Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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01-35709
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Dixon v. Wallowa County
Police did not violate plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights by securing residence as crime scene. |
Civil Rights |
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Oct. 14, 2003 | |
01-35032
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Farrakhan v. State of Washington
Court will reconsider whether state law that disenfranchises people convicted of felonies violates minority voting rights. |
Civil Rights |
|
Oct. 14, 2003 | |
E031562
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Green v. Par Pools Inc.
In sex discrimination action, employer provided sufficient evidence to justify differences in pay wages. |
Civil Rights |
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Oct. 8, 2003 | |
01-36172
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Save Our Valley v. Sound Transit
Federal agency that decided to build rail line through minority neighborhood is not liable under Civil Rights Act. |
Civil Rights |
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Oct. 7, 2003 | |
00-15994
|
Ramirez v. Galaza
Favorable termination rule doesn't apply to suits brought under 42. U.S.C. Section 1983, challenging disciplinary hearing not affecting length of prisoner's confinement. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 19, 2003 | |
01-17566
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Doe v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Education
School vice-principal who disciplined student by taping head to tree is not entitled to qualified immunity. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 19, 2003 | |
01-56044
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Bingham v. City of Manhattan Beach
Triable issue of fact exists as to whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify traffic stop. |
Civil Rights |
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Jul. 23, 2003 | |
01-56248
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Sanghvi v. City of Claremont
City of Claremont did not discriminate against Alzheimer patients by refusing sewer service to proposed care facility. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 24, 2003 | |
02-679
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Desert Palace Inc. v. Costa
Direct evidence of discrimination is not required to obtain a mixed-motive jury instruction. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 18, 2003 | |
01-35740
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Kirtley v. Rainey
Guardian ad litem was not acting under color of state law for purposes of civil rights lawsuit. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 16, 2003 | |
00-36097
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Coszalter v. City of Salem
Employees may file civil rights lawsuit for retaliatory acts that occurred several months after they exercised free speech rights. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 15, 2003 | |
01-17246
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Broam v. Bogan
Appellants who alleged constitutional violations may amend complaint to sufficiently plead claims upon which relief may be granted. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 15, 2003 | |
02-15128
|
Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
Students may sue school administrators for failing to respond to peer harassment based on sexual orientation. |
Civil Rights |
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May 30, 2003 | |
01-35677
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Ganwich v. Knapp
Police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity for detaining plaintiffs incommunicado and coercing them to submit to interrogations. |
Civil Rights |
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May 29, 2003 | |
00-56520
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Martinez v. City of Oxnard
Officer who coercively interrogated suspect undergoing medical treatment for life-threatening injuries can't invoke qualified immunity for 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 damages. |
Civil Rights |
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May 26, 2003 | |
01-57249
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Brass v. County of Los Angeles
County did not violate civil rights of prisoner held 39 hours after court ordered his release. |
Civil Rights |
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May 15, 2003 | |
02-16048
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Kaplan v. City of North Las Vegas
Peace officer who was terminated for inability to operate firearm does not have disability under ADA. |
Civil Rights |
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Apr. 9, 2003 | |
01-56046
|
Grant v. City of Long Beach
Evidence relied upon by officers failed to establish probable cause to maintain 3-month incarceration of alleged 'Belmont Shores' rapist. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 20, 2003 | |
01-16017
|
Lansdale v. Hi-Health Supermart Corp.
Limitation of damages awarded in gender discrimination action is constitutional. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 20, 2003 | |
00-55702
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Nonnette v. Small
Paroled prisoner challenging calculation of sentence may bring federal civil rights lawsuit. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 20, 2003 | |
99-56611
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Holley v. Crank
Corporate owners and officers may be held vicariously liable for employees' violations of Fair Housing Act. |
Civil Rights |
|
Mar. 9, 2003 | |
B157432
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Everett v. Superior Court (Premiere Parks Inc.)
African-American expelled from amusement park for cutting in line may sue under state civil rights law. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 20, 2003 | |
01-35566
|
Jensen v. Lane County
Psychiatrist did not violate due process by continuing to detain person after determining he was not psychotic. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 18, 2003 | |
01-56339
|
Cunningham v. Gates
Civil rights claims are barred because they would necessarily imply invalidity of plaintiff's criminal convictions. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 18, 2003 | |
01-16309
|
Simmons v. Sacramento County Superior Court
Criminal defendant, who was incarcerated during unrelated civil trial, was not denied constitutional right to access court. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 17, 2003 | |
00-15734
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Miranda v. Clark County
Head of Public Defender's Office may be liable for setting forth administrative policies which allegedly deprived defendant of constitutional rights. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 10, 2003 | |
01-1120
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Meyer v. Holley
In discrimination action, Fair Housing Act imposes vicarious liability upon corporation but not upon its officers or owners. |
Civil Rights |
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Jan. 28, 2003 | |
00-57099
|
Molski v. Gleich
Consent decree, which was passed in response to Americans with Disabilities Act class-action suit, was improperly approved due to fundamental unfairness. |
Civil Rights |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
99-35128
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RK Ventures Inc. v. City of Seattle
Triable issues exist as to whether Seattle's public nuisance abatement ordiance has a discriminatory purpose. |
Civil Rights |
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Jan. 9, 2003 | |
00-57222
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EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
Employers may require employees to agree to arbitrate Title VII claims as condition of their employment. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 10, 2002 |