all - Opinion Summaries

Mingus v. Butler

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In an inmate's action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the ADA against a registered nurse at the Correctional Facility, judgment of the district court...

Cornejo v. Bell

Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on actions taken by the employees of the New York City Administration for Children's Services in connection...

Avila v. Pappas

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a county treasurer and staff arising after plaintiff's acquittal on a charge of making threats against a...

Caviness v. Horizon Cmty. Learning Ctr., Inc.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging a charter school's termination of a teacher, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where plaintiff's...

Czekalski v. LaHood

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that plaintiff's supervisor at the Federal Aviation Administration discriminated against her on the basis of sex by reassigning...

Bryan v. McPherson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on defendant-officer's use of a taser on plaintiff at a traffic stop, denial of summary judgment based on...

Smith v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a prison nurse claiming deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs, district court's...

Griffin v. US

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In plaintiff's suit against the Secretary of Army claiming sex discrimination after the Army granted a promotion to a male colleague instead of...

Alaniz v. Zamora-Quezada

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging sex discrimination against the director of certain medical clinics, judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed in part where: 1) the...

Schubert v. City of Springfield

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C section 1983 case against a city and a police officer claiming his Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated when a...