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Detabali v. St. Luke's Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claims against defendant-hospital and imposition of sanctions against...

Bouggess v. Mattingly

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In the context of civil rights actions, an officer who employs deadly force against a fleeing suspect without reason to believe that the suspect is...

Tipler v. Douglas County, Nebraska

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a female correctional officer alleging gender discrimination under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and Title VII, summary judgment for...

Miles v. Bellfontaine Habilitation Ctr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's pro se Title VII employment discrimination and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) action against a habilitation center is...

Macy v. Hopkins County Sch. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a physical education teacher alleging that a school board violated federal and state law by firing her because she was...

Porter v. White

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In civil rights action stemming from acquittal on all charges on retrial after initial conviction and life sentence, summary judgment for defendant...

Frank v. Los Angeles County

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a race discrimination class action brought by a class of minority peace officers, judgment finding defendant county liable for back pay and other...

McClish v. Nugent

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In civil rights case alleging wrongful arrest and other claims, summary judgment for defendants based on qualified immunity is reversed as to one...

Chaney v. City of Orlando, Fla.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In civil rights action alleging wrongful arrest, excessive force, and malicious prosecution against city and police officer, granting of motion for...

Connelly v. Texas Dep't of Criminal Justice

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an attorney's retaliatory termination and employment discrimination action, an interlocutory appeal from an order denying defendant-director...