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Schenck v. County of Sonoma

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment in an action challenging the approval of a project for development of a beverage distribution facility on grounds that...

Valadez-Lopez v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court dismissing plaintiff's Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. sections 1346, 2671-80, claims, judgment...

Manufactured Home Communities, Inc. v. County of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Attorney's Fees
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court striking plaintiff's defamation suit as anti-SLAPP, Cal. Civ. Proc. Code section 425.16, judgment...

Harlick v. Blue Shield of California

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal from a judgment of the district court granting summary adjudication in favor of defendant in an action for coverage under an ERISA plan,...

Coalition for a Sustainable Future in Yucaipa v. City of Yucaipa

Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellant-coalition's petition for a writ of mandate which sought to vacate a project approval...

City of Palmdale v. Palmdale Water District

Water Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an appeal from a judgment of the trial court finding that defendant had adopted a new water rate structure consistent with the constitutional...

Chism v. Washington State

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a Section 1983 action arising from a disingenuous search and failed prosecution of plaintiff for child pornography, summary judgment in favor of...

Emslie v. Borg-Warner Auto, Inc.

cs_81, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a tort action alleging injury caused by a design defect of an ATV transmission manufactured by the defendant, summary judgment in favor of one...

Gates v. Rohm and Haas Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal from the denial of class certification concerning a tort action for toxic dump, judgment of the district court is affirmed...

Khoshfahm v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA affirming an order of removal and the denial of petitioner's application for asylum and withholding...