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Denial of Habeas Relief Reversed Based on Mishandling of Inmate's Appeal Papers
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In Dorn v. Lafler, No. 08-1594, the Sixth Circuit faced a challenge to a district court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief claiming ineffective...
Decisions re Wrongful Termination Case and Applicability of GST Tax
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Pendley v. Fed. Mine Safety & Health Review Comm'n, No. 09-3213 involved a plaintiff's petition for review of an order of the Federal Mine Safety &...
Denial of Motion for Filing Extension Past Rule 4 Deadline Affirmed
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Ultimate Appliance CC v. Kirby Co., No. 09-3297, dealt with a district court's denial of plaintiff's motion for a filing extension holding that it had no...
Denial of Death-row Inmate's Petition for Habeas Relief Upheld
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Sneed v. Johnson, No. 07-3349, involved a challenge to the district court's denial of a death-row inmate's petition for habeas relief. As stated in the...
Defendant's Claims of Exemption to the Dual Sovereignty Doctrine and Sham Prosecution Rejected
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US v. Mardis, No. 09-5696, involved a district court's denial of defendant's motion to dismiss a federal indictment for civil rights murder of an enforcement...
Denial of Withholding Relief Based on Claimed Political Persecution Upheld
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Pablo-Sanchez v. Holder, No. 09-3301, involved a Mexican family's petition for review of a BIA decision denying withholding of removal.The circuit court denied...
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