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Alice L. v. Dusek

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
A motion stay all district court proceedings in the case at hand pending defendant's interlocutory appeal of the district court's denial of qualified...

McCoy v. City of Shreveport

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of black female former police lieutenant's employment discrimination suit against a city is affirmed where: 1) adverse summary judgment on...

Wagner v. Washington County

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a suit alleging violation of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 after sheriff's deputies arrested plaintiff during a town-hall meeting on the belief that his...

Shockency v. Ramsey County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Elections, Labor & Employment Law
In police officers' section 1983 action brought against defendants alleging violations of their constitutional rights by retaliatory employment...

Harrison v. United Auto Group

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a race discrimination suit brought against defendant after plaintiff was not hired as a general manager for certain car dealerships, summary...

Meals v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action raising claims based on a high-speed police pursuit and a subsequent motor vehicle collision which resulted in the death...

Elkhatib v. Dunkin Donuts, Inc.

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a suit alleging racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1982 after plaintiff, a Muslim-American, was denied a relocation...

Dixon v. Clem

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Sanctions
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by a former teacher alleging state tribunal and related defendants violated his constitutional right to the...

Swackhammer v. Sprint/United Mgmt. Co.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit brought against plaintiff's former employer, Sprint, alleging that a decision to terminate her employment was motivated by gender...

Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action against an employer over the employer's use of a medical test for promotion purposes, denial of attorney's fees for plaintiffs is...