United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2019

73 opinions

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. John Wayne HARGROVE, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-01-02
Jane DOE; I.B., Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. April WOODARD, in Her Individual Capacity; Christina Newbill, in Her Individual Capacity; Shirley Rhodus, in Her Individual Capacity; Richard Bengtsson, in His Individual Capacity; El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Defendants - Appellees, and Reggie Bicha, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services; Julie Krow, in Her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the El Paso County Department of Human Services, Defendants. Parental Rights Foundation; National Center for Housing and Child Welfare; National Coalition for Child Protection Reform ; Parent Guidance Center; Mark Freeman; Pacific Justice Institute, Amici Curiae. 2019-01-03
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Oscar ALMANZA-VIGIL, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-01-07
Marcia W. DAVILLA; Benjamin Blackstar; Thomas Blackstar, III; Vannette M. Branham; Edmond L. Carter; Patricia Carter Files; Harold F. Dupoint; Carrie G. Dupoint; Rudolph W. Fisher, Jr.; Cameron Keahbone; Sindy M. Keahbone; Gilbert C. Keahbone; Mark B. Keahbone; Mari L. Keahbone; Perry K. Keahbone; Blake E. Keahbone; Patrick Keahbone, Jr.; Edbert E. Keahbone, Jr.; Rena A. Killsfirst; Katina S. Lipton; Janice C. Mammedaty; Amanda M. McCarthy; Michael R. McCarthy; Mayredena M. Palmer; Rachel M. Palmer; Megan L. Palmer; Lauren Silverbird; Angela R. Silverhorn; Harvey E. Tucker; William K. Ware; Samuel M. Ware; Matthew M. Ware; Betty L. Ware; Corey Ware; Patricia Ware ; Jean Ware ; Wesley Ware, III; Melva J. Wermy, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.; Enable G.P., LLC; Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission LLC, Formerly Known as Enogex, LLC, Defendants-Appellants. 2019-01-10
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff Counter Defendant - Appellee, v. Dennis WOOLMAN, Defendant Counter Plaintiff - Appellant, and Clayton Spencer, Defendant. 2019-01-14
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Marvin LOPEZ-AGUILAR, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-01-15
Billy HAMILTON, Plaintiff - Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Oklahoma Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae. 2019-01-17
Billy HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. NORTHFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Oklahoma Association for Justice, Amicus Curiae. Billy Hamilton, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Northfield Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-01-17
MARALEX RESOURCES, INC., a Colorado Corporation; Alexis M. OHare; Mary C. OHare, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. David BARNHARDT, in His Official Capacity as Acting Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior; The United States Department of Interior; The United States of America, Defendants - Appellees. 2019-01-18
Lina THOUNG, Petitioner - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent - Appellee. 2019-01-22
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Charles D. SCOVILLE, Defendant - Appellant, and Traffic Monsoon, LLC, Defendant. Peggy Hunt, Receiver - Amicus Curiae. 2019-01-24
Randy CUMMINGS ; Cruz Gallegos ; Robert J. Garcia ; Richard Gonzales; Eloy A. Jaramillo; David Larranaga; Joseph Lopez; Rick Lopez ; David Montano; Angelo Rinaldi ; Chris Sweeney ; Josh Tillinghast; Tomas Trujillo; Jeffrey S. Wade; Joshua Hoselton; Charles W. Lees; Jaime Marquez ; Robert Mendoza; Armando Anchondo; Gustavo Berrospe; Reyes Cabriales; Sergio Escobedo ; Jason Head; Nick Hinojos; Robert G. Hitzman; Michael Lopez; Jose Rodriguez; Sergio A. Rojo; Richard Tenorio; Cesar Torres ; Grant Willis; Harold Brown; Rene Carrillo; Henry Nez, Jr.; Kurt Johnson; Jesus Aguilar-Murillo; Martin F. Alvarez; Arthur Archuleta; Enrique Corona; Ronald Hubbard ; Andrew M. Lugo; Henry Lujan ; David Carr; D. Jeremiah Cordova; Kevin Charvea; Nathan Espalin; Levi Gutierrez; Dennis Moore; Robert Moreno ; Levi Olivas; Thomas D. Payne; Bryan Wheeler, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. Jason DEAN, as the Director of the Labor Relations Division of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, in His Individual Capacity, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee and Celina Bussey, Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, in Her Individual Capacity, Defendant/Cross-Appellee. 2019-01-24
MTI, INC., formerly Midwest Towers, Inc., Plaintiff - Appellant v. EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-01-25
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Troy A. BONG, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-01-28
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby G. PULLEN, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-01-29
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard ROE, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-01-29
IN RE: UNITED WESTERN BANCORP, INC., Debtor. Simon E. Rodriguez, in His Capacity as Chapter 7 Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of United Western Bancorp, Inc., Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in its Capacity as Receiver for United Western Bank, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-01-29
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald ILEY, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-02-04
Angela KILE; Jody Lemmings, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, and CompHealth, Inc., a Delaware Corporation Formerly Known as C.H.S., Inc; CompHealth Medical Staffing, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; Romulo G. Perez, Defendants. Barbara Lemmings; Oran Hurley, Jr., Movants-Appellants. 2019-02-11
James NELSON; Elizabeth Varney, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-02-12
Anupama BEKKEM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert WILKIE, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant-Appellee. 2019-02-12
FREE THE NIPPLE-FORT COLLINS, an Unincorporated Association; Brittiany Hoagland; Samantha Six, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-02-15
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Denise Sue CHRISTY, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-02-15
Christopher HOBDY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Rick RAEMISCH, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections; Phil Weiser, Attorney General for State of Colorado, Respondents-Appellants. 2019-02-19
Carlos CUESTA-RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner - Appellant, v. Mike CARPENTER, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent - Appellee. 2019-02-22
Darlene COLLINS ; Bail Bond Association of New Mexico; Richard Martinez; Bill Sharer; Craig Brandt; Carl Trujillo, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Charles W. DANIELS ; Edward L. Chavez; Petra Jimenez Maez; Barbara J. Vigil ; Judith K. Nakamura; New Mexico Supreme Court; Nan Nash; The Second Judicial Court ; Henry A. Alainz; Robert L. Padilla; Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court; James Noel; Bernalillo County; Board of County Commissioners, County of Bernalillo, Defendants-Appellees. 2019-02-25
BANNER BANK, a Washington Banking Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, a California Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. 2019-02-26
Neil FEINBERG; Andrea E. Feinberg; Kellie McDonald, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. 2019-02-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Gregory OROZCO, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-02-26
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Stacy Jo KNAPP, a/k/a Stacy Jo Rafay, a/k/a Stacey Jo Knapp, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-05
HIGH DESERT RELIEF, INC., a New Mexico Non-Profit Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Through Its Agency the Internal Revenue Service, Defendant-Appellee. 2019-03-05
ROCKWOOD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Insurer of Hidden Splendor Resources, Inc., Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; Tony Kourianos, Respondents. 2019-03-05
WICHITA CENTER FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, INC., on Behalf of the Themselves and All Other Taxpayers Similarly Situated, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-03-07
BILL BARRETT CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YMC ROYALTY COMPANY, LP ; YBC Managers, LLC; and Bayshore Royalty, LP, Defendants-Appellants. 2019-03-07
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Ian Alexander BOWLINE, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-11
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Dustin E. ASH, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. 2019-03-12
Keshia PORTER, as the Wrongful Death Representative for the Claimants Entitled To Recover for the Wrongful Death of Delandis Richardson, Deceased, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-03-12
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Delano Marco MEDINA, a/k/a Michael David Allen Bell, a/k/a William Anders Bryant, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-03-12
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Desmond S. GAINES, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-03-12
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Darren GONZALES, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-12
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rande Brian ISABELLA, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-03-12
Alyssa BISTLINE; Ruby Jessop; Susan Broadbent; Gina Rohbock; Nolan Barlow; Jason Black; May Musser; Holly Bistline; T.B.; M.B.; P.B.; A.B.; A.B.; Derrell Barlow; Alicia Rohbock; R.R.; R.R.; B.J.R.; Wallace Jeffs; Lawrence Barlow ; Steven Dockstader; Marvin Cooke; Helen Barlow; Vergel Barlow; Carole Jessop; Briell Libertae Decker; Lynette Warner; Amy Nielson; Sarah Allred; Thomas Jeffs; Janetta Jessop, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. Rodney R. PARKER ; Snow Christensen & Martineau, P.C., Defendants - Appellees, and Warren Steed Jeffs, Defendant. 2019-03-14
KELVION, INC., a foreign corporation, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. PETROCHINA CANADA LTD., formerly known as Brion Energy Corporation, a foreign corporation, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-03-15
Tessa FARMER, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant - Appellant. Sara Weckhorst, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Kansas State University, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-18
Kyle LINDSEY and Zayne Mann, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. Brandon HYLER, individually and in his official capacity as a Webbers Falls Police Officer; The City of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma; Larry Ruiz, in his capacity as Chief of Police for the City of Webbers Falls; and Bob Ross, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Webbers Falls, Defendants - Appellees. 2019-03-19
Raymond Eugene JOHNSON, Petitioner - Appellant, v. Mike CARPENTER, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, Respondent - Appellee. 2019-03-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee v. Michael DALTON, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-21
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. John Eugene WALKER, Defendant - Appellee. 2019-03-25
Karna SACCHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IHC HEALTH SERVICES, INC.; Joy Singh, Defendants-Appellees. 2019-03-26
ESTATE OF Jaime CEBALLOS ; Quianna Vigil; Naveyah Ceballos, through next friend; Jayden Ceballos, through next friend, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. William HUSK, individually; City of Thornton, Defendants - Appellants. 2019-03-26
John TEETS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee, AARP; AARP Foundation; American Council of Life Insurers, Amici Curiae. 2019-03-27
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Keon Anthony NIXON, a/k/a Young Taz, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-03-27
BLUE VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alex M. AZAR, II, in his official capacity as Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services; Seema Verma, Administrator for the Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services; Jeff Hinson, Regional Administrator for (Region 7) the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Defendants-Appellees. 2019-03-27
John TEETS, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. GREAT-WEST LIFE & ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant - Appellee, AARP; AARP Foundation; American Council of Life Insurers, Amici Curiae. 2019-03-27
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellant / Cross-Appellee, v. Mary Carol S. JOHNSON; James W. Smith, Defendants - Appellees / Cross-Appellants, and Marian S. Barnwell; Billie Ann S. Devine; Eve H. Smith, Defendants. 2019-03-29
Jerud BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR SAN MIGUEL COUNTY; Mike Horner, in his individual capacity; Kristl Howard, in her individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees. 2019-03-29
Lou HODGES, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, a Pennsylvania insurance company, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-02
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. E.F., Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-02
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark HOPKINS, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-04-08
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tamara CONNER, in her official capacity as District Ranger, Leadville Ranger District, San Isabel National Forest, United States Forest Service; United States Forest Service, a federal agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, Defendants-Appellees. 2019-04-15
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE RETIREMENT SYSTEM; MARTA/ATU Local 732 Employees Retirement Plan, derivatively on behalf of the Western Union company, Plaintiffs - Appellants, and Stanley Lieblein, Plaintiff, v. Hikmet ERSEK; Jack M. Greenberg; Dinyar S. Devitre; Richard A. Goodman ; Betsy D. Holden; Linda Fayne Levinson; Roberto G. Mendoza; Solomon D. Trujillo; Frances M. Fragos Townsend; the Western Union Company, a Delaware corporation, nominal defendant, Defendants - Appellees. 2019-04-16
Tony NELSON, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, a political subdivision of the State of New Mexico; R.T. Johnston, an Officer of the Albuquerque Police Department, individually; D. Hughs, an Officer of the Albuquerque Police Department, individually; A. Limon, an Officer of the Albuquerque Police Department, individually; S. Weimerskirch, an Officer of the Albuquerque Police Department, individually, Defendants - Appellees, and Board of County Commissioners of the County of Bernalillo, a political subdivision of the State of New Mexico; John and Jane Does, Officers of the Albuquerque Police Department, individually; Derrick Wulff, Detective of the Albuquerque Police Department, in his individual capacity as a state actor of the City of Albuquerque; J. Sather, Sergeant of the Albuquerque Police Department, in his individual capacity as a state actor of the City of Albuquerque, Defendants. 2019-04-16
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Arnold JONES, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-16
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Lucio Ivan LOZANO, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-19
Marquel SPRATLING, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. SOVEREIGN STAFFING GROUP, INC., Defendant - Appellee. 2019-04-19
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gaspar LEAL, Defendant-Appellant. 2019-04-22
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Aaron Eugene COPELAND, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-23
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Michael Patrick MCELHINEY, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-23
Benjamin GRICE and Kayla Patchett, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. CVR ENERGY, INC. and CVR Refining, LP, Defendants - Appellees, and Flowserve Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc.; Doug Richison; and John Doe Engineering Company, Defendants. 2019-04-23
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. Joan OSBORN, Defendant - Appellant. 2019-04-23
Alexander W. DUNLAP, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. Karin NIELSEN, individually; Estate of Tyghe Nielsen ; Nielsen Capital Finance, a Kansas limited liability company, Defendants - Appellees. 2019-04-23
AMERICAN NATIONAL PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David James BURNS; Robin Burns, as personal representative of Tyler Burns, Defendants-Appellants, and Dora Sam, Defendant. 2019-04-23
Eric Paul KENNETH, Petitioner - Appellant, v. R. MARTINEZ, Warden; Hector Balderas, Attorney General of the State of New Mexico, Respondents - Appellees. 2019-04-24