all - Opinion Summaries

Frye v. County of Butte

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
A mandamus petition challenging the administrative findings that sustained the defendant-county's seizures of plaintiffs' horses is affirmed, where:...

Ortega v. Holder

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal is dismissed,...

Smith v. Oregon Board of Parole

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's dismissal of a habeas corpus petition is vacated and remanded, where: 1) petitioner challenged certain trial testimony on hearsay...

State of New York v. Nelson D.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
Defendant's involuntary commitment for Intensive Treatment pursuant to his designation as a sex offender requiring strict and intensive supervision...

Maral v. City of Live Oak

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint challenging defendant-city's ordinance which prohibits the cultivation of marijuana for any purpose within...

Kurz v. Syrus Systems

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, the trial court's order denying plaintiff's special motion to strike defendant-employer's cross complaint for...

Easthampton Savings Bank v. City of Springfield

Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an action presenting facial challenges under both state and federal law to two local Ordinances enacted by the defendant-city which impose new...

Lin v. Holder

Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of the dismissal of petitioner's appeal from an order finding that petitioner was not eligible for asylum, withholding of...

Ligon v. City of New York

Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In actions challenging the stop and frisk policy of the N.Y. Police department, defendant-city's motions to modify the Court's stay order of October...

US v. Pagan-Ferrer

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendants-officers' convictions and sentences on charges stemming from the excessive use of force against a citizen who was violently beaten to death...