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Sanai v. Saltz

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter brought by plaintiff-lessee regarding the lease of an apartment unit, order granting judgment on the pleadings with respect to plaintiff's...

Dible v. Haight-Ashbury Free Clinics

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-former employee alleging defamation regarding the termination of her employment, grant of defendants' motion brought...

Lebron v. Sanders

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a matter brought by habeas petitioner, motion for an extension of time to file motions to proceed in forma pauperis and for certificate of...

Telco Group, Inc. v. Ameritrade, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
Dismissal of a claim for failure to prosecute is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did not challenge this dismissal on the merits; 2) because plaintiff's...

Van de Kamp v. Goldstein

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In the context of 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights suits, a prosecutor's absolute immunity extends to claims that the prosecution failed to...

Crawford v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids retaliation by employers against employees who report workplace race or...

EEOC v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by the EEOC to enforce a subpoena connected to an investigation of Defendant-Employer's discriminatory hiring practices, the dismissal of...

In Re Mary Louise Watkins, M.D.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a medical malpractice claim, petition for writ of mandate by physician seeking to review denial of dismissal of the action against her is denied...

Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over whether a dispute over the validity of an arbitration agreement should be decided by a court or by an arbitrator, a district court...

Tobin v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from a remitted jury award to plaintiff based on the failure of defendant-employer to accommodate his disability as required by federal...