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Wobel v. City of Erie

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit for retaliation against his former employer and certain employees under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, district court's grant of summary...

People v. Barrett

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sentencing
Following a nonjury trial in which petitioner was found suitable for civil commitment as a "mentally retarded person" who is a "danger" to herself or...

Latif v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In plaintiffs' suit against the Director of the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC), the Director of the FBI, and the Attorney General, demanding that...

Estate of E. Wayne Hage v. US

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against the government seeking compensation for a Fifth Amendment taking of private property, breach of contract, and range...

Headley v. Church of Scientology Int'l

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit by two former ministers against the Church of Scientology claiming they were forced to provide labor in violation of the Trafficking Victims...

San Geronimo Caribe Project, Inc. v. Acevedo-Vila

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Governor of Puerto Rico and other government officials, claiming that the Regulations and Permits Administration...

Krist v. Kolombos Rest. Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's discrimination suit against a restaurant under the Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, for in-hospital treatment with...

Haynes v. City and County of San Francisco

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions
District court's imposition of sanctions on the plaintiff's counsel of over $360,000, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1927, after determining that the...

Aguilar v. Goldstein

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Securities Law
In a shareholders' suit against the defendants, a provider of managerial and administrative staff to hospitals, claiming that defendants breached...

Baughman v. Walt Disney World Co.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's suit against Disney under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), claiming that Disney denied her full and equal access to the theme...