Bonnie Young and Michael Simmons sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and others on a civil rights violation and retaliation theories claiming that there were discriminated against by their former employer for disciplining a black subordinate. Young claim that her supervisor was trying to discredit her so that she could be replaced by an African American. She also claimed that she was re... More...   $0 (11-06-2009 - TX)

Frank Sloup sued the Town of Islip, alan Loeffler and Craig Pomroy on civil rights violations theories undeer 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that defendants wrongfully drove him out of business. Plaintiff claimed that defendants wrongfully claimed that 41 of his crab traps and bouys were a hazard to navigation and had to be removed from Champlin Creek. He claimed that he was eventually driven out of bus... More...   $2100000 (11-05-2009 - NY)

Clifton Lee, Sr., Cornelius Bennett, Larry McBride, Ozzie Green, Rodney Washington and Sylvester Rogers sued Nurcor Corporation, and Nurcor-Yamato Steel Company on civil rights violation theories claiming that they were discriminated against because of their races.

The defenses asserted by Defendants are not available.... More...   $1200000 (11-04-2009 - )

Plaintiff-Appellant Lisa Nicole Bridges appeals from summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Deputy Brandon Yeager on her civil rights claims. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ms. Bridges sued the deputy solely in his individual capacity for compensatory and punitive damages claiming that (1) he used excessive force while arresting her, and (2) he falsely arrested her for assault and battery on a police... More...   $0 (11-03-2009 - OK)

Kenneth Eugene Barrett, a federal prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals from the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of defendants in his civil rights suit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reverse and remand with respect to defendants Gary Philpot and Michael Hendricks. In all other respects, we affirm.

I.

Mr. Barrett was arrested at his residence in the... More...   $0 (11-02-2009 - OK)

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion by preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of new rules promulgated by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) that require pharmacies to deliver lawfully prescribed Federal Drug Administration (“FDA”)–approved medications and prohibit discrimination against patients, on the ground that the rules violate pharmaciesâ... More...   $0 (10-30-2009 - WA)

Stephen Phelps sued Moore County Deputy Sheriffs Lane Carter and Randall Butler on a civil rights violation theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that they used excessive force when they shot and injured him and killed 1st Lt. Tallas Tomeny. Phelps and Tomeny were participating in a training exercise called Robin Sage in which they simulated infiltration of a foreign nation. The thought that Butler wa... More...   $650000 (10-29-2009 - SC)

William and Theodora Walton sued the City of Whitefish on a civil rights violation theory claiming that their equal protection rights were violated by the City's efforts to stop construction on the steep slopes of lots purchased by them in 2005. The claimed that they were treated differently from other property owners who were allowed to build on similar property in Whitefish.

The City deni... More...   $300000 (10-29-2009 - )

Zaher Zahrey sued the City of New York and others on a civil rights violation theory claiming that defendants manufactured a false case against him during a police corruption investigation. Zahrey, age 46, was an undercover narcotics detective working in Brooklyn. He was the friend of a man who was murdered and who prosecutors said had been a leader of a gang that sold drugs. Zahrey was accused ... More...   $750001 (10-29-2009 - NY)

Jamie Marie Meissner sued Orange County, California sheriff's deputies on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the deputies used excessive force when she was arrested on suspicion of given false information to them after she was questioned by Laguna Beach police for jaywalking.

Defendants denied wrongdoing.... More...   $0 (10-28-2009 - MD)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Amy Thomson, individually and as guardian ad litem for her two children, and the estate of Chad Thomson, through Ms. Thomson as its personal representative, challenge the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees Salt Lake County and Deputy Alan Morrical. First, Plaintiffs argue that it was error to grant summary judgment to Deputy Morrical on the ... More...   $0 (10-27-2009 - UT)

In this civil rights case, Orlando police officers Lori Fiorino and David Burk appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. Appellee Amy Shirley Oliver, as personal representative of the estate of Anthony Carl Oliver, Sr., alleges that the officers used excessive and unreasonable force in violation of Anthony Oliver’s Fourth A... More...   $0 (10-26-2009 - FL)

Jacqueline Fegan sued Robert Reid, Dennis Doherty, James Young, Michael Drew and City of Chicago on a civil rights violation theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that defendants conspired to violate her civil rights by arresting during a dispute over a parking ticket. While on her normal patrol, Fegan had come upon the four officers in a dispute with a traffic aide. She testified that Officer Robert R... More...   $1500000 (10-24-2009 - IL)

Jody Reilly sued Massachusetts State Police on a civil rights violation theory claiming that she was discriminated against and retaliated against by her supervisor after she turned down his advances. Plaintiff, age 39, was the agency's first female helicopter pilot. She claimed that Major Michael Barry challenged her skills as a pilot after she turned down his advances while he was the commander ... More...   $0 (10-23-2009 - ma)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Delia Berglund and her daughter Darlene Vasquez (“Plaintiffs”) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees Board of County Commissioners of Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Kurt Shirey, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputy David Swearingen, and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Rodriguez (“Defendants”... More...   $0 (10-22-2009 - OK)

Shawn Drumgold sued Timothy Callahan and the City of Boston on civil rights violation theories, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that he was wrongfully convicted for the 1988 slaying of a 12-year-old girl and spent 15-years in prison as a direct result of Timothy Callahan withholding from prosecutors the fact that he put a key prosecution witness up at a motel, gave him meals and $20. Drumgold was convict... More...   $14000000 (10-21-2009 - MA)

Laura Schmidt brought an action against her former employer, Medicalodges, Inc. (“Medicalodges”), for hostile work environment sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). She appeals the district court’s denial of her motion for a new trial after the jury found that Medicalodges was not liable for the harassment Ms. Schmidt suffered at the... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - KS)

Mark A. Pallotino, Sr. and Mark S. Pallotino, Jr. appeal from the district court’s judgment entered in favor of defendants. Because the district court has not disposed of all of the federal claims presented by plaintiffs in their complaint, we must dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand to the district court for further proceedings.

I. Background

The main issue rele... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - NM)

L.J. McCallan sued Office Marsh Blackmore on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the Officer's used of a Taser on him represented excessive use of force.... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - TX)

George Milam Hall submitted to a local newspaper, the Coffey County Republican (“The Republican”), an advertisement opposing the election bid of Judge Phillip M. Fromme. He paid to have the ad run on two occasions. The paper ran the ad the first time but not the second, instead running an ad supporting Judge Fromme, which was paid for and signed by a number of attorneys, including Coffey Count... More...   $0 (10-19-2009 - KS)

Earl Cole sued the Buchanan County Virginia School Board on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the Board banned him from school grounds because of an article that he wrote which was published in The voice, a twice-monthly newspaper. He claimed the critical articles he wrote angered the School Board, which voted in October 2006 to bar him from school property.
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Plaintiff, Lamar Whiteco Outdoor Corporation, initiated an action that led to a permanent injunction barring defendant, the City of West Chicago (City), from enforcing an advertising ordinance against plaintiff. The ordinance remains in effect as to all other outdoor advertisers. The trial court ruled that plaintiff is eligible for attorney fees and costs as a "prevailing party" under section 1988... More...   $0 (10-16-2009 - IL)

Following a jury trial, defendants Jovon Broadcasting and Joseph Stroud, the owner and operational manager of Jovon Broadcasting, were found liable for retaliation against plaintiff Jerri Blount, a former employee of Jovon Broadcasting. The jury awarded Blount a total of $3,082,350 in damages, which was comprised of $257,350 for back pay, $25,000 for physical and/or emotional pain and suffering, a... More...   $0 (10-16-2009 - IL)

The court has adopted a construction of the Fair Labor Standard Act’s anti-retaliation provision that is unique among the circuits. On the one hand, the court understands the statute’s “filed any complaint” language to cover intra-company complaints about unfair labor practices, but on the other it concludes that oral complaints fall outside the reach of the statute. Kasten v. Saint-Gobain... More...   $0 (10-16-2009 - WI)

Kathleen Sharp appeals the district court’s dismissal of one federal claim (Title VII) and three related state-law claims against the Worthington City School District Board of Education. We affirm.

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Sharp taught in the Worthington school district from 1992 until the school board fired her in 2008. At some point near the end of her tenure, she filed discrimination charges against ... More...   $0 (10-16-2009 - OH)