all - Opinion Summaries

Florer v. Congregation Pidyon Shevuyim

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act claiming that defendants improperly denied or...

Export-Import Bank of U.S. v. Advanced Polymer Sci., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement
District court's refusal to set aside the Export-Import Bank of the United States' confession of judgment against the obligor in the amount of...

Cottier v. City of Martin

Civil Rights, Elections, Government Law
In a Voting Rights Act action claiming that a city ordinance establishing boundaries for three voting wards within the city diluted the votes of...

Penley v. Eslinger

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a civil rights action alleging excessive force by police, summary judgment for defendant-officers is affirmed where the decedent's act of bringing...

Southern Cal. Edison Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) decision that the same method used for calculating transmission charges...

Estate of Oliva v. Dep't of Law & Pub. Safety

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the estate of a now deceased state trooper who committed suicide, claiming harassment by numerous individuals connected with the State...

Hayward v. Marshall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Habeas Corpus
In a habeas petition challenging the denial of petitioner's parole, the denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) a prisoner must obtain a...

Runyon v. Bd. of Trs. of the California State Univ.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the California State University, claiming that he was removed from his position as departmental chair and subjected to...

Bright v. US

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a putative class action lawsuit, brought by landowners seeking compensation under the Fifth Amendment pursuant to the Tucker Act for the alleged...

Khatib v. Cty. of Orange

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action alleging a violation of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) because correctional officers required...