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Forrest v. Cal. Dep't of Corps.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
A trial court has authority under Code of Civil Procedure section 391.7 to dismiss a lawsuit during the pendency of litigation when a vexatious...

Castillo v. Pacheco

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In suit alleging nuisance in the form of large ceremonial outdoor open fires being held in defendants' backyard, denial of anti-SLAPP motion seeking...

Madden v. Del Taco

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
Summary adjudication in favor of defendant restaurant owner is revered as allowing a concrete trash container to block wheelchair access to a...

Breen v. Texas A & M Univ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claims for damages arising out of the collapse of the Texas A&M University bonfire stack which killed or injured...

Vajdl v. Mesabi Acad. of Kidspeace, Inc.

Civil Rights, Juvenile Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a Title VII suit brought by female former employee against a non-profit juvenile correctional facility alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and...

Reeves v. Churchich

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from circumstances in which police officers were attempting to apprehend a domestic violence suspect and...

Torres-Martinez v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Corr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit involving political discrimination and Fourteenth Amendment claims against a government employer, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed...

Ruiz-Rosa v. Rivera-Gonzalez

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging violations of the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and medical malpractice under Puerto Rico...

Gambini v. Total Renal Care

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action setting forth Family Medical Leave Act and state discrimination law claims, denial of employee's motion seeking judgment as a matter of...

Cooey v. Strickland

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies, Sentencing
In a death penalty case, an emergency motion for a stay of execution is denied where: 1) appellant had not demonstrated any likelihood that he could...