Cases — December 25th through 31st
Miscellaneous
*Racher v. Lusk (10th Cir., Dec. 30, 2016) (as the highest-ranking employee of the nursing home at issue, Lusk had sufficient contacts with Oklahoma to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction)
United States v. Gonzalez (10th Cir., Dec. 29, 2016) (affirming conviction and sentence of Gonzalez on his defrauding of unemployment agencies in three states by obtaining prepaid debit cards for unemployment benefits)
Public Employees/Employers
*Racher v. Lusk (10th Cir., Dec. 30, 2016) (as the highest-ranking employee of the nursing home at issue, Lusk had sufficient contacts with Oklahoma to justify the exercise of personal jurisdiction)
United States v. Gonzalez (10th Cir., Dec. 29, 2016) (affirming conviction and sentence of Gonzalez on his defrauding of unemployment agencies in three states by obtaining prepaid debit cards for unemployment benefits)
Public Employees/Employers
Bandimere v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (10th Cir., December 27, 2016) (holding that SEC ALJs are inferior officers rather than employees, and therefore subject to the Constitution’s appointments clause; the ALJ presiding over Bandimere’s case held his office unconstitutionally)
*Cases marked with an asterisk are cases the 10th Circuit does not consider binding precedent except under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. They may be cited, however, for persuasive value under Fed.R.App.P. 32.1 and 10th Cir.R. 32.1.