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Gribben v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Civil Rights, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action against UPS alleging disability discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), summary...

Wilkins v. DeReyes

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from plaintiffs' arrests and prosecutions after they became suspects in a 1996 investigation of a quadruple...

Wingate v. Gage County School District, No. 34

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a teacher's lawsuit alleging age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as well as First Amendment violations...

In the Matter of Giaquinto v. Comm'r of New York Dep't of Health

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Benefits, Health Law
In an appeal presenting the issue of whether a party in a health care related matter was entitled to recover attorney's fee from the commissioner of...

Simpson v. Thomas

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that defendant-corrections officer used excessive force after plaintiff did not comply with his...

Michalowicz v. Vill. of Bedford Park

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging due process violations after plaintiff was terminated for accepting donations from local businesses subject to fire inspection...

Erlandson v. Northglenn Mun. Court

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
An order dismissing plaintiff's amended complaint and denying his motion to amend or alter the judgment after he was found guilty of littering his own...

Wheeler v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Civil Rights, Sanctions, Tax Law
Judgment against petitioner assessing various deficiencies and fees for underpayment of taxes, as well as for advancing frivolous and groundless...

Seegmiller v. Laverkin City

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a police officer's action alleging, inter alia, a violation of her substantive due process rights, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where...

Ginger v. District of Columbia

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action raising a claim of racial discrimination and retaliation for having filed a complaint after the Metropolitan Police Department had...