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Habhab v. Hon

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a towing and car repair operator's civil rights suit against several Iowa state patrol troopers claiming violations of equal protection, as well as...

Muhammad v. McCarrell

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against a Supermax Unit and several of its officers raising a tort claim for battery and alleging that...

Makky v. Chertoff

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a suit arising from the suspension and subsequent termination of a TSA employee whose position required a security clearance which had been denied,...

Iko v. Raley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a survival and wrongful death action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 following inmate's death after being forcibly removed from his cell...

Newkirk v. Vill. of Steger

Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a discrimination and retaliation suit by employees of defendant police department, dismissal with prejudice based on a settlement agreement is...

Zessar v. Keith

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Elections, Government Law
In a class-action suit alleging due-process violations in the rejection of absentee ballots without notice or a hearing, partial summary judgment for...

Briscoe v. Klaus

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's suit alleging violations of constitutional rights by corrections officers, order of dismissal is vacated and remanded where, when the...

Vondrak v. City of Las Cruces

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against defendants-officers and city claiming illegal arrest, excessive force, inadequate medical...

Keylon v. City of Albuquerque

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when she was arrested without probable cause for...

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Nicholson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Military Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging violation of the Establishment Clause by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, summary judgment...