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Sampson v. Schenectady, No. 99-CV-1331 (N.D.N.Y.) (160 F.Supp.2d 336) (August 16, 2001) (Judge Lawrence E. Kahn)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Immunity - Absolute and Qualified

Sampson v. Schenectady, No. 99-CV-1331 (N.D.N.Y.) (160 F.Supp.2d 336) (August 16, 2001) (Judge Lawrence E. Kahn) by In this case, Judge Kahn held that police officers who violate a person’s civil rights are not immune from damages and are not entitled to assert a defense of qualified immunity in a …

U.S. v. Garcia, No. 99-2202 (6th Cir.) (252 F.3d 838) (June 7, 2001) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Burden of Proof

U.S. v. Garcia, No. 99-2202 (6th Cir.) (252 F.3d 838) (June 7, 2001) (Judge Alice M. Batchelder) by

U.S. v. Godwin, No. 00-4253 (4th Cir.) (253 F.3d 784) (June 14, 2001) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Godwin, No. 00-4253 (4th Cir.) (253 F.3d 784) (June 14, 2001) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler) by If a person is convicted for being an accessory-after-the-fact, he is sentenced under the provisions of U.S.S.G. § 2X3.1, which provides that his base offense level shall be “6 levels lower …

U.S. v. Kloess, No. 00-13080 (11th Cir.) (251 F.3d 941) (May 18, 2001) (Judge James C. Hill)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Obstruction of Justice

U.S. v. Kloess, No. 00-13080 (11th Cir.) (251 F.3d 941) (May 18, 2001) (Judge James C. Hill) by Here the Eleventh Circuit held that the "safe harbor" provisions of 18 USC § 1515(c) provide an attorney with a complete affirmative defense aginst an obstruction of justice charge under 18 USC …

Bean v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, No. 00-40304 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 234) (June 20, 2001) (Judge Henry A. Politz)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Restoration of Civil Rights

Bean v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, No. 00-40304 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 234) (June 20, 2001) (Judge Henry A. Politz) by In 1998, the plaintiff in this case was a duly licensed fireams dealer with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). In March of trhat year, …

In Re: Clemmons, No. 00-3941 (6th Cir.) (259 F.3d 489) (August 1, 2001) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

In Re: Clemmons, No. 00-3941 (6th Cir.) (259 F.3d 489) (August 1, 2001) (Judge Eugene E. Jr. Siler) by Here the Sixth Circuit became the first appellate court to deny an application to file a second or successive motion for habeas relief based Apprendi due to the Supreme Court’s recent …

U.S. v. Burgos, No. 00-1163 (1st Cir.) (254 F.3d 8) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Quantity

U.S. v. Burgos, No. 00-1163 (1st Cir.) (254 F.3d 8) (June 22, 2001) (Judge Kermit A. Lipez) by The defendant in this case argued that the district court had erred in sentencing him to 108 months in prison in the absence of a jury finding as to the quantity of …

U.S. v. Disney, No. 00-2195 (10th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1211) (June 19, 2001) (Judge Michael R. Murphy)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Sufficiency of Evidence

U.S. v. Disney, No. 00-2195 (10th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1211) (June 19, 2001) (Judge Michael R. Murphy) by

U.S. v. Gallardo-Marquez, No. 01-1022 (8th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1121) (June 18, 2001) (Judge Paul A. Magnuson)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Gallardo-Marquez, No. 01-1022 (8th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1121) (June 18, 2001) (Judge Paul A. Magnuson) by

U.S. v. Robinson, No. 00-1643 (8th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1065) (June 7, 2001) (Judge David R. Hansen)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Robinson, No. 00-1643 (8th Cir.) (253 F.3d 1065) (June 7, 2001) (Judge David R. Hansen) by

U.S. v. Villarreal, No. 99-41095 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 831) (June 11, 2001) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Villarreal, No. 99-41095 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 831) (June 11, 2001) (Judge Reynaldo G. Garza) by

Monsanto v. U.S., No. 97 Civ. 4700 RJW (S.D.N.Y.) (143 F.Supp.2d 273) (April 30, 2001) (Judge Robert J. Ward)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

Monsanto v. U.S., No. 97 Civ. 4700 RJW (S.D.N.Y.) (143 F.Supp.2d 273) (April 30, 2001) (Judge Robert J. Ward) by Here the Court held that the Supreme Court's decision in Richardson v. U.S., 526 U.S. 813 (1999), announced a new substantive rule of law that applied retroactively, and that any …

Doe v. U.S., No. 00-4352 (6th Cir.) (253 F.3d 256) (June 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Searches - Administrative

Doe v. U.S., No. 00-4352 (6th Cir.) (253 F.3d 256) (June 14, 2001) (Judge Karen Nelson Moore) by Here the Court affirmed a district court's order denying a motion to quash an administrative subpoena in a health care fraud investigation - a decision that reviewed the current law on the …

U.S. v. Vasquez-Zamora, No. 99-52282 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 211) (May 31, 2001) (Judge Eldon E. Fallon)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Concurrent and Consecutive Sentences

U.S. v. Vasquez-Zamora, No. 99-52282 (5th Cir.) (253 F.3d 211) (May 31, 2001) (Judge Eldon E. Fallon) by Here the Court held that where a district court could have imposed consecutive prison terms for each count of the indictment, its finding that concurrent terms for both counts was appropriate punishment …

U.S. v. Shore, No. 00-CR-10196 (D.Mass.) (143 F.Supp.2d 74) (April 11, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Shore, No. 00-CR-10196 (D.Mass.) (143 F.Supp.2d 74) (April 11, 2001) (Judge Nancy Gertner) by Here Judge Gertner granted a defendant a four-level downward departure based on significantly reduced mental capacity; and in the process she presented an informative guide to departures under U.S.S.G. §$ 5H1.3 and 5K2.13. In …

U.S. v. Farner, No. 00-20424 (5th Cir.) (251 F.3d 510) (May 14, 2001) (Judge George P. Kazen)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Farner, No. 00-20424 (5th Cir.) (251 F.3d 510) (May 14, 2001) (Judge George P. Kazen) by The defendant was caught in one of the many ongoing Internet sex-sting operations, in which he was charged with attempting to persuade a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity in violation …

U.S. v. Gasparik, No. 00 CR 0650 SAS (S.D.N.Y.) (141 F.Supp.2d 361) (March 8, 2001) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Attorney/Client

U.S. v. Gasparik, No. 00 CR 0650 SAS (S.D.N.Y.) (141 F.Supp.2d 361) (March 8, 2001) (Judge Shira A. Scheindlin) by

U.S. v. Bryce, No. 3:97CR249 (RNC) (D.Conn.) (141 F.Supp.2d 269) (April 6, 2001) (Judge Robert N. Chatigny)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Vindictive Prosecution/Sentencing

U.S. v. Bryce, No. 3:97CR249 (RNC) (D.Conn.) (141 F.Supp.2d 269) (April 6, 2001) (Judge Robert N. Chatigny) by

U.S. v. Korman, No. 00-5023 (10th Cir.) (251 F.3d 893) (May 25, 2001) (Judge Wesley E. Brown)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Refusal to file motion

U.S. v. Korman, No. 00-5023 (10th Cir.) (251 F.3d 893) (May 25, 2001) (Judge Wesley E. Brown) by

U.S. v. Johnstone, No. 00-2473 (1st Cir.) (251 F.3d 281) (June 5, 2001) (Judge Hugh H. Bownes)

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Filed under: Punch And Jurists

U.S. v. Johnstone, No. 00-2473 (1st Cir.) (251 F.3d 281) (June 5, 2001) (Judge Hugh H. Bownes) by