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Federal Courts Hensley v. Comm'r. of Soc. Sec., No. 08-6389

Hensley v. Comm'r. of Soc. Sec., No. 08-6389

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the Administrative...

Federal Courts US v. Shafer, No. 07-2574

US v. Shafer, No. 07-2574

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Defendant's child pornography sentence is affirmed where "sexual contact," as defined by 18 U.S.C. section 2246(3), includes self-masturbation, as long as the...

Federal Courts Lockhart v. Napolitano, 08-3321

Lockhart v. Napolitano, 08-3321

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an action challenging the BIA's denial of petitioner's request for permanent resident status, summary judgment for petitioner is affirmed where a "surviving...

Federal Courts Mitan v. Duval, No. 07-2111

Mitan v. Duval, No. 07-2111

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's order converting Debtor's bankruptcy case from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 nunc pro tunc, the order is affirmed, where the...

Federal Courts Quilling v. Trade Ptnrs., Inc., No. 08-2328

Quilling v. Trade Ptnrs., Inc., No. 08-2328

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In an appeal from an order distributing the proceeds of life insurance policies owned by a receivership estate on a pro rata basis, the order is affirmed where...

Federal Courts US v. Perdue, No. 08-4358

US v. Perdue, No. 08-4358

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Defendant's drug distribution sentence is affirmed where a district court may not grant a motion for a reduction in sentence premised upon Amendment 706 to the...

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