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Richardson v. Johnson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner against prison authorities based on an assault against him by another inmate, dismissal of the...

Doe v. Kamehamema Schs./Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law
In a racial discrimination action against a school district in which plaintiffs, four minor children, sought to proceed anonymously in their suit,...

Vega v. Lantz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that plaintiff-inmate was improperly labeled as a sex offender in violation of the Due Process Clause,...

Brzak v. United Nations

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sex discrimination action against the United Nations and various UN officials, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) the UN and...

Lake v. Yellow Transp., Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a race discrimination action, summary judgment for defendant-employer is reversed where: 1) plaintiff was not required to disprove defendant's...

Martinez-Rodriguez v. Guevara

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In plaintiff's action against several DEA agents claiming violation of his Fourth Amendment rights, summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds is...

Williams v. Fleming

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a bank, the US, and and an FDIC associate examiner, claiming that the associate examiner's racially motivated bias against...

Miniz v. Canarecci

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against several jail officials for their alleged deliberate indifference to her inmate-son's suicide risk,...

Coffin v. Brandau

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action based on defendant-officers' alleged warrantless entry into plaintiffs' garage, and one plaintiff's arrest, claiming a violation of...

Whitlock v. Brown

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against an officer with the Department of Natural Resources, alleging violation of their Fourth Amendment...