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Keylon v. City of Albuquerque

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging that plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights were violated when she was arrested without probable cause for...

Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. v. Nicholson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Military Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit alleging violation of the Establishment Clause by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, summary judgment...

Citadel Group Ltd. v. Washington Reg'l. Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts
In a suit to recover development costs for a planned construction project in Arkansas, dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed where...

In re: Hutchinson Tech., Inc. Sec. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In a pension fund's securities fraud action against a company and six of its officers and directors, grant of defendants' motion to dismiss and denial...

Rafiyev v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
There is no constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to effective assistance of counsel in a removal proceeding.

Ford v. County of Grand Traverse

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law
In a civil rights suit against defendants-jail officials and county arising after plaintiff was arrested on a probation violation, taken to jail and...

State of Utah v. US Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In proceedings arising from the proposed settlement of Utah's suit challenging Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) inventory, classification, and...

McMillan v. Shadow Ridge at Oak Park Homeowner's Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case where plaintiff had been represented by counsel before ending that relationship and representing herself, denial of plaintiff's motion to...

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
Denial of several nonresident defendants' motions to quash service of summons based on lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where: 1) by...

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. v. Superior Ct. of Los Angeles

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
Denial of several nonresident defendants' motions to quash service of summons based on lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed where: 1) by...