Category: 1991

498 U.S. 46 498 U.S. 46 111 S.Ct. 401 112 L.Ed.2d 349 Jay PALMER, et al.v.BRG OF GEORGIA, INC., et al. No. 89-1667. Nov. 26, 1990. PER CURIAM. 1 In preparation for the 1985 Georgia Bar Examination, petitioners contracted to take a bar review course offered by respondent BRG of Georgia, Inc. (BRG). In this […]

498 U.S. 395 498 U.S. 395 111 S.Ct. 840 112 L.Ed.2d 919 Moshe GOZLON-PERETZ, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 89-7370. Argued Oct. 30, 1990. Decided Feb. 19, 1991. Syllabus The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (Reform Act) eliminated special parole, supervised by the United States Parole Commission, for drug offenders after incarceration and established conditions for a […]

498 U.S. 411 498 U.S. 411 111 S.Ct. 850 112 L.Ed.2d 935 James A. FORD, Petitioner,v.GEORGIA. No. 87-6796. Argued Nov. 6, 1990. Decided Feb. 19, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Ford, a black man charged with, inter alia, the murder of a white woman, filed a pretrial “Motion to Restrict Racial Use of Peremptory Challenges,” alleging that […]

498 U.S. 42 498 U.S. 42 111 S.Ct. 330 112 L.Ed.2d 343 R. Dobie LANGENKAMP, Successor Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estates of Republic Trust & Savings Company and Republic Financial Corporationv.C.A. CULP, et al. No. 90-93. Nov. 13, 1990. Rehearing Denied Jan. 10, 1991. See 498 U.S. 1043, 111 S.Ct. 721. PER CURIAM. 1 This […]

498 U.S. 337 498 U.S. 337 111 S.Ct. 807 112 L.Ed.2d 866 McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Petitioner,v.Jon C. WILANDER. No. 89-1474. Argued Dec. 3, 1990. Decided Feb. 19, 1991. Syllabus Respondent Wilander, a paint foreman injured at work while assigned to a “paint boat” chartered by petitioner McDermott International, sued McDermott under the Jones Act. The […]

498 U.S. 358 498 U.S. 358 111 S.Ct. 818 112 L.Ed.2d 884 TRINOVA CORPORATION, Petitioner,v.MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY. No. 89-1106. Argued Oct. 1, 1990. Decided Feb. 19, 1991. Syllabus Michigan’s single business tax (SBT) is a value added tax (VAT) levied against entities having “business activity” within the State. As part of the SBT computation, […]

498 U.S. 38 498 U.S. 38 111 S.Ct. 449 112 L.Ed.2d 338 Michael Owen PERRY, petitionerv.LOUISIANA. No. 89-5120. Supreme Court of the United States November 13, 1990 Rehearing Denied Jan. 22, 1991. See 498 U.S. 1075, 111 S.Ct. 804. On Writ of Certiorari to the 19th Judicial District Court of Louisiana. PER CURIAM. 1 The […]

498 U.S. 39 498 U.S. 39 111 S.Ct. 328 112 L.Ed.2d 339 Tommy CAGEv.LOUISIANA. No. 89-7302. Nov. 13, 1990. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and the petition for a writ of certiorari are granted. 2 In state criminal trials, the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth […]

498 U.S. 335 498 U.S. 335 111 S.Ct. 805 112 L.Ed.2d 836 UNITED STATES, petitionerv.Darlina K. FRANCE. No. 89-1363. Supreme Court of the United States January 22, 1991 Rehearing Denied March 14, 1991. See 499 U.S. 914, 111 S.Ct. 1125. PER CURIAM. 1 The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth […]

498 U.S. 336 498 U.S. 336 111 S.Ct. 805 112 L.Ed.2d 837 OHIO, petitionerv.Ediberto HUERTAS. No. 89-1944. Supreme Court of the United States January 22, 1991 Rehearing Denied Feb. 19, 1991. See 498 U.S. 1115, 111 S.Ct. 1027. PER CURIAM. 1 The writ of certiorari is dismissed as improvidently granted. CC∅ | Transformed by Public.Resource.Org

498 U.S. 292 498 U.S. 292 111 S.Ct. 722 112 L.Ed.2d 795 UNITED STATES, Petitioner,v.R. ENTERPRISES, INC., et al. No. 89-1436. Argued Oct. 29, 1990. Decided Jan. 22, 1991. Syllabus Pursuant to an investigation into allegations of interstate transportation of obscene materials, a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Virginia issued subpoenas […]

498 U.S. 308 498 U.S. 308 111 S.Ct. 731 112 L.Ed.2d 812 Robert Lacy PARKER, Petitioner,v.Richard L. DUGGER, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. No. 89-5961. Argued Nov. 7, 1990. Decided Jan. 22, 1991. Rehearing Denied March 18, 1991. See 499 U.S. 932, 111 S.Ct. 1340. Syllabus A Florida jury convicted petitioner Parker of […]

498 U.S. 211 498 U.S. 211 111 S.Ct. 615 112 L.Ed.2d 636 MOBIL OIL EXPLORATION & PRODUCING SOUTHEAST INC., et al., Petitioners,v.UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES et al. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. UNITED DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES et al. Nos. 89-1452, 89-1453. Argued Nov. 5, 1990. Decided Jan. 8, 1991. Syllabus In response to ongoing natural gas […]

498 U.S. 237 498 U.S. 237 111 S.Ct. 630 112 L.Ed.2d 715 BOARD OF EDUCATION OF OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 89, OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, Petitioner,v.Robert L. DOWELL, et al. No. 89-1080. Argued Oct. 2, 1990. Decided Jan. 15, 1991. Syllabus In 1972, finding that previous efforts had not been successful at […]

498 U.S. 269 498 U.S. 269 111 S.Ct. 648 112 L.Ed.2d 743 FIRSTIER MORTGAGE COMPANY, aka Realbanc, Inc., Petitionerv.INVESTORS MORTGAGE INSURANCE COMPANY. No. 89-1063. Argued Oct. 10, 1990. Decided Jan. 15, 1991. Jack S. Dawson, Oklahoma City, Okl., for petitioner. John P. Roberts, Oklahoma City, Okl., for respondent. Syllabus Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 4(a)(2) […]

498 U.S. 279 498 U.S. 279 111 S.Ct. 654 112 L.Ed.2d 755 Coy R. GROGAN, et al., Petitionersv.Frank J. GARNER, Jr. No. 89-1149. Argued Oct. 29, 1990. Decided Jan. 15, 1991. Syllabus Respondent Garner filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, listing a fraud judgment in petitioners’ favor as a […]

498 U.S. 184 498 U.S. 184 111 S.Ct. 599 112 L.Ed.2d 608 Richard DEMAREST, Petitioner,v.James MANSPEAKER et al. No. 89-5916. Argued Nov. 6, 1990. Decided Jan. 8, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Demarest, an inmate in a state correctional facility, testified as a witness in a federal criminal trial pursuant to a writ of habeas corpus ad […]

498 U.S. 19 498 U.S. 19 111 S.Ct. 317 112 L.Ed.2d 275 Mercedel W. MILES, Individually and as Administratrix of the Succession of Ludwick Adam Torregano, Petitioner,v.APEX MARINE CORPORATION et al. No. 89-1158. Argued Oct. 3, 1990. Decided Nov. 6, 1990. Syllabus Petitioner Miles, the mother and administratrix of the estate of a seaman killed […]

498 U.S. 192 498 U.S. 192 111 S.Ct. 604 112 L.Ed.2d 617 John L. CHEEK, Petitioner,v.UNITED STATES. No. 89-658. Argued Oct. 3, 1990. Decided Jan. 8, 1991. Syllabus Petitioner Cheek was charged with six counts of willfully failing to file a federal income tax return in violation of § 7203 of the Internal Revenue Code […]

498 U.S. 233 498 U.S. 233 111 S.Ct. 628 112 L.Ed.2d 710 In re Vivian BERGER, Petitioner. No. ___. Jan. 14, 1991. PER CURIAM. 1 Petitioner Vivian Berger, appointed to represent a capital defendant in proceedings before this Court pursuant to this Court’s Rule 39.7,* has filed a motion requesting compensation for such services well […]