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Penalbert-Rosa v. Fortuno-Burset

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging that a government employee's termination violated her federal constitutional rights to...

Smith v. Dunmore

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Rights, Government Law
Grant of summary judgment against a firefighter on his due process claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 are vacated and remanded for consideration of...

Papelino v. Albany College of Pharmacy of Union Univ.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs-appellants' sexual harassment and retaliation claims under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. section...

Thompson v. N. Am. Stainless, LP

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by a man claiming he was fired by his employer in retaliation for his fiancee's filing of...

Ortiz v. Jordan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a former inmate's civil rights action under 42 U. S. C. section 1983 seeking a judgment for damages against superintending prison officers for...

Calhoun v. Johnson

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against plaintiff's employer, the General Services Administration (GSA), claiming discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title...

Czarniecki v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a former police officer's suit against the City of Chicago, claiming that the City intentionally discriminated against him based on his national...

Sutherland v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's against her employer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., claiming, among other things, hostile work environment based on sex discrimination,...

Harris v. Maricopa Cty. Super. Ct.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an action against a state court and others for violations of, inter alia, plaintiff's rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the district...

Hoskins v. Dart

Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an inmate's five separate suits under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against a county sheriff and various prison officers claiming excessive physical...