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Umland v. PLANCO Fin. Servs., Inc.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a putative class action alleging that defendant misclassified plaintiff as an independent contractor rather than an employee, and later deducted...

Ali v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of a BIA finding that petitioner was deportable is denied where substantial evidence supported the conclusion that petitioner...

Sharashidze v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA order of removal on the basis of conviction on an aggravated felony is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where all of...

Five Points Road Joint Venture v. Johanns

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits
In an agency action regarding the award of federal farm program benefits to plaintiffs, summary judgment determining that the Equal Access to Justice...

Smith v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a case alleging a violation of an employee's rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, a Merit Systems Protection...

Merritt v. United Parcel Serv.

Administrative Law, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Decision of Industrial Accident Board to terminate disability plaintiffs paid to claimant by employer is reversed where an admission by employer that...

Rodriguez v. Smith

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas corpus case challenging US Bureau of Prison (BOP) regulations, an order granting habeas corpus and directing the BOP to immediately...

Bakarian v. Mukasey

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In an immigration case in which the government sought removal of petitioner as having been convicted of crimes of moral turpitude, petition for review...

Sec'y of Labor v. Beverly Healthcare-Hillview

Administrative Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case challenging the issuance of citations by OSHA to respondent-healthcare provider for failure to reimburse its employees for travel expenses...

Dobos v. Voluntary Plan Adm'rs

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for writ of administrative mandate is affirmed where: 1) based on the plain language of the Los Angeles County Code provisions...