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Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against defendant-former employer seeking compensatory and punitive damages and attorney's fees for age discrimination, judgment for...

Powers v. Richards

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that plaintiff was fired because of his Republican party affiliation, summary judgment for defendants is...

Brumfield v. Hollins

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit brought by survivors of a man who hung himself while being held in a county jail, summary judgment for individual defendants...

Willis Smith and Co., Inc. v. State of Arkansas

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suits brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging violations of the Takings and Due Process Clauses of the U.S. Constitution and a state...

Ballard v. Heineman

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging plaintiff was the victim of defendant-state trooper's racially-motivated traffic stop and subsequent...

Culpepper v. Schafer

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging that the USDA discriminated against plaintiff because she is disabled and retaliated against her for engaging in protected...

McLean v. Gordon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against defendants, social service workers and state department of social services, arising from the death of a...

Dietrich v. John Ascuaga's Nugget

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging defendants, police officers, an event's organizers, a police department, and city, violated plaintiff's...

Dunn v. Matatall

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that defendants-officers violated plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights by using excessive force when...

Archer v. Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a suit under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) and state law, alleging that defendant engaged in discriminatory dealer loans, and...