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Tarabochia v. Adkins

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by four commercial fishers alleging that they were illegally stopped, harassed, and their automobile searched by officers of the...

Kao v. University of San Francisco

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In this suit brought against defendant University of San Francisco (USF) by plaintiff-employee for violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act,...

Cruz v. City of Anaheim

Civil Rights
In this action brought by the relatives of the deceased, who was shot and killed by City of Anaheim police officers, summary judgment in favor of...

Rashdan v. Geissberger

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment on a claim of national origin discrimination in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act is affirmed, where: 1) the McDonnell...

US v. Erie County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In this action against defendant Erie County, alleging that two of defendant's correctional facilities violated the federal constitutional rights of...

Montanez v. Sec'y Pennsylvania Dept. of Corr.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-prison-officials on claims for damages and injunctive relief, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section...

Colwell v. Bannister

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
Summary judgment against plaintiff-inmate, who was denied cataract surgery because of a Nevada Corrections policy under which surgery can be refused...

K.C. v. Torlakson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Education Law, Civil Rights
The district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees for monitoring defendants' compliance with a settlement agreement in an action...

Millay v. State of Maine Department of Labor

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for judicial review brought pursuant to 29 U.S.C. section 722(c)(5)(J), the choice to default to the federal statute of limitations under...

Nordstrom v. Ryan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Dismissal of an action brought by plaintiff-state prisoner who alleged constitutional violations when prison officials read a confidential letter he...