Sierra Club v. Envtl. Protection Agency
Date: March 18, 2015
Docket Numbers:
12-3420, 12-3182, 12-3169
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency determined that the Cincinnati-Hamilton metropolitan area had attained national air quality standards for particulate matter (Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7409), largely because…
USA v. Leonard Baugh
Date: March 18, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5982
Yussuf Mecca v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3569
USA v. Carl Moore
Date: March 17, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5772
USA v. Carl Moore
Date: March 17, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5864
Colosi v. Jones Lang LaSalle Am., Inc.
Date: March 17, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3710
Justia Opinion Summary: Colosi lost a wrongful termination suit against her former employer, JLL. As the prevailing party, JLL filed a $6,369.55 bill of costs that the court clerk approved without modification, Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d)(1). Colosi…
Michele Delaine v. USA
Date: March 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3142
Johnny Maharaj v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3222
USA v. Andre Hughes
Date: March 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5825
USA v. Majed Tawbe
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1900
United States v. Singer
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2562
Justia Opinion Summary: Singer, a Muskegon, Michigan landlord who claimed insurance proceeds for nine rental units that were burned, was convicted of 12 counts of mail fraud, use of fire to commit mail fraud, arson, tax fraud, and obstruction…
Get Back Up, Inc. v. City of Detroit
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2722
Hartman Revocable Living Trust v. S. Mich. Bancorp, Inc.
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1866
Justia Opinion Summary: Whenever a Michigan corporation holds a shareholder meeting, it must disclose any proposals on the agenda that a shareholder wishes to submit for shareholder action. In 2012, one of Bancorp’s shareholders asked the…
Monica Ways v. Miami University of Ohio
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3749
USA v. David Cross
Date: March 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5700
Montanez-Gonzalez v. Holder
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4276
Justia Opinion Summary: Gonzalez entered the U.S. without inspection in 1997. He returned to Mexico in 2001, to marry, and brought his wife to the U.S. Their daughters, ages five, nine, and 13, were born in this country and have citizenship.…
Volodymyr Bolotov v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4482
Wise v. Zwicker & Assocs., PC
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3278
Justia Opinion Summary: American Express sent Wise a credit card and “Agreement.” Wise accepted the offer by using the credit card. The Agreement provides that it is governed by the laws of Utah and provides that, upon default: “You agree to…
Sextet Mining Corporation v. Mary Whitfield
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3519
Lian Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3757
USA v. Ulises Murillo-Almarez
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5469
USA v. Leonta Epps
Date: March 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-6082
John Moretti v. The Bank of New York Mellon
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2187
USA v. Manuel Soto
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2300
USA v. Hector Santana
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2389
USA v. Christopher Espinoza
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2510
United States v. Respardo-Ramirez
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-2582, 13-2389, 13-2300, 13-2510
Justia Opinion Summary: Santana, Soto, Espinoza, and Ramirez were indicted for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. 846, 841; conspiracy to kidnap, 18 U.S.C. 1201(a)(1)(c); and possession of a firearm during and in…
USA v. Pierre Colquitt
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4051
USA v. Dwayne Joseph, Jr.
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5215
USA v. James Dunbar
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5217
USA v. Christopher Amos
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5495
USA v. Shane Begley
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6431
USA v. Tyanna Branstetter
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6454
USA v. Brenda Eversole
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6478
USA v. Rigoberto Francisco-Reyes
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6581
Roger Winborn v. USA
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1631
USA v. Mario Umanzor-Pleytes
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5296
USA v. Frank Snowden
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5607
USA v. Erma McGraw
Date: March 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5685
USA v. Serwan Mizori
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2349
USA v. Merza Mizori
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2574
USA v. Jack Morris
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4473
USA v. Patrick Miller
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6637
USA v. Patrick Ziska
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3147
Oumar Ba v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3283
USA v. Andre Davis
Date: March 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5974
Stephanie Olson v. Jeff Little
Date: March 9, 2015
Docket Number:
12-6015
USA v. Timothy Sims
Date: March 9, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2452
USA v. Deon Powell
Date: March 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1366
USA v. Darien Houston
Date: March 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5513
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3238
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), by a vote of 219 to 212, following significant debate over whether PPACA included taxpayer funding for abortion.…
USA v. Antonio Williams
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1256
C. Allen v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1748
USA v. Antoinette King
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1817
USA v. Terrance Davis
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3435
David Herrera-Orozco v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3685
United States v. Carter
Date: March 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5276
Justia Opinion Summary: The Steadmans were cooking methamphetamine when it exploded, spraying window glass outward, and setting a fire. Her husband extinguished wife, but then hid the evidence. Carter, also present, immediately fled. A neighbor…
Rochow v. Life Ins. Co. of North Am.
Date: March 5, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2074
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2000, Rochow sold his interest in Universico to Gallagher and became President of Gallagher. As Gallagher employee, Rochow was covered under a LINA disability policy. In 2001, Rochow began to experience short term…
Pollard v. City of Columbus
Date: March 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4142
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, a rape suspect (Bynum) led Columbus, Ohio police officers on a highway car chase before crossing the median, accelerating the wrong way, and ramming head-on into a semitrailer. Officers surrounded his car and…
USA v. Rodrigo Macias-Farias
Date: March 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6414
Fidencio Ximon-Rosales v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3695
Mekhriniso Razikova v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: March 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3801
USA v. Steeve Alexis
Date: March 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5490
USA v. Gary Musick
Date: March 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5704
USA v. Christopher Conyers
Date: March 3, 2015
Docket Number:
12-6542
Nazar Hindo v. Bank of New York Mellon
Date: March 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1857
Thelmon Stuckey, III v. USA
Date: March 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2685
V Cars, LLC v. Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
Date: March 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2731
Wesley v. Campbell
Date: March 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5960
Justia Opinion Summary: Wesley, an elementary school counselor and behavioral specialist, was accused of sexual abuse of a seven-year-old boy. The child had a history of psychiatric problems. A social worker contacted her friend, Rigney, a…
Eric White v. Duke Energy-Kentucky, Inc.
Date: March 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3215
USA v. Amire Smith
Date: March 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3285
Shace Gjokaj v. HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc.
Date: February 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1964
USA v. Donnadamea Grant
Date: February 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3679
USA v. Joshua Roberts
Date: February 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5430
Brown v. Lewis
Date: February 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1392
Justia Opinion Summary: Based on confusing statements overheard by a 911 operator, officers pulled over Brown, ordered her out of her car at gunpoint, threw her to the ground, handcuffed her, and detained her in handcuffs for approximately 10…
Christina Smith v. Erie County Sheriff's Dep't
Date: February 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3157
USA v. Danny Thompson
Date: February 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5525
USA v. Thomas Wooten
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1566
United States v. Chattanooga-Hamilton Cnty. Hosp.
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6645
Justia Opinion Summary: The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes civil liability for fraudulent claims for payment to the United States, 31 U.S.C. 3729(a)(1), and authorizes qui tam suits, in which private parties bring civil actions in the…
William Dekeyzer v. Shirlee Harry
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1012
Zachary Lester v. Wow Car Company, Ltd.
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3585
Bryan Mobley v. Miami Valley Hospital
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3665
USA v. Kelvin Watkins
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5003
USA v. Tommy Holmes
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5521
USA v. Michael Morales
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5587
Pitt Excavating LLC v. Mary Pitt
Date: February 25, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5635
USA v. Michael Mazel
Date: February 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1329
Covenant Medi.Center, Inc. v. HHS
Date: February 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1383
USA v. Birdie Anderson
Date: February 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5535
USA v. Odell Holder
Date: February 24, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5666
Wheeler v. Simpson
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
11-5707
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1997, Louisville police discovered the bodies of two people in their apartment. The male victim had nine stab wounds. The pregnant female victim died as a result of manual strangulation and was stabbed after she was…
Sutherland v. DCC Litig. Facility, Inc.
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1497
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1988 Sutherland received breast implants in North Carolina. She filed suit in North Carolina five years later, after learning that the silicone in her implants could be causing a variety of serious medical problems.…
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA v. Larry Winget
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1158
JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA v. Larry Winget
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1172
NetJets Inc. v. IntelliJet Group, LLC
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3118
USA v. Regis Bell
Date: February 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5454
United States v. Burney
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3526
Justia Opinion Summary: When police officers executed a search warrant at a Dayton residence, they found Burney, several handguns, and several ounces of crack cocaine inside. Convicted of possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute it,…
Vijay Goswami v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3537
Berera v. Mesa Med. Grp., PLLC
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5054
Justia Opinion Summary: Berera worked at Mesa, a health care organization, as a nurse practitioner, 2011-2013. After Berera’s employment ended, she allegedly discovered that the wages on her W-2 did not reflect the wages that Mesa owed her.…
Pola v. United States
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5214
Justia Opinion Summary: Pola, a Canadian citizen born in Iraq, was living in Louisville with his wife and children, all U.S. citizens, as a lawful permanent resident, when he was charged with intentionally possessing with the intent to…
USA v. Stanley Anderson, Jr.
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5245
USA v. John Thompson
Date: February 19, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5371
United States v. Robinson
Date: February 18, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2308
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography, 18 U.S.C. 2252A(a)(5)(B), without a plea agreement. He did not dispute an adjusted offense level of 28, yielding a guidelines range of 78 to 97 months.…
Louise Galati v. Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
Date: February 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3219
Mary Faeth v. Diversified Maintenance Sys.
Date: February 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3249
Norfolk Southern Ry. Co. v. Perez
Date: February 18, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3274
Justia Opinion Summary: Kruse, a Norfok train conductor, was injured on the job in March, reported his injury, and took leave until August. Shortly after he returned to work, Kruse was suspended for 30 days without pay for exceeding speed…
Junior Blackston v. Lloyd Rapelje
Date: February 17, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2668
Julie Pucci v. Nineteenth District Court
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number:
12-1038
USA v. Ernesto McKinney
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2524
Luqman A. Abdullah v. Andrew Arena
Date: February 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1504
USA v. Julius Knox
Date: February 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5111
USA v. Larry Morgan
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6232
USA v. Larry Morgan
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6233
Eric Jackson v. Warden, Chillicothe Corr. Inst.
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3355
Mario Diaz-Hernandez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: February 11, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3429
USA v. State of Tennessee
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-6258
United States v. Tennessee
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
12-6341
Justia Opinion Summary: The State of Tennessee operated the Arlington Developmental Center, an institutional home for people with mental disabilities. In 1992, the United States sued Tennessee under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons…
Douglas Camp v. Mary Berghuis
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1039
William Lucier v. City of Ecorse
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1544
Page Plus of Atlanta Inc. v. Owl Wireless LLC
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3038
Page Plus of Atlanta Inc. v. Owl Wireless LLC
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3064
Emily Bahr v. Technical Consumer Products
Date: February 10, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3356
Rochelle Daniel v. DTE Energy Company
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1232
Leon Burns v. City of Saginaw
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1497
Michael Pickle v. Keith McConnell
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1951
Robert Andrews v. Hickman County, Tennessee
Date: February 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5617
USA v. Samuel Richardson
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2287
USA v. Raphael Harris
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2640
James Wallace v. Wayne County
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2704
USA v. Rhada Smith
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3713
USA v. William Downey
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5171
Johnson v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div.
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5484
Justia Opinion Summary: Johnson, a long-time city employee (garbage collectors) was denied utility services by Memphis Light, Gas & Water, a division of the city, in February 2010 because he did not possess a state-issued photo identification…
Michelle Shoemaker v. Brenda Jones
Date: February 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5505
USA v. Damien Russ
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3950
USA v. Damien Russ
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3951
In re: Royal Manor Mgmt. v.
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-8054
Conlon v. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1549
Justia Opinion Summary: The website for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA states that all employees must annually reaffirm their agreement with IVCF’s Purpose Statement and Doctrinal Basis. The website includes statements that: Pursuant to…
In re: Royal Manor Mgmt., Inc.
Date: February 5, 2015
Docket Numbers:
14-8018, 13-8054
Justia Opinion Summary: Claimants filed a $2,142,000 non-priority unsecured proof of claim in jointly administered Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. That claim was disallowed by the bankruptcy court; the district court and the Sixth Circuit…
USA v. Andronico Lopez
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6338
Harris v. Lasseigne
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1033
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2009, Pontiac Officer Lasseigne shot and killed Craft, a 14-year-old male after responding to a 911 call, reporting males with guns were walking west on Ypsilanti Avenue. Officers testified that Craft ran from…
Anthimos Panteleris v. Aalison Panteleris
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3680
USA v. Harold Salyers
Date: February 4, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5367
VHS of Michigan, Inc. v.
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-0107
Borman, LLC v. 18718 Borman, LLC
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1419
Justia Opinion Summary: The Borrower defaulted on a nonrecourse Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) loan secured by property located in Detroit. CMBS loans are packaged as a trust to attract investors; in return for nonrecourse…
USA v. Patrick Seymour
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1665
USA v. Robert Leal
Date: February 3, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3084
Andrew Shirvell v. Deborah Gordon
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2366
Christopher Armstrong v. Andrew Shirvell
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2368
USA v. Tremayne Collins
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4158
USA v. Charles Adams
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6418
USA v. Mantech Advanced Systems Int'l
Date: February 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3269
USA v. Charles Finley
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1042
Tynnetta Dean-Lis v. John McHugh
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1515
Timothy Cooper v. The Commercial Savings Bank
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3031
USA v. Ziyaya Mtola
Date: January 30, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3262
Jones v. Bradshaw
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
07-3766
Tina Hull v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1154
USA v. Ernest Hayes
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1741
Matthew Shilo v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3417
Al-Dabagh v. Case Western Reserve Univ.
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3551
Justia Opinion Summary: The district court ordered Case Western School of Medicine to award plaintiff a diploma, despite the university’s determination that he lacked the professionalism required to discharge his duties responsibly. The Sixth…
Yeager v. FirstEnergy Generation Corp.
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3693
Justia Opinion Summary: Yeager filed a complaint alleging that the defendant discriminated against him on the basis of his religion, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 4112, by refusing to hire him…
Peterson v. Dean
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5219
Justia Opinion Summary: Former county administrators of elections from eight Tennessee counties in Tennessee filed suit under 42 U.S.C. 1983, alleging that after the 2008 statewide elections and a shift in the controlling political party in the…
USA v. Arnold Fox
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5391
Inge Goodson v. Bank of America, N.A.
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5419
Latroy Golden v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 28, 2015
Docket Number:
14-6102
Frederick Grumbley v. Sherry Burt
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1260
W. Paul Mayhue v. Cherry Street Services, Inc.
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2571
USA v. Jamaica Heflin
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3849
Sierra Club v. ICG Hazard, LLC
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5086
Justia Opinion Summary: ICG operated Thunder Ridge surface mine, under a five-year Coal General Permit issued by the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) pursuant to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, which allowed ICG and others…
Dow Corning v. Claimants' Advisory Committee
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1090
Commercial Law Corp., P.C. v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp.
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1399
Justia Opinion Summary: CLC’s principal, Erwin, was general counsel for the bank. CLC deferred invoicing the bank in 2008 when it fell on hard times. In 2009 the Office of Thrift Supervision put the bank into receivership. CLC claims that,…
Ladislao Padilla-Ochoa v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3245
USA v. Darrell Varner
Date: January 27, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5475
USA v. Rogelio Ruiz
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1389
Tilley v. Kalamazoo Cnty. Road Comm'n
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1679
Justia Opinion Summary: Tilley, 59 years old, began working for the Road Commission in 1993. In 2008, Tilley began reporting principally to Bartholomew, the Commission’s general superintendent. After several disputes between the two, Tilley was…
Henry McClusky v. Century Bank, FSB
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3419
USA v. David Grigsby
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5668
Donna Samuels v. Correctional Medical Services
Date: January 26, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5807
Penn, LLC v. Prosper Business Dev. Corp.
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3107
Charlie Lilly v. City of Erlanger
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5069
Frank Seeley, Jr. v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 23, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5463
USA v. Valentine Perez-Lopez
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1565
Dawn Guba v. Huron County, Ohio
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3022
Marcos Ortiz-Cervantes v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3390
United States v. Fallins
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5153
Justia Opinion Summary: Fallins pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1). He had prior Tennessee convictions for robbery; attempted aggravated arson; and possession of crack cocaine for resale. The presentence…
USA v. Thomas Davis
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5378
Dedra Johnson v. Lockheed Martin Corporation
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5649
Cindy Lawrence v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 22, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5679
USA v. Bento Shordja
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1328
Tyrone Frazier v. Thomas Malek
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1536
Anita Harris v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1783
Angelique Uwineza v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3122
Allied Indus. Scrap, Inc. v. OmniSource Corp.
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3403
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff offered to sell 3 million pounds of scrap copper to the defendant. The defendant negotiated the core terms of the sale but did not object to a fee-shifting provision: “In the event purchaser shall default in…
In re: Blasingame
Date: January 21, 2015
Docket Number:
14-8046
Justia Opinion Summary: The bankruptcy court imposed sanctions against attorneys stemming from their representation of Debtors in an adversary proceeding in which a creditor and the Trustee sought denial of discharge. The attorney filed notice…
Tanner v. Yukins
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number:
12-2114
Justia Opinion Summary: Tanner was convicted of a 1995 robbery and stabbing murder. The appeals court reversed for failure to provide DNA and serology experts. The Supreme Court of Michigan reversed. Tanner’s federal habeas petition was…
USA v. Joseph Sweet
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1226
United States v. Cook
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Numbers:
14-1252, 14-1226
Justia Opinion Summary: Sweet and Cook stole 32 firearms from two licensed firearms dealers. Arrested separately, days later, Sweet admitted that he sold two guns to his “dope dealer” for $200 plus three rocks of cocaine base and that he and…
Clarence Sanford v. Lisa Stewart
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3460
Kenneth Watts v. Lyon County Ambulance Service
Date: January 20, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5761
Livonia Chrysler Jeep v. Chrysler Group LLC
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2118
Chrysler Grp. LLC v. Sowell Auto., Inc.
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Numbers:
13-2119, 13-2117, 13-2118
Justia Opinion Summary: Section 747 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 created an arbitration procedure for automobile dealerships to seek continuation or reinstatement of franchise agreements that had been terminated by Chrysler…
Juan Beltran v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3397
David Ellis v. TN
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5152
USA v. James Strickland
Date: January 16, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5759
Steven Scozzari v. City of Clare
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1247
United States v. Gatson
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3227
Justia Opinion Summary: Officers learned that a school-bus driver had reported that a man was approaching young girls. The man was described as black, with medium-toned skin and short hair, driving a black GMC SUV on Euclid Avenue between…
Joseph Libretti, Jr. v. Steven Woodson
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3266
Kenneth Pitcher v. Lawrence Waldman
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3369
Kenneth Pitcher v. Lawrence Waldman
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3392
USA v. Antonio Ray
Date: January 15, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3502
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1696
Triestina Casasanta v. FNMA
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1707
Augustin Galvin-Garcia, Jr. v. USA
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3161
USA v. Guadalupe Villa-Rodriguez
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3214
USA v. Marcus Thompson
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5498
LWD PRP Group v. Alcan Corp.
Date: January 14, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5730
USA v. Tomas Sarabia
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
12-6538
Buchanan v. Northland Grp., Inc.
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2523
Justia Opinion Summary: LVNV buys uncollectable debts at a discount and pays Northland Group to collect them. LVNV purchased a debt of Buchanan’s and assigned it to Northland for collection. Northland sent Buchanan a letter, proposing to…
USA v. Jeremey Cornett
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
13-2715
USA v. Carl Six
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1439
Cara Brown v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1626
Olga Romero-Cruz v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3171
Tommy Sharp v. Aker Plant Services Group, Inc.
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5415
USA v. Jason Castle
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5472
USA v. Fred Masters, Jr.
Date: January 13, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5804
Scott Blazer v. Kimberly Clipper
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3418
Auto Club Property-Casualty v. B.T.
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5195
USA v. Michael Maddox
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5410
Fugate v. Comm'r of Social Sec.
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5610
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1992, Fugate, receiving workers’ compensation, obtained disability benefits from the Social Security Administration. In such cases, SSA reduces payments until the total benefits equal 80 percent of the recipient's…
USA v. Charles Scarborough
Date: January 12, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5855
Erik Laubis v. Kathy Witt
Date: January 9, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5488
USA v. Anthony Gossett
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number:
13-5558
Rana Jabbar v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3432
USA v. Jason Nixon
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5701
James Thomas v. Jennifer Clark
Date: January 8, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5735
USA v. Dainius Vysniauskas
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
11-2503
Robert Buchanan v. Delphi Corporation
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-1664
United States v. Coppenger
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3863
Justia Opinion Summary: Coppenger pled guilty to conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud. Coppenger initiated the scheme and worked with mortgage officers and straw buyers, resulting in a loss of more than $32 milion. Pursuant to the plea…
USA v. Donte Booker
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-3882
USA v. Jamil Hardy
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4343
USA v. Victoria Wallace
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6316
USA v. James Whitelow
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6393
Sylvia James v. Hilliard Hampton
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1151
USA v. James Pratt
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1225
Mark Hiller v. HSBC Finance Corporation
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1349
Ruffin v. MotorCity Casino
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1444
Justia Opinion Summary: Security guards at MotorCity Casino sued under the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime provision, 29 U.S.C. 207(a). They claimed they worked five, eight-hour shifts per week, escorting cash, monitoring the casino floor,…
Shannon Martis v. Dish Network
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1753
USA v. Clayton Harris
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3110
Sidy Babou v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3451
USA v. Dewayne Douglas
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5365
Chuck Lester v. SSA
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5582
USA v. Anthony McCormick
Date: January 7, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5755
Zulfia Fayzullina v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4335
Lyudmyla Klym v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number:
13-4369
Dennis Paul v. State Farm Mutual Automobile
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3353
Kenneth Steagall v. Comm'r of Social Security
Date: January 6, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3370
Jack Parker, Jr. v. Sherry Burt
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number:
11-2615
USA v. James Kennedy
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number:
13-6011
USA v. James Jackson
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1400
Lawrence v. Kentucky
Date: January 5, 2015
Docket Number:
14-5197
Justia Opinion Summary: Under a 2007 “Purchase Agreement – Public Sale” Eagle agreed to pay $4,812,874.65 to purchase Louisville property owned by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Eagle paid a good faith deposit of $962,574.93 to “KY STATE…
Kelly M. Hagan v. Pamela Baird
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-1060
United States v. Walters
Date: January 2, 2015
Docket Number:
14-3097
Justia Opinion Summary: Federal agents located a computer downloading child pornography videos using peer-to-peer software that enabled the user to access other computers and vice versa. They executed a search warrant on Walters’ neighbors’…
