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Wall v. County of Orange
Plaintiff who was arrested after refusing to give address at car wash may sue for civil rights violation. 		Civil Rights Jul. 8, 2004
Smith v. City of Hemet
Plaintiff's conviction for resisting officers bars action alleging officers used excessive force. 		Civil Rights Jun. 29, 2004
Venegas v. County of Los Angeles
Jury must decide whether there was probable cause to conduct search and seizure in civil rights case. 		Civil Rights Jun. 22, 2004
Tennessee v. Lane
Paraplegics denied physical access to state courthouse may sue under Title II of Americans with Disabilities Act. 		Civil Rights May 25, 2004
Rodde v. Bonta
County's plan to close health facility would disproportionately burden disabled and is actionable under ADA. 		Civil Rights May 11, 2004
Karam v. City of Burbank
Woman who was criminally prosecuted for staying at public meeting after being ordered to leave did not suffer civil rights violation. 		Civil Rights Mar. 10, 2004
Mahone v. Lehman
Inmate placed in solitary confinement is entitled to new trial for civil rights lawsuit. 		Civil Rights Jan. 7, 2004
Scripps Clinic v. Superior Court (Thompson)
Medical group's policy of terminating membership on filing of malpractice action does not constitute discrimination under Unruh Act. 		Civil Rights Dec. 5, 2003
City of Simi Valley v. Superior Court (Bayer)
Police are not liable for fatally shooting suspect who led them on extended chase. 		Civil Rights Nov. 21, 2003
Graves v. City of Coeur D'Alene
Police officer is entitled to qualified immunity for violating plaintiff's Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. 		Civil Rights Oct. 16, 2003
Bernhardt v. Los Angeles County
County is barred from applying 'lump sum' settlement policy against plaintiff alleging civil rights violations. 		Civil Rights Oct. 16, 2003
Haynie v. County of Los Angeles
Motorist who was detained, searched and handcuffed failed to establish civil rights violation. 		Civil Rights Oct. 15, 2003
Oregon Paralyzed Veterans of America v. Regal Cinemas Inc.
Interpretation of regulation, as requiring viewing angle in movie theater for wheelchair seating to be within range offered to general public, is valid. 		Civil Rights Oct. 15, 2003
Dixon v. Wallowa County
Police did not violate plaintiff's Fourth Amendment rights by securing residence as crime scene. 		Civil Rights Oct. 14, 2003
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
Green v. Par Pools Inc.
In sex discrimination action, employer provided sufficient evidence to justify differences in pay wages. 		Civil Rights Oct. 8, 2003
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 Oct. 7, 2003
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 Aug. 19, 2003
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 Aug. 19, 2003
Bingham v. City of Manhattan Beach
Triable issue of fact exists as to whether reasonable suspicion existed to justify traffic stop. 		Civil Rights Jul. 23, 2003
Sanghvi v. City of Claremont
City of Claremont did not discriminate against Alzheimer patients by refusing sewer service to proposed care facility. 		Civil Rights Jun. 24, 2003
Desert Palace Inc. v. Costa
Direct evidence of discrimination is not required to obtain a mixed-motive jury instruction. 		Civil Rights Jun. 18, 2003
Kirtley v. Rainey
Guardian ad litem was not acting under color of state law for purposes of civil rights lawsuit. 		Civil Rights Jun. 16, 2003
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 Jun. 15, 2003
Broam v. Bogan
Appellants who alleged constitutional violations may amend complaint to sufficiently plead claims upon which relief may be granted. 		Civil Rights Jun. 15, 2003
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 May 30, 2003
Ganwich v. Knapp
Police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity for detaining plaintiffs incommunicado and coercing them to submit to interrogations. 		Civil Rights May 29, 2003
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 May 26, 2003
Brass v. County of Los Angeles
County did not violate civil rights of prisoner held 39 hours after court ordered his release. 		Civil Rights May 15, 2003
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 Apr. 9, 2003
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