2014 Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

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Bellwether Cmty. Credit Union v. CUSO Development Company, LLC
Date: May 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1853
Billy Miller v. DEA
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6311
Sexton v. Panel Processing, Inc.  
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1604

Justia Opinion Summary: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee “because he has given information or has testified or is about to testify in any inquiry or proceeding relating to…

Crestwood Farm Bloodstock v. Everest Stables, Inc.
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5688
Nielsen v. McLean  
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5689

Justia Opinion Summary: Minnesota-based Everest breeds and races thoroughbreds. Crestwood is a thoroughbred farm in Kentucky. The businesses began working together in 1993. The parties entered a more definite arrangement in 2008, for sale of…

USA v. Stephen McLaughlin
Date: May 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5693
USA v. Karlos Love
Date: May 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6582
City of Pontiac Retired Emps. Ass'n v. Schimmel  
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2087

Justia Opinion Summary: Pontiac has experienced significant economic difficulties. In 2011 Michigan’s Governor appointed Schimmel as Pontiac’s emergency manager under then-existing law (Public Act 4), in 2011, Schimmel modified the collective…

United States v. Jackson  
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4220

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, Jackson pleaded guilty to possessing, with the intent to distribute, more than five grams of cocaine base, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). The offense then carried a maximum penalty of 40 years of imprisonment. Because…

USA v. Steven Washington
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5270
USA v. Freddie Campbell, Jr.
Date: May 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5271
Christopher Parsons v. Auto Club Group
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2204
Larry Schrack v. R + L Carriers, Inc.
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3261
USA v. Brand Britton
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3762
Svetlana Velichko v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: May 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4026
USA v. Koljo Nikolovski
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3679
USA v. Koljo Nikolovski
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3976
Gloria-Maria Dardini v. Chase
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1671
Jeffrey Bacon v. Eaton Corporation
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1816
Trayling v. St. Joseph Cnty. Emp'rs Chapter  
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1968

Justia Opinion Summary: After losing her job as an appraiser for St. Joseph County, Trayling filed a grievance with her union and a discrimination charge with the Michigan Civil Rights Department. The union refused to pursue the grievance…

Anita Trayling v. St. Joseph Cnty. Employers
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1969
Craig Tapke v. Tim Brunsman
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3540
Libertarian Party of OH v. Husted  
Date: May 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-3230

Justia Opinion Summary: The Libertarian Party of Ohio (LPO) sought to enjoin Ohio Secretary of State Husted from enforcing Ohio Rev. Code 3501.38(E)(1) and to restore its candidates to the May 2014 primary ballot. The Code requires that, to…

USA v. Koljo Nikolovski
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3679
United States v. Dimora  
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4004

Justia Opinion Summary: From 1998 to 2010, Dimora was one of three elected Cuyaho County commissioners. From 2005 to 2010, Gabor worked for the county weights-and-measures office, which inspects gas pumps, grocery store scanners, truck scales…

USA v. Michael Gabor
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4051
Suarez-Diaz v. Holder  
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3605

Justia Opinion Summary: Suarez, a citizen of Cuba, was paroled into the U.S. in 1980, under 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5). In 1984, he was convicted of robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, and receiving stolen property in New Jersey state court and…

Julio Suarez-Diaz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3605
Rachik Aleksanyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3871
Anthony Luambano v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3881
Tyrone Pillars v. Carmen Palmer
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2057
Melvin Reyes-Cardona v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3828
Reliastar Life Ins. Co. v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3926
John Hancock Life Ins. Co. v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3927
Principal Life Ins. Co. v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3928
Reliastar Life Insurance Comp v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3929
John Hancock Life Ins. Co. v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3930
Principal Life Ins. Co. v. MKP Investments
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3931
Wholesale Petroleum Partners v. South Central Bank of Daviess
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5081
Georgie Brewer v. New Era, Inc.
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5237
USA v. Victor Zertuche
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5746
USA v. Marshawn Lytle
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5769
David Patterson v. Gerald Anderson
Date: April 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6029
Arthur Hill, Jr. v. ArvinMeritor, Inc., et al.
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1887
USA v. Nasir Ocean, Jr.
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4389
Ruby Sheffey v. City of Covington
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5109
Philip Boynton v. Headwaters Inc
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5592
Philip Boynton v. Headwaters Inc
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5594
Philip Boynton v. Headwaters Inc
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5595
USA v. Timothy Chatmon
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6001
Performance Contracting Inc. v. Dynasteel Corp.  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1364

Justia Opinion Summary: Consumers Energy entered into a Purchase Order, under which DynaSteel, operating in Tennessee and Mississippi, would fabricate ductwork for shipment to an Essexville, Michigan power plant for installation by a third…

Shomarie Thurmond v. City of Detroit
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1389
Sjostrand v. Ohio St. Univ.  
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3449

Justia Opinion Summary: Sjöstrand graduated magna cum laude from Ohio State University in only two and a half years. She applied to the school’s Ph.D program in School Psychology, where her grade-point average (3.87) was tied for highest in the…

Jinfa Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3666
USA v. Christopher Anderson
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4043
USA v. Ronald Wagoner
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5576
In re: Loretta Hart v.
Date: April 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6188
Alfunzo Staley v. The Bank of New York Mellon
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2002
USA v. Deidra Lucas
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2606
Wei Zheng v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3922
Kok Ng v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4194
Bryan Mendoza-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4357
Alicia Smith v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
Date: April 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5929
USA v. Carlos Ramirez-Lara
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 09-5532
Russell Maze v. Jerry Lester
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6141
USA v. Frederick Cunningham
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1956
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA v. First Am. Title Ins. Corp.  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2094

Justia Opinion Summary: Patriot was authorized to issue title policies underwritten by First American in Michigan. In 2007, Patriot closed a transaction and provided title insurance and a closing protection letter (CPL) when which WaMu loaned…

USA v. Lester Sadler
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4450
United States v. Sadler  
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4458

Justia Opinion Summary: Nancy and Lester's Kentucky pain-management clinic closed after the DEA confiscated the doctor’s license for overprescribing narcotics. They then opened two clinics in Ohio. Patients would arrive before they opened,…

JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA v. First American Title Ins.
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1172
USA v. Benjamin Cornejo-Jimenez
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1786
USA v. A. Zai
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3199
Moustapha Mbengue v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3361
USA v. Sontay Smotherman
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3645
USA v. Sharon Graham
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4277
USA v. Bobby Ambrose
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5409
USA v. Brian Smith
Date: April 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5606
USA v. German Roman-Oliver
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4016
USA v. James Turek
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6275
James Legenzoff v. Michael Steckel
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1449
Bank of Ann Arbor v. Everest Nat'l Ins. Co.
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1752
Charles Spadafore v. Aurora Loan Services, LLC
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1812
Cristobal Renteria-Cortes v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3634
Carolyn Constantine v. Daryn Gadeken
Date: April 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6152
Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Ford Motor Co.  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2484

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2003 Harris was hired as a resale buyer at Ford. Throughout her employment Harris suffered from IBS, an illness that causes fecal incontinence. On bad days, Harris was unable to drive to work or stand up from her desk…

ProMedica Health Sys., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3583

Justia Opinion Summary: Lucas County has about 440,000 residents and includes Toledo. Two-thirds of the county’s patients have government-provided health insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid; 29 percent have private insurance, which pays…

United Steel, Paper, Forestry, Rubber, Mfg. Energy, Allied Indus. & Serv. Workers Int'l Union v. Kelsey-Hayes Co.  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1717

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs worked until 2006, when the plant closed, and retired under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA); that provided that the employer would provide health insurance, either through a self-insured plan or under…

USA v. Jessie Washington
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1929
John Wolding v. Richard Clark
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1952
Gary Thompson v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2230
United States v. Kumar  
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3970

Justia Opinion Summary: Kumar was 19 years old and in his first year in the Aviation Technology Program at Bowling Green State University when he was assigned to fly alone from Wood County Airport near Bowling Green to Burke Lakefront Airport…

Machisa Design Services, Inc. v. Columbus City Bd. Of Education
Date: April 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4190
Randle Griffin v. Mary Berghuis
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2363
Mid-Continent Ins. Co. v. Jason Coder
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3573
Charles Hunt v. City of Cleveland
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3898
Faustino Hernandez-Lara v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3952
USA v. Mario Common
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5696
Donna Frazier v. Sidney Jackson
Date: April 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6045
O-N Minerals Company v. Int'l Bhd. Of Boilermakers
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1633
United States v. Taylor  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3730

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004 Taylor pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess, with intent to distribute, 392.2 grams of crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 846. At the time, offenses involving more than 50…

USA v. Waylon Pego
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1312
Kenneth Cole v. EV Properties, L.P.
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3677
Bradley v. Reno  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3983

Justia Opinion Summary: Ohio State Trooper Reno noticed a tractor-trailer stopped on the shoulder of the ramp connecting Route 46 to I-80. Worried that the truck posed a safety hazard, Reno approached and noticed that the engine was running and…

United States v. Barbour  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5653

Justia Opinion Summary: More than 10 years ago, Barbour and accomplices robbed a convenience store and a motorist sitting in his vehicle in front of the store. Barbour was convicted of both aggravated robberies in a single proceeding. In 2013…

Pierson v. Quad/Graphics Printing Corp.  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5784

Justia Opinion Summary: Pierson, a Plant Facilities Manager at QG with 39 years of experience in printing and seven years with QG, was terminated after the CEO announced a comprehensive company-wide cost-cutting initiative. Pierson, then 62…

Anestis v. United States  
Date: April 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6062

Justia Opinion Summary: Cameron returned to Kentucky after serving as a Marine in Iraq and applied for VA Medical Benefits, but did not include verification of service (DD-214). Four months later, the VA verified his service, but its record…

Gunner v. Welch  
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3396

Justia Opinion Summary: The prosecutor offered petitioner a plea that would have eliminated the mandatory-minimum sentence of 10 years for drug trafficking with a sentence of three to 10 years. Petitioner was then 18 years old and had no felony…

USA v. Chavis Douglas
Date: April 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6000
Carolyn Foster v. Country Fresh, LLC
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1128
Anvar Malianchinov v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3662
USA v. Lionel Rutherford
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3825
USA v. Kevin Todd
Date: April 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3974
USA v. Christopher Smith
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 10-6136
USA v. Christopher Smith
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5828
USA v. Michael Smith
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5852
United States v. Smith  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5695

Justia Opinion Summary: The Smith brothers and others operated Target Oil, which conducted speculative resource drilling in Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Wells they represented as sure-fire investments often produced virtually…

Tyreese Hall v. Gary Beckstrom
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6339
Joshua Amerson v. Waterford Township
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1915
USA v. Bennie Overton
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3274
Lei Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3333
USA v. Charles Griffin
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3754
USA v. Charles Griffin
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3755
Kulbir Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3993
Tyler v. Anderson  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-4036

Justia Opinion Summary: In1983, Leach was shot to death in the van from which he sold produce in Cleveland. Tyler and Head were indicted for aggravated murder and aggravated robbery. Head pled guilty to both and the death-penalty specification…

USA v. Michael Smith
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5440
United States v. Kilgore  
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5623

Justia Opinion Summary: Kilgore was performing community service at a police station when he stole two unloaded firearms from an evidence room and took them home. Convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 18…

Dolores-Rose Dauenhauer v. The Bank of New York Mellon
Date: April 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5810
Prewett v. Weems  
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6489

Justia Opinion Summary: From 2007 until 2011, J.W., then a minor, spent time with Weems and had sex with prostitutes hired by Weems. Weems filmed the encounters. In 2011, J.W. went to the police, who searched Weems’ home. They found a cell…

Linda Clark v. Lender Processing Services
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3799
Edgar Masiko v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3801
USA v. Delmain Fannin
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3812
USA v. James Baker
Date: April 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5506
Deyonta Robinson v. Shirlee Harry
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1047
Sharon Pierce v. Springfield Township, Ohio
Date: April 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3720
Lawrence Anderson v. Timothy Brunsman
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3784
General Electric Capital Corp v. Harvey Gainey, Sr.
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2671
Robert Lewis v. Wisconsin Central Ltd.
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1805
Physicians Insurance Capital v. Praesidium Alliance Group
Date: April 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3965
USA v. Harry Pritchett
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6489
USA v. Jessie Johnson
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6490
USA v. Eddie Rollins
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6491
United States v. Coffelt  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6495

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2007, Marion County sheriff’s officers found individuals in possession of “ice” methamphetamine during traffic stops. An investigation began, including controlled purchases of methamphetamine by a confidential…

Daniel Corral v. USA
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1897
USA v. Christopher Mateen
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4481
USA v. Glenn Kamper
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5167
United States v. Head  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5800

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, Kamper, Head, and St. Onge began to manufacture and distribute MDMA (ecstacy) in Chattanooga. Kamper first proposed the idea of dealing drugs, supplied start-up funds, and ensured that the process stayed “on an…

Thomas Maclean v. Kenneth McKee
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1365
Rouster v. Saginaw Cnty.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1673

Justia Opinion Summary: While being held in Saginaw County Jail on a misdemeanor charge relating to failure to pay court fines, Rouster succumbed to sepsis and died as a result of a perforated duodenal ulcer. Before his death, he had complained…

DeLong v. Comm'r of Social Sec.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1990

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2003 the Social Security Administration denied DeLong’s applications for Disability Insurance Benefits. After each of three hearings, the ALJ concluded that DeLong was not disabled. After the third determination, the…

Savers Prop.& Cas. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2288
Savers Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2289

Justia Opinion Summary: A contract for reinsurance between National and Meadowbrook required both parties to submit any reinsurance disputes to a three-member arbitration panel to be comprised of “two arbitrators and an umpire” who were “active…

Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. Kaplan Higher Educ. Corp.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3408

Justia Opinion Summary: Some of Kaplan’s students obtain financial aid through the U.S. Department of Education. Some Kaplan employees have access to those students’ financial information. About 10 years ago, Kaplan discovered that some…

Nicole Cultrona v. Nationwide Life Ins. Co.
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3558
Cultrona v. Nationwide Life Ins. Co.  
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3585

Justia Opinion Summary: Nicole discovered Shawn’s body in their Ohio home. Shawn had gone out drinking the night before, while Nicole spent the night at a friend’s house. The Medical Examiner’s Office reported the cause of death as “[a]sphyxia…

USA v. Rickey Hughes
Date: April 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5106
Fernando Davis v. Robert Pickell
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1426
Liberty Coins, LLC v. Goodman  
Date: April 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3012

Justia Opinion Summary: The plaintiffs deal in silver and gold jewelry, ingots, numismatics, and other related items. They challenged the facial constitutionality of the Precious Metals Dealers Act, Ohio Rev. Code 4728, alleging violation of…

Dewald v. Wriggelsworth  
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2076

Justia Opinion Summary: During the 2000 presidential election, Dewald established and operated political action committees (PACs): “Friends for a Democratic White House” and “Swing States for a GOP White House.” He sent fundraising letters to…

Kay v. United of Omaha Life Insurance
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2092
Kay v. United of Omaha Life Insurance
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2140
USA v. Raymond Binney
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4201
USA v. William Silvius
Date: April 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3810
Barbara Saulter v. Detroit Area Agency on Aging
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2203
Linda Martinson v. Regents of the University of Mich.
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2230
Teamsters Local Union 480 v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.  
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6253

Justia Opinion Summary: The Union sought a declaratory judgment to enforce a settlement agreement it had entered into with UPS in 2010 to resolve a labor dispute. UPS maintained that any allegation of failure to abide by the agreement fell…

Robert Marks, Sr. v. State of Tennessee
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5299
Robert Mitchell v. Damon Hininger
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5315
Russell v. Citigroup, Inc.  
Date: April 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5994

Justia Opinion Summary: From 2004 to 2009, Russell worked at Citicorp’s Florence, Kentucky call center. He had signed a standard contract to arbitrate any disputes with the company. The agreement covered individual claims but not class actions.…

John Price v. Steve Haney
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6139
John Price v. Steve Haney
Date: April 3, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6174
Keith Gunther v. Ed Castineta
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3627
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers v. Comerica Bank
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3491
Chandra Evans v. Walgreen Company
Date: April 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6172
Marvin Miller v. USA
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3914
USA v. Kelly Miller
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5829
USA v. Adrian Dorsey
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5837
USA v. Lee Carr
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5860
USA v. Sunnah Maddox
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6191
USA v. Ronnie Cooper
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6192
USA v. Keith Ruffin
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6196
USA v. Jason Dejesus
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 11-6198
USA v. Karlos Love
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6582
Sheri Curler v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1721
USA v. Brandon Jones
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3016
USA v. Jasmine Watkins
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3174
Douglas LaBorde v. City Of Gahanna
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3731
Jacqueline Key v. Shelby County
Date: April 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5493
Biswanath Halder v. Terry Tibals
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4244
Demarcus Rogers v. USA
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6141
King Cole Foods, Inc. v. USA
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1759
USA v. John Wilson
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1856
Colleen Cimerman v. Gary Cook
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3564
USA v. Troy Mellott
Date: March 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6171
Estate of Stephen W. Dohoney v. International Paper Company
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5913
United States v. Wright  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4445

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Wright, Baxter, Stevens, and Hayne were arrested after they placed explosives under a bridge on Route 82 in Brecksville, Ohio, and attempted to detonate them. The explosives were actually inert; one of their…

USA v. Brandon Baxter
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4447
USA v. Connor Stevens
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4448
USA v. Anthony Hayne
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4493
David Eggleston v. Jake Short
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6269
Demyanovich v. Cadon Plating & Coating, L.L.C.  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1015

Justia Opinion Summary: Demyanovich, an employee of Cadon for more than 20 years, was terminated after he requested leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act to treat his congestive heart failure. He had previously taken leave and his…

United States v. Reichert  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3479

Justia Opinion Summary: Reichert was a forum moderator for Xbox-scene.com, a website dedicated to discussion of installing “modification chips in video game consoles so that they could run software for which the consoles were not originally…

Angela Summerfield v. Jan Gorniak
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3750
Rito Dominguez-Hipolito v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3980
USA v. Yennier Gonzalez
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5257
Kuyat v. BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.  
Date: March 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5602

Justia Opinion Summary: Investors filed a securities fraud action, claiming that BioMimetic misled them about Augment Bone Graft’s prospects for FDA approval. The product is designed to encourage bone growth in patients that undergo foot and…

USA v. Demanual Porter
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1882
D'Ambrosio v. Marino  
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3118

Justia Opinion Summary: After 20 years on Ohio’s death row, D’Ambrosio was granted habeas corpus relief on the grounds that the Cuyahoga County prosecutor violated his obligations under Brady v. Maryland. The state attempted to reprosecute him…

USA v. Landon Price
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3291
Huffman v. Hilltop Cos., LLC  
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3938

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, Hilltop hired Huffman and others to review the files of mortgage loans originated by PNC Bank to determine whether lawful procedures were followed during foreclosure and other proceedings. Until the end of their…

Carl Rhoades v. Standard Parking Corporation
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3984
USA v. Earnest Adams
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5780
Stephanie Hill v. Commissioner Of Social Security
Date: March 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6101
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 11-3718
CNA Ins. Co. v. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6118
CNA Ins. Co. v. Hyundai Merch. Marine Co., Ltd.  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6201

Justia Opinion Summary: Corning hired Hyundai, an ocean shipper, to transport thin glass sheets for use in televisions and computer monitors from the U.S. to Asia. Although it is not clear when the damage occurred, damage was noted when Hyundai…

Wallace v. Diversified Consultants, Inc.  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2214

Justia Opinion Summary: Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692g(a)(3) a collector must notify the individual from whom it seeks payment that it will assume the validity of the debt unless he disputes it “within thirty days…

Thomas Metyk v. KeyCorp
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3588
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3643
In re: Bradley  
Date: March 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8010

Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor and his wife sought relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Debtor owns Bradley Machinery, which sells and rents construction equipment. Bradley did not file a bankruptcy petition. Some of Bradley’s…

USA v. Victor Soto-Eseberre
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2342
Scott Merritt v. Experian
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1740
Wiley Smith v. Willard McBurney
Date: March 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5456
Lamine Fall v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4459
Bray v. Planned Parenthood Columbia-Willamette, Inc.  
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4476

Justia Opinion Summary: Bray is an antiabortion activist and wrote a book, A Time to Kill. In 1985, Bray was convicted for a felony relating to physical damage to abortion centers. He spent four years in prison. Planned Parenthood (PPCW) was a…

USA v. Mark McCowan
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5430
USA v. John Ivory, Jr.
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5962
Hollis Malin, Jr. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA
Date: March 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6023
Jerome Pate v. Huntington National Bank
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3493
Hemantkumar Padhiyar v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3758
USA v. Richard Kelly
Date: March 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5282
Sutton v. Colson  
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6310

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1993, a Tennessee jury convicted Sutton of premeditated first degree murder and felonious burning of personal property. Sutton’s trial counsel represented him through direct appeal, and filed a petition for…

USA v. William Silvius
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3810
Henri Eisenbaum v. Senior Lifestyle Corporation
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3957
James Denney v. Steak N Shake Operations, Inc.
Date: March 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5713
H. Davis v. Lifetime Capital, Inc.
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 11-4442
USA v. Vincent Nunley
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6267
Lemarco, Inc. v. Nancy Helton
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3499
USA v. Mark Evans
Date: March 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5026
Willard Bender v. Newell Window Furnishings, Inc
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2059
Michael McPartland v. USA
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3146
USA v. Dameon Russell
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1121
USA v. Michael Winans, Jr.
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1311
USA v. Gregory VanDyke
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1728
Preston Barbee v. Union City Bd. of Educ.
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5188
Anthony Panzica v. Corrections Corp. of Am.
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6018
Ronald Alan Brown v.
Date: March 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8037
USA v. Lorrance Dais
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5356
USA v. Abraham Augustin
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5357
Sheila Runkle v. Ronald Fleming
Date: March 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6150
Paolo Bronzino v. Dunn
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1276
Jeffrey Moldowan v. City of Warren
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1361
Laster v. City of Kalamazoo  
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1640

Justia Opinion Summary: Laster is an African American male who worked as a Public Safety Officer for the KDPS for 23 years. He alleges that KDPS subjected him to heightened scrutiny, selectively enforced policies, and was complicit when…

USA v. Bennie Overton
Date: March 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3274
USA v. Ryon Nash
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4322
Karst Environmental Education v. Federal Highway Administration
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5008
Margaret Kernstock v. USA
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1887
USA v. Frederick Carter
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3043
USA v. Marco Flores-Midence
Date: March 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3752
USA v. Tarell Scott
Date: March 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5829
The Dog Pound, LLC v. City of Monroe
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2692
USA v. Nayyir Mahdi
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3250
USA v. Samuel Mays
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3252
USA v. Nayyir Mahdi
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3264
Marvin Thrash v. Miami University
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3489
Lorenzo Malone v. James Fortner
Date: March 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5473
Jackson v. Smith  
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-4146

Justia Opinion Summary: Driving a stolen vehicle and wearing face masks, Jackson and Ivery arrived at a bank, intending to commit robbery, but were confronted by an off-duty Canton police officer working security. The officer drew his weapon…

Petroleum Enhancer, LLC v. Lester Woodward
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1369
USA v. Manuel Verduzco
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1586
USA v. Brian Fisher
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1623
Mark Berisha v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3490
USA v. Johnetta Jones
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5107
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs  
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6153

Justia Opinion Summary: The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, 30 U.S.C. 1202(a) allows states to enact and administer regulatory programs consistent with federal standards, subject to federal approval. Kentucky’s Department for…

In re: Ricky J. Dorsey, Sr. v.
Date: March 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8036
USA v. Alfredo Carrillo-Alvardo
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5101
USA v. Juan Landeros-Sandoval
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5119
Willie Wright v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Date: March 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5809
USA v. Darius Stevens, Sr.
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4514
USA v. Melvin Beasley
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5417
Emma Hill v. Commissioner of Social Security
Date: March 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5808
Wilkins v. Daniels  
Date: March 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3112

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, an Ohio man released more than 50 exotic animals before committing suicide. Partially in response, the state enacted the Dangerous Wild Animals and Restricted Snakes Act, Ohio Rev. Code 935.01–935.99. All…

Mikayel Petrosyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3327
Knall Beverage, Inc. v. Teamsters Local Union No. 293 Pension Plan  
Date: March 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3698

Justia Opinion Summary: The employers were formerly contributing members of the Teamsters Local Union No. 293 Pension Plan. In 2007-2008 each employer reached an agreement with the Plan to terminate its membership. They were required to pay,…

UAW v. Kelsey-Hayes Company
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1824
USA v. Meredith Lawrence
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6450
Sandra Paul v. Henri Liné Machine Tools, Inc.
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1417
Hopkins County Coal, LLC v. MSHA
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3322
German Indenbaum v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3972
Gerken Paving Inc. v. Lasalle Group Inc.
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2380
United States v. Romero-Caspeta  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2690

Justia Opinion Summary: Caspeta, a Mexican citizen born in 1973, attempted to enter the U.S. in 1999, using a border pass issued to another individual, and was sentenced to 90 days of custody and 2 years of supervised release for violating 8…

USA v. Monica Denton
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5265
United States v. Elmore  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6418

Justia Opinion Summary: Elmore pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography and received a below-guidelines sentence of 51 months in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the sentence,…

USA v. Marvin Hudgins
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1321
Harouna Ngam v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3583
United States v. Mitchell  
Date: February 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5288

Justia Opinion Summary: Mitchell was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). A Presentence Investigation Report classified Mitchell as an “armed career criminal” under 18 U.S.C. 924(e) on account of…

Elaine Scola v. Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6458
Ryan Zundel v. USA
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1300
David Katoula v. Detroit Entm't, L.L.C.
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1844
Mary Woodfill v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs.
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3729
Foythong v. Holder  
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3914

Justia Opinion Summary: Foythong, a Thai citizen, came to the U.S. in 2001 as a non-immigrant visitor and did not leave when his visa expired. In 2004, Foythong, still married to his Thai wife, married a U.S. citizen, Langevin, who sought to…

USA v. Doyle Fritts
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5047
USA v. Jarrod Taylor
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5468
Mary Crowder v. Railcrew Xpress
Date: February 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5517
USA v. Michael Pennington
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6164
Rorrer v. City of Stow  
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3272

Justia Opinion Summary: Rorrer worked as a Stow firefighter from 1999 until July, 2008. On July 4, 2008, Rorrer lost all vision in one eye in a bottle-rocket accident unrelated to his work. The city terminated Rorrer because of his monocular…

Paula Townsend v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3572
Robert Bean v. Steve Teague
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5485
Eric Hermansen v. KY Dep't of Corrections
Date: February 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6159
Cynthia Horn v. Knight Facilities Mgmt.
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2688
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1535
Yanyun Ni v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3444
Manuel Saucedo-Solis v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3723
Lester v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.  
Date: February 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-6070

Justia Opinion Summary: After a fire damaged her house, Lester filed a claim with Allstate. The company asked Lester and her husband to answer questions under oath. Lester responded that they would submit to examinations only if Allstate first…

Jasmine Jordan v. City of Detroit
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2296
USA v. Robert Daniels
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2535
David Lall v. David Bergh
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1323
USA v. Sokbay Lim
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5205
USA v. Sona Ngov
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5206
USA v. Phech Eng
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5207
USA v. Sokunthy So
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5208
USA v. Robert Caldwell
Date: February 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5466
King v. Berghuis  
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1486

Justia Opinion Summary: King pled guilty to armed robbery and bank robbery while on parole for a prior felony offense. As part of the plea agreement, the state agreed that consecutive sentencing would not apply and the court imposed concurrent…

Howard v. United States  
Date: February 20, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1602

Justia Opinion Summary: Howard has been involved with the criminal-justice system since he was 11 years old. In 2006, at age 21, he pleaded guilty to violating 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) as a felon in possession of a firearm. At sentencing, his…

Todd Rochow v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2074
USA v. Tom Gjokaj
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1131
Shazor v. Prof'l Transit Mgmt., Ltd.  
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3253

Justia Opinion Summary: PTM provided the services of a CEO to the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) to control daily operations, while ultimate management authority remained with SORTA’s Board of Trustees. PTM hired Plaintiff as…

USA v. Darius Anderson
Date: February 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5252
Curtis Parks v. Paul Klee
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 11-2531
Hills Howard v. Chase Home Finance, LLC
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2123
James Goins v. Keith Smith
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4040
Jared Rapp v. Robert Dutcher
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1286
Scott Trujillo v. Henniges Automotive Sealing Sy
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1376
Yazan Musleh v. State Farm Fire and Casualty
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1643
Terrance Drew v. Michael Milka
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-2129
Jeffrey Mayle v. Jerry Maloon
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3570
William Wright v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3727
Jian Lin v. USA
Date: February 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5878
Shuler v. Garrett  
Date: February 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6270

Justia Opinion Summary: Pauline and her doctors were aware of Pauline’s allergy to heparin, an anti-coagulant; she wore a medical bracelet listing her heparin allergy and her medical records noted the allergy. Her estate alleges that on several…

USA v. Charles Green
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 11-5564
USA v. Sherrod Davis
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1163
Elizabeth Khamati v. Department of Treasury
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1265
Kyle Kennard v. Means Indus., Inc.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1911
Beatriz Herrera v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3235
Nazareth Brown v. David Weber
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5708
Charles Reed v. Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co.
Date: February 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5797
USA v. Solomon Carpenter
Date: February 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1183
USA v. Calvin Jones
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 11-2542
Miller v. Stovall  
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2171

Justia Opinion Summary: Miller was convicted in Michigan of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. The evidence included email and instant-message conversations between Miller and…

USA v. Jerome Rabinowitz
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4492
Jelani Jabari v. Fannie Mae
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1699
C.Y. v. Lakeview Public Schools
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1791
Mikhail Kuznetsov v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3283
Samuel Humphreys v. Bank of America
Date: February 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5793
Tina Clarke v. Millicent Warren
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 11-2103
Int'l Outdoor Inc. v. City of Southgate
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2653
Mark Dietrich v. Bell, Inc.
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1239
Amanda Flynn v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3424
Vicki Couch v. Patrick R. Donahoe
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5160
USA v. Albert Chalmers
Date: February 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5290
USA v. Kirk Lanam
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1683
United States v. Duval  
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2338

Justia Opinion Summary: Gerald and his adult children, Jeremy and Ashley, grew marijuana on Gerald’s farm. As a “patient” under Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), Gerald was permitted to grow no more than 12 marijuana plants for personal…

USA v. Jeremy Duval
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2339
USA v. Leavy Welch
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4547
Mik v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp  
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6051

Justia Opinion Summary: The Miks sued the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), claiming that they were unlawfully evicted from their rental home after their landlord defaulted on her mortgage and the property was sold at a…

USA v. Obiel Luna-Santillanes
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1099
Salvador Diaz-Aguilar v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3527
Nathaniel Brent v. Wayne Cnty. Dep't of Human Servs., et al.
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2669
Kelley Craig-Wood v. Time Warner NY Cable LLC
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4342
USA v. Richard Behnan
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1123
Gicu Rautu v. U.S. Bank
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1436
Shreve v. Franklin Cnty.  
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3119

Justia Opinion Summary: Reed, who suffers from seizures as the result of a motorcycle accident, filed suit based on two incidents. In the first, inside Reed’s cell at the Franklin County Corrections Center, deputies were unable to handcuff Reed…

Timothy Humphries v. David Chicarelli
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3631
Herbert Moncier v. Nancy Jones
Date: February 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5618
Hucul Advertising v. Charter Twp. Of Gaines
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2343
T. S. v. Doe  
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5724

Justia Opinion Summary: Responding to a report of underage drinking in a home, officers found a group celebrating eighth grade graduation. Police asked the teens to step outside individually for breathalyzer testing. Seven tested positive for…

USA v. Carl Herron
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6558
Nanako Carroll v. State of Ohio Dep't of Admin. Servs.
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3552
Dargie v. United States  
Date: February 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5608

Justia Opinion Summary: In 1993, Dr. Dargie was a student at the UT College of Medicine. In 1994, Middle Tennessee Medical Center agreed to pay Dargie’s tuition, fees, and other reasonable expenses for attending UT. After graduation and…

RAM Int'l, Inc. v. ADT Sec. Services, Inc.
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2023
William Howe v. City of Akron
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4262
Rizzo v. MI Dep't of Treasury  
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1230

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011 Rizzo filed a voluntary petition for personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy and received a general discharge. Despite his discharge, the Michigan Department of Treasury sent collection letters demanding that he pay…

Marietta Manassian v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3326
Richard Kollin, Jr. v. City of Cleveland
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3531
USA v. Robert Destefano
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5572
Gentry v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.  
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5719

Justia Opinion Summary: Gentry has psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune condition causing patches of raised skin covered with flaky buildup of dead skin cells that crack and bleed and can interfere with sleeping, walking, sitting, standing, and…

Katherine Reeves v. Tenn. Farmers Mutual Ins.
Date: February 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5824
Javery v. Lucent Tech., Inc. Long-Term Disability Plan  
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3834

Justia Opinion Summary: Javery began working for Lucent as a software engineer in 1998 and participated in Lucent’s Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. 1001, qualified disability plan, administered by CIGNA. In November 2002, he…

USA v. Jimmy Valentine
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1152
Telitha Clements v. Prudential Protective Services
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1414
USA v. Michael Simon
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1687
Dianne Baldridge v. Douglas Ellmann
Date: February 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1700
Antoine Jackson v. Gregory McQuiggin
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2649
USA v. Dazzle Young
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3645
USA v. Jesus Zamarripa-Mireles
Date: January 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5470
Abby v. Howe  
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1437

Justia Opinion Summary: The dismembered remains of Abby’s friend were found in plastic bags on a lawn in Buena Vista. Technicians found Abby’s fingerprints on the bag and bits of the victim’s flesh on a saw that Abby had borrowed. The police…

United States v. Willoughby  
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3822

Justia Opinion Summary: A 16-year-old girl (SW) ran away from her foster home with only her purse. A friend introduced her to Willoughby, 34-year-old, 360-pound a crack dealer and Toledo pimp. Willoughby told SW that she could live with him and…

USA v. Matthew Brown
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1089
Priya Kumar v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Assoc.
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1651
Slyusar v. Holder  
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3071

Justia Opinion Summary: Slyusar worked as a social worker in Ukraine. She joined a private organization and agreed to record unlawful non-cash pensions distributed by her office. She reported pension fraud, identifying officials by name.…

USA v. Harry Jones
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3329
Diane Mauriello v. Great Am. E & S Ins. Co.
Date: January 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5469
USA v. Douglas Healy
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6008
USA v. Douglas Healy
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6367
Tabitha Nahabedian v. OneWest Bank, FSB
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1584
EnTitle Insurance Company v. Darwin Select Insurance Co.
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3269
USA v. Wanda Love
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3743
USA v. Anthony Harris
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5489
USA v. Anthony Scott
Date: January 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5691
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3403
USA v. Terrance White
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4178
USA v. John Dennis Clark
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6355
USA v. David Crail
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3084
USA v. David Crail
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3085
USA v. Antonio Clifton
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5040
USA v. Daniel Gallegos
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5075
USA v. Carmelo Estrada
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5076
USA v. Jermaine Phillips
Date: January 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5665
Lauren Ross v. American Red Cross
Date: January 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4312
USA v. Leonardo Williams
Date: January 27, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6622
USA v. Daron King
Date: January 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1669
Ruben Mendoza v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3517
Phyllis Clark v. Main Street Acquisition Corp.
Date: January 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3763
Dice Corp. v. Bold Technologies
Date: January 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2513
USA v. Tony Jarjis
Date: January 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1430
Dice Corp. v. Bold Technologies
Date: January 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1712
Teresa Booher v. Chris Montavon
Date: January 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3458
McClain v. Eaton Corp. Disability Plan  
Date: January 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5395

Justia Opinion Summary: As an assembler with Eaton Corporation, McClain purchased the highest level of long-term disability insurance, which was “designed to replace ... 70 percent of [her] monthly base pay.” She stopped working in January…

Arthur Lauderdale v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1794
Lonnie Donaldson v. Frank Bova
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3248
David Agema v. City of Allegan
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1529
Bambe Johnson v. Meijer, Inc.
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1546
Stacy Proctor v. N. Lakes Cmty. Mental Health
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1694
Sondra Zents v. Baylor Trucking Company
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3575
USA v. Michael Darden
Date: January 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5391
Ali Aftasi v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3170
USA v. William Herder
Date: January 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3232
United States v. McMullin  
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2300

Justia Opinion Summary: Officers Hampton and Lyons received a radio communication of a report of an ongoing breaking-and-entering. The caller, Mays, was home and people were attempting to break through her front window. The officers arrived…

Miller v. Mylan, Inc.  
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2502

Justia Opinion Summary: Mylan manufactures generic Duragesic, a drug to treat pain. It consists of fentanyl (active ingredient) and a “transdermal system” (patch that delivers the drug). Kelly’s estate claimed that the patch caused Kelly’s…

USA v. Abdiqani Hassan
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2639
USA v. David Lemon
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2676
USA v. Toriano Goodwin
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4482
Jillian Hobbs v. County of Summit
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4567
USA v. Robert Starnes, Jr.
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3237
John Stafford v. Jewelers Mutual Ins. Co.
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3385
Pureworks, Inc. v. Unique Software Solutions, Inc
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5115
Joseph Peterson v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5841
Hanna v. Holder  
Date: January 17, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4272

Justia Opinion Summary: Hanna, born in 1979, is a citizen of Iraq. Hanna and his family left Iraq in 1990, moving to Canada, with permission to live and work in that country. In 1993 Hanna’s parents obtained U.S. permanent resident status…

USA v. Charles Cannon
Date: January 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1132
Michael Vanderhoof v. Deutsche Bank National Trust
Date: January 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1397
Diana Guethlein v. United States Postmaster General
Date: January 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3111
In re: App Fuels v.
Date: January 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-8023
USA v. James Wiederhold
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2111
USA v. Kevin Watson
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2218
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2684
William Beaumont Hospital v. Federal Insurance Company
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1468
Delfino Escalante-Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3218
USA v. Tyler Hamilton
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3298
Jerry Estep v. Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
Date: January 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3635
USA v. Vikita Parrett
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 09-6349
Ashley Techner v. Helen Greenberg
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2283
Ashley Techner v. Helen Greenberg
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2284
Black v. United States  
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2373

Justia Opinion Summary: Black was arrested for driving without a license. He had a starter pistol in his waistband and a live 7.62 caliber round in his pocket. A search of the car revealed five loaded firearms in its trunk. Black was convicted…

USA v. Benito Ruiz-Gonzalez
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2634
United States v. Seymour  
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4313

Justia Opinion Summary: Elyria Detective Welsh asked Powell, a confidential informant and Defendant’s cousin, if he knew of anyone illegally trying to sell guns. Powell called to report that Defendant was trying to sell a handgun and identified…

Trevis Love v. USA
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5355
USA v. Paul Mann
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5541
Maxwell's Pic-Pac, Inc. v. Dehner  
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6056

Justia Opinion Summary: Kentucky law prohibits businesses that sell substantial amounts of staple groceries or gasoline from applying for a license to sell wine and liquor, Ky. Rev. Stat. 243.230(7). A regulation applies the prohibition to…

Maxwell's Pic-Pac, Inc v. Tony Dehner
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6057
Maxwell's Pic-Pac, Inc v. Tony Dehner
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6182
Mark Lombardo, Jr. v. Kevin Ernst
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1037
Spectrum Cubic, Inc. v. Grant Products de Mexico, S.A.
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1310
Bradley Gustafson v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1475
Peter Arabo v. Greektown Casino, LLC
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1636
Roteshia Thomas v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1666
Deangelo Thomas v. Mitch Perry
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1681
Richard Trego v. Allstate Insurance Company
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3244
Lei Xia v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3376
Millie Ogden v. Fortress Group USA
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3686
James Fenton, Jr. v. Roland Colson
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5403
Frederick Smith v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5461
USA v. Anthony Harris
Date: January 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-5489
Deleon v. Kalamazoo Cnty. Road Comm'n  
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-2377

Justia Opinion Summary: Deleon, a 53-year-old Hispanic male, was employed by the Kalamazoo County Road Commission for 28 years. Beginning in 1995, he was an “Area Superintendent” and generally received positive reviews. Deleon alleges a…

Henry v. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC  
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4090

Justia Opinion Summary: In 2006, Plaintiffs entered into a five-year oil and gas lease covering 47 acres in Ross Township, Ohio, and granting Chesapeake exclusive rights to “all oil and gas and their constituents” for $5.00 per mineral acre per…

USA v. Gary Chapman
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-5797
USA v. Billie Mosley
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6128
Matthew Frisch v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co.
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3209
Carolina Casualty Ins. Co. v. Canal Insurance Company
Date: January 14, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3610
Gary Muffley v. Voith Industrial Services, Inc
Date: January 13, 2014
Docket Number: 12-6628
Thomas Dailey v. Lisa Medlock
Date: January 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1444
Gabino Jacquez-Perez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 13, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3568
USA v. David Gonzalez
Date: January 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1425
Consolidation Coal Co. v. Maynes  
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3653

Justia Opinion Summary: Maynes, a miner who developed pneumoconiosis after working in Consolidated’s coal mine for 25 years, received benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901-944, from 1997 until he died of respiratory failure…

USA v. Arthur Darby
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 12-4467
Plaintiff v. Defendant  
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1103

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff’s neighbor, Yassine called the Dearborn police and reported that plaintiff was standing in the yard, staring into his window, and appeared to be intoxicated. Sergeant Peer arrived, interviewed Yassine, and…

Steven Williams, Jr. v. Nick Ludwick
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-1195
Arkansas Coals, Inc. v. Lawson  
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3563

Justia Opinion Summary: The former miner sued in 1992 and an administrative law judge determined that he was not medically qualified for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901 and indicated that Arkansas Coals was not the…

Jaime Ambrosio-Huaroco v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-3657
USA v. John Cook
Date: January 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-1972
United States v. Shepard  
Date: January 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-4399

Justia Opinion Summary: Shepard was convicted of three counts of receipt of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of attempted receipt and was sentenced to 168 months in prison and five years on…

Christian v. Wellington  
Date: January 7, 2014
Docket Number: 12-3718

Justia Opinion Summary: Youngstown police attempted to pull over a stolen Cadillac believed to be involved in an earlier robbery. The driver attempted to flee and hit an unmarked police car that had its lights on as it drove toward the…

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