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Sadoski v. Mosley

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
Dismissal of former inmate plaintiff's civil rights complaint for damages and injunctive relief against defendants involving defendant-judge's...

Dawson v. City of Seattle

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Landlord Tenant Law
Summary judgment and award of costs for defendants on civil rights claims involving an allegedly unconstitutional search and detentions of plaintiffs,...

Reeb v. Ohio Dep't of Rehab. & Corr.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Title VII cases in which plaintiffs seek individual compensatory damages are not appropriately brought as class actions under Rule 23(b)(2) because...

Kelly v. Stamps.com, Inc.

Civil Rights, Cyberspace Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a wrongful termination case is reversed in part as to claims for discriminatory discharge on the basis of pregnancy...

Witte v. Wisconsin Dep't of Corr.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for agency defendant-employer on plaintiff's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against his employer claiming constructive discharge,...

L.E. v. Ramsey Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law
Summary judgment for defendants, a school board and its employees, in an action alleging violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

Baqir v. Principi

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Elder Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a suit brought under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where plaintiff...

Sornberger v. City of Knoxville

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights action involving allegations of improper arrest, interrogation, and concealment of evidence is...

Browning v. Dep't of the Army

Civil Rights, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law
Summary judgment for defendant-army on claims of age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is affirmed where...

Ahmad v. Furlong

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
District court's ruling that defendants, prison officials, waived their defense of qualified immunity on prisoner plaintiff's claim under the...