all - Opinion Summaries

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Bureau of Land Mgmt.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought under the Freedom of Information Act, an attorney's fees award to plaintiff and against the Bureau of Land Management is vacated...

Aikens v. Ingram

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Cyberspace Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
In a former colonel's suit against his former colleagues at the North Carolina Army National Guard, claiming that they violated his Fourth Amendment...

Munoz v. BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola Bottling company seeking damages and penalties for allegedly unpaid overtime wages and violation of other...

Torrey Hills Cmty. Coalition v. City of San Diego

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court's denial of a petition for a writ of mandate challenging a city's approval of a development project is affirmed where: 1) the court...

Air Mach. Com SRL v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
In an action for breach of contract and other causes of action, trial court's order denying defendants' motions to quash service of summons for lack...

State of Texas v. K.E.W.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law
Court of appeals' reversal of trial court's order requiring a mentally ill person to undergo temporary inpatient mental health services for ninety...

US v. Blagojevich

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In the criminal prosecution of former Illinois Governor Blagojevich, a district court's denial of motion to intervene brought by newspaper...

Kittel v. Thomas

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a habeas petition challenging a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) rule that categorically excluded from an early release incentive program prisoners whose...

Kerchner v. Obama

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Elections, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' suit challenging the legitimacy of President Obama's citizenship, district court's dismissal is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs lack...

Golden v. Helen Sigman & Assoc., Ltd.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Family Law, Sanctions
In plaintiff's multi-count federal lawsuit against various defendants in connection with his divorce and child custody proceedings, district court's...