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Grant v. City of Long Beach
Evidence relied upon by officers failed to establish probable cause to maintain 3-month incarceration of alleged 'Belmont Shores' rapist. 		Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Lansdale v. Hi-Health Supermart Corp.
Limitation of damages awarded in gender discrimination action is constitutional. 		Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Nonnette v. Small
Paroled prisoner challenging calculation of sentence may bring federal civil rights lawsuit. 		Civil Rights Mar. 20, 2003
Holley v. Crank
Corporate owners and officers may be held vicariously liable for employees' violations of Fair Housing Act. 		Civil Rights Mar. 9, 2003
Everett v. Superior Court (Premiere Parks Inc.)
African-American expelled from amusement park for cutting in line may sue under state civil rights law. 		Civil Rights Feb. 20, 2003
Jensen v. Lane County
Psychiatrist did not violate due process by continuing to detain person after determining he was not psychotic. 		Civil Rights Feb. 18, 2003
Cunningham v. Gates
Civil rights claims are barred because they would necessarily imply invalidity of plaintiff's criminal convictions. 		Civil Rights Feb. 18, 2003
Simmons v. Sacramento County Superior Court
Criminal defendant, who was incarcerated during unrelated civil trial, was not denied constitutional right to access court. 		Civil Rights Feb. 17, 2003
Miranda v. Clark County
Head of Public Defender's Office may be liable for setting forth administrative policies which allegedly deprived defendant of constitutional rights. 		Civil Rights Feb. 10, 2003
Meyer v. Holley
In discrimination action, Fair Housing Act imposes vicarious liability upon corporation but not upon its officers or owners. 		Civil Rights Jan. 28, 2003
Molski v. Gleich
Consent decree, which was passed in response to Americans with Disabilities Act class-action suit, was improperly approved due to fundamental unfairness. 		Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2003
RK Ventures Inc. v. City of Seattle
Triable issues exist as to whether Seattle's public nuisance abatement ordiance has a discriminatory purpose. 		Civil Rights Jan. 9, 2003
EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
Employers may require employees to agree to arbitrate Title VII claims as condition of their employment. 		Civil Rights Nov. 10, 2002
Valdez v. Rosenbaum
Four-month suspension of detained defendants' phone privileges does not violate due process. 		Civil Rights Oct. 29, 2002
Watson v. County of Riverside
Plaintiff who obtains preliminary injunction even though underlying case becomes moot is prevailing party entitled to attorney fees. 		Civil Rights Oct. 16, 2002
Kang v. U. Lim America, Inc.
Employee called names and physically struck because his supervisor viewed him as member of 'superior' national origin has claim for harassment. 		Civil Rights Oct. 10, 2002
Freeman v. Oakland Unified School District
Failure to exhaust administrative remedies regarding race-based discrimination claim precluded court's subject matter jurisdiction. 		Civil Rights Oct. 10, 2002
Garcia v. Pueblo Country Club
Whether former employment position remained open or was eliminated is question of material fact for jury. 		Civil Rights Oct. 9, 2002
Ogborn v. City of Lancaster
Code enforcement officer may be liable for conversion because he gave order for bulldozer to demolish renter's house, which had been declared public nuisance. 		Civil Rights Oct. 2, 2002
In re MH 2001-001139
Procedure for involuntary commitment of patient for mental health treatment was properly followed. 		Civil Rights Oct. 1, 2002
Flanders v. Maricopa County
Maricopa County is liable for civil rights violations which resulted from Sheriff's position as chief administrator of county jails. 		Civil Rights Sep. 30, 2002
Jones v. Williams
Denial to instruct jury on group liability for LAPD's alleged unlawful search was proper due to lack of evidence identifying officers' participation. 		Civil Rights Sep. 26, 2002
Torbet v. United Airlines Inc.
Fourth Amendment permits random search by airport security of bag that passed through x-ray machine without arousing suspicion of weapons or drugs. 		Civil Rights Sep. 25, 2002
In re C.W.
Hospital must refer allegedly mentally ill person to county agency within six hours. 		Civil Rights Sep. 23, 2002
Brunette v. Humane Society of Ventura County
During objectionable search of ranch, media was private spectator, rather than state actor, and cannot be held liable under Section 1983. 		Civil Rights Sep. 17, 2002
The Guides v. Yarmouth Group Property Management Inc.
Plaintiff lacked standing to pursue Section 1981 action because her individual claim merged with the business' claim. 		Civil Rights Sep. 17, 2002
Cortez v. County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County is subject to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 liability in case where inmate was beaten to death by cell mates while incarcerated at county jail. 		Civil Rights Sep. 17, 2002
Estate of Ford v. Ramirez-Palmer
Prison officials are entitled to qualified immunity for placing inmate with cellmate who later killed him. 		Civil Rights Sep. 2, 2002
Gatto v. County of Sonoma
Party ejected from county fair for wearing vest with Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club insignia was not denied rights under Unruh Act. 		Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2002
Petersen v. Utah Department of Corrections
Claimant did not establish protected opposition claim under Title VII where she did not communicate objection to racial mistreatment of co-worker. 		Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2002
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