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HANSON v. MED. BD. OF CALIFORNIA

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
District court's dismissal of pro se plaintiff's disability discrimination complaint, based on Title II of the ADA, was reversed and remanded because...

WYATT v. TERHUNE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an appeal of summary judgment in favor of prison, because the district court did not meet the requirements of the fair notice doctrine with respect...

GIBSON v. GOORD

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In this decision involving two appeals in unrelated cases, where prisoner suits were brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the matters complained of,...

DRESCHER v. SHATKIN

Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
President and sole shareholder of professional corporation so dominated the affairs of corporation that he could not be considered an employee under...

MCGUIRE v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Where plaintiff, who filed complaint of sex discrimination, was awarded back pay and seniority and placed in training program for position she...

KELLEY v. LAFORCE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In civil rights and pendent state tort suit, summary judgment for certain defendants based on qualified immunity under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and the...

ARMCO, INC. v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In suit against union and city defendants, alleging claims under the Labor Management Relations Act and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, the Norris-LaGuardia...

MABREY v. FARTHING

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
District court correctly concluded that the qualified immunity defense was not available to defendants at time of their summary judgment motions, and,...

DONAHUE v. GAVIN

Civil Rights
Because there is no way plaintiff could establish the malicious prosecution necessary to prove the constitutional violation he alleged as the basis of...

MUICK v. GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Corporate employer that took employee's work computer, and eventually turned it over to law enforcement officials pursuant to a search warrant, did...