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DR. EUNA MCGRUDER,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE &
DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE dba Metropolitan
Nashville Public Schools,
Defendant-Appellant. |
No. 22-5761 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville.
No. 3:17-cv-01547—William Lynn Campbell, Jr., District Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 17, 2024
Before: BATCHELDER, MOORE, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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CLAY, Circuit Judge. In 2017, Plaintiff Euna McGruder sued Defendant Metropolitan
Government of Nashville and Davidson County (“Metro Nashville”) in United States District
Court for retaliation under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000, et seq. In 2021, a jury awarded McGruder
$260,000 for her claim, and the district court ordered Metro Nashville to reinstate her to her
previous position. Metro Nashville appeals the district court’s reinstatement order and argues that
the entirety of McGruder’s claims—including the jury award—should be barred by judicial
estoppel due to her failure to disclose her cause of action against Metro Nashville when she filed
for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2018. However, this Court lacks jurisdiction to consider Metro
Nashville’s judicial estoppel claims as applied to non-final, non-appealable orders that are not
before this Court. And the district court did not abuse its discretion in ordering McGruder’s
reinstatement, which, as an equitable remedy, is not barred by judicial estoppel. For the reasons
set forth below, we AFFIRM the district court’s reinstatement order and otherwise DISMISS
Metro Nashville’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee,
v.
KATRINA ROBINSON,
Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. |
Nos. 22-5075/5245 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis.
No. 2:20-cr-20148-1—Sheryl H. Lipman, District Judge.
Argued: October 26, 2023
Decided and Filed: April 17, 2024
Before: GIBBONS, BUSH, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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DAVIS, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted Katrina Robinson, founder and director of The
Healthcare Institute (“THI”), of four counts of wire fraud for actions she took in administering a
federal grant the organization received from 2015–2019. Robinson filed a post-verdict motion
for a judgment of acquittal (“JOA”) on all four counts. The district court granted the motion as
to two of the counts. In these consolidated appeals, the government challenges the court’s grant
of JOA on one of those counts, and Robinson appeals the denial of JOA on the remaining two
counts. Robinson also appeals the district court’s denial of her oral motion for mistrial with
prejudice and her motion for a new trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse
in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision. |
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KEELEY HAMILTON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee. |
No. 23-1466 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit.
No. 2:22-cv-10066—Mark A. Goldsmith, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 17, 2024
Before: McKEAGUE, LARSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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PER CURIAM. An administrative law judge denied Keeley Hamilton’s applications for
disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income because, despite her physical
impairments, she could still work in two occupations. On appeal, Hamilton relies on Ninth
Circuit caselaw to seek a categorical rule that would treat her as disabled unless she could work
in at least three occupations. We disagree with the Ninth Circuit’s rule. So we affirm the district
court’s decision upholding the Social Security Administration’s denial of benefits to Hamilton. |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
JOSHUA D. ALDRIDGE,
Defendant-Appellant. |
No. 23-3179 |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio at Columbus.
No. 2:20-cr-00095-9—Sarah Daggett Morrison, District Judge.
Decided and Filed: April 17, 2024
Before: MOORE, NALBANDIAN, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. At the conclusion of a jury trial, Joshua
Aldridge was found guilty of conspiracy to sex traffic an adult by force, threats of force, fraud, or
coercion, among other charges. Thereafter, the district court sentenced him to 324 months’
imprisonment. On appeal, Aldridge challenges the district court’s denial of his Rule 29 motion
and the district court’s application of two sentencing enhancements. For the reasons explained
below, we AFFIRM the district court. |
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