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O'Bryan v. Holy See

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an amended opinion, partial denial of the Catholic Church's motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on grounds of sovereign...

Christensen v. Park City Mun. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In a case involving the enforcement against a visual artist selling his own work of municipal ordinances forbidding any person, with certain...

Midwest Express Holdings, Inc. v. Braun

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Transportation
In a suit by an airline seeking indemnification for a personal injury settlement from the manufacturer of an airplane, a district court decision in...

Dawson v. Marshall

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed where the ruling on the petition by an Article III judge who had issued findings and...

Firstcom, Inc. v. Qwest Corp.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by a competitive local carrier against an incumbent local carrier alleging violations of federal and state communications law, contract law...

Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Papa

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Dismissal with prejudice of a civil complaint brought by the SEC against three individuals charging them with violations of the securities laws is...

Hyundai Translead, Inc. v. Jackson Truck & Trailer Repair, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a bankruptcy action concerning the derivative standing of a party seeking to recover funds that it alleges were fraudulently transferred from...

County of Santa Clara v. Super. Court of Santa Clara County

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Government Law
In an issue of first impression in which petitioner-county sought extraordinary relief from a superior court order requiring it to disclose its...

Kolter v. Comm'n on Prof'l Competence etc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The governing board of a school district may convene in a closed session to initiate the process to dismiss a permanent certificated teacher without...

Clark v. Mazgani

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In case involving the eviction of plaintiff-tenant from a rent-controlled apartment, grant of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP)...