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Rice v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's order requiring her attorney to remit a portion of her Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) award if she...

Kimbrough v. State of Cal.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action claiming that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's (CDCR) grooming regulations concerning hair length interfered...

Shaw v. Sec'y of Human & Health Serv.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law
In an appeal of a Special Master's decision to award plaintiff's undisputed portion of his request for interim attorneys' fees and costs and deferring...

Simonia v. Glendale Nissan/Infiniti Disability Plan

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of his motion for attorney's fees under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...

Harris v. Wachovia Mortgage, FSB

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair business practices, trial court's order...

Guy v. City of San Diego

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Remedies
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's denial of his motion for a new trial on damages following a jury verdict reached in his 42 U.S.C....

Soria v. Soria

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In an appeal from the trial court's award of attorneys' fees on the ground that a trustee contested the claim by a beneficiary of the trust in bad...

Astrue v. Ratliff

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
In an action against the Social Security Administration for Social Security benefits, the Eighth Circuit's reversal of the district court's order that...

Texas Dep't of Criminal Justice v. McBride

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's suit claiming that the defendant violated his due process rights by failing to give him a copy of an administrative decision, arising...

Advanced Magnetic Closures, Inc. v. Rome Fastener Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent infringement suit, related to patents for disclosing a magnetic snap fastener commonly used in women's handbags, judgment of the district...