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Federal Courts Houck v. Stickman, 05-4580

Houck v. Stickman, 05-4580

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Claim of actual innocence to overcome procedural default Houck v. Stickman, 05-4580, concerned a challenge to the district court's denial of defendant's...

Federal Courts Delgado-Sobalvarro v. Attorney General, 08-1679

Delgado-Sobalvarro v. Attorney General, 08-1679

By FindLaw Staff | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Nicaraguan citizens' petition for review of BIA's dismissal of their application for adjustment status affirmed Delgado-Sobalvarro v. Attorney General,...

Federal Courts Pretrial Release Crime Penalties Can Exceed Statutory Maximums

Pretrial Release Crime Penalties Can Exceed Statutory Maximums

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Federal law mandates sentence enhancements for defendants convicted of crimes while on pretrial release from other federal charges. In a case of...

Federal Courts Third Cir. Rejects Jeanes Hospital's Medicare Reimbursement Claim

Third Cir. Rejects Jeanes Hospital's Medicare Reimbursement Claim

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Department of Health and Hospitals won an appeal in a Medicare reimbursement challenge in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals this week. In an unpublished...

Federal Courts Third Circuit Accepting Judge Mary Walrath Reappointment Comments

Third Circuit Accepting Judge Mary Walrath Reappointment Comments

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the reappointment of Bankruptcy Judge Mary Walrath for a new 14-year term. Judge Walrath's current term is...

Federal Courts Mumia Abu-Jamal to Receive New Sentence for Philly Cop Murder

Mumia Abu-Jamal to Receive New Sentence for Philly Cop Murder

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Mumia Abu-Jamal could finally receive a new sentencing hearing in his 1981 Philadelphia cop murder conviction. In orders issued this morning, the Supreme Court...

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