Civil Rights: Excessive Force-1983-Supervisory Liability
Dundon v. Kirchmeier (MLW No. 80695/Case No. 22-1246 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Traynor, J. (Rachel Lederman, of Oakland, CA for appellants; Melinda Longford Power, of Chicago, IL; Mara E. Verheyden-Hilliard, of Washington, D.C.; Janine L. Hoft, of Chicago, IL; Natali Segovia, of Albuquerque, NM; Ana[...]
Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Pro Se Complaint
Robinson v. Wells Fargo (MLW No. 80713/Case No. 23-1831 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Civil Practice: Civil Commitment-Jurisdiction
U.S. v. Smith (MLW No. 80706/Case No. 21-3660 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Civil Practice: Civil Commitment-Jurisdiction
U.S. v. Gregos-Gutierrez (MLW No. 80707/Case No. 22-2095 – 4 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Immigration: Asylum-Withholding of Removal-Appellate Jurisdiction
Arias v. Garland (MLW No. 80667/Case No. 23-1185 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.
Criminal Law: Sexual Exploitation of Children-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence-Appeal Waiver
U.S. v. Gerard (MLW No. 80684/Case No. 22-3614 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, Hovland, J.
Criminal Law: Revocation of Supervised Release-Reasonableness of Sentence-Due Process
U.S. v. Bowman (MLW No. 80685/Case No. 23-1952 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Fenner, J.
Criminal Law: Conspiracy to Defraud the U.S.-Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
U.S. v. Smith (MLW No. 80668/Case No. 23-1409 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas, Brooks, J.
Criminal Law: Child Pornography-Bottom-of-Guidelines Sentence-Substantive Reasonableness of Sentence
U.S. v. Patel (MLW No. 80666/Case No. 22-3384 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa, Rose, J.
Civil Rights: 1983-Adverse Verdict-Challenge to Document Production
Paul v. Pacheco (MLW No. 80683/Case No. 22-2921 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Clark, J.
Torts: Cyberharassment-Expert Witness-Motion to Disqualify
Tumey, LLP v. Mycroft AI, Inc. (MLW No. 80663/Case Nos. 23-1004 & 23-1214 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Phillips, J. (Eric Michael Adams, of Houston, TX for appellant) (Robert A. Horn, of Kansas City, MO and Andrea S. McMurty, of Kansas City, MO for appellee)
Immigration: Asylum-Convention Against Torture-Cognizable Social Group
Pacheco-Mota v. Garland (MLW No. 80638/Case No. 23-3651 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.) Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. (Benjamin David Bergmann, of Des Moines, IA for petitioner) (John Frederick Stanton, USDOJ OIL, of Washington, D.C. for respondent)
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