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McMackin v. Ehrheart

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action which distills down to a Marvin claim based on a promise by decedent to leave a life estate in real property to her cohabitant, judgment...

In Re: Parmalat Securities Litigation

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In consolidated cases arising from the financial collapse of Parmalat Finanziaria, judgment of the district court denying motions for remand and...

Sullivan v. Centinela Valley H.S. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving the scope of Education Code section 44929.21, judgment denying petition for a writ compelling defendant to reinstate petitioner...

Karuk Tribe v. US Forestry Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a dispute brought by a tribe involving mining in the Klamath River and alleging violations of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16...

Reyes-Torres v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review involving whether the BIA has jurisdiction to review a motion to reconsider and reopen submitted after the petitioner, a...

Gardner v. US Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In action for declaratory and injunctive relief to compel the defendant to prohibit off-road vehicle use on a mountain trail under its care, summary...

Gutierrez v. Advanced Med. Optics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort and injury action alleging medical negligence, dismissal by district court on forum non conveniens grounds is reversed because while, based...

Adams v. The Trustees of UNCW

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action alleging retaliation, religious and speech-based discrimination in relation to the decision not to promote plaintiff to the...

Vukmirovic v. Holder

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In an immigration appeal arising from removal of petitioner in absentia, petition for rehearing en Banc is granted where circuit panel has now...

Garbell v. Conejo Hardwoods

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In tort action alleging negligent destruction of property belonging to plaintiff, and a subrogation action against defendant, judgment of trial court...