10th Circuit Case Commentaries

Affirmation of Dismissal in Hartman v. Kickapoo Tribe Gaming Commission Establishes No Private Right of Action Under IGRA

Date: Feb 12, 2003

Affirmation of Dismissal in Hartman v. Kickapoo Tribe Gaming Commission Establishes No Private Right of Action Under IGRA Introduction The case of Hartman v. Kickapoo Tribe Gaming Commission, decided...

Protected Property Interests and Procedural Due Process: Insights from Crown Point I, LLC v. Intermountain Rural Electric Association

Date: Feb 11, 2003

Protected Property Interests and Procedural Due Process: Insights from Crown Point I, LLC v. Intermountain Rural Electric Association Introduction The case of Crown Point I, LLC v. Intermountain...

Affirmation of Judicial Absolute Immunity in §1983 Claims: Ledbetter v. City of Topeka

Date: Feb 7, 2003

Affirmation of Judicial Absolute Immunity in §1983 Claims: Ledbetter v. City of Topeka Introduction In the case of Joseph R. Ledbetter v. City of Topeka, Kansas, decided by the United States Court of...

Establishing Racial Discrimination Standards in Airline Customer Service under 42 U.S.C. §1981: Commentary on Sawyer and Fuller v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Date: Feb 6, 2003

Establishing Racial Discrimination Standards in Airline Customer Service under 42 U.S.C. §1981: Commentary on Sawyer and Fuller v. Southwest Airlines Co. Introduction The case of Louise Sawyer and...

Reinforcing Fourth Amendment Standards: Consent, Curtilage, and Protective Sweeps in United States v. Cavely

Date: Feb 5, 2003

Reinforcing Fourth Amendment Standards: Consent, Curtilage, and Protective Sweeps in United States v. Cavely Introduction United States of America v. Everett Lee Cavely is a significant case...

Cumulative Error in Capital Cases: The Cargle v. Warden Judgment

Date: Jan 28, 2003

Cumulative Error in Capital Cases: The Cargle v. Warden Judgment Introduction The case of Marcus L. Cargle v. Mike Mullin, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary (317 F.3d 1196) serves as a pivotal...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies ADA Employer Definition in Trainor v. Apollo Metal Specialties

Date: Jan 24, 2003

Tenth Circuit Clarifies ADA Employer Definition in Trainor v. Apollo Metal Specialties Introduction In Randy Trainor v. Apollo Metal Specialties, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the...

Affirmation of Habeas Corpus Standards Under AEDPA in Torres v. Mullin

Date: Jan 24, 2003

Affirmation of Habeas Corpus Standards Under AEDPA in Torres v. Mullin, 317 F.3d 1145 (10th Cir. 2003) Introduction Osbaldo Torres, the petitioner-appellant, was convicted by an Oklahoma jury of two...

Equitable Tolling in Habeas Corpus Petitions: A Comprehensive Analysis of Burger v. Scott

Date: Jan 16, 2003

Equitable Tolling in Habeas Corpus Petitions: A Comprehensive Analysis of Burger v. Scott Introduction The case of Derek D. Burger v. H.N. Scott, adjudicated by the United States Court of Appeals for...

Expectation of Privacy for Social Guests and Exigent Circumstances in Methamphetamine Manufacturing Cases

Date: Jan 15, 2003

Expectation of Privacy for Social Guests and Exigent Circumstances in Methamphetamine Manufacturing Cases Introduction In United States v. Joel Dean Rhiger, 315 F.3d 1283 (10th Cir. 2003), the United...

Limiting Vicarious Liability under the Lanham Act: Procter & Gamble Co. v. Haugen

Date: Jan 7, 2003

Limiting Vicarious Liability under the Lanham Act: Procter & Gamble Co. v. Haugen Introduction In the landmark case The Procter & Gamble Company v. Randy L. Haugen, adjudicated by the United States...

Equitable Tolling in Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions: York v. GaLetka

Date: Jan 3, 2003

Equitable Tolling in Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions: York v. GaLetka Introduction Donald William York v. Hank GaLetka, 314 F.3d 522 (10th Cir. 2003), is a seminal case addressing the application of...

Preferential Transfer and Financial Conduit: Insights from In re Wayne R. Ogden

Date: Dec 31, 2002

Preferential Transfer and Financial Conduit: Insights from In re Wayne R. Ogden Introduction The case of In re Wayne R. Ogden, Debtor. Steven R. Bailey, Trustee of the Estate of Wayne R. Ogden,...

Tenth Circuit Upholds Class Action Settlement Approval Despite Objector Appeals

Date: Dec 25, 2002

Tenth Circuit Upholds Class Action Settlement Approval Despite Objector Appeals Introduction In the landmark case of Rutter Wilbanks Corp. v. Shell Oil Co. (314 F.3d 1180, 2002), the United States...

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Interpretation of Forum Selection Clauses: Mandatory vs Permissive

Date: Dec 24, 2002

Tenth Circuit Clarifies Interpretation of Forum Selection Clauses: Mandatory vs Permissive Introduction The case of K V Scientific Co., Inc. v. Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (BMW)...

Claim Preclusion in Employment Litigation: Insights from Wilkes v. Wyoming Department of Employment Division of Labor Standards