Sixth Circuit Cases

Pending Changes to Sixth Circuit Rules 28(g) and 45(a)(7)

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has voted to amend Sixth Circuit Rules 28(g) and 45(a)(7) as indicated in the hyperlinked text. As called for in Rule 47(a), interested parties shall have until December 20, 2006 to comment on the proposed changes. Rule 28(g) , Rule 45(a)(7) .

Comments may be e-mailed to the Clerk at ca06-rules_comments@ca6.uscourts.gov or

mailed to:  Leonard Green, Clerk
                United States Court of Appeals
                Room 540, Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse

                100 E. Fifth Street
                Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-3988

CA6 News: "New Federal Courthouse to be Named for Senator Frist?" [Day on Torts]

New Federal Courthouse to be Named for Senator Frist?

The Tennessean reports that the new federal courthouse in Nashville will be named for Senator Frist. The same Senator Frist who has repeated tried to keep medical malpractice victims from being able to access to the civil justice system.

Blog News: New Sixth Circuit Blog Out

Effective July 15, 2006, there is a new kid on the block (blog) with the Sixth Circuit Blog.  Here is a link to their first posting. 

Sixth Circuit Orders En Banc Rehearing to Decide Whether Federal Issue Embedded in State Law Claim for Relief Supports Removal Jurisdiction

6th Cir: Press Release - Opperman New Bankruptcy Judge

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit announces the appointment of Daniel S. Opperman as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan at Bay City. He assumes a new position created by the passage of P.L. 109-8. Judge Opperman joins Chief Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, and Judges Marci McIvor, Phillip Shefferly Thomas Tucker and recalled Bankruptcy Judge Walter Shapero on the Eastern Michigan bankruptcy bench. He was selected by the Court from a field of 34 candidates, and he was sworn in on July 13, 2006. More Information

CA6 News: "High court sides with woman in retaliation case" [Scripts Howard]

High court sides with woman in retaliation case

By BARTHOLOMEW SULLIVAN Scripps Howard News Service 22-JUN-06 WASHINGTON -- A Memphis, Tenn., woman who sued her employer for sexual discrimination and retaliation after she was reassigned and then suspended

CA6 News: "Nice-guy lawyers caught in a battle" [Detroit Free Press]

Nice-guy lawyers caught in a battle

The two latest Michigan nominees to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Stephen Murphy III and Raymond Kethledge, appear to be accomplished lawyers with solid Republican credentials and no obvious political ...

CA6 News: "The high court's no-decision decision" [theSouthern.com]

The high court's no-decision decision

When word came on Monday morning that the Supreme Court had reversed the 6th Circuit in the two big wetlands cases, some of us critics of federal imperialism were ecstatic.

CA6 News: 2006 Court Session Calendar

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has posted the 2006 Court Session Calendar for the arguments to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. More Information

CA6 News: Oral Arguments: May 29, 2006 - June 9, 2006

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has posted the 2006 Court Session Calendar for the arguments to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. More Information

CA6 News: Public Notice For Reappointment Of Bankruptcy Judge Charles M. Caldwell

The current 14-year term of office of United States Bankruptcy Judge Charles M. Caldwell of the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus is due to expire on May 25, 2007. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is presently considering whether to reappoint the incumbent bankruptcy judge to a new 14-year term of office.

Members of the bar and public are invited to submit comments for consideration by the Court of Appeals before it appoints him to a new term of office. All comments are kept confidential and should be directed to the Office of the Circuit Executive, 503 Potter Stewart United States Courthouse, 100 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; All comments must be received no later than June 30, 2006.

For further inquiries, contact the Office of the Circuit Executive at 513/564-7200 or by fax to (513) 564-7210