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Hughes v. Doherty

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The New York City Department of Sanitation acted rationally and within its authority in determining that the title "oiler" is not in the direct line...

Mejia v. City of Los Angeles

Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-City's adoption of a mitigated negative declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act was improper where the project may have...

Chapman v. Superior Court

Contracts, Government Law, Professional Malpractice
An individual who violates Government Code section 1090, which prohibits an officerholder from having a financial interest in any contract made by the...

City of Arcadia v. US EPA

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law
The Clean Water Act permits the EPA to establish a total maximum daily load that limits the amount of trash that can be discharged into the Los...

Communications Relay Corp v. County of L.A.

Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
Water Code section 13750.5 mandates that a person responsible for constructing a water well hold a C-57 Water Well Contractor's License.

Addiction Specialists, Inc. v. Township of Hampton

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The federal district court abused its discretion by abstaining from exercising jurisdiction, pursuant to Younger v. Harrris, 401 U.S. 37 (1071), over...

Maffei v. Woodland Mem'l Park

Government Law
Health and Safety Code section 7526 grants the trial court broad discretion to consider the particular facts of each case in deciding whether to grant...

King v. Illinois State Bd. of Elections

Attorney's Fees, Elections, Government Law
In a voting rights suit, the award of attorneys' fees to the prevailing intervenors is affirmed where they successfully defended a challenge to the...

Hill v. City of Scranton

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court erred in dismissing plaintiff-police officer's retaliation claim where he presented enough evidence to raise a dispute of material...

Best Payphones, Inc. v. Dep't of Information Tech.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law
An administrative determination becomes final and triggers the four-month limitations period when the agency has reached a definitive position on the...