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Kennedy v. City of Cincinnati

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a city, a police officer, and a swimming pool supervisor, for having his pool access denied after...

US v. $22,050.00 US Currency

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an in rem forfeiture action in connection with a drug distribution and money laundering investigation wherein the United States Drug Enforcement...

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against a school district under the Texas Whistleblower Act, claiming that he was demoted from his position as a director of...

Galveston Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Jaco

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's action against a school district under the Texas Whistleblower Act, claiming that he was demoted from his position as a director of...

Talley v. US Dep't of Agric.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Government Law
In plaintiff's suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claiming that the Department violated the...

Conley v. Nat'l Mines Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Order of the Benefits Review Board reversing an Administrative Law Judge's award of black lung benefits on a widow's claim filed by petitioner under...

Devlin v. Kalm

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against various state officials claiming that his termination from the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB)...

Estate of Tolman

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
Denial of a granddaughter's petition to determine persons entitled to distribution from her grandmother's estate is affirmed as the exclusion of...

California Corr. Peace Officers' Ass'n v. State of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiffs' action against the state of California, through the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA), claiming that the state refused to...

Comm. for Green Foothills v. Santa Clara County Bd. of Supervisors

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In mandamus proceedings challenging a county's approval of trail developments by Stanford University, arising from the university's application for a...