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Luckes v. County of Hennepin

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Delays in completing plaintiff's processing following his arrest for unpaid tickets did not deny him due process since his twenty-four hour detention...

Yanaki v. Iomed, Inc.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 is affirmed where they have failed to allege a deprivation of rights committed...

Johnson v. Meadows

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
An untimely administrative grievance does not satisfy the exhaustion requirement of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Coleman v. Sch. Bd. of Richland Parish

Civil Rights, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a lawsuit alleging federal claims for intentional racial discrimination, defendant-school board's insurance company has a duty to defend since...

Mosley v. City of Northwoods

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, the district court did not violate the law of the case doctrine when it allowed defendant-City to file a second motion for...

Logan v. Liberty Healthcare Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination claim, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff failed to show that defendant's...

Maestas v. Segura

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment retaliation suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where no reasonable jury could find that plaintiffs'...

Stidham v. Texas Comm'n on Private Sec.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 suit, defendants, who informed potential clients that plaintiff was operating his business in violation of the law, violated...

Diamond v. Colonial Life

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute alleging race discrimination and retaliation, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff...

Conyers v. Abitz

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff-prisoner's suit under section 1983 is reversed where the district court erred when it found that plaintiff had failed to...