Sentencing challenge in conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm
US v. Kulick, 09-3833, concerned a challenge to the district court's imposition of a 37-month sentence in assigning a base offense level of 23 under the Guidelines by cross-referencing a dismissed charge for extortion, in a prosecution of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Claim for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
Consolidation Coal Co. v. Benefits Review Bd., 08-4651, concerned a challenge to the Benefit Review Board's (Board) affirmance of an ALJ's decision and order that petitioner must pay an employee benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (Act) for an injury he suffered while working for petitioner.
Challenge to New Jersey's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law as violative of the dormant Commerce Clause
Freeman v. Corzine, 08-3268, concerned plaintiffs' suit against the New Jersey's Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control, claiming that several aspects of New Jersey's Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law) infringe on the dormant Commerce Clause in violation of 42 U.S.C. section 1983.
$24 million settlement in a class action suit against pet food manufacturer
In re: Pet Food Products Liability Litig., 08-4741, concerned a challenge to the district court's approval of a $24 million settlement in a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers in the United States and Canada who purchased, used or obtained, or whose pets consumed, wet pet food that was allegedly contaminated with melamine and cyanuric acid.
Plaintiff's civil rights suit for suffering a heart attack during a police raid of her home
Santiago v. Warminster Township, 10-1294, concerned a challenge to the district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims, in plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a town and three of its senior police officers, claiming that she suffered a hear attack after being subjected to excessive force during a raid on her home.
Sentencing challenge in child pornography conviction
US v. Larkin, 09-2619, concerned a challenge to the district court's imposition of a statutory maximum sentence of 360 months, followed by a life term of supervised release, upon a defendant convicted of producing child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. section 2251(a).
Dismissal of defendant's habeas petition challenging the IFRP payment schedule and sanctions imposed for noncompliance with payment vacated
McGee v. Martinez, 08-4199, concerned an inmate's petition pro se under 28 U.S.C. section 2241, claiming that his rights were being violated by the "unconstitutional conditions of confinement," by the restriction of his commissary spending and the hindrance this imposed on his ability to pursue his original habeas action.
