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Smith v. County of Lenawee

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action brought by the estate of a deceased plaintiff, who died while in custody of the county sheriff's department, the order of the district...

Morris v. Zefferi

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action alleging that an officer violated plaintiff's constitutional rights when defendant transported plaintiff, who at the time was a pretrial...

Sulima v. Tobyhanna Army Depot

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against several federal government defendants under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act, arising from a...

Lora v. O'Heaney

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on abuse plaintiff allegedly suffered while in a correctional facility, defendants' appeal from the denial of...

Sabi v. Sterling

Civil Rights, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that plaintiff became eligible to receive Section 8 assistance payments but that defendants refused to participate in the...

Merritt v. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit brought after plaintiff-truck driver was terminated from her employment claiming sex discrimination under Title VII when defendant allegedly...

Edwards v. Prime Inc.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under RICO and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claiming that defendant restaurant franchise (Ruth's Chris Steak House) knowingly...

Gaujacq v. EDF, Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a gender discrimination action under Title VII, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part where: 1) no reasonable jury could find that the...

Serra v. Lappin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by prisoners claiming that the low wages they were paid for work performed in prison violated their rights under the Fifth Amendment and...

Ojo v. Farmers Grp., Inc.

Civil Rights, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a disparate impact suit alleging the racially discriminatory provision of homeowner's insurance in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA),...