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Radlax Gateway Hotel, Llc Vs. Amalgamated Bank
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-29-2012
RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus RADLAX GATEWAY HOTEL, LLC, et al. v. AMALGAMATED BANK certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit No. 11166.Argued April 23, 2012Decided May 29, 2012 To finance the purchase of a commercial property and associated renovation and construction costs, petitioners (debtors) obtained a secured loan from an investment fund, for which respondent (Bank) serves as trustee. The debtors ultimately became insolvent, and sought relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Pursuant to 11 U. S. C. 1129(b)(2)(A), th...
Coleman Vs. Johnson
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-29-2012
Coleman v. Johnson - 11-1053 (2012) SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES BRIAN COLEMAN, SUPERINTENDENT, STATE COR- RECTIONAL INSTITUTION AT FAYETTE, et al. v. LORENZO JOHNSON on petition for writ of certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the third circuit No. 111053.Decided May 29, 2012 Per Curiam. Respondent Lorenzo Johnson was convicted as an accomplice and co-conspirator in the murder of Taraja Williams, who was killed by a shotgun blast to the chest in the early morning hours of December 15, 1995, in Har- risburg, Pennsylvania. After his conviction was affirmed in state court, Johnson exhausted his state remedies and sought a writ of habeas corpus in Federal District Court pursuant to the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA), 28 U. S. C. 2254. The District Court denied habeas relief but the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed, holding that the evidence at trial was insuffic...
Blueford Vs. Arkansas
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-24-2012
Blueford v. Arkansas NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus BLUEFORD v. ARKANSAS certiorari to the supreme court of arkansas No. 101320.Argued February 22, 2012Decided May 24, 2012 The State of Arkansas charged petitioner Alex Blueford with capital murder for the death of a one-year-old child. That charge included the lesser offenses of first-degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide. Before the start of deliberations, the trial court instructed the jury to consider the offenses as follows: If you have a reasonable doubt of the defendants guilt on the charge of capital murder, you will consider the charge...
Freeman Vs. Quicken Loans, Inc.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-24-2012
Freeman, et al. v. Quicken Loans, Inc. NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus FREEMAN et al. v. QUICKEN LOANS, INC. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the fifth circuit No. 101042.Argued February 21, 2012Decided May 24, 2012 The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), provides, as relevant here, that [n]o person shall give and no person shall accept any portion, split, or percentage of any charge made or received for the rendering of a real estate settlement service . . . other than for services actually performed. 12 U. S. C. 2607(b). Petitioners, three couples who obtained mortgage loans ...
Taniguchi Vs. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-21-2012
Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus TANIGUCHI v. KAN PACIFIC SAIPAN, LTD., dba MARIANAS RESORT AND SPA certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 101472.Argued February 21, 2012Decided May 21, 2012 Title 28 U. S. C. 1920, as amended by the Court Interpreters Act, includes compensation of interpreters among the costs that may be awarded to prevailing parties in federal-court lawsuits. 1920(6). In this case, the District Court awarded costs to respondent as the prevailing party in a civil action instituted by petitioner. The award included the c...
Astrue Vs. Capato
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-21-2012
Astrue v. Capato NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY v. CAPATO, on behalf of B. N. C. et al. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the third circuit No. 11159.Argued March 19, 2012Decided May 21, 2012 Eighteen months after her husband, Robert Capato, died of cancer, respondent Karen Capato gave birth to twins conceived through in vitro fertilization using her husbands frozen sperm. Karen applied for Social Security survivors benefits for the twins. The Social Security Administration (SSA) denied her application, and the District Court affirmed. In accord wit...
Holder Vs. Martinez Gutierrez
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-21-2012
Holder v. Gutierrez; Holder v. Sawyers NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus HOLDER, ATTORNEY GENERAL v. MARTINEZ GUTIERREZ certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 101542.Argued January 18, 2012Decided May 21, 2012[ 1 ] Title 8 U. S. C. 1229b(a) authorizes the Attorney General to cancel the removal of an alien from the United States who, among other things, has held the status of a lawful permanent resident (LPR) for at least five years, 1229b(a)(1), and has lived in the United States for at least seven continuous years after a lawful admission, 1229b(a)(2). These cases concern...
Hall Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: May-14-2012
Hall v. United States NOTE:Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus HALL et ux. v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit No. 10875.Argued November 29, 2011Decided May 14, 2012 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 disposition of farm assets are stripped of priority status and downgraded to general, unsecured claims that a...
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