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US v. 777 Greene Ave.

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a civil forfeiture proceeding, the motion to withdraw of defendant's counsel is denied where such a motion will not be granted unless counsel...

Bryan v. MacPherson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action asserting excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment based on an officer's use of a taser on plaintiff, a denial of summary...

Vereecke v. Huron Valley Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a high school English teacher's suit against a school district and individuals for First Amendment retaliation, claiming that certain disciplinary...

US v. Persichilli

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for knowingly possessing a Social Security card with intent to alter it and aggravated identity theft is affirmed where: 1) the evidence...

Martinez v. Cui

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiff's suit against a first-year medical resident claiming that she was sexually assaulted during an examination, judgment in favor of the...

Cortes-Reyes v. Salas-Quintana

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a political discrimination suit brought by thirty-six former Ranger cadets of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources,...

Harrell v. Fla. Bar

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a First Amendment action by a lawyer who advertised the services of his firm extensively, claiming in a broad facial challenge that nine...

Guy v. City of San Diego

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of his motion for a new trial on damages following a jury verdict reached in his 42 U.S.C....

Wilson v. Gaetz

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
District court's denial of defendant's petition for habeas relief from a conviction in state court of murder while mentally ill is vacated and...

City of Ontario v. Quon

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action by police officers against the city employing them, claiming that defendants violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the federal...