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Mezibov v. Allen

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's section 1983 claim of retaliation is dismissed where his alleged First Amendment right to file motions and raise legitimate defenses is...

Beamon v. Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's suit, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, is dismissed where he has failed...

Turner v. City of Taylor

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, the district court erroneously granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-police officers where there is a genuine issue...

Warren v. City of Athens

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, defendant-City violated plaintiff's procedural due process rights when it installed barricades that restricted access to...

Jones v. Haberman

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's section 1983 suit, alleging that defendant-social worker unlawfully seized her and demanded that she leave her mother's care,...

Constantine v. Rectors and Visitors of George Mason University

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Eleventh Amendment does not bar plaintiff's disability discrimination and First Amendment retaliation claims where Congress validly abrogated the...

Karraker v. Rent-A-Center, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, which is used to measure a potential employee's personality traits, is a "medical examination" under...

Jethroe v. Omnova Solutions, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's title VII claim is judicially estopped on the ground that she failed to disclose her pending EEOC charge and potential lawsuit during a...

Gibson v. N.J. Dep't of Law and Public Safety

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The limitations period for section 1983 false arrest and false imprisonment claims begins to run on the night of arrest and detention.

Addiction Specialists, Inc. v. Township of Hampton

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The federal district court abused its discretion by abstaining from exercising jurisdiction, pursuant to Younger v. Harrris, 401 U.S. 37 (1071), over...