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Rodriguez v. US

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action for attorney's fees interpreting the Equal Access to Justice Act, an award of attorney's fees is affirmed in part and reversed and...

Renken v. Gregory

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging that state university officials had retaliated against plaintiff for exercising his First Amendment rights...

Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. US

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a case challenging application of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), summary judgment for plaintiff is...

Davis v. Indiana State Police

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an age-discrimination suit brought by a state police trooper, dismissal for failure to state a claim is vacated and remanded where plaintiff...

Villegas v Gilroy Garlic Festival

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a civil rights action against the City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association, alleging First Amendment violations involving the...

Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Edu. And Dev.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the award of attorney fees to defendant is...

Ritchey v. City of Independence

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In an employment action under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment to defendant is affirmed where: 1) defendant presented...

Ndonyi v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
In an immigration case in which petitioner claimed persecution in Cameroon on the basis of her political and religious beliefs, petition for review of...

Klebanowski v. Sheahan

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate action filed under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging prison officials were deliberately indifferent to the risks caused by housing an...

Douglas Asphalt Co. v. Qore, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts
In an equal protection claim alleging that plaintiff asphalt company was wrongly singled out and treated differently than all other paving...