United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2006

99 opinions

Lawrence E. BEEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joe ORTIZ, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections, and The Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-03
Christopher John MOORE, Petitioner-Appellant. v. Sam CALBONE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-04
Jesse A. BROWN, III, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David R. McKUNE, Warden, Lansing Correctional Facility; Phill Kline, Attorney General of the State of Kansas, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-04
Fred Robert MARTINEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-05
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CORNELIUS FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-05
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ignacio ALVAREZ-PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-05
Howard MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terry EDMINSTEN, Correctional Unit Manager at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Ed Bullard, Correctional Unit Counselor at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Tim Dunn, Correctional Security Officer IV at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Shane Batey, Correctional Security Officer IV at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Jerry Mayfield, Correctional Deputy Warden at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Glynn Booher, Correctional Warden at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Edward Jefferson, Life Skills Instructor for the Oklahoma Department of Education HVAC/R Academy at the John Lilley Correctional Center; Roy Barker, Volunteer Chaplin at the John Lilley Correctional Center; A. Garcia, Correctional Security Officer III at the Oklahoma State Reformatory; Mike Mullins, Correctional Warden at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary; G. Franceze, Correctional Chaplin at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary; Lenora Jordan, Correctional Warden at the Oklahoma State Reformatory; Deborah Romine, Administrative Assistant for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Melinda Guilfoyle, Administrative Assistant for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections; Paul Cradduck, Property Room Officer; Ron Parker, Property Room Officer, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-06
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tracy Ann SANCHEZ, also known as Tracy Gomez, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-06
Rosa L. ESSARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-06
Raymond Arthur PRICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Supt. REID; Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-06
UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee, v. Manuel Guillermo CARRILLO, Petitioner-Appellant 2006-01-09
Xiumei WEI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent 2006-01-09
Jason HUGHES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Steven BECK, Warden, Responden-Appellee 2006-01-09
Anthony HEUSER; Nona Heuser, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SAN JUAN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS; Marion Farnsworth, in his individual capacity; Robert Batley, in his individual capacity; David Velasquez, in his individual capacity; Aileen Nourse, in her individual capacity, Defendants, and Jerry Larrañaga, New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, in his individual capacity, Defendant-Appellee, American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, Amicus Curiae 2006-01-10
Dennis Michael BLAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Al ESTEP, Superintendent Limon Correctional Facility; Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-10
Armin P. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, Wilhemena Lawrence Mitchell, Attorney-Appellant, v. KRAFT PIZZA COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-10
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clifford Martell BROWN, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ulises Cabrera TAMAYO, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-11
Ernesto VIGIL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-11
Charles P. COSGROVE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES; Donna Whiteman; Michael Vanlandingham; Lois Mitchell; Sydney Kraft; Alberta Brumley; Delmar Brumley; John/Jane Does, acting as employees in and for Johnson County, Kansas, and the City of Olathe, Kansas, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James H. McKINNEY, Jr., also known as Littleman, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marion Kaye SMITH, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth Eugene WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-12
Carlos FINCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert COE; Pahaska Company, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-12
Mary R. BRIDGES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-12
Christopher CLOUD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hoyt BRILL and the Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-18
Michael HAYWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Warden BRILL, Warden; N.P. Wederski; N.P. Hill, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Kent CARPENTER, Sr., aka B.K. Carpenter, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Andrew Curley BEGAYE, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
Christopher Ray MARQUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Barry WATKINS, Lieutenant, at the Utah State Prison, individually; Tracy Skinner, Officer, at the Utah State Prison, individually; Kelly Worly, Officer, at the Utah State Prison, individually, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Antonio BRISENO and Jose Alonso Uribe Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellants 2006-01-18
Randall BERRY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. State of OKLAHOMA, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jay Dee WALTERS, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Luis REYES-ARMENDARIZ, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
Nelson R. LYNCH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tim ODELL, Warden, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonius Maria HEIJNEN, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
Marcus L. RICKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary B. KEMPKER, Director, Missouri Department of Corrections; Paul J. Morrison, Tenth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney, Johnson County, Kansas; G. Hougland, Tenth Judicial District Judge, Johnson County, Kansas; Mike Kemna, Superintendent, Crossroads Correctional Center; Frances Brown, Record Officer III, Crossroads Correctional Center; Jeremiah (Jay) Nixon, Attorney General of the State of Missouri; Phil Kline, Attorney General of the State of Kansas, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ion MINDRECI, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-18
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Lynn MANN, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-19
Alton Raymond AMES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eric FRANKLIN; James Crabtree Correctional Center, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-19
Kevin RUTHERFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. DENVER DISTRICT COURT; State of Colorado; Colorado Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Undra D. LEE, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-19
James L. BROOKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Henry E. COUCHMAN, Jr.; Kenneth E. Moore; Delia M. York; Wayman Favors; R. Wayne Lampson; Brenda Highberger; James Christopher All-man; Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States Marshal Service; Sandy Gonzalez; Deborah Graber; Daniel A. Duncan; Ryan Carpenter; T.N. Hylton; Philip Sieve; David J. Waxse, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-19
James Robert LOWE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter DINWIDDIE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-19
Amy L. CURRAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMI FIREPLACE COMPANY INC., Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Salvador MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Asencion MICHEL-GALAVIZ, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leland Doyle WOLLET, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-19
DILLON COMPANIES, INC., d/b/a King Soopers, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HUSSMANN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel GOMEZ-ASTORGA, also known as Raul Arturo Gaitan-Dominguez, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
TRIPLE M FINANCING, CO., a Michigan corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY, a Kansas corporation, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marc Anthony FAMIGLIETTA, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfonso TAFOYA, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deborrah Ellen HUDDY, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
Rickke L. GREEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John WHETSEL, Sheriff, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin Lee HEBAH, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
Anthony PARKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Charles SIMMONS, Warden, El Dorado Correctional Facility; and Phill Kline, Attorney General of Kansas, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-20
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Dean CARPENTER, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-20
Stephen Thene SPARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. K. RITTENHOUSE, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-23
Gabriel M. MARTINEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-24
Ana WASHBURN; David Washburn, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SANTA FE TOW; Doug Wood, individually and as Special Agent for the State of New Mexico; New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department; State of New Mexico, Defendants-Appellees, Armando Beltran, doing business as Santa Fe Tow, a sole proprietorship, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee, v. MVD Specialists, Inc., individually and as agent for the State of New Mexico, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-24
Thomas Edward GIRARDIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kevin MILYARD, Warden, Sterling Correctional Facility; Attorney General of the State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellees 2006-01-24
Oscar Federico INFANZON, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent 2006-01-24
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mariea POWELL, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-24
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose MEDRANO, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-24
Heyder OTERO; Monica Bonilla, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent 2006-01-24
William Henry BYRD, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORNELL CORRECTIONS INC.; City of Hinton, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Buddy E. GILBERT, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael F. LOY, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Amado GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-26
Fred STEPNAY, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dennis GOFF, ARNP, Medical Care Provider; Janet Myers, Health Service Administrator; Jo Rene Kerns, Resident Agent of Correct Care Solutions; Louis E. Bruce, Warden, Hutchinson Correctional Facility; and Kansas Department of Corrections, Secretary of Corrections, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-26
Ricky Rena ALEXANDER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mike ADDISON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee 2006-01-26
Joseph A. ELLSWORTH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary GIBSON, Warden O.S.P. in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Dodd, Correctional Officer O.S.P. in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Pruitt, Unit Manager of I and G Units at O.S.P. in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; J Stansifird, O.S.P. Deputy Warden in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; T Lindsey, I Unit Case Manager in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Spears, I Unit Case Manager in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; M Riddle, I Unit Case Manager in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Morgan, Night Shift Correctional Officer in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Moody, Day Shift Correctional Officer in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Sherwood, Night Shift Correctional Officer in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Sherrill, Disciplinary Hearing Officer in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; D Wortham, Former I Unit Case Manager in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity; Stewart, O.S.P. Physician in his Official Capacity and in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jackie Lynn MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-26
Sahib Quietman HENDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles RAY, Defendant-Appellee 2006-01-26
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, PlaintiffAppellee, v. SOLV-EX CORPORATION; Herbert M. Campbell, Defendants, and John S. Rendall, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred MELGAR, also known as Adelaida Melgar Blanco, Defendant-Appellant 2006-01-26
Richard D. FRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Diane AL-ABDULJALIL, M.D.; Captain Rod Buxman; Sergeant Rocky Smith; and Sergeant Dave Bell, Defendants-Appellees 2006-01-31
Wesley I. PURKEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Leroy GREEN, Sheriff of Wyandotte County, Kansas; J.B. Hopkins, Administrator of Wyandotte County Jail; Floyd Gardner, Classification Administrator, Wyandotte County Jail; Hugh Bond, Major of Security, Wyandotte County Jail; Joni Mumma Cole, Program Director, Wyandotte County Jail; Tammy Elliott, Administrative Personnel, Wyandotte County Jail; Delores L. Herring, Administrative Personnel, Wyandotte County Jail; (FNU) Davis, Lieutenant/Internal Affairs, Wyandotte County Jail; (FNU) Pierce, Sergeant/Security Personnel, Wyandotte County Jail; F. Arnold, Security Personnel, Wyandotte County Jail; Michael Dailey, Wyandotte County Jail; Karla Harris; Charles Dunlay; Loren Griffin; Michele Sese; Tyrone Davis, Deputy Sheriff, Defendants-Appellees 2006-02-01
MIDAMERICA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC., an Oklahoma corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MASTEC NORTH AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation, and Renegade of Idaho, Inc., an Idaho corporation, Defendants-Appellees 2006-02-08
Paul Mike PIPPIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL AND GAS COMPANY a/k/a Burlington Resources, Incorporated, Defendant-Appellee 2006-02-14
John GOSS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael NELSON, Warden, and Attorney General of the State of Kansas, Respondents-Appellees 2006-02-21
John L. BERREY, Chairman; Colleen Wilson Austin; Edwina Faye Busby; Reberta Hallam Kyser; Florence Mathews; Ardina Revard Moore; Jean Ann Lambert; Edward Rodgers, individually and on behalf of all other members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma similarly situated, Plaintiffs, and The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (OGah-Pah), Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant, v. ASARCO INCORPORATED, Sued as: Asarco, Inc.; Childress Royalty Company, sued as: Childress Royalty Comp., Inc.; Doe Run Resources Corporation, sued as: The Doe Run Resources Corp.; Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.; NL Industries, Inc.; United States of America; Gale Norton, United States Department of Interior; Putative Class Members; Billye D. Albright; James E. Gilmore; Beatrice A. Griffin; Emma Lou Griffin; July Griffin Pebeahsy; Buddy L. Richards; Fred L. Richards; Yaunak Stephenson; John Doe, sued as: John & Jane Does 1-300; Jane Doe, sued as: Jane Does 1-300; Cynthia D. Holi Blanchard; Jeb Dehanas; Patricia Ann Gillenwater; Linda L. Holiday; Sarah D. Justice; Betty Lee McDonald; Myron Mountford; Donna Rae Reeves; Jacqueline Ce Stillwell; George Valliere; Judy Garner Vanderflute; Betty J. Weithoner; Mary Lou Works; John Doe, sued as John and Jane Does 301-600 (Landowners); Jane Doe, sued as John and Jane Does 301-600 (Landowners), Defendants, and Blue Tee Corporation, sued as: Blue Tee Corp.; Gold Fields Mining Corporation, LLC, sued as: Gold Fields Mining Corp., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees 2006-02-22
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David Marland LEONARD, Jr., Defendant-Appellant 2006-02-24
UTAH ENVIRONMENTAL CONGRESS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dale BOSWORTH, as Chief of the Forest Service; United States Forest Service; Mary Erickson, as Supervisor of the Fishlake National Forest; Marvin Turner, Loa District Ranger, Defendants-Appellees 2006-02-24
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Mike LaVALLEE, Rod Schultz, and Robert Verbickas, Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees 2006-02-28
B-S STEEL OF KANSAS, INC., a Kansas corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEXAS INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, also known as TXI; Chaparral Steel Company, a Delaware corporation, also known as TXI Chaparral; and Chaparral Steel Texas, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellees 2006-02-28
Marcie FUERSCHBACH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.; City of Albuquerque; Duane Hoppe; Eldon Martinez; Michael Santiago; and Tina Marie Tapia, Defendants-Appellees 2006-02-28
JICARILLA APACHE NATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIO ARRIBA COUNTY; Moises Morales; Alfredo Montoya, in his individual capacity; Ray Tafoya, in his individual capacity; David Salazar, in his individual capacity; Lorenzo Valdez, Rio Arriba County Manager; Arthur R. Rodarte, Rio Arriba County Assessor; Agapito Candelaria, Rio Arriba County Chief Appraiser; and unknown John and Jane Does; each such natural persons in both his and her official and individual capacities; Andrew Chavez, Rio Arriba County Commissioner; Elias Coriz, Defendants-Appellees 2006-03-01
Ricky GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tim LEMASTER, Warden, New Mexico State Penitentiary; john shanks, Director, Adult Prison Division for the New Mexico Department of Corrections; Robert J. Perry, Cabinet Secretary; Gilbert Garcia, Classification Bureau Chief, sued in their individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees 2006-03-02
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario FAULKNER, Defendant-Appellant; United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonyo Ladarrell Rodgers, Defendant-Appellant 2006-03-06
Brian SELF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Peter CRUM, M.D., Denver County Jail Medical Services, Defendant-Appellee 2006-03-07
Peggy ALLENDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 2006-03-09
Ronald F. VAN SCOTEN; Cynthia G. Van Scoten, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee 2006-03-09
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen GRIMMETT, Defendant-Appellant 2006-03-10
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert William MONTGOMERY, Defendant-Appellee 2006-03-10
Lawrence J. STEINERT, Plaintiff, v. WINN GROUP, INC.; James G. Winn, Defendants-Appellees. John B. Gage, Appellant 2006-03-13
Warren D. NICODEMUS, Trustee of the Warren D. Nicodemus Living Trust dated August 5, 1999 and John N. Morris, Norma B. Morris, and John H. Bell Iron Mountain Ranch Company, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Utah corporation, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Delaware corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Sprint Communications Company, L.P.; Qwest Communications Corporation; Level 3 Communications LLC; Wiltel Communications, LLC; Rails To Trails Conservancy, Amici Curiae 2006-03-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bukola TOLASE-COUSINS and Kurt Donald Cousins, Defendants-Appellants 2006-03-16