23 February 2018

10th Circuit affirms summary judgement rejecting negligent entrustment of a car claim; holds property damage by subcontractors covered under general liability policy; affirms denial of qualified immunity;; holds complaint by credit union for marijuana businesses should be dismissed without prejudice; affirms rejection of claim for defense and indemnity under an insurance policy; reinstates a Sarbanes-Oxley claim; affirms sex offender conditions for supervised release in a gun possession case; affirms rejection of medical indifference claim; and affirms denial of motion concerning a consent decree for lack of standing.

by William Gaskill

1 December 2017

10th Circuit holds federal in forma pauperis statute does not apply when prisoner files in state court; affirms denial of a motion to suppress and drug convictions; rejects challenge to sex offender identifying driver license; holds immigration detainers cannot support fining a defendant will flee for bail purposes; rejects challenge to derivative suit settlement; affirms declaratory judgment on water service provision on claim preclusion grounds; and affirms enhanced armed career criminal sentence.

by William Gaskill

23 June 2017

United States Supreme Court strikes down blanket ban on use of social media by convicted sex offenders; holds filing an admittedly time barred claim in bankruptcy does not violate the Fair Debt Collection Act; holds conviction for illegal procurement of naturalization based on false statements must be based on material statements and causation; and rejects a Brady claim.

by William Gaskill