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Punch and Jurists

Punch and Jurists: October 31, 2016

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Volume 23, Number 17

In this issue:

  1. Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc., No. 15-1831 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 21, 2016) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan) (p None)
  2. Hollihan v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, No. Civil No. 3:15-CV-5 (M.D.Pa.) (159 F.Supp.3d 502) (January 20, 2016) (Judge Christopher C. Conner) (p None)
  3. Smith v. Baltimore City Police Dept., No. 15-1604 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 27, 2016) (Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker) (p None)
  4. U.S. v. Nwoye, No. 14-3060 (D.C. Cir.) (824 F.3d 1129) (June 10, 2016) (Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh) (p None)
  5. U.S. v. Alvarez-Nunez, No. 15-2127 (1st Cir.) (828 F.3d 52) (July 8, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya) (p None)

Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc., No. 15-1831 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 21, 2016) (Judge Barbara Milano Keenan)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Justiciability.

CASE SUMMARY


OVERVIEW: HOLDINGS: [1]-Where Iraqi nationals alleged under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C.S. § 1350, that they were abused by a government contractor while in the custody of the U.S. Army in Iraq, the district court erred in dismissing the complaint as non-justiciable under the political question doctrine …

Hollihan v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections, No. Civil No. 3:15-CV-5 (M.D.Pa.) (159 F.Supp.3d 502) (January 20, 2016) (Judge Christopher C. Conner)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, One Good Eye Policy.

Smith v. Baltimore City Police Dept., No. 15-1604 (4th Cir.) ( F.3d ) (October 27, 2016) (Judge Stephanie Dawn Thacker)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Other Crimes Evidence.

CASE SUMMARY


OVERVIEW: HOLDINGS: [1]-In an arrestee's excessive force suit under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 and the Fourth Amendment, where the district court allowed defense counsel to elicit testimony that the arrestee had been arrested three times before, a new trial was warranted because her prior arrests were not relevant …

U.S. v. Nwoye, No. 14-3060 (D.C. Cir.) (824 F.3d 1129) (June 10, 2016) (Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel.

U.S. v. Alvarez-Nunez, No. 15-2127 (1st Cir.) (828 F.3d 52) (July 8, 2016) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2016 published in Punch and Jurists October 31, 2016
Filed under: Punch And Jurists.