all - Opinion Summaries

Brown & Pipkins, LLC v. Service Employees Int'l Union

Labor & Employment Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Attorney's Fees
In a labor dispute involving four arbitration awards involving janitorial employees, the district court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) the...

US v. Robinson

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal presenting the question of whether a law enforcement officer is justified in frisking a person whom the officer has lawfully stopped and...

In re M.R.

Family Law
In a family appeal of family court orders relating to the three oldest of five children, the court's judgment is: 1) reversed as to the court's...

People v. Garrett

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendants' (minors tried as adults) sentences and convictions of second degree robbery, Pen. Code section 211), kidnapping for robbery, section...

Yagman v. Garcetti

Civil Rights, Government Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 alleging that the procedure provided by the City of Los Angeles for contesting parking citations, as...

Patterson v. Commissioner of SSA

Government Benefits, Administrative Law
In an issue of first impression involving Social Security disability benefits claims, the district-court order affirming the Social Security...

In re: Horizon Healthcare

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Constitutional Law
In a putative class action arising out of the theft from a health insurer of two laptop computers containing sensitive personal information, alleging...

Duran v. Lynch

Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) decision finding petitioner ineligible for cancellation of removal because her...

Labertew v. Langemeier

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a garnishment proceeding arising out of an insurance settlement and assignment, the district court's judgment discharging insurers is vacated and...

Syed v. M-I, LLC

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action filed under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and presenting question of first impression in the federal courts of appeals, the district...