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Bennett v. Mukasey

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Immigration Law
Motion to recall a mandate and reinstate a petition for review of a BIA decision is granted where a lawyer's practice of accepting an initial retainer...

Ocwen Orlando Holdings Corp. v. Harvard Prop. Trust, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a breach of contract action involving a forum selection clause which prevented the transfer of any action filed in any court to any other court, a...

S. Utah Wilderness Alliance v. Kempthorne

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In appeals involving appellants' post-judgment motions to intervene in a case affecting their interests in oil and gas leases, the circuit court...

Fashion Valley Mall, LLC v. National Labor Relations Board

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Mall's petition for review of a National Labor Relations Board order, which held that it was a violation of a party's free speech rights under the...

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. v. An Exclusive Gas Storage Leasehold and Easement etc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action claiming that plaintiff has lost and is continuing to lose natural gas stored in its Elk Basin Storage Reservoir due to the operation of...

McCann v. Tillman

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII suit against an employer alleging claims of racial discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment, summary judgment for...

Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In proceedings arising after the NLRB brought a complaint alleging that, by attempting to enforce certain provisions of a collective bargaining...

Reusser v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against a bank involving allegations that plaintiffs' were wrongfully evicted and their property improperly foreclosed upon, dismissal of...

Thompson v. Choinski

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Dismissal of a habeas petition is affirmed in part and vacated in part where: 1) insofar as the petition challenged the conviction, it was a "second...

Dedji v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
An IJ has broad discretion, in the management of his docket, to enforce deadlines established by local rules, and to deviate from the local rules...