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FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RICHARD G. KOPF, Senior District Judge. Earlier I paraphrased Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes and observed that if the people of Nebraska wanted to go to hell, it was my job to help them get there.1 By that, I meant that it is not my prerogative to second-guess Nebraska’s policy judgments so long as those judgment

615 F.Supp.2d 1002 (2009) Jane DOE, in her own capacity and as the natural mother and legal guardian of her minor child, John Doe; John Doe, Plaintiffs, v. Bill Franklin DICKENSON; City of Phoenix, Defendants. No. CV-07-01998-PHX-GMS. United States District Court, D. Arizona. April 30, 2009. *1004 Stephen G. Montoya, Augustine B.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge: The primary issue in this police-shooting case is whether the district court erred by giving the jury an excessive force instruction rather than a deadly force instruction pursuant to Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1, 105 S.Ct. 1694, 85 L.Ed.2d 1 (1985). Justin Monroe brought suit against Sgt. Donald Sherrard, an officer with the Phoenix

748 F.Supp.2d 1057 (2010) John DOE I, Individually and on behalf of Proposed Class Members; John Doe II, Individually and on behalf of Proposed Class Members; John Doe III, Individually and on behalf of Proposed Class Members; Global Exchange, Plaintiffs, v. NESTLE, S.A.; Nestle U.S.A.; Nestle Ivory Coast; Archer Daniels Midland Co.; Cargill, Inc.; Cargill Cocoa; Cargill West Africa, S.A.; and Corporate Does 1-10, Defendants.

Dooley, J. ¶ 1. This case requires the Court to determine whether a sheriff can be held liable as the employer of a deputy who perpetrates intentional criminal misconduct while on duty. Plaintiff-victim was coerced into performing oral sex by then-Bennington County Deputy Sheriff Richard Forrest (Forrest). Forrest voluntarily pled nolo contendere to charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 2601 and neg

Dissenting Opinion by ACOBA, J. The question raised by petitioner-appellant John Doe, born January 25, 1985 (Minor 1) and petitioner-appellant John Doe, born on January 28, 1983 (Minor 2) (collectively “Minors”), of the extent to which police may detain a minor without a proper determination of probable cause, is 1) of substantial public policy concern, and 2) capable of repetition, yet evading review. According

970 F.Supp. 1375 (1997) Jane DOE, Plaintiff, v. Father Gerald HARTZ, Bishop Lawrence Soens, St. Lawrence Church, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City, Iowa, Defendants. No. C 96-4091-MWB. United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Western Division. June 23, 1997. *1376 *1377

531 F.3d 1071 (2008) April REDDING, legal guardian of minor child, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1; Kerry Wilson, husband; Jane Doe Wilson, wife; Helen Romero, wife; John Doe Romero, husband; Peggy Schwallier, wife; John Doe Schwallier, husband, Defendants-Appellees. No. 05-15759. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Mar

964 F.2d 611 60 USLW 2743 Jane DOE, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.George D. SMALL, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, Illinois,Barbara J. Lindquist, William C. Ferguson, Alan R. Howarter,William N. Stevenson, Members of the City Council of theCity of Ottawa, Illinois and City of Ottawa, Illinois, amunicipal corporation, Defendants,andOttawa Freedom Association, Limited, Intervening Defendant-Appellant.<

934 F.2d 743 59 USLW 2752 Jane DOE, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.George D. SMALL, Mayor of the City of Ottawa, Illinois;Barbara J. Lindquist, William C. Ferguson, Alan R. Howarterand William N. Stevenson, Members of the City Council of theCity of Ottawa, Illinois; and the City of Ottawa, Illinois,a municipal corporation, Defendants,1The Ottawa Jaycees, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellant.

551 U.S. ___ (2007) PARENTS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, Petitioner v. SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 ET AL. CRYSTAL D. MEREDITH, CUSTODIAL PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF JOSHUA RYAN MCDONALD, Petitioner v. JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ET AL. No. 05-908. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 4, 2006. Decided June 28, 2007.[*]

Volume 1 of 2 FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT PARENTS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS, a Washington nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff-counter- defendant-Appellant, v. SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT, NO. 1, a political subdivision of the State of Washington; JOSEPH OLCHEFSKE, in his official capacity as superintendent; BARBARA

121 F.Supp.2d 156 (2000) NATIONAL A-1 ADVERTISING, INC. and Lynn Haberstroh, Plaintiffs, v. NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC., National Science Foundation, David Graves, James P. Rutt, and John/Jane Doe, Defendants. No. CIV. 99-033-M. United States District Court, D. New Hampshire. September 28, 2000. *157 *15

25 F.3d 884 62 USLW 2775, 1994 Copr.L.Dec. P 27,275,31 U.S.P.Q.2d 1037 David Pancost JACKSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,v.Hoyt AXTON, dba Lady Jane Music; Rondor MusicInternational, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.David Pancost JACKSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Hoyt AXTON, dba Lady Jane Music; Rondor MusicInternational, Inc., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 92-56580, 93

WEICK, Circuit Judge. This class action was brought in the District Court by plaintiff-appellee, Mrs. Jane Mitchell (Mitchell), against defendant-appellant, Mid-Continent Spring Company of Kentucky (Mid-Continent), a corporation, her employer, alleging sex discrimination against her and on account of her discharge for engaging in pro

50 F.3d 644 63 USLW 2540, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,618,31 Fed.R.Serv.3d 611 Lawrence EPSTEIN, et al., Plaintiffs,andWalter Minton, Plaintiff-Appellant,v.MCA, INC.; Matsushita Acquisition Corporation; MatsushitaElectric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Matsushita HoldingCorporation; Lew Wasserman; Sidney J.Sheinberg, Defendants-Appellees.Lawrence EPSTEIN; John Linder; Jane Rockford, as trus

PERLUSS, P.J. *200The juvenile court sustained allegations that Sergio D., the presumed father of 15-year-old Destiny D., had a history of alcohol abuse and was a current abuser of alcohol and Claudia A., Destiny's mother, had failed to protect the child from Sergio. The court declared Destiny a dependent child of the court, released her to Cla

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ALAN C. KAY, Senior District Judge. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On August 11, 2010, Plaintiff Elizabeth-Ann K. Motoyama (“Plaintiff’), appearing pro se,1 filed a complaint against the Hawaii Department of Transportation (“HDOT”), alleging employment discrimination. On August 15, 2011

816 F.Supp.2d 961 (2011) Autumn Marie PAULS, Plaintiff, v. Rich GREEN, Sheriff of Adams County, in his official and individual capacity, and Butch Gibson, jailer, in his official and individual capacity, John and Jane Does 1-5, in their official and individual capacities, Defendants. Case No. 4:08-cv-00337-BLW. United States District Court, D. Idaho. September 7, 2011.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER KENNEDY, District Judge. Plaintiffs Jane Doe I, Jane Doe II, and Jane Doe III,1 are individuals with developmental disabilities who receive habilitation services from the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs, by their next friends, bring this action on their own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated, against the District of Columbia (“District