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Shannon v. Koehler

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an action alleging that defendant-officer violated the Fourth Amendment by using excessive force in arresting plaintiff, a denial of qualified...

Estrada v. Cypress Semiconductor (Minn.), Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action following plaintiff's termination for absence, claiming that one of the absences was protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

US v. Billingsley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action for violation of the Fair Housing Act claiming the wrongful enforcement of restrictive covenants, a preliminary injunction in favor of...

McKenna v. Honsowetz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against two police officers who responded to a 911 report that plaintiff was having a medical seizure and...

Chavis v. Chappius

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A denial of plaintiff-inmate's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is vacated where: 1) a complaint and a subsequent appeal therefrom qualified as...

Hawn v. Exec. Jet Mgmt., Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by flight attendants who were dismissed for sexual harassment, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, sex and national origin in...

Newman v. Beard

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an inmate's pro se civil action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against various officials of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, claiming that...

Stearns v. Clarkson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action arising out of plaintiff's arrest and strip search, a denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment is affirmed in part where the...

El-Tabech v. Clarke

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action by a Muslim inmate alleging that prison officials were violating his religious rights under the First Amendment and the Religious Land...

Pucino v. Verizon Comms., Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendants maintained a hostile working environment at the garage where plaintiff was employed, summary judgment for...