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Canseco v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Immigration Law
In petitioner's motion for postconviction relief, claiming that his nolo contendre plea in 1995 to possession of a controlled substance was not...

D.S. v. Bayonne Bd. of Educ.

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law
District court's judgment terminating the obligation of defendant to pay the tuition of plaintiffs' son at a private school for learning disabled...

Chambers v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board, affirming petitioner's removal from her position as the Chief of the United States Park Police,...

City of Cerritos v. Cerritos Taxpayers Ass'n

Administrative Law, Elections, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by a city and public agencies under section 860 of the Code of Civ. Proc. to determine the validity of a financing agreement,...

Lane v. City of Sacramento

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' consolidated cases against the City of Sacramento, seeking to hold the city liable for injuries they sustained when one of the...

Gallant Ocean (Thailand) Co., Ltd. v. US

Administrative Law, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
The Court of International Trade's affirmance of the United States Department of Commerce's decision to apply an adverse facts available (AFA) rate of...

Hornback v. US

Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In plaintiff's suit seeking compensation for the government's use of his invention, district court's dismissal of his claim for failure to state a...

San Joaquin River Exch. Contractors Water Auth. v. State Water Res. Control Bd.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In an action challenging the State Water Resources Control Board's approval of two amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento...

Doe v. Sec'y of Health & Human Serv.

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
The decision of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims upholding the special master's denial of compensation, on the ground that the claimants failed to...

Lee v. Javitch, Block & Rathbone LLP

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against a law firm pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act, claiming that the...