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DECISION AND ORDER ELIZABETH A. WOLFORD, United States District Judge INTRODUCTION This case presents somewhat of a procedural quagmire for the pro se plaintiff Ghazanfar Iqbal (“Plaintiff’), who has been attempting to become a naturalized citizen since September 2009. Plaintiffs initial application was denied on March 1, 2011, and Plaintiff promptly filed an administrative ap

ACCEPTED 03-17-00603-CV 21640024 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

OPINION AND ORDER RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, DISTRICT JUDGE Plaintiff Tiza Wilder, proceeding pro se, brings this action primarily against (1) her former employer, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (the ‘VA”), alleging discrimination on the basis pf her race and sex in violation of federal, state, and local law, and (2) her former union, the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, L

APPEL, Justice (dissenting). Under article I, section 8 of the Iowa Constitution, can a police officer use a common minor traffic violation as an after-the-fact pretext to seize a vehicle and its passengers when the actual reason for the stop was constitutionally inadequate? Today's majority says yes. I say NO! I. Summary. History demonstrates that one of the fundamental purpos

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 17–0367 Filed June 28, 2019 STATE OF IOWA, Appellee, vs. SCOTTIZE DANYELLE BROWN, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Nathan A. Callahan, District Associate Judge. The defendant challenges her conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated under Iowa Code section 321J.2 (2017), arguing she was subjected to an

2nd Court of Appeals Docket Sheet Case Number: 02-14-00143-CV Date Filed: 05/07/2014 9:14AM Style: Appellant Harry Bizios v.Appellee Town of Lakewood Village, Texas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ) IN RE: ) ) ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ) TERRORISM LITIGAT

659 F.Supp.2d 31 (2009) In re ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TERRORISM LITIGATION. Civil Action Nos. 01-CV-2094, 01-CV-2684, 02-CV-1811, 03-CV-1486, 03-CV-1708, 03-CV-1959, 05-CV-2124, 06-CV-473, 06-CV-516, 06-CV-596, 06-CV-690, 06-CV-750, 06-CV-1116, 07-CV-1302, 08-CV-520, 08-CV-531, 08-CV-1273, 08-CV-1615, 08 CV-1807, 08-CV-1814. United States District Court, District of Columbia. Septembe

183 Cal.App.4th 330 (2010) KARUK TRIBE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, NORTH COAST REGION, Defendant and Respondent; PACIFICORP, Real Party in Interest and Respondent. KARUK TRIBE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, NORTH COAST REGION, Defendant and Appellant; PACIFICORP, Real

278 F.Supp.2d 313 (2003) THE CANADIAN ST. REGIS BAND OF MOHAWK INDIANS by Lawrence Francis, Chief, and Lloyd Benedict, Mike Mitchell, Bruce Roundpoint, Joe Jacobs, John Oakes, Angus Bonaparte, Jr., David Benedict, Joyce Sharow, Robert Sunday, William Sunday and John Lazore, Council Members, Plaintiffs, and St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, by the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Council, the People of the Longhouse at Akwaesasne by the Mohawk Nation, Consolidated Plain

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. This court, sitting en banc in Castañeda v. Souza, 810 F.3d 15 (1st Cir. 2015) (en banc), divided evenly over the question of whether the “when ... released” clause in 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c)(1) limits the scope of § 1226(c)(2). More specifically, the question was whether § 1226(c)(2) categorically “bars the Attorney General from releasing certain aliens on bond

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 13-1994 LEITICIA CASTAÑEDA, Petitioner, Appellee, v. STEVE SOUZA, Superintendent, Bristol County House of Corrections, in his official capacity and his successors and assigns, Respondent, Appellant, BRUCE E. CHADBOURNE, Field Office Director, Boston Field Office, Office o

MEMORANDUM & ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT (Dkt. Nos. 16, 83, 102, & 107) PONSOR, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs represent a class of aliens who, subsequent to their release from criminal custody, were detained by Immigrations & Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)

ORDER Per Curiam Upon consideration of the motion for summary affirmance, the opposition thereto, and the reply, it is ORDERED that the motion for summary affirmance be granted. The merits of the parties’ positions are so clear as to warrant summary action. See Taxpayers Watchdog, Inc. v. Stanley, 819 F.2d 294, 297 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (per curiam). Appellant challenges only the dismissal of C

DYK, Circuit Judge. In these consolidated habeas cases, we must determine whether the petitioners, *36 two aliens, are subject to the mandatory-detention provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c). Subsection 1226(c) provides that the Attorney General “shall take into custody

*1329 ORDER ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT JONATHAN GOODMAN, United States Magistrate Judge. Based on the parties’ consent, this case has been referred to the Undersigned by U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham for all pre-trial proceedings. (D.E.17-1, 18). On January 20, 2012, the Defendant, Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the U.S. Depa

MEMORANDUM OPINION Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Samantha Stout brings this action seeking damages, reinstatement, and injunctive relief for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VU”) based on her gend

SELYA, Circuit Judge. To borrow a phrase often attributed to a homespun philosopher, Lawrence ‘Yogi” Berra, this case is déjá vu all over again. For a second time, Fuad Farouq Atieh and his wife Raniah appeal from a district court judgment affirming a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying Raniah’s petition to grant Fuad lawful permanent resident status. Afte

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Amit P. Mehta, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Harriett Ames is the former Chief of the Personnel Security Branch within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. As head of the Personnel Security Branch, Plaintiffs responsibilities included adjudicating security clearan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) GUNAY MIRIYEVA, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 19-3351 (ESH)