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Reusser v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against a bank involving allegations that plaintiffs' were wrongfully evicted and their property improperly foreclosed upon, dismissal of...

Moore v. Forrest City Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action against an employer alleging claims of racial discrimination and retaliation, judgment for employer is affirmed where: 1) the...

Trujillo v. PacifiCorp

Civil Rights, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and ERISA, summary judgment for defendant is reversed and the case remanded...

Fieger v. Cox

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Elections, Government Law, Sanctions
In an action alleging vindictive prosecution against Michigan's Attorney General, a state Supreme Court Justice, and the state's Secretary of State,...

Middlebrooks v. Leavitt

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII and 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action arising from defendant's refusal to hire plaintiff, dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

Torres v. City of Madera

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action arising in circumstances in which defendant-officer, intending to deploy a Taser device holstered near her firearm, instead...

Shirt v. Hazeltine

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Elections
An order denying plaintiffs' motion for expert witness fees under section 6 of the "Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights...

Miller v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Civil Rights, Elder Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against American Airlines under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) a...

Doran v. 7-Eleven, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law
In a suit against 7-Eleven under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), summary judgment for 7-Eleven is affirmed in part, but vacated in part and...

Williams v. City of Carl Junction

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
An award of attorneys' fees to defendants in a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1988 is reversed where plaintiff's case presented colorable...