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MORGENSTERN v. DEP'T OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Transportation
In the event that an officer fails to sign the portion of the arrest report certifying that he obtained breath test samples in the regular course of...

AKINSEYE v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
In an action for attorneys' fees under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the government's decision to pay fees voluntarily, and the...

SINGH v. INS

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
The Board of Immigration Appeals erred in dismissing an appeal when the petitioner dutifully followed all regulations and procedures pertaining to...

CITY OF BURBANK v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BD.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Effluent limitations in wastewater discharge permits must ensure compliance with state water quality standards, and that in establishing permit...

LEBRON-RIOS v. U.S. MARSHAL SERV.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Where plaintiffs failed to file charges of discrimination with the EEOC before bringing suit, the district court's dismissal should have been without...

US EX REL. DOE v. DOW CHEM. CO.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Dismissal of a reverse false claim under the False Claims Act is affirmed based on failure to plead with particularity under FRCP 9(b), and denial of...

MUSICK v. DEP'T OF ENERGY

Administrative Law, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A final decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board that denied plaintiff's petition for enforcement of an employment settlement agreement is...

US v. MACKBY

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Remedies
A judgment of civil penalties and treble damages, for submission of false Medicare claims, was not grossly proportional to the gravity of the offense...

MISSOURI PUB. SERV. COMM'N v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Oil and Gas Law
The FERC's reasoning for approving initial rates for a company's natural gas transportation was arbitrary and capricious, under the Natural Gas Act...

KALITANI v. ASHCROFT

Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law
Denials of applications for asylum, withholding of deportation, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture are affirmed, where...