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Krout v. Goemmer

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by officers during an arrest, denial of summary judgment to defendants on qualified...

US v. Rene E.

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
Defendant's conviction and sentence for possessing a handgun is affirmed where: 1) the federal ban on juvenile possession of handguns, 18 U.S.C....

Cook v. City of Bella Villa

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by an officer in performing an arrest, judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)...

Reynolds v. Strickland

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
An Ohio inmate's motion for a stay of his execution is granted and remanded for fact-finding and evidentiary hearings on the merits in light of Ohio's...

Klein v. San Clemente

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a city ordinance prohibiting all leafleting of unoccupied vehicles, the district court's denial of a preliminary...

McKenna v. City of Philadelphia

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiffs' section 1983 lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia and various police officers arising from an impromptu street celebration after...

Williams v. Redflex Traffic Sys., Inc.

Constitutional Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's lawsuit against the city of Knoxville alleging that the city's procedures for citing and levying fines for red-light runners captured...

Harris v. City of Circleville

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit alleging various constitutional violations of his rights while being booked at the city jail, district...

Cantu-Delgadillo v. Holder

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's order denying petitioner's request for administrative closure and dismissing his appeal from the BIA's order...

Remexcel Managerial Consultants, Inc. v. Arlequin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a political discrimination case against a municipality in Puerto Rico, default judgment against defendants is affirmed where the district court did...