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Gollomp v. Spitzer

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Sanctions
District court judgment dismissing plaintiff's second amended complaint against various state entities and imposing sanctions on his attorneys is...

Morgan v. Quarterman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
The denial of Petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed, where Petitioner claimed that Respondent-Warden denied him due process by revoking his...

US v. New York

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In a False Claims Act action challenging a fee charged by Defendant-City to nonresident workers, the dismissal of Plaintiff's appeal is affirmed...

Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In an appeal from the denial of a motion to recuse a state supreme court justice, where the justice had received campaign contributions in an...

Iraq v. Beatty

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In an action alleging mistreatment by Iraqi officials during the 1991 Gulf War, the Court of Appeals' holding that the District Court had jurisdiction...

Hood v. Memphis

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Water Law
In an action by Mississippi for conversion of groundwater by the City of Memphis, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where Tennessee was an...

Maldonado v. Fontanes

Civil Rights, Government Law
In a civil rights action involving the seizure and killings of pet cats and dogs, district court judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

Pietrangelo v. US Army

Attorney's Fees, Government Law
District court judgment denying a pro se lawyer's motion for attorneys' fees under the Freedom of Information Act is affirmed where lawyers who...

Johnson v. Arvin-Edison Water Storage District

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by plaintiff alleging he had not been paid overtime and provided with meal breaks, trial court judgment sustaining defendant's demurrer...

Delancey v. Austin

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging that Defendant city failed to provide relocation assistance to Plaintiffs as required by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and...