

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the bankruptcy court's decision to deny an exemption to pension money and certain tax-exempt funds or accounts, including IRAs under Fla. Stat. 222.21.…

Olga Gennadyevna Gilyazetdinova v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 15-10131
Rayford Stevens v. USA, et al.
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-12213
Overlook Gardens Properties, LLC v. Orix USA, LP  
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14967

Justia Opinion Summary: The Developers filed suit against Red Mortgage in Georgia state court, asserting various state law causes of action, including breach of contract, fraud, and violation of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt…

Edward William v. USA
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15559
Devon W. Brown v. City of Atlanta, et al
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10436
Mitchell Lavern Ludy v. James W. Mills, et al.
Date: June 25, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10152
USA v. Joseph Signore
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-11344, 16-11425
USA v. Norman Allen Lavoie
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-12845, 18-14681
Lionel Garcon v. United Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, et al
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12220
USA v. Camilo Andres Landazuri Vargas
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13175
USA v. Chancey Deon Cooper
Date: June 24, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14661
USA v. Daniel John Pye
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10277
USA v. Brandon A. Gentle
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12844
USA v. Kecole Dukes
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13501
Shannon Wells v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: June 21, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14847
Whatley v. Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center  
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 13-12034

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. 2254, alleging that his lawyer provided ineffective assistance of counsel. The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's…

USA v. Alain Doricent
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Numbers: 14-15768, 18-12858
USA v. Jonathan Kyle Lanier
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10735
Viktoria Benkovitch v. Village of Key Biscayne, Florida
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11601
Ronald E. Moore, Jr. v. Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation, et al
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11739
Reynold F. Deeb v. Georges Sami Saati
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12577
USA v. Shawntavis Green
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12746
Amy Heatherly v. University of Alabama Board of Trustees
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13439
Mimi Korman v. Julio Iglesias
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13772
Michael McBride v. Legacy Components, LLC, et al.
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14105
USA v. Jasmin Banks
Date: June 20, 2019
Docket Number: 19-10277
Byron Rodolfo Recinos-Coronado v. U.S. Attorney General
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-12073, 18-13847
Waseem Daker v. Neil Warren
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17459
Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Leasing Resources of America 2 Inc., et al.
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Numbers: 17-15625, 18-10706
USA v. Timotheus Gersom Reed, et al
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11680
Calvin Bowman v. Birmingham, City Of, et al.
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12741
Martha Everett v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13697
USA v. Leonard Edward Westry, Jr.
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14331
Delroy Jackson v. Homeland Security Secretary, et al
Date: June 19, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14460
Carlos Ruiz v. Rodrigo Vivas, et al.
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 16-17502
USA v. Raimundo Antonio Hogan
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14856
Mihelick v. United States  
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14975

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the government in an action brought by plaintiff, seeking to recover taxes she previously paid to the government. The court held that,…

Manuel A. Junes v. Florida Department of Corrections, et al
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12500
Raymond A. Hanna El v. State of Florida, et al.
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12847, 18-12645
USA v. Lenncy Waldex Jeudy
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14086
Lisa Cain v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
Date: June 18, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14648
Frank Voudy v. Sheriff of Broward County Florida
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Numbers: 16-12059, 18-12374
Gogel v. Kia Motors Manufacturing of Georgia, Inc.
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 16-16850
Silberman v. Miami Dade Transit  
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15092

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a pro se action against MDT under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The district court concluded that MDT could not be sued in Florida and…

William Castro v. R. Fred Lewis, et al
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15638
Michael Swain v. Florida Commission on Offender Review
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-12156
USA v. Bryan Shamar Little
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13611
Jozette Thomas v. Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc.
Date: June 17, 2019
Docket Number: 18-14283
Glen T. Jones, Jr. v. Secretary, Department of COrrections
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-12863
Hinson v. Bias  
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Number: 16-14112

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit alleging that officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by employing excessive force in effecting his arrest and his Eighth Amendment rights by being deliberately indifferent to his medical…

Raymond A. Hanna El v. State of Florida, et al.
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Numbers: 18-12847, 18-12645
Juan Carlos Velasquez Andres v. Judge Janice Brustares Keyser
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Number: 18-13907
Glenda Lockhart, et al. v. Blake Robinson, et al.
Date: June 14, 2019
Docket Numbers: 19-10103, 19-10002
Melissa Storey v. Nancy A. Berryhill
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 17-14138
Salmeron-Salmeron v. Spivey  
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 17-15152

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a petition for habeas relief and partial grant of summary judgment for the Government regarding petitioner's claim that USCIS should have exercised…

USA v. Christopher Gerard Dickerson
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10235
United States v. Fox  
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10723

Justia Opinion Summary: The Eleventh Circuit affirmed defendant's sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to one count of sexually exploiting a minor through the production of child pornography. The court held that defendant's sentence was not…

Naomi Ellison v. St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-10840
USA v. Michael J. Baxter
Date: June 13, 2019
Docket Number: 18-11600

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