CNSP Inc. v. City of Santa Fe: Upholding the Colorado River Doctrine in Federal Court Stay Introduction The case of CNSP, Inc., d/b/a NMSURF, Plaintiff - Appellant, and Albert Catanach, Plaintiff, v....
Implied Waiver of Right to Counsel: Precedent Established in Delmart E.J.M. Vreeland II Introduction The case of Delmart E.J.M. Vreeland II v. David Zupan; The Attorney General of the State of...
Payan v. UPS: Affirming Summary Judgment on Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Introduction In the case of Charles Payan v. United Parcel Service (UPS); Charles Martinez, the United States Court...
Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies Under Title VII: Insights from Diane Smith v. Pointe Frontier Introduction In the case of Diane Smith v. Cheyenne Retirement Investors L.P., d/b/a Pointe...
Enforcing AEDPA Standards on Juror Misconduct Claims: Smith v. Aldridge Introduction Raye Dawn Smith v. Debbie Aldridge, Warden (904 F.3d 874) is a significant case decided by the United States Court...
Affirmation of Qualified Immunity in Prolonged Solitary Confinement: An Analysis of Grissom v. Roberts 1. Introduction In the landmark case Richard Grissom, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Raymond Roberts,...
Tenth Circuit Refines Qualified Immunity Standards in Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment Child Seizure Cases Introduction In the case of FRANK HALLEY, as next friend of J.H., a minor child, Plaintiff -...
Tenth Circuit Overrules Precedent: EEOC Charge No Longer a Jurisdictional Prerequisite Under ADA Introduction In the landmark case of Lincoln & Mosbrucker v. BNSF Railway Company (No. 17-3120),...
United States v. Austin Ray: Affirming Convictions and Clarifying Legal Standards Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Austin Ray, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth...
Due Process Requires Direct Notice of Adverse Blight Determinations under Colorado’s Urban Renewal Statute Introduction The case of M.A.K. Investment Group, LLC v. City of Glendale addresses critical...
Tenth Circuit Clarifies Qualified Immunity Standards in §1983 Claims Against Correctional Officers Introduction In the landmark case of Hazhar A. Sayed v. Lt. Page Virginia et al., the United States...
Underwood v. Royal: Affirmation of Capital Sentencing Standards under AEDPA 1. Introduction In Kevin Ray Underwood v. Terry Royal, Warden, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, 894 F.3d 1154 (10th Cir. 2018),...
Establishing Precedent in Eighth Amendment Protections: Reversing Dismissal in Requena v. Roberts Introduction Requena v. Roberts, 893 F.3d 1195 (10th Cir. 2018), addresses significant issues...
Requena v. Roberts: Enhanced Scrutiny of Pro Se Litigation in Prisoners' § 1983 Claims Introduction Adrian M. Requena, an inmate incarcerated by the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), filed a...
Establishing Qualified Immunity Standards in Supervisory Liability: Perry v. Durborow Introduction In the landmark case of Taunya Perry v. Terry Durborow, 892 F.3d 1116 (10th Cir. 2018), the United...
§924(j) Recognized as a Discrete Crime: Analysis of Melgar-Cabrera v. United States Introduction The case United States of America v. Francisco Melgar-Cabrera, 892 F.3d 1053 (10th Cir. 2018),...
Waiver of Arbitration Rights: Tenth Circuit Upholds District Court’s Denial to Compel Arbitration Introduction The case of D. Ray Strong, as Liquidating Trustee... v. William H. Davidson et al.,...
Establishing Pretext in Pregnancy Discrimination Claims: Fassbender v. Correct Care Solutions Introduction In Alena Fassbender v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 890 F.3d 875 (10th Cir. 2018), the...
No Duty to Disclose Preliminary Merger Discussions Absent Materiality Under Rule 10b-5: A Tenth Circuit Perspective Introduction In the landmark case Employees' Retirement System of the State of...
10th Circuit Rules 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(3)(B) Unconstitutionally Vague in Salas Case Introduction In the case of United States of America v. Clifford Raymond Salas, 889 F.3d 681 (10th Cir. 2018),...