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McBeth v. Himes

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising out of an investigation by the sheriff's office and the Colorado Department of Human Services that resulted...

Doe v. S. Carolina Dep't of Soc. Servs.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a minor child and her adoptive parents against defendant, an Adoption Specialist with the South Carolina...

Bustos v. Martini Club Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on a late-night confrontation with several off-duty police officers, dismissal of the action is affirmed...

Quasius v. Schwan Food Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where defendant failed to file a motion to withdraw his dispositive...

Uphoff-Figueroa v. Alejandro

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against his employer, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and several PREPA officials, claiming that the new...

Budde v. Kane County Forest Pres.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a police chief's action against his former employer claiming discrimination based on his disability of alcoholism, in violation of the ADA, summary...

Keup v. Hopkins

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner claiming defendant prison personnel prevented plaintiff from sending drawings outside the prison in...

Schreiber v. Moe

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against a police officer, district court's judgment is affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

Jackson v. Cal-Western Packaging Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an age discrimination action, summary judgment for defendant-employer is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not show that a comment by a coworker was...

Keating v. Miami

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action alleging violations of plaintiffs' First and Fourth Amendment rights during a demonstration held in November 2003 outside the Free Trade...