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Appeal Addresses Suppression of Evidence In Health Care Fraud Prosecution
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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...
Nullification of 1978 First-Degree Murder Conviction Upheld
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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...
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...