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Quihuis v. City of Los Angeles

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for peremptory writ of mandate under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5, challenging petitioner's removal from his position as...

Eagle Marine Indus. Inc. v. Union Pacific R.R. Co.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
Injunction prohibiting defendant railroad from blocking a certain railroad crossing for more than 10 minutes should not have been issued and the...

The Vill. of Mundelein, v. Wisconsin Cent. R.R.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
In the matter of a Wisconsin Central Railroad train that blocked a railroad crossing in the Village of Mundelein for over two and a half hours,...

Nueces County v. San Patricio County

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Governmental immunity protects petitioner-county from another county's suit to recover taxes paid.

Am. Fed'n of State, County & Muni. Employees v. City of Benton

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a union's suit against defendants-city and officials to enjoin the city to continue paying retiree health insurance premiums, grant of plaintiffs'...

County of L.A. v. Superior Ct. of L.A. County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Public Utilities, Tax Law
In class action complaints against the County of Los Angeles alleging that the county imposed new utility user taxes without prior approval by the...

US v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Sports Law
The United States may retain certain evidence it seized from Major League Baseball's drug testing administrator, and enforce an additional subpoena,...

Beltran v. Santa Clara County

Civil Rights, Family Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought against a social worker and supervisor arising from the social worker's investigation and a subsequent child...

Acme Markets v. Callanan

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In the matter of an objection to a property tax levy, judgement for the defendant county treasurer and tax collector is affirmed where the levy was...

Outcom v. The Dep't of Transportation

Administrative Law, Government Law, Transportation
In the matter of an application for outdoor-advertising permits, judgement ordering the Department of Transportation to issue permits to plaintiff is...