UNITED STATES v. HECKENKAMP

United States Court of Appeals,Ninth Circuit.

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerome T. HECKENKAMP, Defendant-Appellant.

United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerome T. Heckenkamp, Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 05-10322, 05-10323. Decided: April 5, 2007

Before CANBY, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. Benjamin Coleman, San Diego, CA, for the appellant. Hanley Chew, Assistant United States Attorney, San Francisco, CA, for the appellee.

Legal Analysis Requirements: For the written legal analysis, students should review the case above and present a clear analysis of the case. The analysis should be a concise, short paper. The following areas should be covered in the analysis:

1. The case name and the year it was decided?

2. Who was the plaintiff and what was the plaintiff's argument?

3. Who was the defendant and what was the defendant's argument?

4. Is the case provided a trial court case, an appeals court case or a Supreme Court case?

5. What was the court's decision in the case?

6. Was the court's decision a good decision? Why or why not? Explain.

7. Should the court's final decision change? Why or why not? Explain.

8. Is this a good law? Why or Why not? Explain.

9. Should the law change? Explain.

10. As a business manager or administrator why would this case be important for you in your job? Explain.

11. What management lessons can you learn and take away from this case? Explain.

12. Did the University have a Right to Monitor Heckenkamp?

13. Were Heckenkamp's Rights Violated?

14. Could Heckenkamp File a Countersuit?