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Federal Courts Appeal Addresses Suppression of Evidence In Health Care Fraud Prosecution

Appeal Addresses Suppression of Evidence In Health Care Fraud Prosecution

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

US v. Lazar, No. 08-5653, concerned a challenge to the district court's grant of a motion to suppress evidence seized from two medical offices, in a...

Federal Courts Nullification of 1978 First-Degree Murder Conviction Upheld

Nullification of 1978 First-Degree Murder Conviction Upheld

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In Gall v. Scroggy, No. 08-6553, the Sixth Circuit dealt with a defendant's petition for habeas relief seeking an order mandating that the Commonwealth of...

Federal Courts Decision on Challenge to Michigan Recusal Rules, Plus Trademark Infringement and Civil Rights Matters

Decision on Challenge to Michigan Recusal Rules, Plus Trademark Infringement and Civil Rights Matters

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Decisions in Criminal Cases Involving Sentencing Issues

Decisions in Criminal Cases Involving Sentencing Issues

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Prison Guard's Reading of "Legal Mail" Not a Violation of Prisoner's Rights

Prison Guard's Reading of "Legal Mail" Not a Violation of Prisoner's Rights

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

Federal Courts Civil Rights Case Against a City and Officers for Fatal Shooting

Civil Rights Case Against a City and Officers for Fatal Shooting

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

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...

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