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Bravo v. City of Santa Maria
Judicial deception claim must survive summary judgment where genuine issue exists as to whether officer’s omission of material fact was intentional or reckless.
Civil Rights Dec. 12, 2011
Rosenbaum v. Washoe County
Officer, who had no probable cause to arrest defendant, is not entitled to qualified immunity based on later-discovered statute that could apply to case.
Civil Rights Dec. 1, 2011
Stein v. Ryan
State's Dept. of Corrections does not have duty to review legality of sentencing order imposed by competent court.
Civil Rights Nov. 21, 2011
Beets v. County of Los Angeles
Wrongful death action alleging excessive force is not barred by third party’s criminal conviction where decedent was never convicted based on underlying facts.
Civil Rights Nov. 10, 2011
Campbell v. State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services
Voluntary participation in state’s assisted living program does not create special relationship subjecting state to affirmative duty of care.
Civil Rights Nov. 8, 2011
Chism v. Washington State
Officers are not entitled to qualified immunity where they acted recklessly by including false statements and omissions in affidavit supporting search warrant.
Civil Rights Nov. 8, 2011
Glenn v. Washington County
Officers may not be entitled to qualified immunity from excessive force claim where they fatally shot suicidal teenager who did not pose threat to others’ safety.
Civil Rights Nov. 7, 2011
Mattos v. Agarano
Police officers who used stun-guns are entitled to qualified immunity from excessive force claims because law was not clearly established at time of incidents.
Civil Rights Oct. 17, 2011
Rickley v. County of Los Angeles
Successful civil rights plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney fee award for legal services performed by attorney-spouse.
Civil Rights Oct. 4, 2011
Kerkeles v. City of San Jose
Officer is not entitled to qualified immunity from civil rights action based on use of false report in preliminary hearing, even if plaintiff was never incarcerated.
Civil Rights Oct. 4, 2011
Intermountain Fair Housing Council v. Boise Rescue Mission Ministries
Non-profit Christian organization does not violate Fair Housing Act where preference is given to religious guests at its residential drug treatment program and homeless shelters.
Civil Rights Sep. 19, 2011
Nichols v. Dancer
Public employer may not interfere with employee’s First Amendment rights absent evidence that employee’s conduct caused or may reasonably cause future workplace disruption.
Civil Rights Sep. 16, 2011
Lockett v. Ericson
Plaintiff's civil rights claim alleging unconstitutional conviction is not barred where conviction was derived from plea, and not dependent on legality of search.
Civil Rights Sep. 1, 2011
Young v. County of Los Angeles
Use of intermediate force is unreasonable when officer detained suspect for minor infraction and suspect posed no threat to officer.
Civil Rights Aug. 29, 2011
Chism v. Washington State
Officers are not entitled to qualified immunity where they acted recklessly by including false statements and omissions in affidavit supporting search warrant.
Civil Rights Aug. 26, 2011
Torres v. City of Madera
Summary judgment on excessive force claim is improper although jury might ultimately find that officer's mistake in using pistol, rather than taser, was reasonable.
Civil Rights Aug. 23, 2011
Rosenbaum v. Washoe County
Officer, who had no probable cause to arrest defendant, is not entitled to qualified immunity based on later-discovered statute that could apply to case.
Civil Rights Aug. 23, 2011
Johnson v. Lucent Technologies Inc.
Retaliation claim under Section 1981 of Civil Rights Act of 1866 is governed by four-year statute of limitations.
Civil Rights Aug. 22, 2011
Rickley v. County of Los Angeles
Successful civil rights plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney fee award for legal services performed by attorney-spouse.
Civil Rights Aug. 22, 2011
C.F. v. Capistrano Unified School District
Public school teacher is entitled to qualified immunity from suit alleging violations of Establishment Clause based on statements made during history class.
Civil Rights Aug. 22, 2011
Oliver v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Plaintiff must identify barriers that constitute grounds for discrimination claim under Americans with Disabilities Act in complaint itself, rather than expert report.
Civil Rights Aug. 18, 2011
Dougherty v. City of Covina
Search warrant lacks probable cause where insufficient nexus exists between allegations of sexual molestation at defendant’s workplace and search for child pornography.
Civil Rights Aug. 17, 2011
Johnson v. Lucent Technologies Inc.
Retaliation claim under Section 1981 of Civil Rights Act of 1866 is governed by four-year statute of limitations.
Civil Rights Aug. 5, 2011
Estate of Amaro v. City of Oakland
Equitable estoppel applies where plaintiff believed she had valid constitutional claim, but was dissuaded from filing suit due to misrepresentations and stonewalling by police.
Civil Rights Jul. 29, 2011
Hunter v. County of Sacramento
Court errs in refusing to instruct jury pursuant to plaintiff’s proposed instruction regarding ‘custom or practice,’ which is vital to excessive force claim.
Civil Rights Jul. 27, 2011
Semler v. General Electric Capital Corp.
Lending institution does not violate Unruh Civil Rights Act by declining to issue loan based on past felonies committed by member of limited liability company.
Civil Rights Jun. 29, 2011
Nichols v. Dancer
Public employer may not interfere with employee’s First Amendment rights absent evidence that employee’s conduct caused or may reasonably cause future workplace disruption.
Civil Rights Jun. 26, 2011
Chudacoff v. University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Individually named doctors, who served as voting members on physician credentialing committee, may be held liable for constitutional injury.
Civil Rights Jun. 9, 2011
Fox v. Vice
When plaintiff's suit involves frivolous and non-frivolous claims, defendant is only entitled to costs incurred in defending against frivolous claims.
Civil Rights Jun. 7, 2011
Spicer v. City of Camarillo
Disabled persons are not allowed unlimited parking on streets where there are no signs limiting parking times.
Civil Rights Jun. 1, 2011