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Carlos Pineda and Alexandra Perez v. Joseph Toomey and Joseph Watts
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Plaintiffs/appellants, Carlos Pineda ("Pineda") and Alexandra Perez ("Perez"), appeal from the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendants/appellees, Joseph Toomey ("Toomey") and Joseph Watts ("Watts"), in this action for false arrest, unlawful search, and excessive force. We affirm.
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On April 28, 2003, a person was shot and killed at a Mobil ... More... $0 (07-22-2008 - MA)
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Paul D. Harper, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
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This case arises from the Los Angeles Police Department’s (“LAPD”) investigation and prosecution of three former police officers, Paul Harper, Brian Liddy, and Edward Ortiz.
These officers were implicated in wrongdoing by former LAPD officer Rafael Perez in an event that came to be known as the “Rampart Scandal”—an event that, based on Perez’s own unlawful conduct and his alle... More... $0 (07-21-2008 - CA)
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Lynne Bloch, Helen Bloch, and Nathan Bloch v. Edward Frischholz and Shoreline Towers Condominiums Association
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In September 2001 the Shoreline Towers Condominium Association adopted rules for the hallways of its building at 6301 North Sheridan Road in Chicago. The rules provide, among other things, that “[m]ats, boots, shoes, carts or objects of any sort” may not be placed outside owners’ doors. The rules also prohibit signs on doors or in hallways. Lynne Bloch, who was on the association’s board a... More... $0 (07-17-2008 - IL)
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Cheryl Hall v. Nalco Company and Ondeo Nalco Company
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Cheryl Hall maintains she was fired by Nalco Company for taking time off from work to undergo in vitro fertilization after being diagnosed with infertility. She filed this suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), alleging her termination constituted discrimination on the basis of sex. Without reaching the merits of her claim,... More... $0 (07-17-2008 - IL)
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Glena Tjernagel v. The Gates Corporation d/b/a The Gates Rubber Company
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After Glena Tjernagel (Tjernagel) was dismissed from her job, she sued her former employer, The Gates Corporation (Gates), under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), and the Family Medical consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Leave Act (FMLA).1 The district court2 granted summary judgment for Gates on all claims, concluding Tjernage... More... $0 (07-15-2008 - IA)
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Armando Cuevas and Heather Burlette v. Jon De Roco; the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office, et al.
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Plaintiffs Armando Cuevas and Heather Burlette appeal the
district court's grant of summary judgment against them on
their civil rights action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.1
Although Plaintiffs alleged a variety of constitutional violations
in the district court, they press on appeal only their claim
that a warrantless entry into their residence on February 25,
2004, was unlaw... More... $0 (06-28-2008 - CA)
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Mary Bearden v. International Paper Company
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Mary Bearden brought this action against her former employer International
Paper Company (International Paper), alleging she was wrongfully discharged
because of her sex and age, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C.
§ 621 et seq. She also alleged violation of the Equal Pay Act (EPA), 29 U.S... More... $0 (06-26-2008 - AR)
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Monet Williams, et al. v. Walter V. Wendler, et al.
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The plaintiffs in this civil rights
suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 are three black female
students at Southern Illinois University, a state university,
who were suspended by the university, one for
two years and the other two for three years, for hazing
another black female student, who was pledging the
plaintiffs' sorority, Zeta Phi Beta.
The university defines hazing as "any action re... More... $0 (06-23-2008 - IL)
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Teresa Hancock v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
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Theresa Hancock worked for
the U.S. Postal Service and suffered a lumbar strain
while on the job. After going through a series of examinations
designed to assess her ability to perform certain
physical tasks on the job, she was given a new set of duties.
She had disagreements with her supervisors regarding
whether her new tasks ran afoul of her physical restrictions.
These disagreements ult... More... $0 (06-28-2008 - IL)
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Graylon L. Walch v. Adjutant General's Department of Texas; State of Texas, Michael W. Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force of the United States
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Graylon L. Walch brought suit based on his discharge from the Texas Air
National Guard and the loss of his position as a full-time National Guard civilian
employee. The district court found the claims to be non-justiciable. We agree
and affirm. Our decision does not affect any right Walch may have to return to
the interrupted administrative processing of some of his claims under Title VII.
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Florence Hervey v. Cty. of Koochiching
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Florence Hervey brought a claim pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. § 13.01
et seq., alleging that her employer, Koochiching County, and supervisors Duane
Nelson and John Mastin, discriminated against her on the basis of her sex, and
retaliated against her for participation in a protected activity. She also b... More... $0 (06-09-2008 - MN)
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James R. Donohoo v. Action Wisconsin, Inc. and Christopher Ott
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The petitioners, Action Wisconsin, Inc., and Christopher Ott, seek review of an unpublished court of appeals decision reversing a circuit court judgment that required attorney James R. Donohoo to pay costs and attorney fees for filing and maintaining a defamation lawsuit that was frivolous.[1] The defamation lawsuit was commenced in response to a press release issued by Action Wisconsin.
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Rachelle Jackson v. City of Chicago, et al.
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Rachelle Jackson sued Kelly Brogan, Michael O'Donnell and Patrick J McCormack
on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that she was falsely accused of stealing Police Officer Kelly Brogan's star and her partner's gun after an accident in 2002. Jackson claimed that on November 19, 2002 she heard the sound of a car wreck outside her home and when she went to investigate, ... More... $7900000 (06-14-2008 - IL)
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Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. v. Janet K. Welch, et al.
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Plaintiff-Appellant Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. (Lawrence)
appeals from the district courts judgment dismissing his claims filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983
against officials of the State Bar of Michigan in connection with their denial of his application for
a license to practice law. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Frank J. Lawrence, Jr. graduated from an accredi... More... $0 (06-13-2008 - MI)
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Kim Seegmiller and Sharon Johnson v. Laverkin City; Doug Wilson and Heath D. Johnson
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This case requires us to consider whether a municipality's decision to
privately reprimand a police officer for her off-duty sexual conduct violated the
Constitution. Because we conclude the reprimand was reasonably related to
police department policies, we find no constitutional violation.
Sharon Johnson was an officer with the LaVerkin City, Utah, police
department. During an out-of-... More... $0 (06-11-2008 - UT)
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Young Apartments, Inc. v. Town of Jupiter, Florida, et al.
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Plaintiffs-appellants Young Apartments, Inc. ("Young Apartments") appeals
a district court order dismissing several of its equal protection claims under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 ("§ 1983") against defendants-appellees Town of Jupiter, Florida
("Jupiter"), Jupiter Town Manager Andrew D. Lukasik ("Lukasik") and Jupiter
Building Official Robert Lecky ("Lecky"), as well as a breach of contract claim
agai... More... $0 (06-11-2008 - FL)
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Jacquelyn R. Crawford v. Barbara Carroll, et al.
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Jacquelyn R. Crawford appeals the district court's grant of summary
judgment in favor of her former employer, the Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia/Georgia State University (GSU), and two of her former
supervisors, GSU officers Barbara Carroll and Katherine Johnston. After review
and oral argument, we reverse and remand for further proceedings, having
determined that genuin... More... $0 (06-11-2008 - GA)
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John Doe v. City of Fresno, et al.
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Plaintiffs' sued the City of Fresno and the California Department of Transportation of civil rights violation theories, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that defendants violated their civil rights by raiding their homeless encampment and destroying their personal property. The City conducted 14 raids on homeless encampments between February 2004 and August 2006 in which personal belongings were destroyed... More... $2300000 (06-07-2008 - CA)
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Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services
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FBL Financial Group (FBL) appeals a jury verdict in favor of Jack Gross, an
employee who alleged that FBL violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(ADEA) by demoting him because of his age in 2003. FBL challenges the final jury
instructions adopted by the district court, the district court's decision to exclude
certain testimony, and the court's denial of FBL's motions for judgment as... More... $0 (05-28-2008 - IA)
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Berencer Batiste-Davis v. Lincare
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Berencia Yvonne Batiste-Davis sued her former employer, Lincare, Inc., for
wrongful termination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§
2000e - 2000e-17, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The jury returned a unanimous verdict for
Lincare. Davis appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court
affirms.
Davis, a respiratory therapist, began working as an independ... More... $0 (05-19-2008 - AR)
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Ashlie E. Van Horn v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.
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Ashlie Van Horn brought an action in state court for retaliatory discharge
against her former employer, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and her store manager, Jeff Clark.
After removing the case to federal court, the defendants moved for summary
judgment, which the district court1 granted. Ms. Van Horn appealed and we affirm.
Ms. Van Horn began working for Best Buy as a sales manager in-training at its... More... $0 (05-23-2008 - IA)
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Ashlie E. Van Horn v. Best Buy Stores, L.P.
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Ashlie Van Horn brought an action in state court for retaliatory discharge
against her former employer, Best Buy Stores, L.P., and her store manager, Jeff Clark.
After removing the case to federal court, the defendants moved for summary
judgment, which the district court1 granted. Ms. Van Horn appealed and we affirm.
Ms. Van Horn began working for Best Buy as a sales manager in-training at its... More... $0 (05-23-2008 - IA)
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Malvina Montiero v. City of Cambridge
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Malvina Montiero sued the City of Cambridge on a civil rights theory claiming that she was wrongfully terminated as executive directory of the city's Police Review and Advisory Board in retaliation for filing a discrimination claim against the city. Monteiro, who is Cape Verdean and was hired by the City of Cambridge in July 1990, filed a racial and national origin discrimination complaint with th... More... $4500000 (05-28-2008 - MA)
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Liutauras Dargis v. Michael F. Sheahan, Sheriff of Cook County, et al.
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Beginning in 1982, Liutauras
Dargis was employed as a correctional officer with the
Cook County Sheriff's Office. In February 2000, Dargis
suffered a stroke while on duty. When Dargis attempted
to return to work in July 2001, the Sheriff's Office declined
to reinstate him due to physical restrictions imposed
by Dargis's physician, placing him instead on leave
without pay. After exhausting h... More... $0 (05-17-2008 - IL)
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Turner Mack Germany, Jr. and All Occupants v. The Housing Authority of the City of Dallas
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The Housing Authority for the City of Dallas filed a sworn complaint for forcible detainer against appellant Turner Mack Germany, Jr. on February 5, 2007 for violating a provision of his lease that stated "tenants, household members and guests are to refrain from acting in a manner that threatens the safety or health of another person [or] property, including DHA staff." After a bench trial, the ... More... $0 (05-16-2008 - TX)
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