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Midwest Crane & Rigging, Inc. v. Fed'l. Motor Carrier Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) determination that petitioner was a "commercial motor carrier"...

US v. Cerna

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Defendant's conviction for illegal reentry into the U.S. is vacated where: 1) the district court's factual finding that defendant knowingly and...

Guillory v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Military Law
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims' affirmance of the Board of Veterans' Appeals' finding of no clear and unmistakable error in a...

Washington Gas Light Co. v. FERC

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) approval of a construction project that would allow a natural gas...

Riverside Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Bd. of Admin. of the California Pub. Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' petition for administrative mandate seeking to overturn a decision of the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees'...

USA Waste of California, Inc. v. City of Irwindale

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
Trial court's denial of a city's motion to strike plaintiff's second amended cross-complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute, arising from a particular...

Communities for a Better Env't v. City of Richmond

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandate against a city and Chevron, claiming that an environmental review of a new construction project was...

Rodriguez v. Wet Ink, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit against plaintiff's former employer, summary judgment for defendant on the ground that the action was time-barred...

Fence Creek Cattle Co. v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Government Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) challenging the Forest Service's cancellation of plaintiff's use of certain grazing...

Presidio Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Scott

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute between a teacher and the school district for terminating his employment for using corporal punishment on students, judgment of the court...