United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2005

112 opinions

Christina CROCKER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl William TARZWELL, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF MACOMB, Sheriff Mark Hackel, Corrections Officer Elizabeth Carver, Corrections Officer Ronald Murphy, and Corrections Officer Michael Dixon, Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-04
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE JAQUES ADMIRALTY LAW FIRM, P.C., Defendant-Appellant, Defendant-Appellant, The Estate of Leonard Jaques Defendant 2005-01-04
Macarl DERUSO; Danielle Deruso; Markell Deruso; Jamarl Deruso; Maciah Deruso; Micah Deruso; Keiona Calloway; Ayina Calloway, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF DETROIT, a Michigan Municipal Corporation; City of Detroit Police Department; John Does, John Does I-IV, individually and in their representative capacities as Police Officers for the City of Detroit and the City of Detroit Police Department, Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-04
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward Andrew GINGERICH, Defendant-Appellant 2005-01-05
Hartwell D. PRICE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Virginia LEWIS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant 2005-01-05
Gabriel GIRIGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent-Appellee 2005-01-05
Robert Mihllaq BICJA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent 2005-01-06
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Olen ALLMAN, Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-06
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norman T. SEXTON, James A. Legg, and Richard Romans, Defendants-Appellants 2005-01-06
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert Jack COUNTERMAN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant 2005-01-06
Robert PLOSCOWE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KADANT, Defendant-Appellee; Thermo Electron Corporation, Defendant-Appellee, v. Kadant Black Clawson, Inc. Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-06
Richard Peter PLAZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barbara BOCK, Warden, Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-10
William Francis KAHLICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-10
Martinez WADE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Harold WHITE, Respondents-Appellants 2005-01-13
Terry L. LUCAS, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Philip A. CHANCE, Jeffrey Chance, and Mahoning County, Ohio, Defendants 2005-01-18
Blerim TALELLI, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent 2005-01-19
Awan Fawzi JEBRAAIL, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent 2005-01-19
Kristy L. SWANSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Donald Homan, and Robert Bezotte, Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-19
Edison GISHTA; Manjola Gishta; Enea Gishta, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent 2005-01-19
Judy C. THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OWEN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-19
David ADEKOYA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent 2005-01-19
Bettye WHITAKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-24
Robert I. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee 2005-01-25
Gary GOLDMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant 2005-01-25
Remonte MCDADE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Harry K. RUSSELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee 2005-01-26
Antoinette CLEVELAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Aziz IBRAHIM; Michael Ibrahim, Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-26
Herman L. DIXON, also known as Siddiqquii Abdul-Sadah Mohhommed, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David JAMROG, Respondent-Appellee 2005-01-26
Carol MCDANIEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRANSCENDER, LLC, and Aneel Pandey, Defendants-Appellees 2005-01-31
Gezim GJINAJ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent 2005-01-31
Charmaine WEST and First Alternative Probation and Counseling, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MEDIA GENERAL OPERATIONS, INC. d/b/a WDEF-TV 12, Defendant-Appellant 2005-01-31
Munroop RANDHAWA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General; Immigration and Naturalization Service, Respondents 2005-01-31
Essam SAMI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent 2005-01-31
Vincent A. LUCIDO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-31
Vicki STEINER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William J. HENDERSON, Postmaster General, Defendant-Appellee 2005-01-31
Gjek CELAJ, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General Respondent 2005-01-31
Billy Ray COLLINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George MILLION, Warden, Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, Respondent-Appellee 2005-01-31
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond ELLIS, Defendant-Appellant 2005-02-01
Russell P. DOERR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2005-02-03
Aleksandr RASKIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNUM PROVIDENT CORP., and the Paul Revere Life Ins. Co., Defendants-Appellants 2005-02-03
Gregory A. FIGEL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William OVERTON, Warden, et al., Defendants-Appellants 2005-02-04
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin Arthur PARKER, Defendant-Appellant 2005-02-04
Jose V. HILBERT, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-02-04
BAKERSFIELD GRAND CANAL, LLC, Appellant, v. REGAL CINEMAS, INC., Appellee 2005-02-08
Kim COLLETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEIN-MART, INC., A Florida Corporation, Defendant-Appellee 2005-02-08
Terry Lynn OAKS and Margie Ann Oaks, Debtors-Appellants, v. BANK ONE CORPORATION, Creditor-Appellee 2005-02-08
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a New York Corporation, through its GE Appliance business component, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, GE Information Services, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, Mabe, S.A., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LATIN AMERICAN IMPORTS, S.A., dba Latam, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Guillermo Gonzales Neumann, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, Perusphere, S.A., Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee 2005-02-08
TEKONSHA ENGINEERING CO., INC., a Michigan corporation, and Theodore Bargman Co., a Michigan corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. C.W. INDUSTRIES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation, Defendant-Appellee 2005-02-14
Richard ENGLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy E. BIGHAM, Defendant-Appellant 2005-02-14
Kalil A. ALKASAB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-Appellee 2005-02-15
Armand PIRGU, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General; Carol Jenifer, District Director; Immigration and Naturalization Service. Respondents 2005-02-15
Carlton B. PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CHATTANOOGA; Detective James Carroll, individually; Captain Steven Parks, individually; Lieutenant Steven Angel, individually, Defendants-Appellees 2005-02-15
Sokol VUSHAJ and Drita Vushaj, Petitioners-Appellees, v. Alberto GONZALES, Respondent-Appellant 2005-02-15
Peter J. PRUITT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SATURN OF CHAPEL HILL, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2005-02-15
Darrell D. CROSS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Tammie BROOKS, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-02-16
FEDEX CORPORATION; Federal Express Corporation, and Subsidiaries, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant 2005-02-16
LIBERTE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James A. CAPWILL, Defendant-Appellee, v. Liberte Bank, N.A., Keybank National Association, U.S. Bancorp, as successor to Firstar Bank, f/k/a Star Bank, NA, Appellants 2005-02-23
James RECKER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEWCOURT CREDIT GROUP, INC.; Newcourt Financial, USA, Inc.; and CIT Group, Inc., Defendants-Appellants 2005-03-03
Albert HODGE Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ELYRIA, et al, Defendants-Appellees 2005-03-03
ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH, a Michigan Non-Profit Corp., Pastor Leonard Gardner, Jim Blankenship, Pastor David Gardner, Pastor Don Gardner, Russell Stehle, Roy Rogers & Charles Precourt, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BROTHERHOOD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Indiana Insurance Corporation, Defendant-Appellee 2005-03-08
BFM LEASING COMPANY, LLC; LandOak Leasing, LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2005-03-10
David L. ROGERS, Individually; Ann Mostoller, Trustee, of the Bankruptcy Estate of David L. Rogers, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant 2005-03-15
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry D. BOWMAN, Defendant-Appellant 2005-03-17
Amin HUSSAIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HIGHGATE HOTELS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-03-18
Waddell Leo FISHER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David SMITH, Warden, Defendant-Appellee 2005-03-24
Judy BOBONIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MEDINA GENERAL HOSPITAL, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-03-24
Godfrey NWAKANMA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent-Appellee 2005-03-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee; v. Anthony MASON, Defendant-Appellant 2005-03-28
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl Robert KOPIETZ III, Defendant-Appellant 2005-03-29
Lillian BULLARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INKSTER HOUSING AND RE-DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, et al., Defendant-Appellee 2005-03-29
Wayne A. GOODRUM, and James H. Robinson, Defendants-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee 2005-03-29
Rameshbhai PATEL, Jyotsanaben Patel, and Nayana Patel Petitioners, v. Alberto GONZALES, United States Attorney General, Respondent 2005-03-30
Virgie M. COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee 2005-03-30
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jacquelynn Michelle EGELER, Defendant-Appellant 2005-04-01
Mirala NIKIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent-Appellee, 2005-04-01
Charles T. GILES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2005-04-04
Toni HUDSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M.S. CARRIERS, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2005-04-19
Sylvia FISHER, Legal Guardian of Ervin Lamarr Agee, IV., a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONUMENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Maryland Corporation; Direct Response Insurance Administrative Services, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Defendants-Appellees 2005-04-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charlotte CREASY, Defendant-Appellant 2005-04-28
In re: HORIZON NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY, Debtor. Massey Energy Coal Sales Company, Inc., Appellant, v. Horizon Natural Resources Company and Carolina Power and Light Company, Appellees 2005-06-22
In re: HORIZON NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY, Debtor. Massey Energy Coal Sales Company, Inc., Appellant, v. Horizon Natural Resources Company and Carolina Power and Light Company, Appellees 2005-06-22
Stephen JARRIETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Julius WILSON et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-07-07
SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL HEALTH FUND; Carolinas Electrical Workers Retirement Fund; National Electrical Benefit Fund; Carolinas Electrical Workers Joint Apprenticeship & Training Fund; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local No. 238; National Labor Management Cooperation Committee; Board 63 Collection Account Trust, Plaintiffs-Appellees; v. BEDROCK SERVICES, Defendant-Appellant 2005-08-16
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Walter John BATES, Defendant-Appellee 2005-08-24
In re: Johnny A. CRIM, Debtor. The Peoples State Bank, now known as Citizens Union Bank, Appellant, v. Johnny A. Crim, Appellee 2005-09-07
In re PRO PAGE PARTNERS, LLC, Debtor. Mary Foil Russell, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carleton A. Jones, III, Defendant-Appellee 2005-10-06
KING RECORDS, INC., and GML, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COLLECTABLES, INC., Defendant-Appellee 2005-10-18
In re RED BALL, INC., and Norcross Footwear, Inc., Debtors. Michael L. Cappy, et al., Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. Peter M. Gannott, Mapother & Mapother, P.S.C., and Paul J. Vesper, Trustee, et al., Appellees-Cross-Appellants 2005-12-05
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jermaine Anthony McGHEE, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-06
SPECIALTY MINERALS, INC., et al., Plaintiff-Appellee / Cross-Appellant, v. DUNBAR MECHANICAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant / Cross-Appellee 2005-12-06
William A. COHN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William H. BROWN, David S. Kennedy, and Jennie D. Latta, Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-14
William A. COHN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William H. BROWN, David S. Kennedy, and Jennie D. Latta, Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-14
In re: Melvin C. MARACLE and Christina R. Maracle, Debtors, Jeff A. Moyer, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RBC Mortgage Co., Creditor, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-15
Steven Jay LICHTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. Roberta J. BARBANEL, Appellee 2005-12-20
Monika J. BOONE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON, Defendant-Appellee 2005-12-20
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HARBORSIDE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC, Defendant-Appellant, Harborside Capital, LLC, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-20
Steven Jay LICHTENSTEIN, Appellant, v. Roberta J. BARBANEL, Appellee 2005-12-20
Donald Lynn TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-21
Toufik BELEH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, United States Attorney General, Respondent 2005-12-21
Rosalyn GROSS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee 2005-12-21
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald G. BRADLEY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-21
Robert L. HUNTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-22
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Edward SMITH, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-22
John G. SPIRKO, Jr., Appellant, v. Margaret BRADSHAW, Warden, Appellee 2005-12-22
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Warren L. PULLIAM, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-22
Ajamu M. KAFELE and Lisa Barclay, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LERNER, SAMPSON & ROTHFUSS, L.P.A., et al., Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-22
Klodian ELEZAJ, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent 2005-12-22
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Miguel HERNANDEZ-CERVANTES, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-23
Marianne ANDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY and Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan for Employees of Emerson Tool Company Represented by Local 699 at Menominee, Michigan, Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-23
Bruce FOX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Maura CORRIGAN; John D. Ferry, Jr.; J. Bruce Kilmer, Defendants-Appellees 2005-12-29
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George T. RORRER, Defendant-Appellant 2005-12-29
In re: Scott James FORTIER, Debtor, Deborah Fortier Vickers, Appellant, v. Internal Revenue Service, Appellee 2005-12-29
In re: Scott James FORTIER, Debtor, Deborah Fortier Vickers, Appellant, v. Internal Revenue Service, Appellee 2005-12-29