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Angiodynamics v. Biolitiec AG, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8443 (1st Cir. May 6, 2016): Defendants, who violated a preliminary injunction, appealed the resulting civil contempt order entered by the district court. The contempt order included a civil arrest warrant and an escalating fines provision. Defendants persisted in their defiance as t ...
Angiodynamics v. Biolitiec AG, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8443 (1st Cir. May 6, 2016): Defendants, who violated a preliminary injunction, appealed the resulting civil contempt order entered by the district court. The contempt order included a civil arrest warrant and…
Cobb v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2867 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2015): The district court properly dismissed Cobb's claims against the federal court defendants because they are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity. See Mullis v. U.S. Bankr. Court, 828 F.2d 1385, 1390 (9th Cir. 1987) ("C ...
Cobb v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2867 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2015): The district court properly dismissed Cobb's claims against the federal court defendants because they are entitled to quasi-judicial immunity. See Mullis v. U.S. Bankr.…
Miller v. Davis, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177606 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 23, 2015): This matter is before the Court on Defendant Kim Davis' Emergency Motion to Stay the Court's Injunction Order of September 3, 2015 Pending Appeal (Doc. # 113). In that Order (Doc. # 74), the Court granted Plaintif ...
Miller v. Davis, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177606 (E.D. Ky. Sept. 23, 2015): This matter is before the Court on Defendant Kim Davis' Emergency Motion to Stay the Court's Injunction Order of September 3, 2015 Pending Appeal (Doc. # 113).…
ASAP Copy & Print v. Brown, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5521 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2016): Plaintiffs ASAP Copy and Print ("ASAP"), Ali Tazhibi, and Nina Ringgold1 appeal the district courts' orders transferring venue, assigning the case to Judge Manuel Real, denying an ex parte ...
ASAP Copy & Print v. Brown, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5521 (9th Cir. Mar. 24, 2016): Plaintiffs ASAP Copy and Print ("ASAP"), Ali Tazhibi, and Nina Ringgold1 appeal the district courts' orders transferring venue, assigning the case to Judge
United States v Leija-Sanchez, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7966 (7th Cir. May 2, 2016): An indictment charged four persons with arranging [*2]  the murder of Guillermo Jimenez Flores (known as Montes) in Mexico in order to reduce competition against a Chicago-based criminal organization that created bogus immigration docume ...
United States v Leija-Sanchez, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7966 (7th Cir. May 2, 2016): An indictment charged four persons with arranging [*2]  the murder of Guillermo Jimenez Flores (known as Montes) in Mexico in order to reduce competition against a…
Villoldo v. BNP Paribas S.A., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7747 (2d Cir. April 26, 2016): Plaintiffs, default judgment creditors against the Republic of Cuba ("Cuba"), appeal from the dismissal of their civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") claims, see 18 U.S.C. § 1962, and New York state law c ...
Villoldo v. BNP Paribas S.A., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7747 (2d Cir. April 26, 2016): Plaintiffs, default judgment creditors against the Republic of Cuba ("Cuba"), appeal from the dismissal of their civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO") claims,…
Bommkiasamy v. Parikh, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5085 (7th Cir. Mar. 21, 2016): This appeal concerns a district court's decision to deny sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927, the statute that authorizes fees to be imposed on lawyers who "unreasonably and vexatiously" multiply proceedings. The underlying dispute ...
Bommkiasamy v. Parikh, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5085 (7th Cir. Mar. 21, 2016): This appeal concerns a district court's decision to deny sanctions under 28 U.S.C. § 1927, the statute that authorizes fees to be imposed on lawyers who "unreasonably
Hopkins v. Nat’l RR Passenger Corp., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57236 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 29, 2016): In the early morning of July 9, 2006, Plaintiff Brian Hopkins was extremely intoxicated. (Id. at 2, 3.) At approximately 4:00 a.m., Hopkins climbed on top of a train parked at South Station in Boston. (Id. at 2.) Although witnesses saw Hopkins ...
Hopkins v. Nat’l RR Passenger Corp., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57236 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 29, 2016): In the early morning of July 9, 2006, Plaintiff Brian Hopkins was extremely intoxicated. (Id. at 2, 3.) At approximately 4:00 a.m., Hopkins climbed on…
McBurnie v. Rutledge, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7099 (2d Cir. Apr. 20, 2016): This order resolves two appeals, which were submitted separately but were argued in tandem and arise from the same underlying District Court case. In that case, William L. McBurnie ("McBurnie") brought an action against his former attorney, Dane Keller ...
McBurnie v. Rutledge, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 7099 (2d Cir. Apr. 20, 2016): This order resolves two appeals, which were submitted separately but were argued in tandem and arise from the same underlying District Court case. In that case, William…
Matter of Flaschom, Inc. (Dye v. Commc’ns Ventures III, LP, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5842 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 2016) (2-1 decision as to sanctions): Carolyn Dye, the bankruptcy trustee for Flashcom, appeals the bankruptcy court's judgment and sanctions imposed on her attorney and her personally for violation of Federal Rule of ...
Matter of Flaschom, Inc. (Dye v. Commc’ns Ventures III, LP, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 5842 (9th Cir. Mar. 30, 2016) (2-1 decision as to sanctions): Carolyn Dye, the bankruptcy trustee for Flashcom, appeals the bankruptcy court's judgment and sanctions imposed

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