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757 F.Supp. 1243 (1990) Walter Stephen JACKSON, by his parents and next friends, Walter and Helen JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. FORT STANTON HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL, et al., Defendants, and John E. and Iris Young, legal guardians and parents of Rita Kay Young, et al., Intervenors. Civ. No. 87-839 JP. United States District Court, D. New Mexico. December 28, 1990.

MEMORANDUM Matthew W. Brann, United States District Judge Some might say it was a child’s scooter, like a marble dropped into a Rube Goldberg machine, which set the chain-reaction events of this case into motion. The more cynical among us, however, would label that -a puerile retelling of events.- To those cynics, the true catalyst ’ of misfortune was not an innocent toy, but instead was flagrant insubordina

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT WILLIAM ELLIS; ROBERT DILL; Nos. 20-15301 EDWARD RUPPRECHT; ROBERT 20-15476 GUSTAVIS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, D.C. No. Plaintiffs-Appellants/ 2:19-cv-01228- Cross-Appellees, SMB v. OPINION SALT RIVER PROJEC

Smith, Chief Circuit Judge *592I. Introduction Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment that the Pennsylvania General Assembly exceeded its authority under the United States Constitution when it enacted a congressional redistricting plan that was intended to favor candidates from the Republican Party. Amended Complaint, ECF No.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AUGUST CABRERA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 19-3835 (JDB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant. MARK ZAMBON, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 18-2065 (JDB) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, Defendant.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court. *120 This case requires us to decide whether respondent, Static Control Components, Inc., may sue petitioner, Lexmark International, Inc., for false advertising under the Lanham Act,

255 P.3d 80 (2011) 2011 MT 91 360 Mont. 207 Kathy HEFFERNAN, Robin Carey, David Harmon, and North Duncan Drive Neighborhood Association, Inc., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. MISSOULA CITY COUNCIL, City of Missoula, and John Engen, Mayor, Defendants and Appellants, and Muth-Hillberry, LLC, Intervenor-Defendant and Appellant. No. DA 10-0142. Supreme Court

CLASS ACTION FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Ivana Kirola (“Kirola” or “Plaintiff’), a mobility-impaired individual, brings the instant disability access class action on behalf of herself and similarly-situated individuals against Defendants City and County of San Franc

ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT SHARON L. GLEASON, District Judge. Plaintiffs Sam Kunaknana, et al. (“Ku-naknana Plaintiffs”) and the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed separate lawsuits challenging Defendant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’1 decision to issue a *1068permit to ConocoPhillips

670 F.Supp.2d 1014 (2009) Leslie L. GRISHAM, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS, INC., et al., Defendants. No. CV 02-7930 SVW (RCx). United States District Court, C.D. California. October 7, 2009. *1018 Frances M. Phares, Baum Hedlund Aristei Goldman & Menzies, Covington, LA, J. Clark Aristei, Michael L. Baum, Baum Hedlund Aristei G

Opinion MORRISON, J. In these consolidated appeals we determine whether the trial court erred in vacating the arbitration award of $88,479,713 for fees and expenses in settlement of Jordan v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1999) 75 Cal.App.4th 449 [89 Cal.Rptr.2d 333] (Jordan), the case that held the smog impact fee was unconstitutional. We also a

SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J., ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J., and N. PATRICK CROOKS, J. (dissenting). ¶ 114. The sum total of the majority opinion is to deliver the following bad news to the people of the State: all bets are off. Or at least, all new bets in the 2003 amendments are off. ¶ 115. A majority of the court devotes more than a third of its lengthy opinion to recounting the long history

Filed 3/20/18 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, F071348 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 1423449) v. TURLOCK HERNAN DIAZ et al., OPINIO

Filed 4/10/18 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE PEOPLE, F071348 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 1423449) v. TURLOCK HERNAN DIAZ et al.,

651 F.3d 614 (2011) John W. COSTELLO, not individually, but as Litigation Trustee Under the Comdisco Litigation Trust, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven R. GRUNDON, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 08-3961, 08-3966, 08-3967, 08-3981, 08-3988, 08-3989, 08-3990, 10-1043, 10-1045, 10-1046, 10-1049, 10-1056, 10-1058, 10-1059. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued A

Opinion CORRIGAN, J. A jury convicted defendant Keith Zon Doolin of the first degree murders1 of Inez Espinoza and Peggy Tucker, and the attempted murders2 of Alice Alva, Debbie Cruz, Marlene Mendibles, and Stephanie Kachman. For each crime, the jury found that defendant personally used a *400fire

773 N.W.2d 564 (2009) 484 Mich. 300 Rick PETERSEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAGNA CORPORATION and Midwest Employers Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellants. and Koleaseco and the Accident Fund Company; Magna Corporation and TIG Insurance Company; BCN Transportation Services and TIG Insurance Company; Koleaseco, Incorporated and Citizens Insurance Company; BCN Transportation Services; Serta Restokraft Mattress Company, In

786 F.Supp.2d 887 (2011) Ryan McFADYEN, Matthew Wilson and Breck Archer, Plaintiffs, v. DUKE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. No. 1:07CV953. United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina. March 31, 2011. *898 Robert C. Ekstrand, Ekstrand & Ekstrand, LLP, Durham, NC, for Plaintiffs. Jamie S. Gorelick, Jennifer M. O'C

338 F.Supp.2d 470 (2004) Mary I. HAYES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Dong S. CHA, M.D., Defendant. Civil No. 00-1101(JBS). United States District Court, D. New Jersey, Camden Vicinage. September 29, 2004. *471 *472 *473 *474 <