all - Opinion Summaries

HUBBARD v. TAYLOR

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Dismissal of plaintiff-pre-trial detainees' claim of unconstitutional confinement is reversed where the district court improperly analyzed their claim...

JOHNSON v. CALIFORNIA

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Strict scrutiny is the proper standard of review for an equal protection challenge to the California Department of Corrections' unwritten policy of...

CERROS v. STEEL TECH. INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a hostile work environment claim, judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where the district court made inconsistent factual findings...

KRATZER v. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff did not establish a prima facie case...

RODRIGUEZ-TORRES v. CARIBBEAN FORMS MFR.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where plaintiff presented sufficient evidence to show that her...

DILLERY v. CITY OF SANDUSKY

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim for attorney's fees under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that, even if...

BACA v. SKLAR

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim is reversed where his accusations of illegal financial dealings on the part of...

STRATE v. MIDWEST BANKCENTRE, INC.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In employee-plaintiff's claim alleging discrimination and retaliation under the American with Disabilities Act, district court's grant of summary...

DAWSON v. BUMBLE & BUMBLE

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination case, summary judgment against plaintiff's Title VII claim, based on a gender stereotyping theory, is affirmed where...

NOVIELLO v. CITY OF BOSTON

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where plaintiff presented sufficient evidence in...