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Santos-Sanchez v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Immigration Law
In a case in which petitioner-resident alien, having pleaded guilty and served his sentence for aiding and abetting the illegal entry of an alien,...

Johnson v. State of Delaware

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Defendant's appeal of her conviction for forgery and theft upon a guilty plea is dismissed without prejudice where: 1) defendant had not exhausted her...

Payne v. Rader

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Remedies
In an action for damages, indemnity, and other relief against attorney and partners of a law firm, appeals from judgment and post-judgment order in...

Kloch v. Kohl

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Health Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 by plaintiff-physician claiming that provisions of Nebraska's Uniform Licensing Law violated the due...

In re Charlisse C.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law
In a dependency action wherein a nonprofit law office that represents parties in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Dependency Court was disqualified for...

Jensen v. Phillips Screw Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
Sanctions order against law firm for unreasonably and vexatiously multiplying the proceedings in a class action case are vacated in part and remanded...

In the Matter of Jung

Civil Rights, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family Law
Petition for review of a determination of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which imposed the sanction of removal from office as a...

Ford v. Hall

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Denial of habeas relief to death row inmate is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred in finding the State did not violate...

Islamic Investment Co. of the Gulf (Bahamas) Ltd. v. Harper

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Relating to a grand jury investigation that occurred at the same time as an arbitration proceeding involving appellant, rejection of appellant's...

Ausler v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sentencing
Denial of a motion for post-conviction relief under 28 U.S.C. section 2255 from a conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute...