In US v. Wilson, No. 09-3338, the court affirmed in part defendant’s convictions for conspiring to distribute marijuana and cocaine, and for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it, holding that 1) the shooting as to which the district court admitted evidence was similar to the drug-trafficking charged in this case because it stemmed [...]
In Chism v. Curtner, No. 09-2632, a Title VII racial discrimination action related to plaintiff’s termination from employment as a firefighter for the city of Forrest City, Arkansas, the court affirmed summary judgment for defendants, holding that 1) prior arrests involving his coworkers concerned individuals who were not similarly situated to plaintiff, and therefore he could [...]
Weber v.Universities Research Ass’n, Inc., 08-1957, concerned a challenge to the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, in plaintiff’s suit against her former employer for sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII. In affirming, the court held that plaintiff has waived her discrimination and retaliation arguments under the [...]
US v. Lupton, 09-2710, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for corrupt solicitation, wire fraud, and making false statements to government officials for seeking kickbacks in connection with a sale and leaseback of a government owned building. In affirming, the court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in excluding [...]
US v. Gentles, 09-1431, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for distributing crack cocaine and a sentence of 64-months’ imprisonment, followed by four years’ supervised release, with a special condition of substance abuse treatment counseling. In affirming, the court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for [...]
US v. Gentles, 09-1431, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for distributing crack cocaine and a sentence of 64-months’ imprisonment, followed by four years’ supervised release, with a special condition of substance abuse treatment counseling. In affirming, the court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for [...]
US v. Gentles, 09-1431, concerned a challenge to a conviction of defendant for distributing crack cocaine and a sentence of 64-months’ imprisonment, followed by four years’ supervised release, with a special condition of substance abuse treatment counseling. In affirming, the court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s motion for [...]
US v. Nguyen, 09-2410, concerned an appeal of the district court’s imposition of an 83-month sentence, followed by four years of supervised release, requiring defendant to submit to a drug test within fifteen days of her release from confinement and periodic drug tests thereafter during the supervised release term, following defendant’s conviction for possession with [...]
Branham v. Gannett Satellite Info. Network, Inc., 09-6149, concerned a challenge to the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the employer, in plaintiff’s suit under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) against her former employer for being terminated from her job as a receptionist. In reversing, the court remanded the matter in [...]
Warf v. Bd of Elections of Green County, 09-5265, involved plaintiffs’ 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming unconstitutional disenfranchisement against a county elections board and individuals, alleging that their voting rights under the Fourteenth Amendment were violated by a Kentucky state trial court judgment that declared void all 542 votes cast by absentee ballot in [...]