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Disability Law Ctr. v. Millcreek Health Ctr.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In a case seeking declaratory relief regarding plaintiff's right to access the records of a disabled patient under the care of a public guardian, the...

Coburn v. Sievert

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for damages incurred following plaintiff's release from an involuntary 72-hour detention imposed under Welfare and Institutions Code section...

First Aid v. Cal. Employment Dev. Dep't

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Courts in California lack jurisdiction to entertain suits against the State that challenge an administrative decision that an individual is an...

Fligiel v. Samson

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Grant of summary judgment for defendant-Veterans Administration is vacated and the case remanded for dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

County of El Dorado v. Dep't of Transportation

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In actions brought under the California Environmental Quality Act involving a proposed hotel and casino complex on Native American lands, judgment...

Paper, Allied-Ind., Chem. & Energy Workers Int'l Union v. Continental Carbon

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Judgment of the district court in a citizen suit under the Clean Water Act (CWA) is affirmed where Oklahoma law, particularly its public participation...

Settles v. US Parole Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action setting forth claims under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), plaintiff had standing to bring suit since...

US v. Olson

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a private tort action against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. section 1346(b)(1), the United States waives sovereign...

Native Ecosystems Council v. US Forest Service

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a case alleging violations of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) by a proposed resource...