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Hui v. Castaneda

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action raising medical negligence claims against the U.S. under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and the Bivens doctrine, a denial of...

Edison v. Douberly

Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In an action by a prisoner alleging violations of the American With Disabilities Act (ADA), summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the term...

Baptist Mem. Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In two hospitals' petition for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reopen final Medicare reimbursement...

Ass'n of Civilian Technicians, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Military Law
In an Administrative Procedure Act action challenging the U.S.'s policy and practice of recommending, rather than ordering, reinstatement of...

Plata v. Schwarzenegger

Government Law, Health Law, Remedies, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a class action challenge deficiencies in prison medical care that allegedly violated the Eighth Amendment and the Americans with Disabilities Act,...

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce v. City of Long Beach

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action challenging the Long Beach Campaign Reform Act (LBCRA), which prohibited "persons" from making any independent expenditures if they...

Nation v. City of N.Y.

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an Article 78 petition challenging the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Buildings' conclusion that New York City Administrative Code...

Raghunathan v. Holder

Administrative Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
A Sri Lankan couple's (both ethnic Tamils) petition for review of the BIA's denial of a motion for reconsideration of an IJ's denial of petitioners'...

Buckingham v. Sec'y, U.S. Dept. of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Law
In an action seeking judicial review, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), of the Forest Service's decision to cancel plaintiff's...

Batt v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In plaintiff's claim against the City and County of San Francisco that it improperly required hoteliers to apply the City's hotel tax to parking...