Michael Gray sued the City of Galveston claiming a violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act. The Act waives governmental immunity if a governmental entity takes adverse personnel action against a public employee who in good faith reports to an appropriate law enforcement authority a violation of law by another public employee. See TEX. GOV‘T CODE ANN. §§ 554.002, 554.0035 (West 2012). The City... More...   $0 (05-21-2013 - TX)

In this employment discrimination case, Dr. Willana Geneva Turner appeals from a district court order that entered judgment on the pleadings in favor of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm for substantially the same reasons identified by the district court.

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* After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel... More...   $0 (05-21-2013 - OK)

In three issues, Appellant Leonard Hornsby appeals the trial court‘s summary judgment for Appellee Tarrant County College District (TCCD) and its order disqualifying his attorney, Appellant Sue Allen. In two issues, Allen

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appeals her disqualification. We affirm the trial court‘s judgment as to Hornsby and we dismiss Al... More...   $0 (05-16-2013 - TX)

The State of Wisconsin charged Tarence A. Banks, age 32, first-degree murder in conjunction with the killing of a 12-year-old Marize Jones during a drive-by shooting in 2007.

Banks was one of five people charged in the shooting, described as retaliation for an earlier shooting the same day in an ongoing gang dispute. Three have been convicted, and the case against a fourth is still pendin... More...   $0 (05-10-2013 - WI)

Andrea Olsen was employed by the Capital Regional Medical Center (CRMC) as a mammography technician. Olsen, who has epilepsy, suffered numerous seizures at work. After Olsen was unable to reduce her seizures with CRMC's office accommodations, CRMC placed Olsen on unpaid administrative leave. CRMC offered to reinstate Olsen after learning Olsen was taking medicine that successfully controlled the s... More...   $0 (05-07-2013 - mo)

Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 2-61 makes it a misdemeanor for members of the public who speak at City Council meetings to engage in “disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior.� Benito Acosta (“Acosta�) was removed from the Costa Mesa City Council meeting for an alleged violation of the ordinance. Acosta appeals the district court’s

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dismissal... More...   $0 (05-03-2013 - CA)

The People of California charged Richard Morris, Jr., age 59, with first-degree murder in conjunction with the death of James Stockwell, who owned the Mustang Topless Theater in Santa Ana, in 1987. Stockwell, also known as Jimmy Casino, was killed and his 22-year-old girlfriend was raped in Casino's condo. Investigation into who committed the crimes was thwarted until DNA evidence led to Morris' ... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - CA)

The People of the State of California charged Shajia Ayobi, age 46, with first-degree murder in conjunction with the death of Ghulam Rabani Ayobi, age 53.

Defendant claimed that she killed her husband to defend herself from continued chronic domestic abuse and that she was in "imminent" threat to her when she killed him or had him killed.

California Penal Code Sections 187-199 pr... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - CA)

Emilio Martino, a naturalized United States citizen born in Italy, worked briefly as a sales representative for Western & Southern Financial Group (“W&S�). Less than two months after W&S hired Martino, the company terminated his employment.

Martino sued W&S for religious discrimination under Title VII and for defamation. Martino alleged, among other claims, that W&S discharged him based... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - IN)

Plaintiffs-Appellants J.B., A.J., and I.B., the minor children of Tamara Greene, appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants-Appellees Kwame Kilpatrick and City of Detroit on Plaintiffs’ § 1983 claims of conspiracy to deny and denial of access to the courts. Plaintiffs claim that Defendants denied them access to the courts by obstructing the investigation of t... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - MI)

When Mahmoud Hegab, an employee of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ("NGA") with a top secret security clearance, informed the agency of his marriage to Bushra Nusairat, the NGA conducted a reinvestigation into his security clearance. Based on new information, the NGA revoked Hegab’s security clearance.

Hegab commenced this action under the Administrative Procedure Act against ... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - VA)

The People of the State of California charged Rico Lyntice Riley, age 31, with multiple sexual assault charges, including rape and tying up the female victim.

The woman was assaulted by Riley and one of her friends after she refused Riley's sexual advances, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney's Office news release. The friend eventually left the woman's apartment, but Rile... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - CA)

1, The Defendant failed and refused to give any documents regarding Plaintiffs Rights on both stays according to State Law. A booklet was finally given on a Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at2:00 pm, 5 days after I arrived to all patients, including me (Plaintiff). Whereas the booklet and other documents on Patient’s Rrights were to be given at the time of admittance. Exhibit “J�

CAUSE OF... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - OK)

Renee S. Majors, a long-time employee at General Electric Company’s Bloomington, Indiana plant, filed suit alleging that GE violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.,

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and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., when it denied her temporary and permanent positions to which she was otherwise entitled unde... More...   $0 (04-16-2013 - IN)

Richard Bensinger produced and screened a film about Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. Claiming the film conveyed several defamatory statements, Spacecon filed suit against Bensinger in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, based on diversity jurisdiction, asserting a state-law claim for defamation per se. The district court granted Bensinger’s motion for summary judg... More...   $0 (04-16-2013 - CO)

Plaintiffs Charles and Daniela Freeman appeal the dismissal of their section 1983 suit against the Town of Hudson, Massachusetts, one of its agencies, and several state and local officials. The events giving rise to this suit grew out of an allegation that the Freemans had breached a conservation restriction appurtenant to their Hudson home. Like the magistrate judge and district judge, we conclu... More...   $0 (04-15-2013 - MA)

Plaintiff-appellant Gladys Sotomayor appeals from the district court's judgment dismissing her claims of employment discrimination and retaliation under federal, state, and New York City law. We hold that the district court properly granted summary judgment dismissing her claims. Accordingly, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Sotomayor, a schoolteacher, is a fifty-six year old woman of Hispanic ... More...   $0 (04-12-2013 - NY)

This is an appeal from a final take-nothing summary judgment in appellant’s suit seeking judicial review of an administrative workers’ compensation decision. We affirm.

Appellant alleges that he sustained a broken tooth and broken jaw bone in the course and scope of his employment on February 15, 2009. Appellee was the workers’ compensation carrier for appellant’s employer, Geo, Gr... More...   $0 (04-11-2013 - TX)

The jury returned a verdict in favor of Sarah Badahman and against Catering St. Louis and its president, Mark Erker (collectively "CSL"), in the amount of $11,250 for compensatory damages and $2,000 for punitive damages. Badahman filed a motion for additur or, in the alternative, a new trial pursuant to § 537.068,1 Rule 78.01, and Rule 78.02. The circuit court sustained Badahman's motion and gave... More...   $0 (04-09-2013 - MO)

Nancie J. Cloe started working for the City of Indianapolis in April 2007. In March 2008, she was tragically diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (“MSâ€�), a chronic, incurable neurological disorder that rendered her disabled and significantly impaired her day-to-day life. On June 29, 2009, the City terminated her, ostensibly for poor performance. Cloe sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act... More...   $0 (04-09-2013 - IN)

Jennifer Westendorf brought a Title VII action against her former employer, West Coast Contractors, claiming sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge. The district court granted summary judgment to West Coast, and Ms. Westendorf appeals. We affirm the judgment on the harassment claim, and reverse and remand the retaliation claim for further proceedings.

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We view the evidence and... More...   $0 (04-05-2013 - NV)

Thomas Gianfrancesco, the former proprietor of a now-defunct bar and restaurant in Wrentham, Massachusetts, sued the Town of Wrentham and a number of town officials, claiming federal civil rights violations and unfair trade practices. Footnote He alleges that the defendants maliciously imposed excessive regulatory requirements on his restaurant in retaliation for his opposition to certain town po... More...   $0 (04-05-2013 - MA)

Howard Henderson sued the New York Police Department, Commissioner Raymond Kelly and others on civil rights and retaliation claim theories claiming that he was retaliated against by the City of New York when he refused to comply with an order to participate in alcohol rehab.... More...   $0 (04-05-2013 - ny)

Appellant Felix Moya challenges his conviction for continuous sexual assault of a child younger than fourteen, a first-degree felony. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.02

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1 Because this is a memorandum opinion and the parties are familiar with the facts, we will not recite them here except as necessary to advise the parties of the Court's decision... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - TX)

Willie Hurst, Appellant, appeals his capital murder conviction, for which he received a life sentence. In two issues, he complains that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted an investigator’s lay opinion of Appellant’s involvement in the murder and when it

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admitted evidence of weapons and ammunition that police discovered during valid searches of Appellant’s ... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - TX)