Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code allows farmer debtors with regular annual income to adjust their debts subject to a reorganization plan. The plan must provide for full payment of priority claims. 11 U. S. C. §1222(a)(2). Under §1222(a)(2)(A), however, certain governmental claims arising from the...   MORE>>

P purchased an interest in a foreign corporation in 1996. A separate foreign shareholder held an interest in the foreign corporation that was four times greater than P’s. The foreign corporation’s business activities were effectively limited by its articles of incorporation and a shareholders ag...   MORE>>

R determined that for 2007 P failed to report income of $11,691 from the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association received on account of a divorce agreement, treated like a qualified domestic relations order, awarding her a portion of her former husband’s disability pay. P argues that e...   MORE>>

Frank Gaylord appeals from the judgment of the Court of Federal Claims awarding him $5,000 for the United States Postal Service’s copyright infringement of his statues. Because the trial court incorrectly limited Mr. Gaylord’s damages to the Postal Service’s highest past license payment and de...   MORE>>

This is an appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction. While the appeal presents substantial issues of law and fact, the decision whether to issue a preliminary injunction is one that is committed to the discretion of the district court, which makes the appellant’s task in over-turning tha...   MORE>>

We must decide, among other things, whether a parent may bring a claim for nominal damages under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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In the 1970s, there was considerable concern about the manner in which children with disabilities were educated in this country, particularl...   MORE>>

Bobby Gene Hankins was denied long-term disability benefits by Standard Insurance Company. Hankins sought review of Standard's determination under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court granted Standard's motion for summary judgment...   MORE>>

Following a jury trial, Appellant Meggan Alexander was convicted of one count of knowingly making false statements in connection with a loan offered for insurance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1010, and three counts of knowingly making false s...   MORE>>

Salvador Mendoza pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of federal law. On appeal, Mendoza challenges (1) the district court’s denial of Mendoza’s motion to suppress and (2) his sentence. We affirm.

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A jury found Prince Stevenson guilty of distributing cocaine base (crack), but Stevenson claims that the jury had insufficient evidence to do so. This is a challenging claim to make, of course, because we will overturn a jury verdict for insufficiency of the evidence only if the record is devoid of ...   MORE>>