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Garg v. Potter

Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that the US Postal Service failed to accommodate plaintiff's disability and constructively discharged her, summary judgment for...

Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Maxxam, Inc.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Sanctions
In a suit brought by the FDIC against defendant for his alleged involvement in the failure of a large Texas thrift in 1988, the imposition of...

Jones v. City of Cincinatti

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought by relatives and representatives of an individual who died after Cincinnati police officers subdued and...

Davenport v. Causey

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising after defendant-officer shot plaintiffs' father during an attempted arrest following a routine traffic...

Dep't of the Treasury v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A petition for review brought by the IRS of an order by the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) finding, inter alia, that the IRS committed an...

Miller v. Davis

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
The Governor of California is entitled to absolute quasi-judicial immunity for his reversal of a parole board's grant of parole where he erroneously...

Rick's Mushroom Serv. v. US

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action involving a cost-share agreement between the government and plaintiff for implementing conservation practices in a facility for recycling...

US v. Gray

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Defendants' convictions for various offenses convictions, which stemmed from their alleged schemes to procure government contracts for corporate...

Stein v. Disciplinary Bd. of the State of New Mexico

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In a dispute between plaintiffs, attorney and law firm, and the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of New Mexico, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims...

Bayfield County v. Johnson

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In a challenge by landowners to a county's efforts to convert unused railway lines into snowmobile trails, summary judgment and a quiet title finding...