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CITY OF HALF MOON BAY v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY (YAMAGIWA)

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The California Coastal Commission does not have appellate jurisdiction to modify a local government's permit approval that was issued solely to comply...

WITTLINGER v. WING

Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
Denial of a request for attorneys' fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, in connection with litigation for public assistance benefits, was not...

STILLMAN v. CENT. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Constitutional Law, Government Law
The district court abused its discretion by unnecessarily deciding that a plaintiff has a First Amendment right for his attorney to receive access to...

WASHINGTON STATE DEP'T OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVS. v. GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE OF KEFFELER

Government Benefits, Government Law
A state's use of Social Security benefits to reimburse itself for some of its initial expenditures does not violate a Social Security Act provision...

TRAGER v. KAMPE

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A local Civil Service Commission cannot establish a residency requirement for an examination for police officers merely by including such a...

MILES v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Sanctions
Costs pursuant to FRCP 54(d) may not be awarded where an underlying claim is dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, but FRCP 54(d) does...

LUNNEY v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Military Law
Where plaintiff did not provide a "meaningful standard against which to judge the Navy's exercise of discretion" in its refusal to relinquish a Medal...

CLARK v. FAIR OAKS RECREATION & PARKS DIST.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A recreation and parks district did not satisfy its burden of proving the affirmative defense of absolute immunity under Government Code section...

OTTO v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCH. DIST.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law
Where appellant vindicated rights found in the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act, thereby furthering the public's interest in...

HOLMES v. KUCYNDA

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 plaintiff failed to adduce any evidence of a county policy of inadequate training of police officers, but officers' actions...