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Lawrence v. Peters
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
National Fire Insurance Co. v. Yellow Cab of Oklahoma Inc.
Order
Insurance Jun. 15, 2000
Balint v. Carson City, Nevada
Order
Jun. 15, 2000
Beam v. IRS (In re Beam)
A trustee must honor an IRS notice of levy on funds deposited by debtors into an unconfirmed Chapter 13 plan.
Bankruptcy Jun. 15, 2000
Port of Portland v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs
Employee, whose injuries 'naturally progressed' from single accident to totally disability, is entitled to wage rate at time of accident.
Labor Law Jun. 15, 2000
Oregon State University Alumni Assn. Inc. v. Commissioner of IRS
Minimal administrative work done for licensing of nonprofit organization's name doesn't convert money received into taxable income.
Taxation Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Morales-Alejo
Pretrial detention does not toll a previously imposed term of parole.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
Pavon v. Swift Transportation Co. Inc.
Reasonableness of punitive damages award is measured by its relationship to compensatory damages, not out-of-pocket expenses.
Civil Procedure Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Scrivner
Order
Jun. 15, 2000
U.S. v. Mack
Blocking a forest road with protesters, forest debris and logs constitutes 'maintaining a structure' in violation of federal statute.
Environmental Law Jun. 14, 2000
Weatherhead v. United States
Order
Jun. 14, 2000
Hose v. INS
District courts lack jurisdiction to consider habeas petitions challenging exclusion orders.
Immigration Jun. 14, 2000
People v. Cardenas
Order
Jun. 14, 2000
Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co. v. Union Planters Bank
Administrative claimant does not have independent right to seek payment from property encumbered by secured creditor's lien.
Bankruptcy Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Gigley
Sentence should be based on actual quantity of methamphetamine, rather than quantity of methamphetamine-containing mixture, when the former results in longer sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Troxel v. Granville
Statute allowing any person to petition for visitation at any time, and authorizing courts to grant such rights, is overbroad.
Family Law Jun. 14, 2000
Castillo v. United States
Words 'machine gun' in criminal statute create offense separate from other offenses under same statute.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
United States v. Hubbell
In prosecution for matters related to immunized testimony, prosecution has duty to prove proposed evidence is derived from independent source.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Shaw v. U.S.
Plaintiff's writ of garnishment against United States is properly dismissed by reason of sovereign immunity.
Government Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Delreal-Ordones
Evidence is sufficient to support district court's deliberate-ignorance jury instruction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
State of Kansas v. U.S.
Changes to child-support enforcement policy brought about by Congress' welfare reform legislation are valid exercise of spending power.
Constitutional Law Jun. 14, 2000
Bonser v. Shainholtz
Evidence of commonality of insurance is admissible when there is substantial connection between witness and carrier.
Insurance Jun. 14, 2000
Stouffer v. Reynolds
Constitutional error is committed when new evidence creates reasonable doubt that did not otherwise exist.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Miller v. Menghini
Prisoner seeking monetary relief pursuant to civil rights claim is not required to exhaust administrative remedies.
Civil Rights Jun. 14, 2000
Shaw v. AAA Engineering & Drafting Inc.
District court errs in denying defendants' motion for judgment as matter of law in state wrongful-discharge action.
Employment Law Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Mojica
Base level offense reduction should be considered when accused demonstrates firearm possession associated with lawful sporting purpose.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Velarde
Court errs in refusing to make reliability determination prior to admitting expert testimony.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
U.S. v. Jackson
Police are not required to obtain warrant before conducting video surveillance that recorded activity easily observable to any passerby.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Fymbo v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
Layman representing class must display competence to represent putative plaintiffs.
Civil Procedure Jun. 14, 2000
Morganroth & Morganroth v. Delorean
Appeal not moot when issues presented will likely affect civil conspiracy claim made by party seeking mootness determination.
Constitutional Law Jun. 14, 2000