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Catholic League for Relig. and Civ. Rts. v. City and County of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that a city resolution disapproving of the Catholic Church's position on same-sex adoptions violated the...

Clem v. Lomeli

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that Defendant-Officer failed to protect Plaintiff from being beaten by his cellmate, judgment for...

Atherton v. Dist. of Columbia Office of the Mayor

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action challenging Plaintiff's dismissal from a grand jury, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part, where...

Utah Animal Rights Coal. v. Salt Lake

Civil Rights, Communications Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that Defendants stopped Plaintiffs from protesting a circus due to Plaintiffs' failure to obtain a permit,...

Corales v. Bennett

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for improper discipline by a school arising out of a student's suicide, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed...

Lucero v. Nettle Creek Sch. Corp.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination and retaliation action, district court grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court...

Hernandez v. City of Pomona

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Court of Appeals judgment is reversed where: 1) the federal judgment in favor of defendants on their civil rights claim alleging excessive force...

Gevas v. Ghosh

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Judgement Enforcement
District court order enforcing a settlement agreement is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff bears the burden of providing the court with a record permitting...

Cassady v. Goering

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging an unreasonable search, the denial of Sheriff-Defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law due to...

Grawey v. Drury

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on Defendant-Officers' allegedly excessive force, the denial of Defendants' qualified immunity is affirmed...