This civil rights case arises out of
the refusal of officers serving an arrest warrant to accede to the
request of an arrestee, Brian Hunt, that he be handcuffed with his
hands in front of him, and the ensuing events.
Hunt and his wife brought this case, asserting violations
of his federal constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as
well as pendent state law claims. T... More...   $0 (12-10-2014 - MA)

David Ayers spent 12 years in prison based on a state-court murder conviction that was later overturned. He was freed in 2011 after this court

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granted his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that the detectives leading the murder investigation—Michael Cipo and Denise Kovach—had violated Ayers’s Sixth Amendment right... More...   $0 (12-02-2014 - OH)

James Lermon sued Minyard Food Stores and Rodney Lee (collectively Minyard) for malicious prosecution, negligence, and gross negligence. A jury found in Lermon’s favor on all claims and awarded Lermon $830,000 in actual damages and $115,000 in punitive damages on his malicious prosecution claim and $175,000 in actual damages and $1 million in punitive damages on his negligence and gross negligen... More...   $0 (11-19-2014 - TX)

S.L., a minor, by and through his guardian
K.L., and K.L. individually (“Appellants�), appeal the district court’s summary judgment orders
for Defendants-Appellees Edward (“Shawn�) Bartley and Thomas DelGrande. We AFFIRM.
I.
On December 4, 2006, Pierce Township Police Officer David Homer responded to a call
made by S.L.’s mother. Homer “smelled smokeâ€� upon enter... More...   $0 (11-17-2014 - OH)

Domingo Gomez appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor
of Benjamin Martin based on qualified immunity and its denial of Mr. Gomez’s Rule
56(d) request to depose Martin. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we
affirm.
I
On September 26, 2008, Mr. Gomez’s then-wife, Myrna Gomez, and her mother,
Bellia Armendariz, contacted the Doña An... More...   $0 (11-17-2014 - NM)

COMES NOW the Plaintiff Schwarz Oil Company and for its cause of action against the Defendant Happy Times Car Wash LLC., Danny Daniels individually, and Delmar Daniels individually (“Defendants�), alleges and states that:
1. Schwarz Oil Company is an Oklahoma entity conducting business in Canadian County, State of Oklahoma.
2. Defendant Happy Times Car Wash LLC. is an entity organized ... More...   $0 (10-28-2014 - OK)

Attorneys for a consumer served on a company a notice required for damages under the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, Civil Code section 1750 et seq. (CLRA), setting forth alleged violations of the CLRA and demanding action. The company then brought a declaratory relief action against the consumer and her attorneys seeking a declaration that it had not violated the CLRA. The consumer and the attorneys... More...   $0 (10-09-2014 - CA)

James Owens brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, an assistant State’s Attorney, the Baltimore City Police Department, and several Baltimore City police officers. In his complaint, Owens alleges that the defendants violated his constitutional rights by intentionally withholding exculpatory evidence during his 1988 trial for the rape... More...   $0 (09-24-2014 - MD)

A group of employees brought an action against their employer, Jon Davler, Inc., for various employment claims, including sexual harassment, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment. Jon Davler tendered the action to its insurer, Arch Insurance Company, which denied coverage based on an employment-related practices exclusion. After Jon Davler filed this insurance coverage action against Arch, t... More...   $0 (09-15-2014 - CA)

Alberto Daniel Saucedo Suarez and his attorneys, Allan F. Davis and the law firm of Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. (together, the Attorneys and with Suarez, Appellants), appeal from the trial court's award of attorney fees and costs to the City of Corona (the City) under Code of Civil Procedure section 1038 (section 1038). (Undesignated statutory references are to this code.) Appe... More...   $0 (08-29-2014 - CA)

In a prior litigation, FLIR Systems, Inc. and Indigo Systems Corporation (collectively, FLIR) brought suit against their former employees, William Parrish and E. Timothy Fitzgibbons (collectively, Former Employees) for, among other things, misappropriation of trade secrets (the underlying action). Former Employees were successful in defeating the underlying action. Moreover, they obtained a ruling... More...   $0 (08-27-2014 - CA)

Chicago police officer Michael Seiser
was arrested and subjected to a breathalyzer examination after
several witnesses reported seeing him drinking from an
alcoholic beverage container while driving his personal vehicle.
After the breathalyzer detected no alcohol in his bloodstream,
he was cited for driving a motor vehicle with an open container
of alcohol in the passenger ... More...   $0 (08-12-2014 - IL)

Plaintiff and appellant Nancy F. Lee hired Attorney William B. Hanley to represent her in certain civil litigation. After the litigation settled, Lee sought a refund of unearned attorney fees and unused expert witness fees she had advanced to Attorney Hanley. Not having received a refund, Lee hired Attorney Walter J. Wilson and terminated the services of Attorney Hanley. Attorney Hanley thereafter... More...   $0 (08-08-2014 - CA)

Cynthia Paroski appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Stavick2 Inc. d/b/a Tropix (Tropix). In several issues, Paroski generally contends the trial court erred in entering judgment against her because there was no enforceable contract between Tropix and the employee she hired, and (2) Tropix engaged in a fraudulent transfer. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgme... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - TX)

A patron orders a hamburger from the menu at a diner and asks the server if he can substitute edamame for french fries. "No substitutions," says the server. We, like the server who cannot add or substitute entries on the menu, cannot add or substitute words in a statute.
Code of Civil Procedure 1038 requires a mandatory award of defense costs where the trial court grants summary judgment and f... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - CA)

Here we hold that a declaratory relief action filed in response to an
attorney's letters threatening litigation over a contract dispute does not come within the
provisions of a strategic lawsuit against public participation ("SLAPP"). (Code Civ.
Proc., § 425.16.)1
John Travolta, Atlo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Constellation
Productions, Inc., a California corporation, and ... More...   $0 (07-22-2014 - CA)

Monira Ulkarim appeals an order granting a special motion to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16)1 her complaint against Westfield LLC (Westfield). She alleges several counts against Westfield relating to the termination of a lease allegedly in violation of a lease agreement. Plaintiff contends her complaint does not arise from protected activity under the anti-SLAPP statute and she established a p... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - CA)

In this consolidated appeal, Brett J. Stettner (“Stettner�) appeals two trial
court orders: (1) denying his motion to set aside clerk’s default, to vacate default
final judgment and to quash a writ of garnishment; and (2) denying his motion to
set aside sheriff’s sale. For the reasons that follow, we reverse both orders.
On May 14, 2012, Stettner filed a Petition for Injunc... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - FL)

Plaintiff and appellant Nancy F. Lee hired Attorney William B. Hanley to
represent her in certain civil litigation. After the litigation settled, Lee sought a refund of
unearned attorney fees and unused expert witness fees she had advanced to Attorney
Hanley. Not having received a refund, Lee hired Attorney Walter J. Wilson and
terminated the services of Attorney Hanley. Attorney H... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - CA)

Stephen Hoffmeyer and Anthony Wichlan filed this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit
against Water Patrol Officers Michael Porter and Thomas Belote (collectively, “the
officers�), alleging false arrest and retaliation. The case proceeded to trial. After a
jury returned a defense verdict on both claims, the district court1 denied a motion for
a new trial brought by both Hoffmeyer and Wichlan... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - MO)

Anthony and Melissa Stonecipher became targets of an investigation into their purchases and sales of firearms and explosives. During the investigation, federal officers discovered that Mr. Stonecipher had pleaded guilty in 2007 to a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence in Missouri. One of the officers, Carlos Valles, concluded Mr. Stonecipher had violated federal law, which makes it illegal for ... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - NM)

Five young men were badgered into confessing to a crime they did not commit sued The New York County District Attorney's Office on civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that their civil rights were violated and they were wrongfully convicted of a crime they did not commit. The Plaintiffs, ranging in age from 14 to 16 at the time of their arrests, claimed that they were coerced into... More...   $40000000 (06-20-2014 - NY)

Following their criminal prosecution and acquittal for the aggravated sexual assault of Shannon Coyel, appellants Mark and Rhonda Lesher sued Shannon for malicious prosecution and also sued her, her husband Gerald Coyel, and prosecutor Val Varley for violations of title 42, sections 1983 and 1985 of the United States Code. Shannon, Gerald, and Varley each filed a motion for summary judgment, which... More...   $0 (06-16-2014 - TX)

This appeal casts a harsh light on some of the darkest corners of life in Chicago. The plaintiff, at the time of the events giving rise to this suit, was a general in the El Rukn street gang, out on parole for a murder conviction, when he became embroiled in a second murder. Among the defendants are several disgraced police officers, including the infamous Jon Burge, a man whose name evokes shame ... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - IL)

Plaintiffs-appellants Johnny Robertson, Nolan Lovett, Arrico Spires, Charles Matthews, Marlon Brooks, and Tyron Brown appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants-appellees Lee Lucas, Robert Cross, Thomas Verhiley, Jamaal Ansari, Chuck Metcalf, Matt Mayer, and Larry Faith, and the district court’s dismissal of appellants’ claims against Richland County and the City of ... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - OH)