all - Opinion Summaries

Callahan v. Poppell

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a prisoner's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that defendants- failure to provide him with a wheelchair following an injury violated his...

McGee v. Pub. Water Supply

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming unconstitutional retaliation arising from plaintiff's termination as District Manager for a county water...

Castural Thompson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Commercial Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1981 action alleging race discrimination against Wal-Mart, denial of Wal-Mart's claim for attorney fees under 42 U.S.C. section...

Baker & Hostetler LLP v. US Dep't of Commerce

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, International Trade
In case involving trade dispute and FOIA action over alleged unfair trade practices by Canada and Canadian softwood lumber exporters, district court's...

Castro v. Secretary of Homeland Sec.

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A disabled applicant for a transportation security screening position cannot sue the Department of Homeland Security for violation of the...

Longoria v. State of Texas

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by an inmate who was stabbed by fellow inmates for being a "snitch," denial of defendants-officers' motion...

Lenard v. A.L.P.H.A.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order finding that petitioner, an employee of a residential maternity facility, was not entitled to damages under the Florida Civil Rights Act...

Straights & Gays for Equal. (SAGE) v. Osseo Area Sch. - Dist. No. 279

Civil Rights, Education Law, Remedies
Grant of preliminary injunction to an association of students, Straights and Gays for Equality (SAGE), on their Equal Access Act claim, requiring that...

Kolar v. Donahue McIntosh & Hammerton

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Professional Malpractice
In legal malpractice action, denial of special motion to strike brought under the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed as: 1) legal malpractice is not an...

Ruiz v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
As petitioner application for asylum was filed 21 days after the one-year deadline, the court lacks jurisdiction to review the denial of asylum...