all - Opinion Summaries

Rosario v. Dep't of the Army

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Department of the Army and others, claiming that sexual harassment by her co-worker at an Army medical clinic...

Wilkerson v. Shinseki

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff's reassignment discriminated against him based on his obesity and diabetes, and that age discrimination played a...

Harris v. City of N.Y.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's order revoking his in forma pauperis status and dismissing his complaint, the order is affirmed in...

Plouffe v. Ligon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action seeking to enjoin attorney disciplinary proceedings that defendant initiated against plaintiff, dismissal of the action is affirmed where...

Brooks v. Dist. Hosp. Ptnrs., L.P.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII employment discrimination action, dismissal of the action is reversed where: 1) because plaintiffs' claims were separated under Fed. R....

Porter v. Shah

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging various acts of retaliation and race and sex discrimination by plaintiff's employer, the United States Agency for International...

Moses v. Howard Univ. Hosp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a hospital claiming retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Norman v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that defendant terminated plaintiff based on race, gender, and a perceived disability, summary judgment for defendant is...

Vellejo v. Santini-Padilla

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiffs' suit against the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico, its mayor, and others alleging police brutality, district court's dismissal of the...

Poer v. Astrue

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit brought by an employee of the Social Security Administration, alleging that the Administration failed to promote him because he...