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Kellems v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the denial of social security benefits, the district court's order awarding attorney's fees to plaintiff is vacated where a...

Sunnyvale W. Neighborhood Ass'n v. City of Sunnyvale City Council

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
Trial court's grant of a peremptory writ of mandate compelling a city council to set aside its approval of the proposed project and its certification...

Beacon Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Health Law, Tax Law
In a healthcare provider's appeal from the district court's judgment affirming the Provider Reimbursement Review Board’s (PRRB) determination that it...

McLeod v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In plaintiff's appeal from the denial of Social Security benefits, the order is reversed where the ALJ had no duty to request more information from...

Varughese v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a final order of removal issued by the BIA, the petition is denied where: 1) Immigration and Nationality Act section...

Chadwell v. Merit Sys. Prot. Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's challenge to the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) notice that it would not review or process his 2008 application for an...

John B. v. Goetz

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
A consent decree entered in a 1998 class action challenge to Tennessee's managed care program, TennCare, under the Medicaid Act, is vacated in part...

Price v. Stevedoring Servs. of Am.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits
In an action seeking disability benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Department of Labor Benefits Review...

Arctic Slope Native Ass'n, Ltd. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Indian Law
In an Indian tribe's suit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services for breach of contract, claiming that the government failed to pay...

County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a petition for writ of administrative mandamus brought by the County of Los Angeles, Chief Executive Office, asserting the privacy rights of...