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Perez-Torres v. State of California

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the state and three parole agents for, among other things, negligence and false imprisonment arising from circumstances in which...

Decorte v. Jordan

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII action against a district attorney alleging intentional discrimination on the basis of race against non-attorney staff in his office, a...

Cole v. Bd. of Trustees of the Univ. of Ill.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a former university employee asserting claims under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act,...

Davis v. US

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law, Government Law, Immigration Law
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment to determine the amount of financial support that plaintiff owes to his wife, from whom he is legally...

Reppert v. Southern Illinois University

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit seeking disclosure of documents pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, summary judgement in favor of defendant is reversed and remanded...

Gunter v. Morrison

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against a city's mayor and Board of Public Works alleging they refused to promote him because he sued the city, summary judgment for...

Belcher v. Norton

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit against a municipality and a police officer alleging that the plaintiffs were subject to an unlawful seizure and were denied due process...

Van Deelen v. Johnson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action alleging that a county board of commissioners and other officials violated his First Amendment rights by seeking to threaten and...

Karpova v. Snow

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law
Dismissal of complaint, alleging that defendants violated plaintiff's constitutional rights and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in...

In re: Hanford Nuclear Reservation Litig.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In an action brought by residents claiming that emissions from a plutonium-production facility operated by defendants caused various cancers and other...