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Kingsmore v. District of Columbia

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, a parent of a mildly disabled minor who was dissatisfied with defendant's individual education plan for her...

Murillo v. Superior Ct. (People)

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In case involving action to have petitioner civilly committed as a sexually violent predator, writ petition challenging trial court's denial of motion...

BRV, Inc. v. Superior Ct. (Dunsmuir Joint Union High Sch. Dist.)

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law
Writ petition challenging trial court's decision to uphold defendant school board's refusal to release investigative report regarding allegations of...

Ucelo-Gomez vs Gonzales

Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Denial of applications for asylum and withholding of removal, and applications for protection under the Convention Against Torture -- based on...

Neisendorf v. Levi Strauss & Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary adjudication against most of plaintiff's claims, followed by verdict in favor of defendant, in case alleging wrongful termination,...

Park v. Anaheim Union High Sch. Dist.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Education Law, Health Law
The award of compensatory services and the denial of attorney's fees in a suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is reversed and...

Wittenburg v. America Express Fin. Advisors, Inc.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a suit asserting gender discrimination and age discrimination in defendant's termination of her employment is...

KH Outdoor, LLC v. City of Trussville

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
Award of nominal damages to plaintiff, in case involving denial of applications to construct billboards, is affirmed as defendant city's ordinance...

Pratt v. Tarr

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of a prisoner's appeal for failure to state a claim is reversed where the prisoner's allegations that the prison denied him writing...

Kirkland v. St. Vrain Valley Sch. Dist. No. Re-1J

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of qualified immunity for defendants, a school district's superintendent and individual school board members, on plaintiff's claims alleging...