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AMW Materials Testing, Inc. v. Babylon

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In an action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act to recover hazardous material cleanup costs, judgment for...

Irving v. Dormire

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming that defendants denied him access to his legal papers, resulting in his habeas petition being...

Shipping Corp. of India Ltd. v. Jaldhi Overseas Pte Ltd.

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade
In defendant's appeal from the district court's order vacating portions of an order of maritime attachment and garnishment, the order is affirmed in...

Kiswani v. Phoenix Sec. Agency, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's case against several police officers and others, arising from his arrest outside a nightclub for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon,...

In re Grand Jury Subpoena: John Doe

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Law
District court's refusal to quash a grand jury subpoena duces tecum seeking documents from a sitting Congressman's Chief of Staff is affirmed as, even...

City of San Jose v. Int'l Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 230

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a labor dispute between firefighter's union and the city, trial court's ruling allowing the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)to intervene...

In re: Simply Media, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a case arising from bankruptcy proceedings involving fraudulent transfers, given the deficiencies of the present briefing, the appeal is dismissed...

Padgett v. Wright

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, defendant's appeal from the denial of summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds is dismissed as moot where...

Schmidli v. Pearce

Civil Procedure, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' quiet title action to extinguish a lien of deed of trust held by defendants against their property, summary judgment in favor of...

Kinsey v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) action against defendant-railroad company, trial court's verdict in favor of defendant is...