Cases

Motion for leave to appeal dismissed upon the ground that the order sought to be appealed from does not finally determine the action within the meaning of the Constitution. Motion for poor person relief dismissed as academic.

*1214Motion for reargument of motion for leave to appeal denied [see 24 NY3d 1041 (2014)]. Judges Stein and Fahey taking no part.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. Jason Daniel Sims pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). The district court 3 sentenced him as

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge. ■ Jason Daniel Sims pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He received an enhanced sentence pursuant to the Armed Career Criminal Act (“ACCA”), which applies to those felons guilty of possessing a firearm who also have at least three prior convictions for a violent felony or serious drug offen

KELLY, Circuit Judge. This is Robin Sims’ second time before the court. On the government’s interlocutory appeal in 2014, we found that the district court’s 1 exclusion of DNA evidence as a sanction for the government’s late disclosure was not an abuse of discretion. The case then proceeded to trial, and a jury convicte

OPINION WATFORD, Circuit Judge: At issue in this appeal is a vagueness challenge to a special condition of supervised release imposed as part of defendant Kimo Sims’ sentence. The district court imposed the disputed condition to address Sims’ long-term use of marijuana, which played a role in the conduct (distributing methamphetamine) that led to his con

KELLY, Circuit Judge. When a litigant bypasses a district court’s discovery deadlines and belatedly attempts to introduce new evidence, the court has broad discretion to fashion an appropriate remedy. In this case, the district court 1 concluded that the proper remedy was excluding the late evidence. Reviewing under 18 U.

RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION Pursuant to Sixth Circuit I.O.P. 32.1(b) File Name: 13a0056p.06 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT _________________ X Plaintiff-Appellant, - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

WOOD, Circuit Judge. Jermaine Sims pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g). The district court sentenced Sims to 180 months’ imprisonment after it determined that three of Sims’s previous convictions triggered the Armed Career Criminal Act’s (ACCA) 15-year mandatory minimum. Sims appeals only his sente

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Sims appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2006). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United Stat

553 F.3d 580 (2009) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Eric SIMS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 08-1348. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 17, 2008. Decided January 22, 2009. *581 Timothy A. Bass, Office of the United States Attorney, Springfield, IL, Eugene L. Miller

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: James Sims appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for a reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (2006). We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. United Stat

551 F.3d 640 (2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rico R. SIMS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 07-3798. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued October 23, 2008. Decided December 24, 2008. *642 K. Tate Chambers, Office of the United States Attorney, Peoria, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

MEMORANDUM ** Lamonte Deshawn Sims appeals from the 120-month sentence imposed following this court’s remand to allow the district court to exercise its discretion under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Sims contends that his sentence is unreasonable because the district cou

MEMORANDUM OPINION AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge Anthem and Cigna, the nation’s second and third largest medical health insurance carriers, have agreed to merge. They propose to create the single largest seller of medical healthcare coverage to large commercial accounts, in a market in which there are only four national carriers still sta

435 F.Supp.2d 542 (2006) UNITED STATES of America Plaintiff v. Tommy SIMS Defendant. No. CRIM. 3:06-CR-42BS. United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division. June 21, 2006. *543 Omodare B. Jupiter, Federal Public Defender, S. Dennis Joiner, Federal Public Defender, Jackson, MS, for Tommy Sims (1), Defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge. In this civil action brought pro se, the plaintiff, a South Dakota state prisoner, alleges that he has “declared [himself] not a citizen of the United States of America[,]” but that the United States has refused to recognize his renunciation of citizenship. Complaint for Violation of Civ

EBEL, Circuit Judge. This case first arose in an Internet chat room where Stanley Howard Sims .(“Defendant” or “Sims”), using the screenname “Nats565,” began a sexually explicit conversation with “sweetthingforyoul6” — a screenname Sims believed belonged to a 16-year-old girl named Sue and a 12-year-old named Kate. In fact, “sweetthing-foryoul6” was a middle-aged man in Springfiel

MEMORANDUM*** Mario McDonald appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy to commit bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371; armed robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a) and (d); and brandishing firearms during and in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). He argues that the government’s delay in producing a witness’s prior statement violated the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. §

343 F.Supp.2d 621 (2004) Deshawn SIMS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. No. CIV. 04-70474. No. CRIM. 99-80102. United States District Court, E.D. Michigan, Southern Division. November 4, 2004. *622 John F. Royal, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff. OPINION AND ORDER FEIKENS, District Judge.