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238 B.R. 507 (1999) In re Vivian REYES, Debtor. Vivian Reyes, Plaintiff, v. FCC National Bank, Defendant. Bankruptcy No. 96-10402. Adversary No. 98-1064. United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island. July 13, 1999. Christopher Lefebvre, Law Office of Claude Lefebvre & Sons, Pawtucket, RI, for debtor/plaintiff. Robert D. Fine, Robert Berkelhammer, C

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RICHARD H. KYLE, United States District Judge INTRODUCTION This action arises out of automated debt-collection telephone calls made by Defendants Department Stores National Bank (“DSNB”) and FDS Bank (“FDS”) in connection with Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s credit-card accounts. Plaintiff Ameer Hashw, acting on behalf of himself and a nationwide class of persons w

254 F.3d 89 (D.C. Cir. 2001) Building Owners and Managers Association International, et al., Petitionersv.Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, RespondentsSatellite Broadcasting and Communications Association, et al., Intervenors No. 99-1009, No. 99-1021 United States Court of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT Argued March 5,

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge SENTELLE. Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge GRIFFITH. SENTELLE, Chief Judge: Noel Canning petitions for review of a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “the Board”) decision finding that Noel Canning violated section 8(a)(1) and (5) of the National Labor Relations Act (“NLR

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON. KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge: This case involves a labor dispute between an ambulance company and its employees. We do not reach the merits of that dispute, however, because we conclude that Lafe Solomon, the former Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board),

512 F.3d 702 (2008) NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION, Appellant v. Dirk KEMPTHORNE, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees. No. 06-5199. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued September 24, 2007. Decided January 15, 2008. *703 *704 Kirsten L. Nat

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL DIGITAL INCLUSION ALLIANCE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 25-3606 (JDB) DONALD TRUMP et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) challenges the President’s dissolution of the Digital Equity Act’s Competitive G

MEMORANDUM OPINION Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This litigation arises out of the defendant’s termination of a contract in which it granted the plaintiff a right to distribute reception of the C-SPAN television networks in real-time

POSNER, Circuit Judge. Central National Bank is one of two national banks in Mattoon, a town of 20,000 in downstate Illinois. After an investigation of the bank’s trust department, the Comptroller of the Currency, who regulates national banks, issued in 1987 a notice of intent to revoke the bank’s permission to provide trust services to its customers. The notice was issued pursu

(2008) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WATERFRONT EMPLOYERS, Plaintiff, and Old Republic Insurance Company and Bituminous Contractors, Inc., Intervenors, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Labor, Defendant. Civil Action No. 07-2250 (RMC). United States District Court, District of Columbia. November 13, 2008. MEMORANDUM OPINION ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District

498 F.3d 236 (2007) John PALMER; Stacey Palmer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and United States Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency, Third Party Defendant-Appellee, v. CITY NATIONAL BANK, OF WEST VIRGINIA, Defendant-Appellant, and Stuart Kaufmann; Bank One, N.A., Defendants. No. 06-1151. United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Argued: May 23, 2007. <

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge. In this appeal the petitioner banks1 seek review of an order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) approving the application of respondent-intervenor Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc. (Bancshares) for prior approval of its acquisition of 80.5% of respondent-intervenor Mark Twain O’Fallon Bank (O’Fallon Bank) pursuant to section 3 of the Bank Holdin

391 F.Supp.2d 200 (2005) NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff, v. Alberto GONZALES, et al., Defendants, and Christian Medical Association, et al., Defendant Intervenors. No. CIV.A. 04-02148 HHK. United States District Court, District of Columbia. September 28, 2005. *201

OPINION HORN, Judge. The above-captioned case comes before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and Rule 12(b)(4) of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (RCFC), and on cross-motions for summary judgment by the parties pursuant to RCFC 56. The plaintiff, Pacific National Cellular (Pacific) filed a complaint against the United States which seeks re

CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge. The Blackstone Valley National Bank brings this petition for review, under 12 U.S.C. § 1848, of a Federal Reserve Board decision to deny a bank holding company’s application to acquire Blackstone under 12 U.S.C. § 1842. Although it did not participate in the proceedings before the Board, Blackstone now urges that the application should be “deemed to ha

509 F.2d 1004 The FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ST. CHARLES et al., Petitioners,v.BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF the FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, Respondent,andMark Twain Bancshares, Inc., and Mark Twain O'Fallon Bank,Respondents-Intervenors. No. 74--1312. United States Court of Appeals,Eighth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 10, 1974.Decided Jan. 22, 1975.Reconsideration

CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT MAROVITZ, District Judge. This action, brought by the Midwest National Bank of Lake Forest, Illinois, challenges an order of the Comptroller of the Currency, dated July 13, 1967, approving the application of the First National Bank of Lake Forest to establish a detached drive-up banking facility in the depot of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, in Lake For

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 13-1832 (JDB) ALL ASSETS HELD IN ACCOUNT NUMBER 80020796, IN THE NAME OF DORAVILLE PROPERTIES CORP., AT DEUTSCHE BANK INTERNATIONAL, LTD. IN JERSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS, AND ALL INTEREST, BENEFITS OR ASSETS TRACEABLE THERETO, et al., Defendant

Me. Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. In sustaining a state criminal statute that forbids certain expenditures by banks and business corporations for the purpose of influencing the vote on referendum proposals, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that the First Amendment rights of a corporation are limited to issues that materially affect its business, property, or assets. The court r

Opinion for the Court- filed by Circuit Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WALD. HARRY T. EDWARDS, Circuit Judge: This case presents the issue whether section 4 of the Railway Labor Act1 permits a single member of the three-person National Mediation Board (“the Board”) to act