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Cornucopia Inst. v. USDA

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a FOIA action, district court's dismissal of plaintiff's claims is affirmed where: 1) the court properly dismissed plaintiff's case for being moot...

Linton v. Shell Oil Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an application for leave to appeal the denial of Defendant's motion for summary judgment in an action based on an injury at sea, the application is...

IDT Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for tortious interference with contract, the trial court's order denying Defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint is reversed, where...

Krug v. Maschmeier

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Remedies
In a dispute over attorney's fees, trial court's judgment granting defendant's motion for attorney's fees is affirmed where it is in a trial court's...

Kendall v. Employee Retirement Plan of Avon Prods.

Civil Procedure, ERISA
In an ERISA class action, district court's grant of plaintiff's motion to dismiss is affirmed where plaintiff lacks the constitutional standing to...

A. Bauer Mech., Inc. v. Joint Arbitration Bd. of the Plumbing Contractors' Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an action involving an arbitration judgment, district court's order enforcing the arbitration award is affirmed where: 1) the court did not abuse...

Plata v. Schwarzenegger

Civil Procedure, Government Law
In the State of California's appeal from the District Court's order directing the state to fund the projects of a receiver established to oversee...

Educational Cred. Mgmt. Corp. v. Coleman

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law
In a bankruptcy proceeding where the Debtor sought a finding of "undue hardship" to permit the discharge of her student loans, the Bankruptcy Court's...

Siems v. City of Minneapolis

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an excessive force action against police officers, district court's dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's claims is affirmed where the court did...

McAvoy v. Hilbert

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of the sale of a business, order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where the open listing...