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Zhang v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Immigration Law
Chinese citizen's petition for review of a decision denying both her motion to reopen asylum proceedings and her successive application for asylum is...

Bouton v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
On remand from the California Supreme Court, denial of petition to compel arbitration is reversed and matter is remanded where: 1) the California...

Ajlani v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In an action pursuant to 8 U.S.C. section 1447(b) for declaratory and injunctive relief to effect plaintiff's naturalization as a U.S. citizen and to...

Am. Bird Conservatory v. Fed. Communications Comm'n.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Media Law
In a suit brought under the citizen suit provisions of the Endangered Species Act, dismissal due to lack of district court subject matter jurisdiction...

Comm. on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives v. Miers

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit brought to compel testimony and the production of documents by White House officials in the Congressional investigation of the forced...

In Re Engage, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
In a bankruptcy matter, questions on attorney's lien statute are certified where there was no controlling precedent and where the questions were...

Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party v. Dalmau

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elections
In a suit alleging abuse and uneven application of certain electoral processes in Puerto Rico, dismissal is vacated, award of attorneys' fees is...

Crawford Group, Inc. v. Holekamp

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Securities Law
In a dispute over the value of former executive vice president's stock in Enterprise Rent-A-Car, an order confirming an arbitration award of about...

Ley v. Visteon Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In an action brought by individuals who purchased or otherwise acquired Visteon securities during a period between 2000 and 2005, grant of defendants'...

Caldwell v. Caldwell

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Cyberspace Law, Education Law, Government Law
In a Constitutional challenge to a website maintained by the University of California at Berkeley which portrayed evolutionary theory and religion as...