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Johnston v. Maha

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil rights action regarding the conditions of plaintiff-inmate's confinement, plaintiff's motion for appointment of counsel in his appeal of a...

Dos Reis v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Brazilian citizen's petition for review of an order of the BIA affirming an IJ's denial of his motion to reopen removal proceedings is denied as the...

Alvarez v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In two lawsuits against the City of Chicago brought by paramedics, claiming that it willfully failed to properly compensate them for overtime,...

Torgerson v. City of Rochester

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action against a fire department claiming that defendant refused to hire plaintiffs for national origin and gender reasons, summary...

Citizens for Responsible Equitable Envt'l Dev. v. City of San Diego

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a petition for writ of mandate and complaint for injunctive relief against the City of San Diego, claiming that that the city failed to provide...

State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In plaintiff's suit to collect unpaid premiums it claimed were owed for workers' compensation insurance policies issued to defendant, plaintiff's...

Gorelik v. Costin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against the president of the New Hampshire State Board of Medicine, arising from the Board's...

Gaston v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In petitioner's claim for an earlier effective date for his award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), judgment of the...

Rodriguez v. Maricopa Cty. Cmty. Coll. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action claiming that defendant public university administrators failed to take immediate or appropriate steps to prevent a professor...

Bloemker v. Laborers' Local 265 Pension Fund

Administrative Law, Contracts, ERISA, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer-sponsored ERISA plan an actuary, actuary, alleging breach of contractual agreement and other claims, arising...