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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
Semler v. General Electric Capital Corp.
Lender and equity participant does not violate Unruh Civil Rights Act in declining loan to company where managing member committed felony. 		Civil Rights May 9, 2011
Garcia v. County of Merced
Officers are entitled to qualified immunity where they had probable cause to arrest suspected drug smuggler based on corroborated information from jail informant. 		Civil Rights May 6, 2011
Balvage v. Ryderwood Improvement and Service Association Inc.
Community may qualify for housing-for-older-persons exemption under Fair Housing Act by establishing it currently satisfies requirements, regardless of previous failure to comply. 		Civil Rights Apr. 27, 2011
Connick v. Thompson
District attorney's office may not be held liable under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 for failure to train prosecutors based on single 'Brady' violation. 		Civil Rights Mar. 30, 2011
Turner v. Association of American Medical Colleges
Prevailing defendant is not entitled to attorney fees under Disabled Persons Act Section 55 for hours intertwined with defense of other claims. 		Civil Rights Mar. 25, 2011
Smith v. Almada
Investigator’s failure to disclose key witness’s false account of defendant’s actions was not prejudicial to trial’s outcome given other overwhelming evidence. 		Civil Rights Mar. 22, 2011
Skinner v. Switzer
Federal court has jurisdiction to hear defendant’s civil rights claim challenging state’s refusal to release DNA evidence pursuant to state’s post-conviction DNA statute. 		Civil Rights Mar. 8, 2011
Darensburg v. Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Statistical evidence showing that minorities comprise large percentage of bus ridership is insufficient to prove that expansive rail program will disparately impact minorities. 		Civil Rights Feb. 17, 2011
Spencer v. World Vision Inc.
Faith-based humanitarian organization is exempt from prohibition against religious discrimination in Title VII of Civil Rights Act. 		Civil Rights Jan. 26, 2011
Harris v. Maricopa County Superior Court
Court errs in awarding fees and costs to prevailing defendant in civil rights case absent showing that fees were incurred solely in defending frivolous claims. 		Civil Rights Jan. 21, 2011
Chapman v. Pier 1 Imports (U.S.) Inc.
Plaintiff lacks standing under Americans with Disabilities Act where he fails to allege how he was injured when encountering store's barriers. 		Civil Rights Jan. 9, 2011
Enyart v. National Conference of Bar Examiners Inc.
National Conference of Bar Examiners must allow legally blind law student to take Multistate Bar Exam using laptop equipped with assistive technology software. 		Civil Rights Jan. 4, 2011
Bryan v. MacPherson
Officer is entitled to immunity despite use of excessive force because he could have reasonably believed that use of taser was reasonable. 		Civil Rights Nov. 30, 2010
California State Foster Parent Association v. Wagner
Child Welfare Act grants foster parents receiving federal monetary entitlements enforceable right to sue under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. 		Civil Rights Oct. 27, 2010
Smith v. Almada
Claim for alleged ‘Brady’ violation based on failure to disclose exculpatory evidence is not allowed where defendant is ultimately acquitted. 		Civil Rights Oct. 19, 2010
Farrakhan v. Gregoire
Claim that state's felon disenfranchisement law violates Voting Rights Act fails where plaintiffs presented no evidence of intentional racial discrimination. 		Civil Rights Oct. 8, 2010
Luchtel v. Hagemann
Officers have probable cause to arrest and use reasonable force on suspect who was delusional after using crack cocaine. 		Civil Rights Oct. 7, 2010
Antoninetti v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant violates Americans with Disabilities Act because wall concealed food preparation counters from wheelchair-bound customers. 		Civil Rights Sep. 23, 2010
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