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PER CURIAM: Rodney Leon Smith appeals from his convictions and sentences for a number of drug-related offenses, and his co-defendant, Jasmine Allen, appeals from her sentence for similar offenses. On appeal, Smith argues that t... Daniel Kevin SCHMIDT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 20, 2009 Dan Schmidt, Milton, FL, for Appellant. Joy A. Stubbs, Office of the Attorney General Florida Capitol, Tallahassee, FL, for Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00281-CV-5-RS/MD. PER CURIAM: Daniel Kevin Schmidt, a Florida state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court's denial of his habeas corpus petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On appeal, Schmidt argues that the district court erre... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sahi SARWAR, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 20, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00037-CR-4-RH. PER CURIAM: Sahi Sarwar appeals his 92-month sentence imposed for willfully failing to make a timely application to depart the United States and taking action designed to prevent his departure, after a final order of removal, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1253(a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(C) and 1227(a)(2). Sarwar argues that the government failed to prove that he was ever "admitted" to ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peter A. ANTON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 20, 2009 Gerald S. Bettman, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Terry Flynn, U.S. Attorney's Office, N.D. of Florida, E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00029-CR-1-MMP-AK. PER CURIAM: Peter Anton appeals his 56-month sentence for knowingly possessing firearms and ammunition after having been previously convicted of a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment ex... Nuria Rosa VERA, Jose Alberto Quiroga, Petitioners, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 20, 2009 Mario M. Lovo, Law Firm of Mario M. Lovo, Miami, FL, for Petitioners. David V. Bernal USDOJ, OIL, Sada Manickam, Lindsay E. Williams, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A097-250-661, A098-393-625. PER CURIAM: Petitioners, through counsel, seek review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's ("BIA") decision denying their motion to reconsider a previous order that denied them withholding of removal relief. V... Carlyle WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, American Interstate Insurance Company, et al., Intervenors-Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 20, 2009 John D. Steel, Matthews, Steel & Moss, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Neeli Ben-David, U.S. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-00703-CV-GET-1. PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-appellant Carlyle Wright filed this action against the United States of America under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b) and §§ 2671 et seq., for personal injury suffered ... Calvin C. CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Correctional Officer Lakisha HUMPHRIES, Correctional Officer, Colonel Larry Mayo, Colonel, Warden David M. Harris, Warden, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 20, 2009 Calvin C. Campbell, Belle Glade, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-22497-CV-AJ. PER CURIAM: Calvin C. Campbell, a pro se prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint against defendants correctional colonel Larry Mayo and warden David Harris, and grant of default judgment as to defendant correctional officer Lakisha Humphries pursuant to Federal Rule of Civi... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul MAKOS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 20, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-20032-CR-UU. PER CURIAM: Paul Makos appeals his 37-month sentence for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(e)(2). On appeal, Makos argues that his sentence was substantively unreasonable because the district court failed to adequately consider 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors prior denying his request for a downward varian... ZHEN DE CHEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11, November 19, 2009 Scott Eric Bratton, Margaret Wong & Associates Co., LPA, Cleveland, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant. Sheri R. Glaser, M. Lee Quinn, Ernesto H. Molina, Jr., Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A099-538-291. PER CURIAM: Zhen De Chen, a native and citizen of the People's Republic of China, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' final order dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge's de... Juan Pablo BETANCOURT LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 19, 2009 Juan Pablo Betrancourt Lopez, Tampa, FL, pro se. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-497-336. PER CURIAM: Juan Pablo Betancourt Lopez, a Columbian citizen proceeding pro se, seeks review of the denial of his claims for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1231, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c). The Immigration Judge denied relief,... UNITED STATES of America, David Delgado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David DELGADO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 19, 2009 Sean P. Cronin, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Tampa, FL, Anne R. Schultz, Laura Thomas Rivero, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Gonzalo Alberto Gayoso, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-20566-CR-ASG. PER CURIAM: A Southern District of Florida jury convicted appellant, on Count 1, of conspiring with Yves Jerome and others to import cocaine into the Unit... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonardo NUNEZ-VIRRAIZABAL, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 19, 2009 Leonardo Nunez-Virraizabal, pro se. William H. Thomas, Jr., John Andrew Horn, United States Attorney's Office Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 03-00493-CR-3-ODE. PER CURIAM: Beth E. Edmondson, appointed counsel for Leonardo Nunez-Virraizabal in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. Cal... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel RODRIGUEZ, a.k.a. Papo, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 19, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 96-00015-CR-FTM-29-DNF. PER CURIAM: Miguel Rodriguez, through counsel, appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a sentence reduction, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). Rodriguez argues that the district court erred by denying his motion for a sentence reduction because, even though the presentence investigation report ("PSI") found him responsible for 53 kilograms of cocaine bas... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mitchell Shane HOOKS, a.k.a. Superfreak2096, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 19, 2009 Richard Earl Shields, McCleave Denson Shields, LLC, Mobile, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. David Andrew Sigler, U.S. Attorney's Office, Steven E. Butler, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00223-CR-CG. PER CURIAM: Appellant Mitchell Shane Hooks appeals his convictions for one count of traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, in violation... Richard J. KAPLAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION, a National Banking Association d.b.a. Bank of America, N.A., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 19, 2009 David H. Charlip, Charlip Law Group, LC, Hollywood, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellant. David Luther Hartsell, Luis Alberto Pinedo, Mcguire Woods LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-60809-CV-CMA. PER CURIAM: Richard Kaplan appeals the summary judgment in favor of Bank of America Corporation and against Kaplan's complaint of breach of contract. The district court ruled that Bank of A... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel GLOVER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 19, 2009 Michael David Spivack, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Margaret Y. Foldes, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Anne R. Schultz, Jonathan D. Colan, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Phillip Dirosa, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-21166-CR-PAS. PER CURIAM: Samuel Glover appeals his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or m... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos DEGLACE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 19, 2009 Carlos Deglace, Coleman, FL, pro se. Robert G. Davies, Randall J. Hensel, U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 98-00008-CR-5-LAC. PER CURIAM: Carlos DeGlace, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court's sua sponte order reducing his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). On appeal, Deglace a... John Henry HUNTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jerry FERRELL, Warden, Attorney General of the State of Alabama, Respondents- Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 18, 2009 Mark Gonzalo Montiel (Court-Appointed), Montgomery, AL, for Hunter. Cecil G. Brendle, Jr., AL Atty. Gen., Montgomery, AL, for Respondents- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. PER CURIAM: John Henry Hunter, an Alabama state prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his pro se federal habeas corpus petition, brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, as barred by the one-year statute of limitations of the Antiterrorism and Effecti... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emerson O. DAVIS, a.k.a. Mercy, a.k.a. John Calvin, a.k.a. Dred, a.k.a. Stanford Robinson, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 William VanDercreek, Tallahassee, FL, for Emerson. Robert G. Davies, Pensacola, FL, Terry Flynn, E. Bryan Wilson, U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, FL, for U.S. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. PER CURIAM: The central issue in this case is whether the district court's adoption at sentencing of the facts stated in Appellant Emerson Davis's Presentence Investigation Report (PSI) constituted a finding that Davis was responsible for conduct invo... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Santos PRICE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 18, 2009 Brian Mendelsohn, Stephanie Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc ., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. John Andrew Horn, U.S. Attorney's Office, Matthew Jackson, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. D.C. Docket No. 07-00290-CR-01-JEC-1. PER CURIAM: Santos Price, who conditionally pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(e)(1), appeals the denial... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald O. FRANK, a.k.a. Robert Curtis Edwards, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 Philip Robert Horowitz, Law Office of Philip R. Horowitz, Esq., Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Suzan H. Ponzoli, Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Harriett R. Galvin, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-60134-CR-WJZ. PER CURIAM: Donald O. Frank ("Frank") appeals his 70-month sentence for conspiracy to import 500 grams or more of cocaine into the United... Laura HENDERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. J. Patrick Powers, Nadine Deluca Elder, Office Of General Counsel, SSA, ATL. Fed. Ctr., Mary Ann Sloan, Dennis R. Williams, Holly A. Grimes, Office of General Counsel, SSA, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00614-CV-J-25-TEM. PER CURIAM: Laura Henderson, through counsel, appeals the magistrate judge's decision [FN... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Krystal COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 18, 2009 Patrick Scott Ferris, Douglas, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. James C. Stuchell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, Stephen T. Inman, Augusta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 06-00026-CR-BAE-6. PER CURIAM: Appellant Krystal Collins appeals the district court's imposition of a $3,000 fine as part of her sentence for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute, and to distribute, 5... Richard BOTELHO, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike JOHANNS, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 Richard Botelho, Jr., Fort Myers, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 05-00332-CV-FTM-99-DNF. PER CURIAM: Richard Botelho Jr. appeals the summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture and against Botelho's complaint of discrimination in violation of his race and gender and of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a)(1), -3(a). ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Danny Denease FORD, a.k.a. Dawn Ford, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 18, 2009 Danny Denease Ford, Marianna, FL, pro se. Ramona C. Albin, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00035-CR-LSC-JEO. PER CURIAM: Appellant Danny Denease Ford, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order denying her 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a sentence reduction based on Amendment 706 to the Sentencing Guidelines, which lowered the base offense le... Garrett PETTEWAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Christopher Gene Harris, Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel, Holly A. Grimes, Dennis R. Williams, Mary Ann Sloan, Office of General Counsel, SSA, Stephen Thompson, Susan Kelm Story, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00845-CV-J-TEM. PER CURIAM: Garrett Petteway appeals the district court's ord... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lonnie WAITE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-14022-CR-JEM. PER CURIAM: Appellant Lonnie Waite appeals his 240-month sentence, imposed after he pled guilty to three counts of transporting or shipping child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(1). The sentence was in excess of the applicable guideline range of 151 to 188 months' imprisonment, but was less than the government's request for 360 months. Waite raises the issue ... General Grant BELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00056-CV-5-RS-AK. PER CURIAM: Petitioner General Grant Bell appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. After review, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND A. State Criminal Trial In October 2001, Bell was charged in Florida state court with (1) burglary of a dwelling while armed; (2) aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; (3) sexual battery; (4) first-degre... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lena CELEDON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 18, 2009 Michael H. Saul, Marietta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. William H. Thomas, Jr., John Andrew Horn, United States Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-00314-CR-ODE-1. PER CURIAM: After pleading guilty, Lena Celedon appeals the denial of her motion for a new sentencing. After review, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND FACTS Celedon was a courier for a large drug organization... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose MOLINA-GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 18, 2009 Pedro L. Amador, Jr., Tampa, FL, for Appellant. Peter J. Sholl, United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00214-CR-T-27-MAP. PER CURIAM: After the district court denied his motion to suppress evidence taken from his mobile home and statements he subsequently made to the police, appellant pled guilty to Count One of a two-count indictment, which charged him with possess... Woodson R. HART, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth B. HODGES, III, in his individual capacity, William Amideo, in his individual capacity, and Frederick Head, in his individual capacity, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 17, 2009 Mark S. Redden, Albany, GA, for Hart. Michelle J. Hirsch, State of GA Dept. of Law, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-Appellant Woodson R. Hart ("Hart"), previously convicted of state and federal charges of bribery and perjury, filed suit against the Defendants-Appellees for allegedly violating his constitutional rights by having him transferred from federal to state custody... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Darnell TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Eric Darnel Taylor, Yazoo City, MS, for Appellant. Lennard B. Register, III, Edwin F. Knight, U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, for Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 97-00128-CR-3-RV. PER CURIAM: Appellant Eric Darnell Taylor appeals his 270-month sentence imposed by the district court after granting his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce his sentence. First, he contends that the district court sent... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lynroy GAYLE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Lisa T. Rubio, Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, Laura Thomas Rivero, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Randee Jill Golder, Randee J. Golder, P.A., Boynton Beach, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-80119-CR-DMM. PER CURIAM: Lynroy Gayle ("Gayle") appeals his convictions and sentences for conspiracy to commit money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h)... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dwighte MORLEY, Eugene Russell, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eric A. Hernandez, Dawn Bowen, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Roderick D. Vereen, Thomas F. Almon, Miami, FL, for Defendants- Appellants. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-20338-CR-PAS. PER CURIAM: Dwighte Morley and Eugene Russell appeal their convictions for conspiracy to import 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, importation of 100 kilograms or mor... OHIO NATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant, v. Christopher LANGKAU, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF Ralph L. LANGKAU, Defendant-Cross Claimant-Appellee, Erik T. Clay, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross Defendan, C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00290-CV-J-33JRK. PER CURIAM: Erik Clay, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's orders finding Christopher Langkau ("Langkau" or "PR of the Estate"), as personal representative of the estate of Ralph Langkau, entitled to the proceeds of decedent Ralph Langkau's life insurance policy and denying Clay's subsequent motion for reconsideration. This appeal arises out of an action in ... Telesa HESTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTH ALABAMA CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 17, 2009 Robert D. Lee, Jay E. Emerson, Jr., Higgs & Emerson, Huntsville, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Cleophus Thomas, Jr., Anniston, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 06-04720-CV-5-CLS. PER CURIAM: Appellant Telesa Hester appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the North Alabama Center for Educational Excellence ("NACEE") in her employment discrimination suit brought purs... R. Casper ADAMSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 R. Casper Adamson, Miami, FL, pro se. Lance Eric Neff, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00225-CV-3-LAC-EMT. PER CURIAM: R. Casper Adamson, a Florida state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Adamson claimed in his petition that in February 2008 he was disciplined in retaliation for his attempt to r... Ravindranauth SUGRIM, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Ravindranauth Sugrim, Miami, FL, pro se. Linda Julin McNamara, Judy K. Hunt, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket Nos. 08-00305-CV-OC-10-GRJ, 07-00048-CR-OC. PER CURIAM: Ravindranauth Sugrim, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's denial of his motion to vacate his conviction, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. In relevant part, Sugrim ar... Alfred THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Alfred Thompson, Coleman, FL, pro se. Dawn Bowen, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-61597-CV-KMM. PER CURIAM: Appellant Alfred Thompson appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. The district court relied on Williams v. United States, 396 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir.2005), to c... Prudencio Ruilemo CAMPOSECO GUILLEN, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 17, 2009 Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A070-089-825. PER CURIAM: Petitioner Prudencio Ruilemo Camposeco Guillen, a native and citizen of Guatemala, through counsel, seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") order finding him removable and denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), and relief under the United N... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Timothy Tad SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Donna Lee Elm, Adam Scott Tanenbaum, Federal Public Defender, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00387-CR-T-26EAJ. PER CURIAM: Timothy Tad Smith appeals his convictions for receiving and possessing unregistered firearms, in violation of 26 U.S.C. §§ 5861(d) and 5871, and manufacturing unregistered firearms, in violation of §§ 5861(f) and 5871. On appeal, Smith argues that Willie Edom, a... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geovanny ZAMBRANO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Geovanny Zambrano, Mc Rae, GA, pro se. Laura Thomas Rivero, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-20556-CR-PAS. PER CURIAM: Geovanny Zambrano, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court's denial of his motion for return of property, filed pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(g) ("Rule 41(g)"). Zambrano argues that the district... Eric HUNTER, Christopher Tenore, Michelle Tenore, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BEV SMITH, LLC, d.b.a. Bev Smith Ford, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Raymond G. Ingalsbe, Raymond G. Ingalsbe, P.A., Palm Bch Gdns, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Nancy Wood Gregoire, Kirschbaum, Birnbaum, Lippman & Gregoire, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-80665-CV-KLR. PER CURIAM: The plaintiffs Tenore purchased a 2006 Ford Expedition from defendant Bev Smith on August 26, 2006 via a retail installment sales contract. The contract inclu... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Geronimo Enrique GASTELUM, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 17, 2009 Paul S. Kish, Kish & Lietz, P.C., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. Todd C. Alley, Gary Scott Hulsey, John Andrew Horn, U.S. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-00020-CR-01-4. PER CURIAM: Geronimo Enrique Gastelum, Jr. appeals his convictions, following a guilty plea, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, p... Nereida VESY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 17, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00016-CV-FTM-SPC. PER CURIAM: Nereida Vesy appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of her application for disability insurance benefits, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On appeal, Vesy argues that: (1) the Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") assessment of her residual functional capacity ("RFC") is not supported by substantial evidence; (2) s... COREY AIRPORT SERVICES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ben DECOSTA, Kyle Mastin, Carolyn Chavis, Hubert Owens, Adam L. Smith, in their individual capacities as officers and employees of the City of Atlanta, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 16, 2009 Michael P. Kenny, Cari Katrice Dawson, Christopher Allen Riley, Ryan Jay Lewis, Alston & Bird, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellants. J. Matthew Maguire, Jr., Michael J. Bowers, Balch & Bingham, LLP, Mairen C. Kelly, Fisher & Phillips, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. PER CURIAM: The City of Atlanta solicited bids for a contract to manage the advertising displays at Hartsfield-Jackson In... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kenneth K. LIVESAY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 Michael Boysie Billingsley, Ramona C. Albin, Birmingham, AL, for U.S. Sam Heldman, The Gardner Firm, Washington, DC, for Livesay. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. DUBINA, Chief Judge: I. BACKGROUND A. The Fraud Conspiracy: The charges filed against Defendant-Appellee Kenneth Livesay ("Livesay") arose out of a massive accounting fraud conspiracy at HealthSouth Corporation ("HealthSouth"), headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. This mas... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cirilo RODRIGUEZ-MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 James Ligon O'Kelley, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. Ramona C. Albin, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00070-CR-CLS-RRA. PER CURIAM: Cirilo Rodriguez-Martin, who conditionally pleaded guilty to reentering the United States illegally, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss his indictment based on defects in his underlying removal proceedings.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent S. NORMAN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 16, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-80004-TP-DTKH. PER CURIAM: Vincent S. Norman appeals his sentence of 24 months imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release imposed upon revocation of his supervised release. Norman contends that the district court erred when it determined that he committed a Grade A violation of his supervised release because the court failed to determine the value of the property involved ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 16, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00035-CR-WLS-1. PER CURIAM: Dennis Richardson appeals his 60-month sentence for knowingly possessing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes, in violation of 18 U.S .C. § 472. He contends that his sentence was unreasonably excessive based on a four-level upward departure in his offense level. He further argues that his sentence was greater than necessary to achieve the sentencing purposes set for... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronnie DAWSON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 16, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 89-00178-CR-J-20. PER CURIAM: Maurice C. Grant, II, appointed counsel for Ronnie Dawson in this appeal from the denial of an 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion, has moved to withdraw from further representation and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record confirms that there are no issues of argua... UNITED STATES of America,, v. Cassandra LASTER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 16, 2009 Anne R. Schultz, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Cassandra Laster, Lantana, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-80062-CR-DTKH. PER CURIAM: David J. Joffe, appointed counsel for Cassandra Laster in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our indep... WEN XIU JIANG, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 16, 2009 Yee Ling Poon, Law Offices of Yee Ling Poon, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Jesse M. Bless, David V. Bernal, USDOJ, Oil, Colette J. Winston, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A077-618-801. PER CURIAM: Wen Xiu Jiang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's ("BIA's") order denying his untimely motion to reopen, 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(a). Jiang argues that the BIA... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald Christopher WHITE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 16, 2009 Judy A. Fleming, Stephanie Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00260-CR-01-CAP-1. PER CURIAM: Ronald Christopher White appeals his sentence for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), and possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d). He alleges that his sentence w... Joyce L. PARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 16, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00504-CV-OC-GRJ. PER CURIAM: Joyce L. Parks appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of her application for disability benefits, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Parks contends the ALJ committed reversible error by (1) giving reduced weight to the opinion of Dr. Reheem, one of Parks' treating physicians, and (2) discounting Parks' subjective r... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norman Evans McELROY, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 Christine A. Freeman, Kevin L. Butler, Federal Defenders, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. Andrew O. Schiff, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00104-CR-W-N. PER CURIAM: Norman McElroy appeals the 20-year sentence imposed following his conviction on two counts of receiving child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2)(A). He challenges the sentence on three gr... Alonzo AUSTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF MONTGOMERY, Celia Dixon, Major, in her individual and official capacities, Eugene Reese, Circuit Court Judge of Montgomery County, in his individual and official capacities, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 09-00188-CV-F-N. PER CURIAM. Alonzo Austin appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the defendants the City of Montgomery ("the City"), Major Celia Dixon of the City's Traffic Division and Montgomery Circuit Court Judge Eugene Reese. After review, we affirm. According to Austin's pro se§ 1983 complaint, in March 2007, Austin, who is African-Americ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Malik ELAWAD, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 Malik Elawad Talladega, AL, pro se. Jerusha T. Adams, U.S. Attorney's Office, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 05-00121-CR-T-E. PER CURIAM: Appellant Malik Elawad appeals pro se the district court's denial of his Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) motion to vacate. Elawad filed the Rule 60(b) motion to challenge the district court's prior denial of his Fed.R.Crim.P. 36 motion. On appeal, Elaw... Momo PAJKANOVIC, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 16, 2009 James H. Burke, Jr., Federal Public Defender, Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant. Patricia D. Barksdale, Jacksonville, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 09-00040-CV-J-25-TEM. PER CURIAM: Momo Pajkanovic, a native and citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina, appeals, through counsel, the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging a magistrate judge's iss... Thomas S. BURRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TEACHER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ALABAMA, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 16, 2009 Thomas S. Burrell, Prichard, AL, pro se. William Franklin Kelley, Jr., Retirement Systems of Alabama, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00330-CV-F-N. PER CURIAM: Appellant Thomas S. Burrell, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's dismissal of his civil action for violations of his Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, disability benefits under th... Melissa TURNER, Plaintiff-AppellantCross-Appellee, v. ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Defendant-Appellee. Craig R. Cumbie, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 13, 2009 William B. Hill, Jr., Nancy E. Rafuse, Kalin M. Light, Yonette Sam-Buchanan, Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff- AppellantCross-Appellee. Patricia G. Griffith, Ford & Harrison LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant- Appellee-Cross-Appellant, Defendant-Appellee. Jennifer Marie Daniels, Clegg, Daniels & Petrey, LLC, Decatur, GA, Renee A. Canody, Ford & Harrison, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mario Eugene PRIDE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 13, 2009 Maurio Eugene Pride, Atlanta, GA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 94-03136-CR-3-RV-MD. PER CURIAM: Chet Kaufman, appointed counsel for Mario Eugene Pride in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that c... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Georgina GARCIA DE FUNCIA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 13, 2009 Sabrina D. Puglisi, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Sean Paul Cronin, Anne R. Schultz, Dawn Bowen, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-20535-CR-MGC. PER CURIAM: Georgina Garcia De Funcia appeals her sentence of nine months of imprisonment for a probation revocation. She contends that her sentence was unreasonable because the district... Adriana OSORIO SERPA, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 13, 2009 Marcial Antonio De Sautu, De Sautu & Associates, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Petitioner. Jeffrey Bernstein, Tracey N. McDonald, Ernesto H. Molina, Jr., Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A098-858-963. PER CURIAM: Adriana Osorio Serpa, a native and citizen of Colombia, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA's) decision affirming the Immigration Judge's (IJ's) order denying her application f... Markale JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WINN DIXIE, INC., Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 13, 2009 Ronnie L. Williams, Williams & Associates, LLC, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Thomas A. Davis, Mieke Ann Hemstreet, Jackson Lewis LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00014-CV-WS-C. PER CURIAM: Appellant Markale Jackson appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Winn-Dixie, Inc., in his employment discrimination suit under 42 U.S.C. § 198... John CARMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 13, 2009 N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Gainesville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Rhonda Norcross Kempker, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00210-CV-1-MMP-WCS. PER CURIAM: Appellant John Carman, through counsel, appeals the district court's order affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's (the "Commissioner") denial of his application for disability insurance benefits, 42 U.S.C. § 40... INTERCEPT, INC., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. Lois Enrique Fernando MOLINA GALEANA, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 13, 2009 James Francis Monagle, Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant. S. Wade Malone, Rebecca B. Phalen, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 06-01212 CV-HTW-1. PER CURIAM: Luis Enrique Fernando Molina Galeana signed an agreement to guarantee the obligations of Media Billing LLC relat... Robbie AUTERY, Shane Fulmer, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Kevin DAVIS, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Chilton County, Alabama, and individually, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 12, 2009 William Eugene Rutledge, Gregory F. Yaghmai, Rutledge & Yaghmai, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. C. Winston Sheehan, Jr., John W. Marsh, Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A., Allison Alford Ingram, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00041-CV-F-N. PER CURIAM: Appellants Robbie Autery ("Autery") and Shane Fulmer ("Fulmer") appeal the district court's grant of summary judgm... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry Dwayne LEONARD, a.k.a. Robert Edwards, a.k.a. Larry Johnson, Defendant- Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 12, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-20624-CR-CMA. PER CURIAM: Larry Dwayne Leonard appeals from his conviction for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1). On appeal, Leonard argues that the district court: (1) clearly erred by overruling his objections to the government's use of its peremptory strikes under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 6... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ibisisa Molielk SMITH, a.k.a. O, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 12, 2009 Donna Lee Elm, Federal Public, Defender, Jacqueline A. Simms- Petredis, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Tampa, FL, for Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 02-00448-CR-T-26-MSS. PER CURIAM: Ibisisa Molielk Smith, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 50 grams or more of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, appeals the district court's ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis FRANKLIN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 12, 2009 Bernardo Lopez, Kathleen M. Williams, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 00-08155-CR-JAG. PER CURIAM: Lewis Franklin, a federal prisoner convicted of a crack cocaine offense, appeals the denial of his motion for a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706 to the Sentencing Guidelines. [FN*] The district court denied the section 3582(c)(2) motion be... Manuel PARDO, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Birch, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) state court's determination that trial court was not required to sua sponte order full competency hearing was not contrary to, or unreasonable application of, clearly established United States Supreme Court precedent; (2) state court's determination that petitioner had not been tried while incompetent was not contrary to, or unreasonable application of, clearly established United States Supreme Court precedent; (3) sta... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Corey B. BROWN, Gregory J. Hall, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Alarcon, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation, held that: (1) first defendant forfeited Zafiro argument for requiring severance of trial from that of codefendants by not raising that argument before district court; (2) defendants did not have to conspire with each other, as long as they were in conspiracy with others to furnish drugs; (3) there was sufficient evidence that first defendant participated in drug conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sarder FARUK, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00029-CR-ORL-22-DAB. PER CURIAM: Sarder Faruk appeals his 27 convictions of bank fraud. 18 U.S.C. § 1344. Faruk argues, for the first time on appeal, there is a variance between his indictment and the factual basis for his guilty pleas. We affirm. Faruk's knowing, voluntary, and unconditional plea of guilt "waive[d] all nonjurisdictional defects in the proceeding." United States v. Patti... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darrin MANNING, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-14058-CR-JEM. PER CURIAM: Darrin Manning appeals his 120-month sentence imposed for possession, and conspiracy to possess, with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and (b)(1)(A). Manning contends the district court clearly erred by applying the mandatory minimum sentence under 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A), instead of giving him ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Brandon ALMLY, a.k.a. Jeffrey Siegle, a.k.a. laptops24@aol.com, et al., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00225-CR-T-30EAJ. PER CURIAM: Eric Brandon Almly appeals his conviction and 120-month sentence for interstate transportation of stolen property, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. Almly makes two contentions. First, he contends that the government breached the terms of his plea agreement by failing to recommend to the district court that he be sentenced within the advisory guidelines range. ... Ricardo CANWORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jorge L. PASTRANA, Warden, FCI/CPC Miami, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Ricardo Canword, Miami, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-61099-CV-WJZ. PER CURIAM: Federal prisoner Ricardo Canword, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for writ of habeas corpus, seeking credit against a second federal sentence for time spent in custody while serving his first federal sentence. On appeal, Canword generally argues that he is entitled to 3... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earl V. HUDGINS, a.k.a. Chicken Earl, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Robert G. Davies, U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Gwendolyn L. Spivey, Randolph P. Murrell, Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 03-00026-CR-3-RV. PER CURIAM: Earl Hudgins, through counsel, appeals the district court's denial of his pro se motion for a reduced sentence, filed pursuant to 18 U... Louie ALEXANDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OPELIKA CITY SCHOOLS, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 10, 2009 Louie Alexander, Auburn, AL, for Appellant. James R. Seale, Elizabeth Brannen Carter, Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, P.C., Montgomery, AL, for Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 06-00498 CV-W-E. PER CURIAM: Louis Alexander, an African-American male, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Opelika City Schools ("the Board"), in his hostile work environmen... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brad Lamont SMITH, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher Lafrance Smith, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 10, 2009 William R. Myers, The Myers Firm LLC, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant- Appellant. Michael Boysie Billingsley, U.S. Attorney's Office, Ramona C. Albin, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket Nos. 07-00523-CR-2-KOB-TMP, 07-00523-CR-KOB-TMP. PER CURIAM: In this consolidated appeal, brothers Brad Lamont Smith and Christopher LaFrance Smith appeal their convictions for firearms offenses, 18 U.S... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fasaha Angaza GREY, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 A. Fitzgerald Hall, Federal Public Defender, Tampa, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Judy K. Hunt, United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00284-CR-T-17-TBM. PER CURIAM: Defendant-appellant, Fasaha Angaza Grey, appeals his conviction for carrying and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A). Grey arg... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paulo Henrique HILEL, a.k.a. Lilito, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Howard J. Schumacher, Law Offices of Howard J. Schumacher, Ft Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Lisette M. Reid, Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, Jeanne Marie Mullenhoff, U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D. Florida, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-80114-CR-DTKH. PER CURIAM: A Southern District of Florida jury convicted appellant, Paulo Henrique Hilel, of conspiring between J... Akeem MUHAMMAD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Akeem Muhammad, Raiford, FL, pro se. Laura Fisher, Attorney General's Office, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-60502-CV-KAM. PER CURIAM: Akeem Muhammad, a Florida state prisoner serving a life sentence for first degree murder, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief. On appeal, Muhammad argues that the prosecu... Drew C. HARTLEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. WARDEN OF FLORIDA STATE PRISON, Attorney General of Florida, Respondents- Appellees. Drew C. Hartley, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden Randall Bryant, Respondent, Attorney General of the State of Florid, C.A.11, November 10, 2009 Drew Curtis Hartley, Milton, FL, pro se. David Jay Glantz, Attorney General's Office, Ft Lauderdale, FL, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket Nos. 07-21731-CV-UUB, 07-22683-CV-MGC. PER CURIAM: Petitioner, Drew C. Hartley, is a Florida prison inmate. He petitioned the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking relief from the loss of eligibility to earn i... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Isla Machelle BRUMFIELD, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 10, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00292-CR-J-25-MCR. PER CURIAM: Isla Machelle Brumfield, through counsel, appeals her convictions for bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, and fraud with identification documents, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A. On appeal, Brumfield argues that the district court erred by denying her motion to suppress a credit card seized following a warrantless search of her person, and that an... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steve M. ERLAND, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 10, 2009 Ramona C. Albin, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Amber Ladner, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00057-CR-CLS-PWG. PER CURIAM: After pleading guilty, Steve M. Erland appeals his 21-month sentence for failure to pay child support, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 228(a)(3). On appeal, Erland challenges several of the district court's guidelines calculations. [FN1] After rev... Mary K. LYON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William Robert ASHURST, individually and in his capacity as Section Engineer and Supervisor of the Right-of-Way Division, Alabama Department of Transportation, John Thomas Hall, individually and in his capacity, C.A.11 (Ala.), November 9, 2009 Donald Gordon Madison, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stacey S. Houston, Jimmie R. Ippolito, Jr., Alabama Dot, Montgomery, AL, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00394-CV-A-N. PER CURIAM: Plaintiff-Appellant Mary K. Lyon appeals the dismissal of her employment-related complaint against Appellees Joe McInnes, Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation ("ALDOT"), and ALDOT employ... Cathleen GARY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEKALB COUNTY GOVERNMENT, et al., Defendants, Vernon Jones, Thomas Brown, Graham, Moses Ector, Marlo Wood-Shuffett, et al., Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 9, 2009 Cathleen Gary, Decatur, GA, pro se. Duane Dennis Pritchett, Terri N. Gordon, E. Charles Reed, Jr., Dekalb County Law Department, Decatur, GA, J. Stanley Hawkins, Reagan G. Sauls, Harben, Hartley & Hawkins, LLP, Gainesville, FL, for Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 05-00158-CV-CAP-1. PER CURIAM: Cathleen Gary appeals pro se the judgment against her complaint that DeKalb County officials Vernon Jones, Thomas B... James H. SHORTZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF TUSKEGEE, AL, Lester C. Patrick, Michael T. Clements, Robin Collins, Erma Kennedy, Defendants-Appellees, Tuskegee Police Department, Defendants. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 9, 2009 James H. Shortz, Montgomery, AL, for pro se. S. Mark Dukes, Nix Holtsford Gilliland Higgins & Hitson, P.C., Montgomery, AL, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00456-CV-W-E. PER CURIAM: James H. Shortz appeals from the district court's dismissal of his complaint, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37, for failure to comply with the court's discovery orders, in his action brought under 29 U.S.C. § 201, et... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark G. PERRY, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 9, 2009 Jerusha T. Adams, U.S. Attorney's Office, Montgomery, AL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Donnie Wayne Bethel, Patricia Vanessa Kemp, Federal Defenders, Montgomery, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00121-CR-F-S. PER CURIAM: Mark G. Perry appeals his convictions for assault with the intent to rob a postal clerk, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114(a), and assault on a government employee engaged in ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael A. DEWITT, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 9, 2009 Michael A. Dewitt, Miami, FL, pro se. Anne R. Schultz, Evelio J. Yera, U.S. Attorney's Office, Carol E. Herman, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 99-06018-CR-WJZ. PER CURIAM: Michael Anthony Dewitt, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order denying his motion to reduce sentence, filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 706, and his motion to reconsider. Dewit... Oliver Adonay TOVAR-CORTEZ, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 9, 2009 Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A099-481-853. Alfonso Oviedo-Reyes, Alfonso Oviedo-Reyes, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioner. Jessica Segall, Ernesto H. Molina, Jr., Vanessa O. Lefort, Washington, DC, for Respondent. PER CURIAM: Oliver Adonay Tovar-Cortez, through counsel, petitions for review of the final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of his claims for asylum and withh... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Eric BROWN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 5, 2009 Kristen Gartman Rogers, Peter J. Madden and Carlos Alfredo Williams, Fed. Pub. Defenders, Mobile, AL, for Brown. David Andrew Sigler, Steven E. Butler, Mobile, AL, for U.S. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. BIRCH, Circuit Judge: William Eric Brown appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2250(a) for failing to register in accordance with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act ("SORNA"). Brown contends, for the first time ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco CARDENAS-SANCHEZ, a.k.a. Pancho, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 5, 2009 Stephen Schlessinger, Anne R. Schultz, Lisette M. Reid, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. David P. Hodge, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-80005-CR-KLR. PER CURIAM: Defendant Francisco Cardenas-Sanchez appeals his convictions for (1) conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphet... Ramadan LIKOLLARI, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 5, 2009 Charles Christophe, Christophe & Associates, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-453-719. PER CURIAM: Ramadan Likollari petitions through counsel for review of the Board of Immigration Review's ("BIA") decision denying his motion to reopen his removal proceedings. On appeal, Likollari argues that: (1) the BIA erred in finding that his motion to reopen was time-barred because newly discovered evidence... Victor ANGELINE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF HOOVER, ALABAMA, et al., Defendants, Nina Monosky, individually and in her capacity as an agent of the City of Hoover, David Holder, Defendants- Appellants. , C.A.11 (Ala.), November 5, 2009 Mark S. Boardman, Dana Bolden Hill, Boardman, Carr, Hutcheson & Bennett, P.C., Chelsea, AL, Defendants-Appellants. Mary Ellen Bates, Bates & Bone, LLP, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00292-CV-2-RDP. PER CURIAM: David Holder and Nina Monosky, Officers for the City of Hoover, Alabama, appeal the district court's order denying in part summary judgment in Victor Angeline's 42 ... Yolanda McMILLAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FULTON COUNTY, GA, Steven R. Katkowsky, individually and in official capacity as Director, Department of Health and Wellness for Fulton County, Thomas C. Andrews, individually and in his official capacity , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 5, 2009 Yolanda McMillan, Decatur, GA, pro se. Audrey Baggett Williams, Office The Fulton County Attorney, David Ware, Atlanta, GA, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-02073-CV-JTC-1. PER CURIAM: Yolanda McMillan appeals the district court's denial of an entry of default and the dismissal of her race discrimination action. After a thorough review of the record, we affirm. I. Background In Decembe... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Madarrow SMITH, Walter Roberts, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 5, 2009 Bart Thomas Heffernan, Law Offices of Bart T. Heffernan, P.A., Boca Raton, FL, Howard J. Schumacher, Law Offices of Howard J. Schumacher, Lauderdale, FL, for Defendants-Appellants. Dawn Bowen, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, Phillip Dirosa Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-60290-CR-KAM. PER CURIAM: Madarrow Smith and Walter Roberts appeal their conviction... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tremaine STEWART, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 5, 2009 Allison Cobham Dawson, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. Christopher C. Bly, John Andrew Horn, U.S. Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00164-CR-1-JOF. PER CURIAM: On December 9, 2008, Tremaine Stewart entered a conditional plea of guilty [FN1] to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(e)(1), and thus pre... Emanuel Fitzgerald HAMMOND, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Hilton HALL, Warden, GD & CC, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 4, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Carnes, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) testimony which prosecutor elicited from state witness who, to prosecutor's knowledge, was implicated in several violent crimes, that she had never been arrested or spent single day in jail, was not literally false and would not support Giglio claim; (2) state's failure to disclose to defendant its suspicions that former girlfriend who chose to testify against him at trial had herself been involved in his abduction, ro... Daphnee AMAZAN, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 4, 2009 Donnette Russell-Love, The Law Office of Donnette Russell-Love, P .A., Plantation, FL, for Petitioner. Andrew Brinkman, Tracey N. McDonald, Ernesto H. Molina, Jr., Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A099-548-219. PER CURIAM: Daphnee Amazan, a native and citizen of Haiti, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") decision, affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") order denying her a... Dean James DELGUIDICE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Walter A. McNeil, Secretary, Respondent- Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 4, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-61911-CV-JIC. PER CURIAM: Appellant Dean James Delguidice appeals the district court's dismissal of his counseled petition for writ of habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court found that Delguidice's § 2254 petition was not properly filed under Florida state rules, and thus, was untimely under the one-year statute of limitations of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Pe... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenya PARKER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 4, 2009 Thomas S. Keith, Federal Public Defender's Office, Pensacola, FL, Randolph P. Murrell, Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 97-00043-CR-3-LAC. PER CURIAM: Kenya Parker appeals his 30-month sentence imposed upon revocation of his supervised release. After review, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND In 1997, Parker was convicted of conspiracy with intent to distribute ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 4, 2009 Celeste S. Higgins, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, Carol E. Herman, Harriett R. Galvin, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-20424-CR-JAL. PER CURIAM: Alberto Hernandez pled guilty to all six counts of an indictment: Count 1, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elston Nathaniel ORJUNA, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 4, 2009 Susan Hollis Rothstein-Youakim, U.S. Attorney's Office/MFL, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Elston Nathaniel Orjona, Bennettsville, SC, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 03-00126-CR-FTM-29DNF. PER CURIAM: Elston Nathaniel Orjuna, pro se, appeals the district court's decision denying his motion to reconsider its judgment on a Fed.R.Crim.P. 35(b) motion filed by the government. The district court gave Orjuna a 5... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William K. CAPPS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 4, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-00016-CR-5. PER CURIAM: Frank L. Butler, III, appointed counsel for William K. Capps in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record confirms that there are no issues of arguable merit on appeal. Therefore, co... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Mary A. Mills, Fed. Pub. Def., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Michelle Thresher Taylor, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. MARCUS, Circuit Judge: Anthony Harris appeals the district court's application of the U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(a)(4)(A) career offender enhancement to his sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He argues that his prior felony conviction under Fla. Stat. § 316.1935(3)(... SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION OF TAMPA BAY, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA, INC., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Brandon Paul Faulkner, Holland and Knight, Tampa, FL, Stacy D. Blank, Holland & Knight, LLP, Tampa, FL, Sarah C. Pellenbarg, Brannock & Humphries, Tampa, FL, Plaintiff-Appellee. Matthew J. Conigliaro, Carlton Fields, P.A., St. Petersburg, FL, Jeffrey M. Garrod, Esq., Roseland, NJ, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00421-CV-T-33EAJ. PER CURIAM: Nestle Waters North America, Inc. ("Nestle") appea... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Peterson JEAN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeals held that defendant's sentence was procedurally reasonable. Affirmed. Helaine Batoff, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Sharad A. Motiani, Dawn Bowen, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-20778-CR-JEM. PER CURIAM: Peterson Jean appeals the 188-month sentence imposed on him after he plead... Orlando Linares GONZALEZ-DIAZ, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, November 3, 2009 Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A088-147-267. PER CURIAM: The petitioner, Orlando Linares Gonzalez-Diaz, is a native and citizen of Guatemala. He entered the United States in September 2002 without authorization. In January 2007, he filed an application for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Naturalization Act ("INA"), and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"); he asserted that he had been persecuted ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph PAUL, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Patricia D. Barksdale, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Ralph Paul, Jr., Folkston, GA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00417-CR-J-25-MCR. PER CURIAM: William E. Folsom, appointed counsel for Ralph Paul, Jr. in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deshawn Travis GLOVER, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Deshawn Travis Glover, Coleman, FL, pro se. Edwin F. Knight, U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 05-00006-CR-3-RV. PER CURIAM: Chet Kaufman, appointed counsel for DeShawn Travis Glover in this appeal from the denial of a motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c), has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and f... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emmanuel James BRUNSON, Sr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 3, 2009 Robin J. Farnsworth, Patrick M. Hunt, Ft Lauderdale, FL, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Lisa A. Hirsch, Anne R. Schultz U. S. Attorney's Office, Harriett R. Galvin, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-80097-CR-WPD. ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. PER CURIAM: We previously affirmed Appellant Emmanuel James Brunson, Sr.'s 188-month senten... NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Billy GROVES, individually, d.b.a. Savannah Re-Load, Savannah Re-Load, et al., Defendants, Brampton Enterprises, LLC, d.b.a. Savannah Re-Load, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), November 2, 2009 Paul D. Keenan, Keenan, Cohen & Howard, PC, Jenkintown, PA, for Plaintiff- Appellant. Jason Carl Pedigo, Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, LLP, Savannah, GA, for Defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. FAY, Circuit Judge: This appeal arises from a dispute between a rail carrier and a warehouseman regarding liability for demurrage, i.e., penalties assessed for the undue detention of rail cars. Norfolk Southern Railway Company s... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric Ricardo BRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 2, 2009 Eric Ricardo Bright, Pine Knot, KY, pro se. Lennard B. Register, III, U.S. Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 04-00034-CR-5-MCR. PER CURIAM: Eric Ricardo Bright appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion to reduce his sentence. Bright argues that Amendment 706, reduced not only his base offense level, but also the applicable ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Moses MARSHALL, a.k.a. Raheen, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 2, 2009 Nancy J. Hess, United States Attorney's Office, Pensacola, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 96-00074-CR-3-RV. PER CURIAM: Moses Marshall, a federal prisoner convicted of crack cocaine offenses, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 18 U .S.C. § 3582(c)(2) motion for a reduced sentence. After review, we affirm. I. BACKGROUND In 1999, a jury convicted Marshall of one count of consp... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo MEZA, Digno Mesa-Arana, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), November 2, 2009 Alfredo Meza, Fort Dix, NJ, pro se. Kathleen M. Salyer, Anne R. Schultz, Sally M. Richardson, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 99-00432-CR-PAS. PER CURIAM: Alfredo Meza, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order denying his motion to reconsider the denial of his motion to reduce sentence, filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and Amendment 668. ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kevin Lamar TATE, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 30, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Alarcon, Circuit Judge, sitting by designation, held that: (1) probable cause existed to support issuance of search warrant for residence; (2) district court did not commit any error by failing to inquire of defense counsel whether he had any objection to the prosecution's peremptory challenges; (3) sufficient evidence established that defendant was the robber; (4) district court did not err by concluding that it was required to impose consecutive sen... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ali Reno HARDEN, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 30, 2009 Judson L. Green, IV, Dublin, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. James C. Stuchell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00007-CR-001-3. PER CURIAM: A Southern District of Georgia jury convicted Ali Reno Harden on all counts of a five-count indictment: Count One, possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2); Count Two, p... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elias MALDONADO, a.k.a. Gordo, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Elias Maldonado, Coleman, FL, pro se. Roberta Josephina Bodnar, U.S. Attorney's Office, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00107-CR-ORL-28-GJK. PER CURIAM: Michael G. Donaldson, appointed counsel for Elias Maldonado, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant, because, in his opinion, the appeal is without merit. Counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v... Tawana Michelle DICKEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION, Dolgencorp, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dollar General Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Tawana M. Dickey, Ocala, FL, pro se. Anthony J. Hall, Littler Mendelson, P.C., Orlando, FL, for Defendants- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 06-00566-CV-4-SPM-WCS. PER CURIAM: Pro se plaintiff-appellant Tawana Dickey appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer on her disability discrimination and retaliation claims, brought under the Florida Civil Rights Act (... Maria Volodina CHESHIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA, NA, Kenneth D. Lewis, Chairman, President and CEO, Steve Kane, Loan Officer of Bank of America, Jenny Huber, Research Analyst, Sara Bedient, Officer of Customer Service Research, et , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00827-CV-J-20-JRK. PER CURIAM: Maria Volodina Cheshire, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order dismissing her civil complaint ("Complaint") against defendants Bank of America and Kenneth D. Lewis (collectively "Defendants"). The district court concluded that (1) the Complaint failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and (2) the claims were barred by applicable... Jeffrey Jerome WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Supervisor POWELL, Defendant, Officer Robert Powell, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 05-00075-CV-5-MD. PER CURIAM: Jeffery Walker, Plaintiff, appeals the District Court's dismissal of his section 1983 claim. Plaintiff filed suit against Officer Robert Powell in forma pauperis under the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (2000) ("PLRA"). When the Plaintiff failed to make payments on his court fees and failed to account properly for his missed payments, t... Jean COX, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TARGET CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00903-CV-T-TBM. PER CURIAM: Jean Cox appeals the court's order denying her motion for a new trial in her action against Target Corporation ("Target"). We conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion and affirm. I. Background According to evidence adduced at trial, Cox fell at 4:35 p.m. while shopping in the Health and Beauty Aids department of one of Target's retail stores. After ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John ESPOSITO, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Phillip Dirosa, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Carol E. Herman, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Bernardo Lopez, Chantel R. Doakes, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Kathleen M. Williams, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-60199-CR-WPD. PER CURIAM: John Esposito appeals his conviction and sentence for possession of child pornography, in violat... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Antonio SANCHEZ, Eduardo Hernandez, Lazaro Camejo, a.k.a. Luis Camejo, Miguel Angel Sanchez, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Tjoflat, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) police officer's testimony that police dispatcher sent her to the scene of a burglary was not testimonial hearsay evidence; (2) evidence of defendants' prior convictions for committing a burglary together was relevant to disprove defendants' post-arrest statements; (3) district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting cellular phone company call records; (4) error in treating defendant's prior convictions ... WORLD HARVEST CHURCH, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia CARNES. CARNES, Circuit Judge: This is an insurance case raising some questions of Georgia law. Without issuing a written reservation of rights, an insurer assumed the defense of a lawsuit for almost eleven months but stopped defending near the end of the discovery period because it decided that there was no coverage. At that point the policy holder hired its own attorneys to defend the lawsuit. Abou... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bruce Hermitt BELL, Anthony Gerome Bell, Defendants-Appellants. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Bruce Hermitt Bell, Coleman, FL, pro se. Anthony Jerome Bell, Milton, FL, pro se. Dawn Bowen, Anne R. Schultz, Lisa A. Hirsch, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 04-60275-CR-JIC. PER CURIAM: Defendants Bruce Hermitt Bell ("Bruce") and Anthony Gerome Bell ("Anthony") appeal the district court's denial of their motion for a new trial based ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald H. GATES, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-14087-CR-JEM. PER CURIAM: I. BACKGROUND Donald H. Gates appeals his conviction for attempting to persuade a minor to engage in sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b). In this case, Detective Spector of the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office posed as a 15-year-old boy named Joey in an online chat room. Gates chatted with Joey online about them having sex and described his prior... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rogaciano PINEDA-PINEDA, a.k.a. Yanez Salvador Pineda, a.k.a. Pineda Sal Yanez, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 30, 2009 Stephanie Kearns, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Colin Garrett, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00058-CR-RWS-1-1. PER CURIAM: Defendant-Appellant Rogaciano Pineda-Pineda appeals his 77-month sentence for being an alien found in the United States without permission after having previously been convicted of an aggravated felony and removed from the United States, in violation of 8... Bruce Hermitt BELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 30, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket Nos. 07-61271-CV-JIC, 04-60275 CR-JIC. PER CURIAM: Petitioner Bruce Hermitt Bell, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence. Bell's § 2255 motion claims his trial and appellate counsel were both ineffective as to how they handled the selection of juror Fran Milarsky at his criminal trial. After review, we affir... William NORMENT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEWTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, Newton County, Georgia, Richard Antonio Howard, Individually and as Deputy Sheriff of Newton County, Georgia, Joe Nichols, Individually and as Sheriff of Newton County, Ge, C.A.11 (Ga.), October 30, 2009 Terrell N. Roberts, III, Riverdale, MD, for Plaintiff-Appellant. William T. Mitchell, Sean F. Keenan, Cruser & Mitchell, LLP, Norcross, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-01731-CV-TCB-1. PER CURIAM: William Norment appeals following the grant of summary judgment to the Defendants. He also appeals the denial of his motion for relief from judgment. We affirm. I. Background On April 20, ... Rochelle DRIESSEN, Mother of minor children B.O. d/o/b 1993, and B .O. d/o/b 1994, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BAL Harbour Police Department, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 29, 2009 Rochelle Driessen, Surfside, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 09-21512-CV-UU. PER CURIAM: Rochelle Driessen, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's sua sponte dismissal of her complaint for failure to state a basis for federal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). Because Driessen's claims are barred by the applicable statute of limitations, we affirm t... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen Lester DAVIS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 29, 2009 Madeleine R. Shirley, Anne R. Schultz, Carol E. Herman, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Stephen Lester Davis, Atlanta, GA, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 98-00785-CR-DMM. PER CURIAM: On February 9, 2000, we affirmed appellant's convictions (following a bench trial) for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. See21... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shamel ANTHONY, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 29, 2009 Shamel Anthony, Marianna, FL, pro se. Patricia D. Barksdale, Jacksonville, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00313-CR-J-16-MCR. PER CURIAM: David A. Taylor, appointed counsel for Shamel Anthony, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire rec... Keith Christian COJOCAR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Walter A. McNeil, Attorney General of the State of Florida, Bill McCollum, Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 29, 2009 Keith Christian Cojocar, South Bay, FL, pro se. Diane F. Medley, Attorney General's Office, West Palm Bch, FL, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-80207-CR-KLR. PER CURIAM: Keith Christian Cojocar, a Florida state prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas petition. Cojocar argues that the district court violated Clisby v. Jones, 960 F.2d 9... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bahram KHANALI, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 29, 2009 Leonard P. Fenn, Defabio & Fenn, P.A., Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. James C. Stuchell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00091-CR-4. PER CURIAM: Bharam Khanali, a chiropractor licensed to practice in Florida, appeals from his 60-month sentence imposed after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 18 U.S.C. §... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Angel PEREZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 29, 2009 Manuel Gonzalez, Jr., Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. John D. Couriel, Anne R. Schultz, Kathleen M. Salyer, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-20680-CR-FAM. PER CURIAM: Miguel Angel Perez appeals from his convictions and sentences imposed for bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), ("Count 1"); attempted armed bank robbery, 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d), ... Ramon ALVAREZ-SANCHEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 29, 2009 Ramon Alvarez-Sanchez, Talladega, AL, pro se. William H. Thomas, Jr., John Andrew Horn, United States Attorney's Office, Atlanta, GA, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket Nos. 07-02826-CV-ODE-1, 03-00493-CR-24-ODE-1. PER CURIAM: Ramon Alvarez-Sanchez, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the district court's denial of his motion to vacate his conviction and sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald L. BANKS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Mark J. O'Brien, O'Brien Bower, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Judy K. Hunt, United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00019-CR-FTM-29-SPC. PER CURIAM: Gerald L. Banks appeals from his sentence of 78 months' imprisonment, imposed after he pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos STUCKEY, a.k.a. Head, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Terry Flynn, U.S. Attorney's Office, E. Bryan Wilson, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Randolph P. Murrell, Chet Kaufman, Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, FL, Thomas Edward Miller, Federal Public Defender, Gainesville, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00008-CR-SPM. PER CURIAM: Randolph P. Murrell, appointed counsel for Carlos Stuckey, has filed a motion to withdraw on appea... Chen SHI-HANG, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, October 28, 2009 Theodore N. Cox, Law Office of Theodore N. Cox, New York, NY, for Petitione. D. Nicholas Harling, Ernesto H. Molina, Jr., Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-341-676. PER CURIAM: Chen Shi-Hang, a native and citizen of China, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order affirming the Immigration Judge's denial of his claims for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nati... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alberto A. ROSALES, Sr., Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 85-00382-CR-WJZ. PER CURIAM: Alberto A. Rosales appeals the district court's dismissal of his Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35(a) motion to correct illegal sentence. Rosales asserts the district court erred by relying on Supreme Court precedent dealing exclusively with 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motions. After review, we affirm the district court. In October 2001, Rosales filed a pro se28 U.S... UNITED STATES Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Don Warner REINHARD, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Don Warner Reinhard, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, pro se. Benjamin L. Schiffrin, Dominick V. Freda, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00529-CV-4-RH-WCS. PER CURIAM: Don Warner Reinhard, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court's order entering judgment against him in this civil enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") alleging securities ... Jessica RADEMAKERS, a.k.a. Jessica Schipansky, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael SCOTT, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Lee County, Defendant- Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Tiffany B. Kleinman, Pompano Beach, FL, Frank Mallory Shooster, Shooster, Kann & Kleinman, P.A., Margate, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Shaina Hope Brenner, Robert Wayne Evans, Allen, Norton & Blue, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-00718-CV-FTM-29-SPC. PER CURIAM: Jessica Rademakers appeals the summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Michael Scott, and against h... Denise MARTINEC, Patricia Wilson, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PARTY LINE CRUISE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Peter F. Valori, Mary Claire Espenkotter, Melanie Emmons Damian, Damian & Valori, LLP, Miami, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants. Eric Leroy Barnum, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-80098-CV-KLR. PER CURIAM: This appeal arises out of an attorneys' fee award ordered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in a Fair Labor Standards A... Judy COPELAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, et al., United States Of America, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 28, 2009 Judy Copeland, Hollywood, FL, pro se. Sally M. Richardson, Lisette M. Reid, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-60588-CV-JIC. PER CURIAM: Judy Copeland appeals pro se the dismissal of her complaint against the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. 5 U.S.C. § 704. The district court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction to re... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael MAYS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Andrew Rier, Miami, FL, Defendant-Appellant. Jonathan D. Colan, Anne R. Schultz, Jeanne Marie Mullenhoff, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-20913-CR-DMM. PER CURIAM: Michael Mays appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Mays contends that the district court abused its discretion in denyin... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Montrezs Dejuan LEWIS, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), October 27, 2009 Steven E. Butler, Mobile, AL, Leigh Lichty Pipkin, U.S. Attorney's Office, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Raymond Arthur Pierson, Mobile, AL, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-00266-CR-KD. PER CURIAM: Raymond A. Pierson, appointed counsel for Montrezs Dejuan Lewis, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 ... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Harold BURKE, Jr., a.k.a. Short Man, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ala.), October 27, 2009 James Harold Burke, Jr., Atlanta, GA, pro se. Steven E. Butler, Mobile, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 08-00176-CR-WS. PER CURIAM: Kristen Gartman Rogers, appointed counsel for James Harold Burke, Jr., has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the e... Trina GIPSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF DELTA AIR LINES, INC., The Delta Family-Care Disability and Survivorship Plan, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 27, 2009 Bradley G. Pyles, Westmoreland, Patterson, Moseley & Hinson, Macon, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. John Timothy McDonald, Rogers & Hardin, L.L.P., Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 07-01737-CV-CC-1. PER CURIAM: Trina Gipson appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Delta Airlines' Administrative Committee ("the Committee") in her civil action seeking benefit... BETA UPSILON CHI UPSILON CHAPTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, a student organization at the University of Florida on behalf of itself and its individual members, Beta Upsilon Chi, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeals, Tjoflat, Circuit Judge, held that action was rendered moot when university amended its policy and registered fraternity's chapter as an RSO. Motion granted, order denying injunction vacated, and remanded. Timothy J. Tracey, Alliance Defense Fund, Washington, DC, Roger K. Gannam, Lindell & Farson, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, Isaac Jong Yon Fong, Gregory S. Baylor, Ctr. for Law & Religious Freedom, Springfield, VA, Kimberlie Wood Colby, Christian Legal Society, Fairf... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge AMABLE ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Lisa T. Rubio, Harriett R. Galvin, Miami, FL, Anne R. Schultz, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee. William R. Barzee, William R. Barzee, P.A., Miami, FL, for Defendant- Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-21090-CR-PCH. PER CURIAM: Jose Amable Ortiz appeals his 57-month sentence imposed after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States after deportation for felony convict... Richard MERRITT, Mary Jo Merritt, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAKE JOVITA HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., Lyons Heritage Pasco, LLC, Lyons Land Pasco, LLC, Lake Jovita Joint Venture, Morris Needles, individually and in his representative capacities as, C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Richard Merritt, Dade City, FL, pro se. Mary Jo Merritt, Dade City, FL, pro se. P. Hutchison Brock, II, Johnson Auvil Brock & Wilson, PA, Dade City, FL, Lewis J. Conwell, DLA Piper US, LLP, Tampa, FL, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 08-00098-CV-T-27-EAJ. PER CURIAM: Richard Merritt and Mary Jo Merritt (the "Merritts") have appealed from the dismissal of their complaint, filed pursuant to t... Ligne Ademir ROMERO-SALGADO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Ligne Ademir Romero-Salgado, Forrest City, AR, pro se. Lisa A. Hirsch, Anne R. Schultz, Evelio J. Yera, U.S. Attorney's Office, Miami, FL, for Respondent-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket Nos. 08-20250-CV-FAM, 04-20077-CR-FAM. PER CURIAM: On February 3, 2004, a Southern District of Florida grand jury returned a multi-count indictment against petitioner and several co-conspirators for various narcotics related off... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Willie Collon WEST, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 27, 2009 Mark J. O'Brien, O'Brien Bower, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant. Judy K. Hunt, United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 05-00124-CR-FTM-29-SPC. PER CURIAM: Willie Collon West appeals his conviction and sentence of 168 months of imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 5 grams of cocaine base. 21 U.S.C. § 846. West chal... Felicia Y. DANIELS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mike HALE, in his official capacity as Sheriff of Jefferson County, Alabama, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), October 26, 2009 Kevin Wade Jent, Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, Birmingham, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Keith Jackson, Robert R. Riley, Jr., Riley & Jackson, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-CV-1831-VEH. PER CURIAM: In this employment action for racial discrimination and retaliation, Plaintiff Felicia Y. Daniels appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of De... Amy Shirley OLIVER, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony Carl Oliver, Sr., Deceased, for and on behalf of the survivors of the Estate of Anthony Carl Oliver, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lori FIORINO, in the official capacity as Orlan, C.A.11 (Fla.), October 26, 2009 Robert E. Bonner, Gail C. Bradford, Meier, Bonner, Muszynski, O'Dell & Harvey, P.A., Longwood, FL, for Defendants-Appellants. Paul E. Bross, Bross, Bross, Thomas & Savy, LC, Merritt Is., FL, for Oliver. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. MARCUS, Circuit Judge: In this civil rights case, Orlando police officers Lori Fiorino and David Burk appeal from the district court's denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualif... Cory R. MAPLES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard F. ALLEN, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, Respondent-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), October 26, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals held that: (1) ineffective assistance claim based upon his trial attorneys' alleged failure to investigate or present evidence of his mental health history and supposed intoxication at time of crimes was procedurally defaulted, and could not be raised as ground for federal habeas relief; (2) Alabama's 42-day time limit on time for filing notice of appeal from denial of petition for postconviction relief was sufficiently "firmly established" and "regularly f... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gloria FLOREZ VELEZ, Benedict P. Kuehne, Oscar Saldarriaga Ochoa, Defendants- Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 26, 2009 Vijay Shanker, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Teresa A. Wallbaum, Washington, DC, for U.S. Henry P. Bell, Henry P. Bell, P.A., G. Richard Strafer, G. Richard Strafer, P.A., Miami, FL, John W. Nields, Jr., Jason C. Raofield, Howrey, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees. David O. Markus, David Oscar Markus, PLLC, Miami, FL, for Amicus Curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. BARKETT, Circuit Judge: The United States Government app... Timothy BARABE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. APAX PARTNERS EUROPE MANAGERS, LTD., John Samuel, individually, Paul Fitzsimmons, individually, Ian Jones, individually, Molnlycke Healthcare US, LCC, and ROBERT BENNISON, individually, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 26, 2009 Stephen Michael Katz, Law Offices of Stephen M. Katz, Marietta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Jeffrey Scott Cashdan, King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants- Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00212-CV-JOF-1. PER CURIAM: Timothy Barabe was an executive employee of Regent Medical Americas, LLC ("Regent"). In June 2004, he entered into a Service Agreement with Regent. The Service Agreement is governed by... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawntrail J. LEE, a.k.a. Billy Darkside, a.k.a. Jathen Lee, a.k.a. Jermaine Wilder, a.k.a. Shawn Lee, a.k.a. Rahshaun Frost, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 26, 2009 Holdings: The Court of Appeals, Birch, Circuit Judge, held that: (1) defendant lacked a legitimate expectation of privacy in the interior of the automobile in which he was a passenger; (2) District Court's supplemental instructions to the jury provided an accurate statement of the law and did not mislead the jury; but (3) as a matter of first impression in the Circuit, defendant's prior New Jersey conviction for third-degree escape was not a violent felony under the Armed Career Crim... PHILADELPHIA AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant- Appellee, v. CHARLES BUCKLES, Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Central States Health & Life Company of Omaha, Third-Party Defendant-Appellee, C.A.11 (Fla.), October 23, 2009 Glenn Thomas Burhans, Jr., Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, Barry Richard, Greenberg, Traurig, Et Al., Tallahassee, FL for Plaintiff- Counter Defendant-Appellee. Judith M. Mercier, Holland & Knight, Orlando, FL, Laurie Webb Daniel, Holland & Knight, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 07-01743-CV-ORL-22DAB. PER CURIAM: This case involves th... Jerome BURGESS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Walter A. McNEIL, Attorney General, State of Florida, Respondents-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 23, 2009 Matthew R. Kachergus, Sheppard & White, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Petitioner-Appellant. Robin A. Compton, Office of the Attorney General State of Florida, Daytona Beach, FL, for Respondents-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 04-00149-CV-J-32HTS. PER CURIAM: Jerome Burgess appeals the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We consider the Petitioner's arguments that his federal co... JIANN MIN CHANG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY, Defendant-Appellee. , C.A.11 (Ala.), October 23, 2009 John R. Campbell, Huntsville, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Alfred H. Perkins, Jr., Starnes & Atchison, LLP, H. Thomas Wells, III, Birmingham, AL, for Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. D.C. Docket No. 07-01071-CV-5-CLS. PER CURIAM: Jiann Min Chang, through counsel, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of his employer, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University ("AAMU"), in an employmen... Davi ALVES PEREIRA, a.k.a. Davi A. Pereira, Marlene Pereira, Dilmar Alves Pereira, a.k.a. Dilmar A. Pereira, Giovani Alves Pereira, a.k.a. Giovani A. Pereira, Guilhereme Alves Pereira, a.k.a. Guilherme A. Pereira, Petitioners, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENE, C.A.11, October 23, 2009 Carmen Rita De Jesus, Miami, FL, for Petitioners. Joanna L. Watson, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A098-910-058, A098-910-059. PER CURIAM: Davi Alves Pereira, his wife Marlene, and their three children are natives and citizens of Brazil. They seek review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision affirming the Immigration Judge's denial of their applications for asylum and withholding of removal u... B.L.E., by and through her next friend and counsel, Sherri JEFFERSON; on her own behalf and on behalf of those similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The State of GEORGIA, et al., Defendants, Sonny Perdue, in his official capacity as Governor, C.A.11 (Ga.), October 23, 2009 Sherri Jefferson, Jonesboro, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Laura Louise Lones, Office of the Attorney General, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-02419-CV-RLV-1. PER CURIAM: This is an appeal from an order of the district court granting the defendants-appellees' motion to dismiss the plaintiff-appellant's action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Section 1983). The complaint was see... Christian PARRA-REINA, Petitioner, v. U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. , C.A.11, October 23, 2009 Mayra Lizette Gonzalez, International Immigration & Labor Services, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner. Joanna L. Watson, Washington, DC, for Respondent. Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A097-903-347. PER CURIAM: Christian Parra-Reina, a native and citizen of Colombia, seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' decision affirming the Immigration Judge's denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal under the I... UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darry L. HERRINGTON, Defendant-Appellant. , C.A.11 (Ga.), October 23, 2009 Holding: The Court of Appeals held that defendant was not entitled to withdraw his guilty plea. Affirmed. James C. Stuchell, U.S. Attorney's Office, Savannah, GA, for Plaintiff- Appellee. Brandon Slade Clark, Law Office of Brandon S. Clark, Brunswick, GA, for Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. D.C. Docket No. 08-00018-CR-2. PER CURIAM: Darry L. Herrington appeals his convictions and sentences for armed bank rob... Carlos SHAARBAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PALM BEACH COUNTY JAIL, United States Government, Rhonda Clark, # 8535, Sgt. Patrick S. Wright, # 5932, Desai Bailey, # 4387, Defendants-Appellees. , C.A.11 (Fla.), October 23, 2009 Carlos Shaarbay, Raiford, FL, pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. D.C. Docket No. 09-80040-CV-DTKH. PER CURIAM: Carlos Shaarbay, a Florida prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals the sua sponte dismissal of his in forma pauperis ("IFP") 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against defendants Palm Beach County Jail, the United States Government, Deputy Rhonda Clark, Sergeant Patrick S. Wright, and Deputy Desai Bailey. Shaarbay alleges that the de... © 2009 West, a Thomson business Westlaw Integration Solutions  /  Westlaw.com