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Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant #1

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action alleging physical and sexual assault in violation of plaintiff's civil and constitutional rights, decision dismissing sua sponte...

D'Lil v. Best W. Encina Lodge & Suites

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Health Law
In an action brought by a paraplegic against Best Western under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California civil rights...

Jankey v. Poop Deck

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Health Law
In a suit brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by an individual with a physical disability against a beer and wine bar and its...

Saunders v. Farmers Ins. Exch.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In purported class actions on behalf of persons living in a "single, contiguous black community in Kansas City" claiming, inter alia, that...

Coronado v. Valleyview Pub. Sch. Dist. 365-U

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Juvenile Law, Remedies
In a student's suit challenging his expulsion on due-process grounds, denial of a preliminary injunction is affirmed where, because plaintiff received...

Wilson v. Libby

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Remedies
In a suit by Valerie Plame Wilson and her husband alleging that employees in the Office of the Vice President and the State Department violated their...

Goode v. City of Philadelphia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a suit alleging that the Solicitor of the City of Philadelphia overstepped his authority by entering into a private settlement agreement with...

Russell v. Univ. of Toledo

Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a nurse's employment discrimination action raising claims of disparate treatment, hostile work environment, and retaliation on the basis of race,...

Avila v. Continental Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging plaintiff was discharged from employment in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), summary judgment entered...

Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Delmonte

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a matter involving a discrimination complaint brought by a civilian employee of police department, appeal from an order affirming the referral to a...