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Hamdi v. Napolitano

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law, Government Law
In a severely disabled minor child's action under the Declaratory Judgment Act (DJA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to prohibit the...

Payne v. Salazar

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging retaliation in violation of Title VII, dismissal of the action for failure to exhaust administrative remedies is affirmed in...

California Oak Found. v. Regents of the Univ. of California

Administrative Law, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court's denial of plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate seeking to compel the Regents of the University of California to rescind...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Leshin

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Sanctions
In the Federal Trade Commission's suit against defendants for providing debt consolidation services in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act...

Brooks v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against Union Pacific Railroad Company under the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), to recover damages for back injuries...

Cook v. Rockwell Int'l Corp.

Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In property owners' class action suit against the facility operators of a former nuclear weapons plant under the Price-Anderson Act (PAA), alleging...

Goodman v. Nat'l Sec. Agency, Inc.

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In plaintiff's suit against her former employer under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary...

Wilson v. O'Brien

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the City of Chicago and persons associated with his prosecution for attempted murder, brought after...

Flying J, Inc. v. Hollen

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiff's facial challenge to Wisconsin's gasoline pricing regulations, district court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary judgment is...

Sheffield v. City of Fort Thomas

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a city and various city officials in their official and individual capacities, claiming that several of the city's...