US, et al v. Coalition For Buzzards Bay, et al
Filed: May 17, 2011 as 10-1664
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Defendant: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MA DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, MITT ROMNEY, ROBERT W. GOLLEDGE, JR.
Defendant - Appellant: COALITION FOR BUZZARDS BAY
Interested Party: AMICI CURIAE, SAVE THE BAY
Plaintiff - Appellee: AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BIMCO, CHAMBER OF SHIPPING AMERICA, UNITED STATES
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
USA v. Robert Bay
Filed: April 19, 2011 as 10-10206
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: ROBERT LESLIE BAYS
Plaintiff - Appellee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Watchtower Bible, et al v. Segardia de Jesus, et al
Filed: April 1, 2011 as 09-2273
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Amicus Curiae: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, OF PUERO RICO NATIONAL CHAPTER, MAINE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, RHODE ISLAND AFFILIATE
Defendant: BAIROA GOLDEN GATE #2, INC., d/b/a Golden Gate II, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de Bairoa Golden Gate #2, Inc., CIUDAD INTERAMERICANA, de Bayamon, Inc., a/k/a Residentes Urbanizacion Ciudad Interamericana de Bayamon, Inc., CIUDAD INTERAMERICANA, Inc., d/b/a Ciudad Interamericana, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Ciudad, DEL TURABO, INC., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, a/k/a Asociacion Comunitaria Del Turabo, Inc., EL MONTE DE PONCE, P.R., INC., d/b/a El Monte, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de la Urbanizacion El Monte de Ponce, P.R., Inc., ESTANCIAS DE GRAN VISTA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Gran Vista, ESTANCIAS DE TORTUGUERO, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion Residentes Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc., ESTANCIAS DE YAUCO, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Yauco, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Urbanizacion Estancias de Yauco, Inc., ESTANCIAS DEL TURABO, INC., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Estancias del Turabo, Inc., G.H.S., INC., Garden Hills Sur, HACIENDA BORINQUEN, INC., d/b/a Hacienda Borinquen, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Hacienda Concordia, Inc., HACIENDA CONCORDIA, INC., d/b/a Hacienda Concordia, Inc., LOS PRADOS DE DORADO, INC., d/b/a Los Prados Sur, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de la Urbanizacion Los Prados de Dorado, Inc., MANSION DEL SUR, INC., d/b/a Mansion del Sur, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Mansion del Sur, Inc., MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA ISABEL, MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA BAJA, MUNICIPALITY OF YAUC, PANORAMA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Panorama State, PARQUE FORESTAL, INC., d/b/a Parque Forestal, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Parque Forestal, Inc., PASEO MAYOR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Paseo Mayor, PRADO ALTO EN TORRIMAR, INC., d/b/a Prado Alto, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Prado Alto en Torrimar, Inc., SANTA CLARA, INC., d/b/a Santa Clara, Inc., a/k/a Consejo de Residentes de Santa Clara, Inc., UNDARE, INC., d/b/a Santa Maria, VALLES DEL LAGO, INC., d/b/a Valles del Lago, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion Comunidad Valles del Lago, Inc., VEREDA DEL RIO, INC., d/b/a Vereda del Rio, Inc.
Defendant - Appellee: ANTONIO M. SEGARDIA DE JESUS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Justice, HECTOR MORALES-VARGAS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Planning Board of Puerto Rico, HUMBURTO MARRERO RECIO, in his official capacity as Administrator of Regulations and Permits, LUIS FORTUNO, in his official capacity as Governor, MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMON, MUNICIPALITY OF CAGUAS, MUNICIPALITY OF DORADO, MUNICIPALITY OF GUAY, MUNICIPALITY OF GURABO, MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TRUJILLO ALTO, PACIFICA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Pacifica, VILLA PAZ, d/b/a Villa Paz, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de Villa Paz
Interested Party: MARIA MELENDEZ-ALTIERI
Plaintiff - Appellant: CONGREGACION CRISTIANA DE LOS TESTIGOS DE JEHOVA DE PUERTO RICO, INC., WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Stewart & Jasper Orchards, et al v. Kenneth Salazar, et al
Filed: March 25, 2011 as 10-15192
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, DONALD GLASER, as Director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, J. WILLIAM MCDONALD, as Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, JAMES E. CAPONITI, in his official capacity as Acting Deputy Maritime Administrator, JANET NAPOLITANO, in her official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security, KENNETH LEE SALAZAR, as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, LESTER A. SNOW, LISA JACKSON, in her official capacity as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, MICHAEL L. CONNOR, Commissioner, RAY LAHOOD, in his official capacity as Secretary of Transportation, REN LOHOEFENOR, as Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, ROBERT VAN ANTWERP, Lieutenant General, ROWAN GOULD, as Acting Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, WILLIAM CRAIG FUGATE, in his official capacity as Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Defendant-intervenor - Appellee: NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, THE BAY INSTITUTE, non-profit organizations
Plaintiff: COALITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE DELTA, KERN COUNTY WATER AGENCY, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY, STATE WATER CONTRACTORS, WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT
Plaintiff - Appellant: ARROYO FARMS, LLC, KING PISTACHIO GROVE, STEWART & JASPER ORCHARDS
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
IN RE GOOGLE
Filed: March 4, 2011 as 11-M968
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Microsoft Corporation, Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp.
Petitioner: Adobe Systems, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., CDW LLC, eBay Inc., Google Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc., Oracle America, Inc. (f/k/a Sun Microsystems Inc.), Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Staples, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, LLC
Respondent: Eolas Technologies Incorporated
Watchtower Bible, et al v. Segardia de Jesus, et al
Filed: February 7, 2011 as 09-2273
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Amicus Curiae: AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, OF PUERO RICO NATIONAL CHAPTER, MAINE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, RHODE ISLAND AFFILIATE
Defendant: BAIROA GOLDEN GATE #2, INC., d/b/a Golden Gate II, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de Bairoa Golden Gate #2, Inc., CIUDAD INTERAMERICANA, de Bayamon, Inc., a/k/a Residentes Urbanizacion Ciudad Interamericana de Bayamon, Inc., CIUDAD INTERAMERICANA, Inc., d/b/a Ciudad Interamericana, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Ciudad, DEL TURABO, INC., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, a/k/a Asociacion Comunitaria Del Turabo, Inc., EL MONTE DE PONCE, P.R., INC., d/b/a El Monte, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de la Urbanizacion El Monte de Ponce, P.R., Inc., ESTANCIAS DE GRAN VISTA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Gran Vista, ESTANCIAS DE TORTUGUERO, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion Residentes Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc., ESTANCIAS DE YAUCO, INC., d/b/a Estancias de Yauco, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Urbanizacion Estancias de Yauco, Inc., ESTANCIAS DEL TURABO, INC., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Estancias del Turabo, Inc., G.H.S., INC., Garden Hills Sur, HACIENDA BORINQUEN, INC., d/b/a Hacienda Borinquen, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes Hacienda Concordia, Inc., HACIENDA CONCORDIA, INC., d/b/a Hacienda Concordia, Inc., LOS PRADOS DE DORADO, INC., d/b/a Los Prados Sur, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de la Urbanizacion Los Prados de Dorado, Inc., MANSION DEL SUR, INC., d/b/a Mansion del Sur, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Mansion del Sur, Inc., MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA ISABEL, MUNICIPALITY OF VEGA BAJA, MUNICIPALITY OF YAUC, PANORAMA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Panorama State, PARQUE FORESTAL, INC., d/b/a Parque Forestal, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Parque Forestal, Inc., PASEO MAYOR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Paseo Mayor, PRADO ALTO EN TORRIMAR, INC., d/b/a Prado Alto, a/k/a Asociacion de Propietarios de Prado Alto en Torrimar, Inc., SANTA CLARA, INC., d/b/a Santa Clara, Inc., a/k/a Consejo de Residentes de Santa Clara, Inc., UNDARE, INC., d/b/a Santa Maria, VALLES DEL LAGO, INC., d/b/a Valles del Lago, Inc., a/k/a Asociacion Comunidad Valles del Lago, Inc., VEREDA DEL RIO, INC., d/b/a Vereda del Rio, Inc.
Defendant - Appellee: ANTONIO M. SEGARDIA DE JESUS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Justice, HECTOR MORALES-VARGAS, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Planning Board of Puerto Rico, HUMBURTO MARRERO RECIO, in his official capacity as Administrator of Regulations and Permits, LUIS FORTUNO, in his official capacity as Governor, MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMON, MUNICIPALITY OF CAGUAS, MUNICIPALITY OF DORADO, MUNICIPALITY OF GUAY, MUNICIPALITY OF GURABO, MUNICIPALITY OF PONCE, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TRUJILLO ALTO, PACIFICA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., d/b/a Pacifica, VILLA PAZ, d/b/a Villa Paz, a/k/a Asociacion de Residentes de Villa Paz
Interested Party: MARIA MELENDEZ-ALTIERI
Plaintiff - Appellant: CONGREGACION CRISTIANA DE LOS TESTIGOS DE JEHOVA DE PUERTO RICO, INC., WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Precon Development Corp. Inc. v. US Army Corps of Engineers
Filed: January 25, 2011 as 09-2239
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Amicus Supporting Appellee: CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Defendant - Appellee: UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Plaintiff - Appellant: PRECON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INCORPORATED
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
IN RE GOOGLE
Filed: January 4, 2011 as 11-M968
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Microsoft Corporation, Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp.
Petitioner: Adobe Systems, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., CDW LLC, eBay Inc., Google Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc., Oracle America, Inc. (f/k/a Sun Microsystems Inc.), Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Staples, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, LLC
Respondent: Eolas Technologies Incorporated
IN RE GOOGLE
Filed: November 18, 2010 as 11-M968
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Amicus Curiae: Microsoft Corporation, Office Depot, Inc., Perot Systems Corp.
Petitioner: Adobe Systems, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., CDW LLC, eBay Inc., Google Inc., JP Morgan Chase & Co., New Frontier Media, Inc., Oracle America, Inc. (f/k/a Sun Microsystems Inc.), Playboy Enterprises International, Inc., Staples, Inc., The Go Daddy Group, Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, LLC
Respondent: Eolas Technologies Incorporated
Kepas v. eBay
Filed: November 2, 2010 as 09-4200
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: EBAY, a Delaware corporation
Plaintiff - Appellant: EMMANUEL D. KEPAS
Timothy Vernor v. Autodesk Inc
Filed: September 10, 2010 as 09-35969
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Amicus Curiae: AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES, CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA, EBAY INC., ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP
Defendant - Appellant: AUTODESK INC
Plaintiff - Appellee: TIMOTHY S. VERNOR
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
William Bayle, et al v. Allstate Insurance Company
Filed: August 25, 2010 as 09-30161
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO
Plaintiff - Appellant: DARLENE BAYLE, WILLIAM BAYLE
Nature of Suit: Insurance
USA v. Rhonda Jennette Bays
Filed: July 27, 2010 as 09-16358
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Tiffany (NJ) Inc. v. eBay Inc.
Filed: April 1, 2010 as 08-3947
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
David Mayne v. Omega Protein Inc, et al
Filed: March 18, 2010 as 09-30443
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Defendant - Appellant: COTE BLANCHE BAY M/V, OMEGA PROTEIN INC
Plaintiff - Appellee: DAVID R. MAYNE
Nature of Suit: Marine
IN RE BAYER HEALTHCARE
Filed: February 24, 2010 as 10-M918
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Petitioner: Bayer HealthCare LLC, CSL Behring L.L.C.
Respondent: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Novo Nordisk A/S
Raynor v. Wentz, et al
Filed: December 22, 2009 as 09-7079
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Defendant - Appellee: BILL WENTZ, CHERYL DICKENSHEETS, DANE BAYERS, DON DRIVE, ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON, ELMIRA KING, HEATHER ROSE, JOHN E. LICHTENSTEIN, KATHY TODD, KIM V.H. GUTTERMAN, LANE, LICHTENSTEIN FISHWICK & JOHNSON, LOIS WENGER, MARION HILLSMAN, Judge, MIDKIFF MUNCIE & ROSS, NADIA WEBB, NEIL SONENKLAR, ROBERT GOULD, SAMUEL G. WILSON, Judge, WARREN PICCIOLO
Plaintiff - Appellant: LINDA RAYNOR
IN RE BAYER HEALTHCARE
Filed: December 11, 2009 as 10-M918
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Petitioner: Bayer HealthCare LLC, CSL Behring L.L.C.
Respondent: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Novo Nordisk A/S
IN RE BAYER HEALTHCARE
Filed: October 29, 2009 as 10-M918
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Petitioner: Bayer HealthCare LLC, CSL Behring L.L.C.
Respondent: Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc., Novo Nordisk A/S
PEER COMMUNICATIONS V SKYPE TECH
Filed: October 6, 2009 as 09-1069
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Defendant-Appellee: eBay, Inc., Skype Technologies SA, Skype, Inc.
Plaintiff-Appellant: Peer Communications Corporation