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Reilly v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant, on trustee's claim for property tax refund on real property held by a testamentary trust, is affirmed since...

Contreras-Rodriguez v. U.S. Attorney Gen.

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition to review denial of motion to reopen removal proceedings is granted where the IJ and BIA erred by holding that they lacked jurisdiction over...

In the Matter of Acevedo

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Health Law
An attorney's motion for reargument of an order directing an alleged disabled person to pay her $700 in attorney's fees is denied over claims that she...

Natural Res. Def. Council v. Environmental Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Environmental Law, International Law
Petition to review defendant's proposed rule to implement critical use exemption for methyl bromide, after party nations to the Montreal Protocol on...

New Edge Networks, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Law
Petitions for review arising from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) report and order changing its interpretation of a provision of the...

Aguirre v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Education Law
Attorney's fees awarded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. section 1415, are governed by the "degree of success"...

Pronsivakulchai v. Gonzales

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of asylum and related applications is granted, and the denial vacated, where the petitioner was denied a fair hearing...

Owens v. Keeling

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
A second filing fee should not be assessed to a prisoner whose initial complaint was dismissed without prejudice for failure to exhaust. In a 42...

Rancho Murieta Airport v. County of Sacramento

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order granting plaintiff's petition to compel county defendant to trim or remove trees from an airport clear zone that obstructed certain navigable...

Dunlap v. Superior Ct. (Bank of Am., N.A.)

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Order granting defendant bank's motion to strike certain portions of plaintiff's class action complaint alleging various labor violations is vacated...