Federal Courts

Brayton Groth v. City of Birmingham, Mich. - Qualified Immunity Appeal

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing a denial of qualified immunity for police officers in a case alleging excessive force. The court has jurisdiction over the interlocutory appeal if the officers accept the plaintiff's version of disputed facts and argue they are still entitled to immunity.

Hernandez-Calel v. Bondi - Immigration Habeas Corpus

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Catarina Josefina Hernandez-Calel's petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision. The court found that the petitioner failed to establish the requisite nexus between alleged harm and a protected ground for her asylum and withholding of removal claims.

Ortiz Rodriguez v. Bondi - Immigration Habeas Corpus

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a non-precedential opinion in Ortiz Rodriguez v. Bondi, denying a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals decision. The court affirmed the denial of withholding of removal, finding that the petitioner failed to demonstrate the government's unwillingness or inability to protect him from gang violence.

United States v. Zachary Taylor Bush - Non-Precedential Opinion

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentence of Zachary Taylor Bush for illegally possessing firearms as a convicted felon. The court rejected Bush's arguments that his within-Guidelines sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

United States v. Denico Hudson - Criminal Appeal

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction and sentencing of Denico Hudson for selling machinegun conversion devices. The court found no error in the district court's application of sentencing enhancements related to the number of devices sold and their connection to other crimes.

United States v. Mohammed Al-Abadi - Sentencing Appeal

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence of Mohammed Al-Abadi, who was convicted of selling and shipping counterfeit airbags. The court found no error in the district court's sentencing decision.

United States v. Stephen Duane Woods, Jr. - Sixth Circuit Court Opinion

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to suppress evidence in the case of United States v. Stephen Duane Woods, Jr. The court found that officers had probable cause to search the defendant's vehicle based on reports of domestic assault and the presence of a firearm.

United States v. Robert Smith - Sixth Circuit Non-Precedential Opinion

The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Robert Smith's motion to suppress evidence. Smith was appealing his conviction on federal gun and drug charges, arguing that evidence found in his residence was illegally obtained. The court found no merit in his arguments.

Nakisha West v. Dow Chem. Co. - Employment Discrimination Appeal

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Rohm and Haas Chemical, LLC. The court found that a signed release agreement barred the plaintiff's claims of racial and gender discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment.

Flummerfelt v. City of Taylor - Sovereign Immunity Appeal

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's denial of sovereign immunity for the Wayne County Treasurer in Flummerfelt v. City of Taylor. The court clarified that the suit was against Wayne County, not its treasurer, rendering the treasurer's sovereign immunity defense irrelevant.