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Herrera v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Summary judgment was properly granted because there was no genuine dispute of fact as to whether a school aid acted with deliberate indifference in his supervision of a student who drowned. 		Civil Rights 9th Dec. 2, 2021
J.K.J. v. City of San Diego
A plaintiff failed to plausibly allege that an officer violated a detainee's constitutional right to adequate medical treatment. 		Civil Rights 9th Nov. 16, 2021
Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Maricopa Domestic Water
Water District's policy of charging higher security deposits to public housing tenants served a legitimate business interest because it otherwise struggled to recover delinquent fees. 		Civil Rights 9th Nov. 15, 2021
Crane v. Dolihite
A plaintiff inmate was denied his right to meaningful access to the courts because official acts frustrated his attempts to complete service of process on defendant inmate. 		Civil Rights 5DCA Oct. 25, 2021
Yu v. Idaho State University
In a racial discrimination lawsuit, the district court's remark regarding expert witness' "aversion racism" theory was not legal error. 		Civil Rights 9th Oct. 21, 2021
Miranda v. City of Casa Grande
Even if a police officer lied during administrative proceedings, there was no due process violation because plaintiff was granted a second administrative hearing that voided his license suspension. 		Civil Rights 9th Oct. 20, 2021
Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna
Precedent involving an unarmed suspect and a noise complaint did not create clearly established law as to defendant's response to a domestic abuse situation with an armed suspect. 		Civil Rights USSC Oct. 19, 2021
City of Tahlequah v. Bond
Precedential decisions dismissing qualified immunity must be clearly established and so well-defined so that reasonable officers would know their conduct is unlawful based on the circumstances they are in. 		Civil Rights USSC Oct. 19, 2021
Platt v. Moore
An Arizona forfeiture regime violated due process because it allowed the state's attorney to silently deem a petition to be defective and then wait out the limitations period. 		Civil Rights 9th Oct. 5, 2021
City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co.
Fair Housing Act requires Wells Fargo's discriminatory lending to be directly related to City of Oakland's depressed housing values in order for City to establish proximate cause and claim damages. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 29, 2021
Ballou v. McElvain
A police chief was not entitled to qualified immunity when an officer asserted that she had been retaliated against for filing sex-discrimination lawsuits. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 29, 2021
Sanders v. City of Pittsburg
Because plaintiff necessarily admitted to the lawfulness of an officer's actions in his guilty plea, his excessive force claim was barred. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 24, 2021
LA Alliance for Human Rights v. County of Los Angeles
Because plaintiffs had no standing for discrimination claims, the district court abused its discretion in issuing an injunction against the City of Los Angeles. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 24, 2021
Carcamo v. L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
City ordinances criminalizing acts related to public drunkenness are preempted because they conflict with Section 647(f). 		Civil Rights 2DCA/3 Sep. 7, 2021
Garcia v. City of Los Angeles
Plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their claim that the destruction of bulky items stored in a public area violated the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable seizures. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 3, 2021
In re Murray
No equal protection violation in affording juvenile life without parole offenders a youth offender hearing but denying such a hearing to youthful (18 to 25) offenders. 		Civil Rights 1DCA/2 Sep. 2, 2021
Yu v. Idaho State University
Because an international doctoral student had received numerous negative evaluations, University did not act with unconscious racial bias when it dismissed him from his program. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 1, 2021
Porretti v. Dzurenda
Injunctive relief requiring prison officials to provide plaintiff certain medications while incarcerated was proper. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 31, 2021
Norbert v. City and County of San Francisco
Inmates are not entitled to outdoor exercise under Fourteenth Amendment if there are other meaningful recreational opportunities. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 27, 2021
Apartment Association of Los Angeles County v. City of Los Angeles
Because it was reasonable and appropriate, City's eviction moratorium passed constitutional muster under Contracts Clause. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 26, 2021
Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement District
Increasing refundable security deposit required of new public housing customers before providing water services served legitimate business interest of preventing delinquent accounts. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 24, 2021
Ohlson v. Brady
Government was entitled to qualified immunity in plaintiff's action alleging that his government employer violated his First Amendment rights by disciplining him for protected speech. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 24, 2021
Jones v. Allison
CDCR officials entitled to legislative immunity because they performed legislative function when they adopted regulations directed by Article I, Section 32 of California Constitution, even if some provisions were later found void. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 23, 2021
Quintero Perez v. U.S.
National security factor counseled against extending 'Bivens' to claim against border patrol agent. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 17, 2021
Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim
Prohibiting 'loss of life damages' would run afoul of 42 U.S.C. Section 1983's remedial purpose. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 4, 2021
Gordon v. County of Orange
Qualified immunity was reversed because plaintiff had clearly established constitutional right to proper medical screening to ensure medically appropriate protocol was initiated. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 27, 2021
Shooter v. State of Arizona
District court properly dismissed plaintiff's civil rights claims alleging that he was wrongfully expelled as representative from Arizona House. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 23, 2021
Lemos v. County of Sonoma
District court properly dismissed 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 excessive force claim after jury convicted plaintiff of resisting, obstructing, or delaying peace officer. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 19, 2021
Lil' Man in the Boat v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco
There is no indication that Congress intended private right of action in Rivers and Harbors Act Section 5(b)(2). 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 16, 2021
Slidewaters v. Washington State Dep't of Labor
Governor of Washington had lawful authority to declare state of emergency because COVID-19 pandemic is both 'public disorder' and 'disaster' affecting 'life and health' in Washington. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 9, 2021
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