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Sixth Circuit Cases 

Weekly postings or advance sheet links to published decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee).
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Sept. 16, 2011 COA Minutes -- Nos. 828-842 (15 decisions; 7 published)
Posted on September 17, 2011Sept. 16, 2011 COA Minutes -- Nos. 828-842 (15 decisions; 7 published) Click on the above link for the full text of minutes with link to full text of each decision. Cick here for AOC page with current minutes and...
Jan. 26-30, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on January 31, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0026p.06 USA v. Kenneth Johnson Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids 09a0027p.06 Gary Winnett v. Caterpillar, Inc. Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville 09a0028p.06 Carol Negron v. USA Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland...
ECF Update - Notice Amendments to Local Rules Effective 1/12/2009
Posted on January 31, 2009Here is an update on Sixth Cir. Local Rules Amendments. Since I am not a major Sixth Circuit practitioner, any help from the readers regarding announcements and rule changes relative to the Sixth Circuit would be very much appreciated!I go...
Links to full text decisions in our Jan 5-9, Jan. 12-16, and Jan. 19-23, 2009 posts have been fixed. Sorry.
Posted on January 31, 2009There is nothing like starting the new year with a mea culpa and an apology.The links in the previous three posts (Jan 5 - 23, 2009) have been repaired.Here are the posts: Jan. 19-23, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of...
Jan. 19-23, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0020p.06 Geoffrey Fieger v. Michigan Supreme Court Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0021a.06 USA v. Bailey Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington 09a0022p.06 Dennis Pennington v. State Farm Mutual Automobile I Eastern District of...
Jan. 12 - 16, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0012p.06 Leonard Pivnick v. White Getgey & Meyer Co. LPA Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati 09a0013p.06 USA v. Bates Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0013p.06 USA v. Bates Eastern District of Michigan at...
Jan. 5 - 9, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0001p.06 In re: Linda S. Cook v. Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland 09a0002p.06 David Patterson v. Hudson Area Schools Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0003p.06 Fioravante Settembre v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insur...
Dec. 29, 2008 - Jan. 2, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0460p.06 Krispen Carroll v. Jason Sanders Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 08a0460p.06 Krispen Carroll v. Jason Sanders Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 08a0461p.06 Beth Freeman v. Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc Eastern District...
Jan. 19-23, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions [UPDATED: Links repaired on 1/31/2009]
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0020p.06 Geoffrey Fieger v. Michigan Supreme Court Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0021a.06 USA v. Bailey Eastern District of Kentucky at Covington 09a0022p.06 Dennis Pennington v. State Farm Mutual Automobile I Eastern District of...
Jan. 12 - 16, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions [UPDATED: Links repaired on 1/31/2009]
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0012p.06 Leonard Pivnick v. White Getgey & Meyer Co. LPA Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati 09a0013p.06 USA v. Bates Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0013p.06 USA v. Bates Eastern District of Michigan at...
Jan. 5 - 9, 2009: US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions [UPDATED: Links repaired on 1/31/2009]
Posted on January 27, 2009PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 09a0001p.06 In re: Linda S. Cook v. Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland 09a0002p.06 David Patterson v. Hudson Area Schools Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 09a0003p.06 Fioravante Settembre v. Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insur...
Dec. 22-26, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 28, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0453p.06 Total Benefits Planning Agency v. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Southern District of Ohio at Cincinnati 08a0454p.06 USA v. Gross Eastern District of Tennessee of Chattanooga 08a0454p.06 USA v...
Dec. 15-19, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 21, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0444p.06 Leslie Warthman v. Genoa Township Board of Truste Southern District of Ohio at Columbus RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Leslie Warthman filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County, Ohio,...
UPDATED: Links for posts for decisions from Dec 1-5 and Dec. 8-12, 2008 are now working... Thanks John.
Posted on December 15, 2008Good help is hard to get; and I continue to be the chief cook and bottlewasher here.However, thanks to the proofreading efforts of one soul who will remain anonymous, it appears that my links from the last two weeks were...
Dec. 8-12, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 13, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0440p.06 Owens v. Guida Western District of Tennessee at Memphis 08a0441p.06 USA v. Hall Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville 08a0441p.06 USA v. Reeder Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville 08a0442p...
Dec. 1-5, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 13, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0432p.06 Kevin Dunn, Sr. v. B. Matatall Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Kevin Dunn, Sr. appeals the district court?s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Officer...
Nov. 24-28, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 12, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0415p.06 Smith v. Jefferson Cnty Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. The former principal of Jefferson County, Tennessee?s alternative school and two former teachers at the school (collectively referred to...
Nov. 17-21, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on December 12, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0403p.06 Chavtz Seals v. GMC Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Chavtz Seals, who was injured at work, brought this action asserting a workplace intentional tort claim against...
Nov. 10-14, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on November 15, 2008CA6 Home PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0396p.06 Herbert Derickson v. United States Dep't of Agriculture Department of Agriculture 08a0397p.06 Davie v. Mitchell Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland 08b0020p.06 In re: Janice B. Meadows v...
Nov. 3-7, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on November 10, 2008CA6 Home PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0393p.06 USA v. Simpson Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville 08a0393p.06 USA v. Simpson Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville 08b0018p.06 In re: HNRC Dissolution Co. v. U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Ashland 08a00394a06...
Oct. 27-31, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on November 10, 2008CA6 Home PUBLISHED OPINIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0388p.06 Robert Langley v. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co Eastern District of Kentucky at Lexington PER CURIAM.1 This case involves two sizeable real estate loans ? one for $43 million, the other for $14...
update: Links "fixed" in weekly digest of Oct. 20-25, 2008 decisions
Posted on October 27, 2008Correction! The links to the full text decisions for the week of Oct. 20-24, 2008 have been updated to work. Oct. 20-25, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
update: Links "fixed" in weekly digest of Oct. 20-25, 2008 decisions
Posted on October 27, 2008Correction! The links to the full text decisions for the week of Oct. 20-24, 2008 have been updated to work. Oct. 20-25, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Oct. 20-25, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 25, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0381p.06 Jo Ann Allen v. Highlands Hospital Corporation Eastern District of Kentucky at Pikeville RONALD LEE GILMAN, Circuit Judge. Jo Ann Allen and Debra Slone (collectively the plaintiffs) sued their employer, Highlands Hospital Corporation (HHC or...
Oct. 13-17, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 25, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0373p.06 Armalite, Inc. v. Marcia Lambert Northern District of Ohio at ToledoSUTTON, Circuit Judge. Armalite is an Illinois corporation licensed to sell guns in Ohio. In this appeal, it asks us to reverse the Bureau of...
Oct. 6-10, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 11, 2008PUBLISHED DECISIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0359p.06 2008/10/06 Newman v. Metrish Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 08a0360a.06 2008/10/06 Ley v. Visteon Corp Eastern District of Michigan at DetroitMcKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs Glynn Ley and Public Employees? Retirement System of Mississippi (collectively,...
Oct. 6-10, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 11, 2008PUBLISHED DECISIONS Opinion Short Title/District 08a0359p.06 2008/10/06 Newman v. Metrish Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit 08a0360a.06 2008/10/06 Ley v. Visteon Corp Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs Glynn Ley and Public Employees? Retirement System of...
Sep. 29 - Oct. 3, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 04, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0353p.062008/09/29 Davis v. MI Bell Tele Co Eastern District of Michigan at DetroitROGERS, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Candice Davis appeals the district court?s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, in...
Sep. 22-26, 2008: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals Decisions
Posted on October 04, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0351p.06 2008/09/24 USA v. Zachariah Polihonki Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids 08a0352p.062008/09/24 Smith v. Berghuis Western District of Michigan at Grand Rapids NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION OPINIONS OpinionShort Title/District 08a0570n...
Sept. 15-19, 2008 Decisions: US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Posted on September 21, 2008PUBLISHED OPINIONS 9/15 - 9/19/2008 OpinionShort Title/District 08a0346p.062008/09/15 Geoffrey Fieger v. US Attorney General Eastern District of Michigan at DetroitRUSSELL, District Judge. Plaintiffs Geoffrey N. Fieger, Nancy Fisher, and Fieger, Fieger, Kenney and Johnson, P...
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I feel everyone should be treated equal in this world, but in a lot of cases that doesn't happen. I live in a white community with only 2 to 3 African American families. I belong to one of them. A week after getting into
I would call the courthouse and ask for the judges assistant, and ask them why t...
What are the differences in the jurisdictions of State and Federal Courts?
U.S. Supreme Court cases must be followed by all courts nationwide. State Suprem...
Why must the jury see who is on trial in the courtroom. Cannot a more fair trial be given if identities were not made available?
When the jury can seen the person they are able also to judge their demeanour an...








