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US v. De La Mata

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, White Collar Crime
In a case where the government obtained defendants' promises to convey certain interests in property to the United States, in lieu of a forfeiture...

Llanos-Fernandez v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of minor petitioner's motion to reopen his removal proceedings and rescind his in abstentia order is granted where...

Bondi v. Capital & Fin. Asset Mgmt. S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, International Law, Securities Law
Denial of motion by debtor in foreign bankruptcy proceedings to enjoin actions brought against it in the United States is affirmed where the district...

CNA v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a negligence suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) stemming from a robbery and shooting by an Army recruit, dismissal of...

California Dep't of Water Res. v. Powerex Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, International Law, Public Utilities
In a case arising out of the 2000-2001 California energy crisis, an order remanding the case to state court is reversed and remanded where: 1) review...

Parsons v. City of Pontiac

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a former firefighter's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against city and police alleging that his constitutional rights were violated because he was...

Howard v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas petitioner's motion pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) to alter or amend a judgment denying his motion to vacate sentence is...

Hoag v. Amex Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's uninsured-motorist claim as a sanction for his failure to provide discovery as ordered by the trial court was neither too...

Bandana Trading Co., Inc. v. Quality Infusion Care, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law
In an action for breach of contract, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the trial court erred when it refused to remove...

Simmons v. Ghaderi

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a breach of contract action arising from a medical malpractice suit, wherein plaintiffs sought to enforce an oral settlement agreement allegedly...