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Ingram v. Orundjian

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, judgment of the district...

State of California v. West Bay Builders, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Remedies, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a dispute involving a complaint for fraud in a bid submission, a cross-complaint for improper substitution of subcontractor in violation of the...

Gonzalez v. Chen

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute concerning the award of attorney's fees under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), Bus. and Prof. Code, section 6146(a),...

Bergerson v. Office of Mental Health

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a dispute arising from a Title VII and state law action alleging disparate treatment and a hostile work environment, 42 U.S.C. sections 2000e–17...

Lima v. Newark Police Department

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute arising from the acceptance of a Rule 68 offer, judgment of the district court is reversed where the court committed an error of law...

Vincent v. Commissioner of Social Security

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Remedies
In a dispute arising from the reduction of an award of attorney's fees following the successful appeal of an administrative order denying a claim for...

Gomez-Beleno v. Holder

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a motion to recover fees and costs following a petition for review of an order of the BIA, motion is granted where petitioners, as successful...

Priestley v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits
In a dispute arising from petitioners' motion for fees and cost as prevailing parties in an appeal from the Social Security Administration’s denial of...

Kirk v. New York Dept. of Education

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a dispute arising from a successful challenge to New York State Education Law section 6704(6) on equal protection grounds, judgment of the district...

Spooner v. EEN, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
In a dispute arising from the unauthorized use of plaintiff's music composition in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. section 106, judgment of...