2022 Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Opinions 501 - 952 of 952
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4300
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5326
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5604
Date: June 21, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5964
Justia Opinion Summary: Smith worked for CommonSpirit and participated in CommonSpirit’s defined-contribution 401(k) plan. CommonSpirit's administrative committee administers the plan, which serves more than 105,000 people and manages more than…
Date: June 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1552
Justia Opinion Summary: Harrington, the founder of a nonprofit corporation that engages in anti-abortion protests, sought to demonstrate at the Democratic Party’s presidential-primary debates in Detroit in 2019. In response to security…
Date: June 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1746
Justia Opinion Summary: Detroit police officers apprehended a fleeing suspect who had run across several yards, including White’s yard. Believing that the suspect had disposed of a weapon nearby, officers called in a canine unit to search.…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3673
Justia Opinion Summary: BDC lent $800,000 to a company owned by the Suggs, who personally guaranteed the loan and secured it with a $200,000 mortgage on their Shaker Heights home. Bank of America and MidFirst Bank held more senior mortgages on…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3885
Justia Opinion Summary: Born in 1967, Carroll was raised by a single mother near Albert Barber's property. Albert’s younger sister was Arlene. Albert died in 1998. . In 2000, Arlene informed the Geauga County Probate Court that she had lost…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5686
Justia Opinion Summary: The Hopkinses kept cattle on their Marshall County, Tennessee farm. Detective Nichols received a complaint about the treatment of those cattle, drove by, and observed one dead cow and others that did not appear to be in…
Date: June 16, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5736
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2005, Adolphe was found murdered in front of his apartment building. Adolphe and Carr had been dating. Carr, age 16, was arrested and entered an Alford plea in 2008 to second-degree manslaughter, conspiracy to commit…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3516
Justia Opinion Summary: NPF sued a franchisee, SY Dawgs, which operated a fast-pitch softball team in the National Pro Fastpitch League, alleging violation of a non-competition agreement. Two-and-a-half years of discovery disputes and repeated…
Date: June 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3997
Justia Opinion Summary: Ohio’s Necessaries Statute permits creditors to collect certain debts from one spouse incurred by the other.. Seeking to recover outstanding legal defense bills owed by Snyder’s husband, who had been convicted of…
Date: June 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1516
Justia Opinion Summary: Bell asked why Officer Korkis pulled him over. Korkis responded that Bell first needed to provide his driver’s license, registration, and car insurance and that more officers were on their way. Bell claims the officers…
Date: June 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3801
Justia Opinion Summary: After a judicial foreclosure proceeding for delinquent property taxes, the county generally sells the land at a public auction and pays any proceeds above the delinquency amount to the owner upon demand. Ohio's 2008…
Date: June 10, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4303
Justia Opinion Summary: The FDIC removed Calcutt, a bank executive and director, from his position, prohibited him from participating in the conduct of the affairs of any insured depository institution, and imposed civil money penalties.…
Date: June 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3367
Justia Opinion Summary: Tymoc died in a single-car accident. At the time of the accident, Tymoc was traveling between 80-100 miles per hour; the speed limit was 60 miles per hour speed. As Tymoc attempted to pass multiple cars, the gap between…
Date: June 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3840
Justia Opinion Summary: Charlton-Perkins, a male research scientist, applied for a professorship at the University of Cincinnati (UC) in late 2017. He alleges that UC determined him the most qualified candidate for the position but refused to…
Date: June 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-6183
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs alleged they were sexually abused by Tyler, a Kentucky probation and parole officer, 2017-2019, while Plaintiffs served sentences for state convictions. In 2018, one victim filed a sexual harassment complaint…
Date: June 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-8014
Justia Opinion Summary: Penn Line filed six proofs of claim seeking an administrative expense priority related to services provided to specific debtors in jointly administered bankruptcy cases. Debtors objected, asserting that “[t]he…
Date: June 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3615
Justia Opinion Summary: Thomas called 911, stating that he believed he was overdosing from cocaine. Law enforcement officers customarily secure suspected drug overdose scenes before paramedics enter. Officer Pinkerman knocked on the door,…
Date: June 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1653
Justia Opinion Summary: Fox and others failed to pay some of their property taxes. The counties foreclosed on and sold their properties and kept all of the sale proceeds, sometimes tens of thousands of dollars beyond the taxes due. Fox filed…
Date: May 27, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-5100, 21-5048, 21-5055, 21-5057, 21-5058, 21-5059
Justia Opinion Summary: Universal Life Church Monastery permits anyone who feels called to become ordained as a minister—over the Internet, free of charge, in a matter of minutes. Tennessee law permits only those “regular” ministers—ministers…
Date: May 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5144
Justia Opinion Summary: After going to Helton’s home to execute a warrant for his arrest, Knox County Deputy Mullins sought a search warrant. His affidavit stated that Mullins had received complaints about Helton selling methamphetamine; that…
Date: May 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5766
Justia Opinion Summary: Rangers, responding to an incident at Mammoth Cave, encountered a female technician who was monitoring a cave restoration project. She explained that Zabel, a contractor, had pinned her against a wall and attempted to…
Date: May 20, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3488
Justia Opinion Summary: NOCO manufactures and sells battery chargers and related products. Although it sells these products itself, NOCO also authorizes resellers if they sign an agreement. NOCO discovered that OJC was selling NOCO’s products…
Date: May 20, 2022
Docket Number: 22-1257
Justia Opinion Summary: Head Start is a federal program that funds early childhood education for low-income children and provides other resources and education to the children’s families. Michigan Head Start grantees challenged the COVID-19…
Date: May 19, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-6228, 20-6225
Justia Opinion Summary: Two female students at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), were videoed by other students engaging in sexual activity with male students at school. One student told school officials that the incident was…
Date: May 19, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1488
Justia Opinion Summary: Hasanaj, a teacher certified in Michigan, was employed by the Detroit Public Schools as a teacher for 10 years under a series of contracts. After about seven years, the District stopped sending him contract renewal…
Date: May 18, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1955
Justia Opinion Summary: Whitley was the subject of a traffic stop for failing to come to a standstill before exiting a driveway onto a street. Before the stop, officers had been surveilling Whitley for suspected drug trafficking. During the…
Date: May 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5801
Justia Opinion Summary: TVA, wholly owned by the U.S. government, 16 U.S.C. 831, operates Tennessee's Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant. A containment dike that retained coal-ash sludge failed in 2008, causing 5.4 million cubic yards of coal-ash…
Date: May 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4246
Justia Opinion Summary: USN4U brought a qui tam action under the False Claims Act, alleging that Wolf Creek and its employees submitted falsely inflated project estimates to NASA for facilities maintenance, resulting in the negotiation of…
Date: May 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2260
Justia Opinion Summary: In the Automotive Parts Antitrust multi-district litigation, a subset of consumers and businesses (End-Payor Plaintiffs), alleged that automotive-part manufacturers fixed prices in violation of antitrust laws and that…
Date: May 12, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1293, 21-1242
Justia Opinion Summary: Burnett was charged with failure to appear for a work-detail program. At Burnett’s arraignment hearing, his behavior was so erratic that the court held Burnett in contempt and sentenced him to jail. A mental health…
Date: May 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5598
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2019, Miller was arrested at his home for failure to appear. Police woke Miller up in his bedroom and searched his room and his person. They found methamphetamine, marijuana, and a shotgun at the end of his bed.…
Date: May 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4102
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, an anonymous complaint cited dangerous conditions at KenAmerican’s Muhlenberg County, Kentucky underground coal mine. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) inspectors arrived for an…
Date: May 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1243
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, Presbyterian, a nonprofit, organized a partnership to operate an affordable housing community under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), 26 U.S.C. 42, program. SunAmerica, the limited partner,…
Date: May 9, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3884
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2016, voters elected Kent to the Ohio House of Representatives; she became a member of the House Democratic Caucus. In 2018, she distributed a press release that accused the Columbus Chief of Police of wrongdoing;…
Date: May 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3616
Justia Opinion Summary: Sunless sells tanning booths and spray tan solution under the “Mystic Tan” mark. Sunless claims that applying Mystic Tan solution in a Mystic Tan booth results in a “Mystic Tan Experience.” Palm Beach owns and franchises…
Date: May 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5919
Justia Opinion Summary: Groom tried to refill a prescription for a drug that treats opioid addiction. A technician informed Groom that he could not use a coupon. Groom grabbed the prescription and left without paying. The pharmacist followed…
Date: May 5, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5688
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2012, Rife moved from Kentucky to Cambodia, took a position as an elementary school teacher, began a relationship with a Cambodian woman, and adopted a young Cambodian girl. For six years, Rife lived and worked…
Date: May 4, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5228
Justia Opinion Summary: Dorsa joined Miraca, which offers pathology services for healthcare providers. His employment agreement contained a binding arbitration clause. Dorsa claims that, during his employment, he observed Miraca giving monetary…
Date: May 3, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-3780, 20-3776
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2011, Portis and Thompson committed several robberies. Each pleading guilty to conspiring to commit Hobbs Act robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence, 18 U.S.C. 924(c); they “expressly and voluntarily…
Date: May 3, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1411, 21-1450
Justia Opinion Summary: Morgan was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, and depression. While incarcerated at Wayne County Jail, charged with assaulting a prison guard, Morgan suffered from hallucinations, heard voices, and attempted suicide.…
Date: May 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5295
Justia Opinion Summary: McKenzie purchased 13 firearms from federally licensed dealers. The ATF tracked McKenzie, who signed a federal form acknowledging that he was not purchasing it for someone else, then gave Clark the Glock in exchange for…
Date: May 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1221
Justia Opinion Summary: After Ramirez-Figueredo entered the U.S. from Cuba, he amassed convictions for the delivery and manufacture of controlled substances, domestic violence, assault with a dangerous weapon, retail fraud, stalking, assault…
Date: April 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3290
Justia Opinion Summary: Novak created “The City of Parma Police Department” Facebook account to exercise his “fundamental American right” of “[m]ocking our government officials.” He published posts “advertising” free abortions in a police van…
Date: April 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5646
Date: April 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3156
Justia Opinion Summary: The Cintas “defined contribution” retirement plan has a “menu” of investment options in which each participant can invest. Each Plan participant maintains an individual account, the value of which is based on the amount…
Date: April 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3760
Date: April 27, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3780
Justia Opinion Summary: Carson, indicted for engaging in a racketeering conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. 1962(d), and for murder in aid of racketeering, section 1959(a)(1), agreed to plead guilty to racketeering conspiracy in exchange for a 360-month…
Date: April 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1318
Justia Opinion Summary: At Townsend’s final pretrial conference, the district court expressed its belief that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan had recently adopted a policy of offering only plea deals that contain…
Date: April 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1365
Justia Opinion Summary: Boshaw, an openly gay man, began working as a server at Midland in May 2018. In discussing a possible promotion, Boshaw’s supervisor suggested he “needed to change [his] appearance and kind of just act a little more…
Date: April 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3545
Justia Opinion Summary: Sears was imprisoned for federal drug crimes. His supervised release began in New York in 2016. It was revoked in 2017 for possessing a controlled substance. As he was serving this revocation sentence, Sears was…
Date: April 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3588
Justia Opinion Summary: Meek was fired from his job when “pictures of young girls in underwear” were discovered on his work computer. Upon receiving a tip from Meek’s former co-worker, FBI agents verified that Meek’s email contained partially…
Date: April 26, 2022
Docket Number: 22-3001
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2001, after being convicted of forgery, Estrada-Gonzalez was removed to Guatemala. Twenty years later, he was arrested for domestic violence. Estrada-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the U.S, 8 U.S.C.…
Date: April 25, 2022
Docket Number: 18-1806
Justia Opinion Summary: Michigan's Kalamazoo River was contaminated by papermills for decades, including by the release of PCBs. In 1990 the EPA added the River to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites; three paper companies formed…
Date: April 25, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-1118, 20-1170, 20-1260, 20-1265, 20-1266, 20-1272
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2017-2018, a drug-trafficking conspiracy distributed more than 100 kilograms of powder and crack cocaine and involved dozens of actors from Michigan, Texas, and Arkansas, including Mayfield, the Grand Rapids-based…
Date: April 25, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1226
Justia Opinion Summary: The Indian Health Service (IHS), operates direct healthcare facilities and funds Contract Health Services (CHS) programs for persons of American Indian descent, 25 U.S.C. 1603(5), (12). Under 25 U.S.C. 5301, tribes may…
Date: April 22, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5257
Justia Opinion Summary: Downstream fuel producers pay an excise tax, 26 U.S.C. 4081(a)(1)(A). Revenues from the tax fund the Highway Trust Fund. In 2004, Congress sought to incentivize renewable fuels without undermining highway funding. Under…
Date: April 20, 2022
Docket Number: 22-0101
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2020, Somberg, a Michigan attorney appearing by video in state court, took a screenshot of the hearing and posted it on Facebook. The county prosecutor sought contempt charges, citing court restrictions on recording…
Date: April 15, 2022
Docket Number: 22-5071
Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Paulus was prosecuted for healthcare fraud. Government consultants reviewed 496 of Paulus’s procedures and concluded that 146 (about 30%) were unnecessary. King’s Daughters Medical Center (KDMC) consultants also…
Date: April 13, 2022
Docket Numbers: 11-5214, 14-6089
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1992, Burns, with five accomplices, approached a car in which four men were drinking and smoking. Looking for a fight, Burns and his accomplices robbed the car's occupants, then began shooting them, killing two.…
Date: April 12, 2022
Docket Number: 20-6097
Justia Opinion Summary: As a full-time Wal-Mart associate, Chelf purchased basic life insurance, an optional Prudential life insurance policy, and short-term and long-term disability insurance; premiums were deducted from his paycheck. Chelf…
Date: April 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2612
Justia Opinion Summary: Lindke and his ex-girlfriend, Moeller, engaged in a child custody dispute. Moeller obtained a domestic personal protection order (PPO) against Lindke, alleging that Lindke beat her repeatedly, threatened her, and sent…
Date: April 12, 2022
Docket Number: 22-3272
Justia Opinion Summary: The Secretary of Homeland Security’s 2021 Guidance notes that the Department lacks the resources to apprehend and remove all of the more than 11 million removable noncitizens in the country and prioritizes apprehension…
Date: April 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2297
Justia Opinion Summary: Barber owns land adjacent to Mill Pond and the Mill Pond Dam (built 1836) in Springfield Township, Michigan. Parts of her property “run directly into the Mill Pond” and include parts of the pond itself. The Township and…
Date: April 11, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-6156, 20-6181
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2014-2017, Carlson and his friends, using private chartered planes, trafficked about 1,680 kilograms of cocaine, 2,050 pounds of marijuana, 40 pounds of methamphetamine, and between $500 million and $1 billion of cash…
Date: April 11, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-6428, 20-6245, 20-6427, 20-6426
Justia Opinion Summary: Beginning in 2008-2009, three partners ran Florida medical clinics and hired Hofstetter, who became the office manager. One of the partners admitted that, over time, pain management dominated their business, so that the…
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2278
Justia Opinion Summary: Attorney Romanzi referred a personal injury case to his employer, the Fieger law firm; meanwhile, creditors were winning default judgments against Romanzi. The case settled for $11.9 million; about $3.55 million was…
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1371
Justia Opinion Summary: Battle Creek Officers Ziegler and Kerschen stopped LaPlante’s vehicle. LaPlante's passenger, Robbins, exited the vehicle. As Kerschen dealt with Robbins, LaPlante exited the vehicle with an open beer and did not comply…
Date: April 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3268
Justia Opinion Summary: The Rice family planned to annex their 80-acre farm into the Village of Johnstown and have it zoned for residential development. The Johnstown Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the Rice application at the…
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5284
Justia Opinion Summary: Gould responded to an online advertisement that offered to allow someone to “engage in a live online session with an 8-year-old in exchange for child pornography.” That advertisement included a photo of a minor. Gould…
Date: April 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3445
Justia Opinion Summary: King worked for the Hospital as a registered nurse since 2002; her asthma began worsening around 2013-2014. During particularly bad asthma flare-ups, King called in sick. The Hospital offers up to 12 weeks of unpaid…
Date: April 6, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3492
Justia Opinion Summary: Cromer, formerly a “managing loan officer” for Union Home Mortgage, agreed to several restrictive covenants, including that he would “not become employed in the same or similar capacity” with a competitive entity. Cromer…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3678
Justia Opinion Summary: McDonald worked as an Ohio bank examiner and a loan officer. As a loan officer, McDonald obtained funds by fraudulently making loans to others. Some of the loans were unknown to the “borrowers.” McDonald filed for…
Date: April 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5471
Justia Opinion Summary: Nunley’s brother, Basil, learned that Nunley had a firearm and tried to persuade him to “get rid” of it. A fight ensued. Nunley fired seven shots at Basil, who nonetheless left unharmed. Officers responded to a call of…
Date: March 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5602
Justia Opinion Summary: Astec sold its first wood-pellet plant to Hazlehurst in 2013, providing $60 million in financing. In 2015, Astec sold its second wood-pellet plant to Highland for $152.5 million. Highland required the plant to pass a…
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3398
Justia Opinion Summary: Dr. Heyd, the prison's medical officer, treated inmate Murray, who had a heart attack in 2008, before his incarceration, and was hospitalized in 2010 for deep-vein thrombosis in his leg. Murray was prescribed a treatment…
Date: March 30, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3770
Justia Opinion Summary: Cardinal, a distributor of wholesale pharmaceutical products, purchased commercial umbrella insurance policies from National Union. Various plaintiffs have filed more than 3,000 lawsuits against Cardinal and other…
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5283
Justia Opinion Summary: Tescari and Salame, Venezuelan citizens, have two minor children. Tescari removed the children from their home in Venezuela and brought them with her to the U.S. Salame filed a petition seeking their return under the…
Date: March 29, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3685
Justia Opinion Summary: Trozzi, a pre-trial detainee, reported gastrointestinal health issues related to gastric bypass surgery. Doctors had placed Trozzi on a specialized diet and prescribed antacids to prevent ulcers. Trozzi sought help…
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3433
Date: March 24, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5168
Justia Opinion Summary: Butler County Jail (BCJ) booked Westmoreland on a bench warrant for failure to appear. Westmoreland requested to be separated from fellow inmate St. Clair because St. Clair believed Westmoreland was an informant. …
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1184
Justia Opinion Summary: Fisher is the personal representative of his mother’s estate and a co-trustee of her trusts with his siblings, Perron and Peter. Perron recorded telephone discussions of estate matters without informing her siblings that…
Date: March 23, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3653
Justia Opinion Summary: Ohio's legislatively-established municipal and county courts possess jurisdiction within their territorial limits over certain civil and criminal matters with the same authority as other common pleas judges. Cuyahoga…
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Number: 19-8013
Justia Opinion Summary: Debtor and Creditor have three children. Their decree of dissolution was entered in 2008. Domestic support and child custody issues have continued to be litigated. In 2017, Creditor obtained primary custody of the…
Date: March 21, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-8011, 21-8012
Justia Opinion Summary: Under the “individual mandate” within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, non-exempt individuals must either maintain a minimum level of health insurance or pay a “penalty,” 26 U.S.C. 5000A, the…
Date: March 17, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1112
Justia Opinion Summary: IMSS is the main social-service agency of the Mexican government, responsible for government-run medical care for most Mexican citizens. It purchases medical products from private companies. Stryker manufactures and…
Date: March 15, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5852
Justia Opinion Summary: Star, a mine staffing company, bought workers’ compensation insurance from Granite. Early in each policy year, Star gave Granite an estimate of its total payroll, which Granite used to calculate an estimated premium.…
Date: March 14, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2117
Justia Opinion Summary: Under 26 U.S.C. 170(h), taxpayers who donate an easement to a land conservation organization may be eligible to claim a charitable deduction on their federal income tax returns if the easement’s conservation purpose is…
Date: March 11, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5389
Justia Opinion Summary: The Army Corps of Engineers designed a stormwater diversion system for Pond Creek, which drains into a large watershed in the Louisville area. It included Pond Creek’s tributary, Fishpool Creek, and a nearby basin,…
Date: March 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3513
Justia Opinion Summary: Zheng became a permanent U.S. resident in 2004. He was a professor at the University of Southern California, Pennsylvania State University, and The Ohio State University and performed research under National Institute of…
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4073
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5384
Justia Opinion Summary: Based on convictions for cocaine possession and facilitating second-degree murder Bailey was incarcerated until 2005. In 2008, Bailey was convicted for the possession and distribution of crack and powder cocaine, 21…
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2607
Justia Opinion Summary: At the Detroit Detention Center, officers searched Lipford and did not find any contraband. Lipford denied being under the influence of drugs or carrying any medication. At 9:48 p.m., officers placed Lipford in a…
Date: March 8, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5073
Justia Opinion Summary: Blanchet sold Charter’s services door-to-door. Blanchet received Charter’s standard maternity leave, short-term disability benefits, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) benefits until September 2016, but, suffering…
Date: March 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1613
Justia Opinion Summary: The Adamses want to build a home on their Michigan property, but their neighbors, the Schulers, believe that their plans violate a restrictive covenant running with the lakefront land. A state court granted the Schulers…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-3160, 19-3372, 19-3549, 19-3573
Justia Opinion Summary: Doctors Hills, Alqsous, Elrawy, and Al-Madani were convicted of offenses connected to their employment at a publicly-owned Cuyahoga County hospital, MetroHealth, which receives federal funds. Hills solicited and received…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1500
Justia Opinion Summary: IRS Notice 2007-83, entitled “Abusive Trust Arrangements Utilizing Cash Value Life Insurance Policies Purportedly to Provide Welfare Benefits” designates certain employee-benefit plans featuring cash-value life insurance…
Date: March 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5162
Justia Opinion Summary: Linda’s daughter, Johnnie Moser, fled to a neighbor’s house one night after Johnnie’s boyfriend (James) physically assaulted Johnnie. The neighbor called the police. Officers Davis and Parton were at the neighbor’s house…
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4219
Justia Opinion Summary: UT instructor Tyger subjected Wamer, a UT student, to inappropriate touching, comments, and text messages and made inappropriate comments in class. Wamer contacted a UT faculty member; each submitted a complaint to UT’s…
Date: March 2, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5663
Date: February 28, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3315
Justia Opinion Summary: Deputy Johns shot and killed Palma after responding to a 9-1-1 call at Palma's home. Johns knew that there was a dispute about the television and that Palma suffered from mental health issues. Arriving, Johns saw Palma…
Date: February 25, 2022
Docket Number: 19-3149
Justia Opinion Summary: Khaytekov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, came to the U.S. in 2001 and overstayed his visa for many years. In removal proceedings, Khaytekov sought asylum. alleging that he had been persecuted “by nationalist[s] and…
Date: February 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-6432
Justia Opinion Summary: After more than a decade of employment, a seizure disorder ended Dr. Autran’s career as a P&G research scientist. Autran received total-disability benefits under P&G’s Health and Long-Term Disability Plan in 2012-2018.…
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Number: 20-6249
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2004, Chattanooga police executed a search warrant at the home of Johnson’s friend, searched Johnson’s person, and did not find any drugs on Johnson’s person. Officers found a revolver lying in a box, digital scales,…
Date: February 23, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-2718, 21-2644, 21-2715
Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs in this consolidated appeal are businesses that operate Michigan-based restaurants and entertainment venues that made claims against their commercial property insurance policies, held by Cincinnati Insurance,…
Date: February 22, 2022
Docket Number: 20-2181
Justia Opinion Summary: Johnson pleaded no contest in Michigan state court to drug crimes. He was sentenced as a habitual offender, at the bottom of his guidelines range. Johnson later sought state post-conviction relief, seeking to withdraw…
Date: February 16, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3756
Justia Opinion Summary: Russell was a passenger in a car that the East Cleveland Police stopped and searched. They found two handguns, which resulted in a felon-in-possession charge for Russell. After the denial of his motion to suppress,…
Date: February 14, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5495
Justia Opinion Summary: Tiwari and Sapkota sought to establish a home healthcare company that would focus on serving Nepali-speaking individuals in the Louisville area. Kentucky restricts the number of such companies that may serve each county.…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3209
Justia Opinion Summary: After working underground in coal mines for three decades, Casey developed pneumoconiosis (black-lung disease). His widow, Mabel, sought benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. 901–44. It took the…
Date: February 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5876
Justia Opinion Summary: Lexington solicited bids for relocating its city offices, including one from CRM, a local real estate development firm. Wellman was an executive at CRM. While the committee deliberated on the CRM proposal, two City…
Date: February 10, 2022
Docket Numbers: 21-1037, 21-1056, 21-1063, 21-5022
Justia Opinion Summary: The noncitizens, victims of grave crimes, cooperated with law enforcement. They applied for U-visas, 8 U.S.C. 1103(a)(1), 1101(a)(15)(U), and authorization to work; two sought derivative U-visas and work authorization…
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3599
Justia Opinion Summary: Wood wore a shirt bearing the words “Fuck the Police” to the county fair. According to Wood, police officers ordered him to leave and escorted him from the fairgrounds because of his shirt. While leaving, Wood made…
Date: February 8, 2022
Docket Number: 20-6027
Justia Opinion Summary: Mills and his ex-wife struggled with drug addictions and neglected their four children. The children’s maternal grandparents obtained custody of the children. Around 10:00 p.m. on June 29, 2016, Mills showed up…
Date: February 4, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3982
Justia Opinion Summary: Washington then age 15, claimed that on January 30, 1989, he encountered Chinn, whom he had met a year earlier and only knew by the nickname, “Tony.” According to Washington, Tony had a gun. He and Tony robbed two men,…
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 20-1250
Justia Opinion Summary: Ammex operates a duty-free gas station in Wayne County, Michigan, near the bridge to Canada, but positioned “beyond the exit point” for domestic commerce established by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In 2012, the…
Date: February 3, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5209
Justia Opinion Summary: Officers executing a warrant for Cooper’s arrest on firearms and narcotics charges learned that Cooper was a high-ranking gang member and saw a Facebook photo of Cooper holding a Glock handgun. At the home of Cooper’s…
Date: February 2, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5969
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 20-3469
Date: February 1, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1183
Justia Opinion Summary: Before the end of the 2019–20 academic year, MSU had several Division I sports teams: men’s baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and…
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2418
Justia Opinion Summary: Johnson was convicted of unlawful imprisonment, assault of a domestic partner by strangulation and suffocation, interstate domestic violence, witness tampering, and assault, 18 U.S.C. 13, 113(a)(8), 113(a)(4), 2261(a),…
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1046
Justia Opinion Summary: Albright was severely injured in a car accident and used opioids to manage her chronic pain. She became addicted to opioids. Seeking treatment for her addiction, Albright turned to Dr. Christensen to administer a…
Date: January 31, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2682
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1985, Manning was convicted of first-degree murder, carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, and possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. Manning was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment without the…
Date: January 26, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3608
Justia Opinion Summary: McKinnie, a recidivist drug dealer, was sentenced to 151 months’ imprisonment, based on a career offender enhancement, U.S.S.G. 4B1.1. He had a 2011 crack cocaine conspiracy conviction and an Ohio attempted trafficking…
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5460
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5462
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5469
Date: January 25, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-5637, 20-5460, 20-5462, 20-5463, 20-5469
Justia Opinion Summary: In subsequently-consolidated cases, various relators sued Community Health Systems (CHS) and others, alleging that CHS submitted fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary hospital admissions to federal public-health…
Date: January 24, 2022
Docket Number: 20-5722
Justia Opinion Summary: An undercover Kentucky police detective used a computer program to search for individuals who were illegally trading and downloading child pornography on a peer-to-peer file-sharing network, and, on several occasions in…
Date: January 21, 2022
Docket Numbers: 19-2217, 19-2221, 20-1177
Justia Opinion Summary: The Sixth Circuit affirmed Tempo’s convictions and 30-year sentence for drug conspiracy, 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A)–(C), 846; drug possession and distribution, section 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C); and drug possession and…
Date: January 20, 2022
Docket Number: 19-2433
Justia Opinion Summary: Mizori pled guilty to distributing crack cocaine; his PSR recommended a finding that Mizori had acted as a manager or supervisor within a conspiracy. A police investigator and an informant testified that Mizori had…
Date: January 18, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5448
Justia Opinion Summary: Tomei went to Parkwest Hospital after he injured his foot and leg. He is deaf and communicates using American Sign Language. He asked for an interpreter. Parkwest never provided one. Medical staff gave him an antibiotic…
Date: January 13, 2022
Docket Number: 21-3360
Justia Opinion Summary: Guzman-Torralva, a 35-year-old Mexican citizen, illegally entered the United States at age 19. He lives in New Jersey and has two children who are U.S. citizens. In 2018, ICE detained him as an alien present without…
Date: January 12, 2022
Docket Number: 21-5587
Justia Opinion Summary: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentucky temporarily (for about six weeks) barred healthcare corporations like Estes, which operates two dental clinics from providing nonemergency care. Estes lost substantial…
Date: January 11, 2022
Docket Number: 20-4026
Justia Opinion Summary: In Ohio, to place an advertising billboard on a highway, you must apply for a permit from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). Under the “compliance rule,” ODOT will not process a permit application if the…
Date: January 10, 2022
Docket Number: 21-2669
Justia Opinion Summary: El-Khalil, a podiatrist, joined the Oakwood Taylor medical staff in 2008. During his time there, El-Khalil alleges that he saw Oakwood employees submit fraudulent Medicare claims, which he reported to the federal…
Date: January 7, 2022
Docket Number: 21-1010
Justia Opinion Summary: Polselli underpaid his federal taxes. The IRS has made formal assessments against him; the outstanding balance is over $2 million. While investigating assets to satisfy those liabilities, IRS Officer Bryant learned that…
Date: January 5, 2022
Docket Number: 21-6147
Justia Opinion Summary: The 1949 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act is intended to facilitate the “economical and efficient” purchase of goods and services on behalf of the federal government, 40 U.S.C. 101. In November 2021,…
Date: January 4, 2022
Docket Numbers: 20-1741, 20-1715
Justia Opinion Summary: Greene was booked into the Crawford County Jail after having his bond revoked for attending a plea hearing while intoxicated. Over the next four days, Greene began hallucinating and exhibiting other symptoms of delirium…
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