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Schneyder v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Section 1983 action concerning the scope of the Fourth Amendment and involving the prolonged incarceration of plaintiff as a material witness,...

Payne v. Peninsula Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
In a dispute arising from a Section 1983 complaint and involving the scope of the exhaustion requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities...

Hoye v. City of Oakland

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a Section 1983 action challenge defendant-city's enforcement of an ordinance which prohibits certain conduct within 100 feet of abortion clinics,...

Estate of Amaro v. City of Oakland

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an interlocutory appeal involving the application of the doctrine of equitable estoppel to a Section 1983 claim, judgment of the district court is...

Haggins v. Verizon New England Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Communications Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving defendant's policy of mandating the use of a monitoring devices by plaintiffs and alleging violations of plaintiffs' privacy...

Ingram v. Orundjian

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, judgment of the district...

Kowalski v. Berkeley County Schools

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law
In a Section 1983 action alleging the defendant-school district violated plaintiff's right to free speech after it suspended her for creating a...

Hunter v. County of Sacramento

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Judges & Judiciary
In a Section 1983 action involving municipal liability under Monell and alleging the use of excessive force in defendant's jail, judgment of the...

Starr v. Baca

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a Section 1983 action involving a supervisory liability claim against defendant for deliberate indifference for a violent attack plaintiff...

Jackler v. Byrne

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a Section 1983 dispute alleging retaliatory termination for plaintiff's refusal to retract a truthful report and make false statements in order to...