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Decision on Challenge to Michigan Recusal Rules, Plus Trademark Infringement and Civil Rights Matters
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La Quinta Corp. v. Heartland Properties LLC, No. 08-6368, concerned a challenge to the district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action for breach...
Decisions in Criminal Cases Involving Sentencing Issues
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In Hooks v. Sheets, No. 08-4549, the Sixth Circuit faced a challenge to the district court's imposition of the same sentence, following a remand for...
Prison Guard's Reading of "Legal Mail" Not a Violation of Prisoner's Rights
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Stanley v. Vining, No. 08-2634, concerned a pro se prisoner's 28 U.S.C. section 1983 suit claiming that a prison gaurd violated his constitutional rights by...
Civil Rights Case Against a City and Officers for Fatal Shooting
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Estate of Smithers v. City of Flint, No. 09-1164, involved a 42 U.S.C. sections 1983 and 1985(2) & (3) suit against a city and two police officers in...
Sanctions Imposed in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Suit Vacated
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BDT Prod., Inc. v. Lexmark Int'l, Inc., No. 08-6140, involved a challenge to the district court's grant of defendants' motion for attorney fees and imposition...
Criminal Matters, Including Section 1983 Case Against Narcotics Officers
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US v. Tristan-Madrigal, No. 09-1003, involved a challenge to the district court's imposition of a thirty-six month, above guidelines, sentence in a conviction...
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