2 Plaintiff conducted a rabbit breeding operation on property located in
3 Jackson County. In 2001, plaintiff pleaded no contest to animal abuse, and, in
4 conjunction with the criminal proceedings, the county seized her rabbits. The county
5 housed, treated, and fed the rabbits before declaring them abandoned, at which point the
6 county gave them away. In 2003, plaintiff filed an

Family and Estate of Cameron Cuthbertson sued the Los Angeles Metro Transit Authority on premises liability and negligence theories claiming that Mr. Cuthbertson, who was blind, was killed by a Metro Blue Line train on January 28, 2009 when he fell between two cars, mistaking the gap for a door, and was crushed to death. Plaintiffs claimed that the train's operator drove the train forward despite

This case involves claims of excessive force against local police officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the officers’ corresponding assertion of qualified immunity. The officers moved for summary judgment based on this defense in the district court, and the court denied their motion. They then appealed to this court. We unfortunately found ourselves unable to decide the case, and issued a limite

After concluding police violated Ricky E. Moore’s constitutional rights in seizing items from Moore’s residence, a Missouri state trial court suppressed the evidence. Missouri filed an interlocutory appeal of the suppression order in the Missouri Court of Appeals, which was dismissed. Moore then brought this civil rights lawsuit against his ex-wife Theresa Moore (Theresa) and son Jason Moore (

Defendant Police Chief Gary Hagler appeals an order of the district court denying his motion for summary judgment based upon qualified immunity regarding plaintiff Sean O’Malley’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims of unlawful search and seizure and excessive force. We reverse and remand for entry of a judgment in favor of defendant Hagler.

I.

The events giving rise to this case began when

This case arises from an unfortunate situation of child-on-child abuse within the foster care system. Plaintiffs are a foster couple and their now-adopted foster children who allege they incurred injuries after an abusive foster child was placed in their home in August of 2002. In this § 1983 action, Plaintiffs raised several state and federal claims against the State of Utah and the various Stat

Appellant Rodulfo Rivera (“Rivera”), a physician in the state of Texas, filed suit against various defendants, including individual members of the Texas State Medical Board (the “Board”), for events relating to the revocation–or attempted revocation–of his medical license. According to Rivera, in March 2006, a former patient filed a complaint against him with the Board. The filing of t

We granted certiorari to consider whether the Court of Appeals correctly found that appellants Juanita Hicks and Geneva Blanton, in their respective individual capacities as Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County and an employee in that office, were not entitled to official immunity for their actions in regard to OCGA § 42-5-50 (a) (requiring the clerk of the court to notify the commissione

Defendant Police Chief Gary Hagler appeals an order of the district court denying his motion for summary judgment based upon qualified immunity regarding plaintiff Sean O’Malley’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims of unlawful search and seizure and excessive force. We reverse and remand for entry of a judgment in favor of defendant Hagler.

I.

The events giving rise to this case began when

Contending that he was improperly terminated, Billy Merrifield, a former Youth Services Administrator of Santa Fe County’s Youth Development Program at the County’s youth correctional facility, sued the County Board of Commissioners and several County officials (collectively, Defendants) in federal court. He brought civil-rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that he had been denied p

This case involves a dispute between two water service providers over which one of them is entitled to serve certain customers located in and around Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Plaintiff-Appellee Rural Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Management District No. 1 of Logan County (“Logan-1”) claims that its right to serve these customers is grounded in state law, but is protected from competition from e

Gina M. Jenkins sued Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, for sexual harassment and retaliation, in addition to state-law claims. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court3 dismissed the case because Jenkins failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. She appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

I.

As detailed in this court’s previous opi

In 1990, appellant, the City of Houston (“the City”), and appellee, Christopher Rhule, a former firefighter for the Houston Fire Department, entered an agreed judgment settling their dispute regarding Rhule’s worker’s compensation claim. The City subsequently breached the settlement agreement, and Rhule filed suit to enforce it. The City now appeals the jury verdict in Rhule’s favor fo

Gina M. Jenkins sued Ray Mabus,2 Secretary of the Navy, for sexual harassment and retaliation, in addition to state-law claims. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court3 dismissed the case because Jenkins failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. She appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

I.

As detailed in this court’s previous opinio

Plaintiff Jason M. Jackler, a former probationary police officer in Middletown, New
19 York ("Middletown" or the "City"), appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for
20 the Southern District of New York, Cathy Seibel, Judge, dismissing his complaint, brought under 42
21 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging principally that defendant Matthew T. Byrne, Chief of the Middletown Pol

On August 12, 2008, officials at the Maryland Correctional Training Center conducted a drug interdiction operation using a portable ion scanning machine capable of detecting minute amounts of controlled substances. Upon entering the building, several employees and independent contractors of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services alerted for the presence of drugs and wer

Chicago police officer Alejandro Gallegos led a team of officers in executing a search warrant at the apartment of Maria Cardenas, Evanhido Cardenas, and Natalia Barron (the “Plaintiffs”). The officers entered the apartment, without knocking and announcing their presence, and then handcuffed and harshly handled the residents. The residents subsequently sued the City of Chicago and Officer Gall

Ryan Kedley, an agent of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, arrested Jody Borgman for trespass when she entered the Wild Rose Casino after having signed two voluntary exclusion forms at the casino's predecessor establishment. After the charge against her was dropped, Borgman brought this action against Kedley and the Wild Rose Casino, alleging violations of her constitutional rights unde

Lynette Patterson appeals the dismissal of her claims against her former employer for alleged violation of the Idaho Human Rights Act and the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act. We affirm.

I.

Factual and Procedural History

This is a constructive discharge case arising under the Idaho Human Rights Act (IHRA), I.C. § 67-5901 et seq., and the Idaho Protection of Public Emp

Plaintiffs seek damages from the United States for injuries to a child allegedly caused by exposure to the toxic heavy metal thallium from soil dumped into a landfill adjacent to the child’s residence and school. The child, by her guardian ad litem, appeals a decision of the district court finding that the United States acted “reasonably” and did not breach any duty in conducting the soil re

Without warning, Officer Robert Purnell shot Frederick Henry, an unarmed man wanted for misdemeanor failure to pay child support, when he started running away. In the ensuing § 1983 action, the parties stipulated that Purnell had intended to use his Taser rather than his gun and the district court granted him summary judgment. However, because Tennessee v. Garner prohibits shooting suspects who p

¶1 The question before us is whether the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma expressly and unequivocally waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain employment contracts entered into with tribal employees. The Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (Tribe) is a federally recognized Indian tribe. The Tribe has a Constitution and By-Laws. The Tribe also was issued a corporate charter by the Secretar

We address the “equal terms” provision of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).1

I. Facts

Centro Familiar Cristiano Buenas Nuevas, founded in 1998, is a Christian congregation of around 250 members, associated with the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention. The church sued for a declaratory judgment, injunction, and damages, when the City of Yuma preven

This is an appeal from an opinion of the Court of Appeals reversing the summary judgment granted Appellant by the Fayette Circuit Court . The trial court granted Appellant, Dianne Turner, summary judgment on grounds that she was entitled to "qualified official immunity" from the claims that Appellee, Brooke Nelson, individually, and as next friend of F.B ., asserted against her. Because Turner's a

Henry David Thoreau found solace when he lived near Walden Pond. Homeowners perhaps seeking the same from a small pond in the Innsbrook subdivision in Merrillville, Indiana, claim to have found anything but. They allege that the retention pond their lots abut is a haven not for tranquility but for algae and mosquitoes, a source of flooding and frustration rather than inspiration and insight. They