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Pimentel v. City of Los Angeles
The Eight Amendment's Excessive Fines Clause applies to municipal parking fines. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 23, 2020
Amended Opinion: Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
Plaintiff established each of three elements of standing with respect to its federal free exercise claim. 		Civil Rights 9th Jul. 22, 2020
IMDB.com Inc. v. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Assembly Bill 1687 was facially unconstitutional because it did not consider less restrictive alternatives and was underinclusinve under First Amendment strict scrutiny analysis. 		Civil Rights 9th Jun. 22, 2020
Pacific Coast Horseshoeing School v. Kirchmeyer
California's Private Postsecondary Education Act read in its entirety burdened plaintiffs' rights under the First Amendment. 		Civil Rights 9th Jun. 11, 2020
Skyline Wesleyan Church v. California Dept. of Managed Health Care
Plaintiff established each of three elements of standing with respect to its federal free exercise claim. 		Civil Rights 9th May 14, 2020
Wilk v. Neven
Eighth Amendment prohibits prison officials from disregarding known substantial risk of serious harm to inmates and failing to respond reasonably. 		Civil Rights 9th Apr. 24, 2020
Amended Opinion: Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, liability attaches when a school's official policy is deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment in any context subject to the school's control. 		Civil Rights 9th Apr. 21, 2020
Citizens For Free Speech v. County of Alameda
District court was correct in invoking abstention under 'Younger v. Harris' doctrine because abatement proceeding met required elements. 		Civil Rights 9th Mar. 25, 2020
Park v. City and County of Honolulu
Section 1983 action requires plausible facts showing sufficient indicia of officer's display of state authority to conclude that they acted in official capacity. 		Civil Rights 9th Mar. 16, 2020
Orn v. City of Tacoma
Qualified immunity only extends to officers using deadly force with an objectively reasonable basis for believing their own safety or safety of others is at risk. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 4, 2020
Vazquez v. County of Kern
Prisoner presented sufficient facts to establish violation of her right to bodily privacy when she alleged that officer looked at her inappropriately three or four times while she was showering. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 3, 2020
Karasek v. Regents of the University of California
Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, liability attaches when a school's official policy is deliberately indifferent to sexual harassment in any context subject to the school's control. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 31, 2020
The Democratic National Committee v. Hobbs
Arizona's criminalization of third-person ballot delivery and categorical disqualification of out-of-precinct ballots was racially motivated; thus, it violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and the Fifteenth Amendment. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 28, 2020
Roberts v. City of Fairbanks
Vacatur-by-settlement does not categorically bar malicious prosecution claims under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983; the trial court's settlement approval and subsequent formal vacatur order may functionally invalidate the underlying conviction. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 23, 2020
Tuuamalemalo v. Greene
It was clearly established that officer's use of chokehold on non-resisting, restrained person violates Fourth Amendment's prohibition on use of excessive force; thus, officer not entitled to qualified immunity. 		Civil Rights 9th Dec. 26, 2019
Beames v. City of Visalia
A municipality's failure to provide an adequate administrative appeals process can be a due process violation under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, entitling the plaintiff to attorney fees under Section 1988. 		Civil Rights 5DCA Dec. 23, 2019
Martinez v. City of Clovis
A police officer's verbal disparagement of a domestic violence victim foreseeably encourages the abuser to continue battering; it is now a clearly established constitutional violation in the 9th Circuit, but officer entitled to qualified immunity. 		Civil Rights 9th Dec. 5, 2019
In re Schuster
Trial court erred in invalidating a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation emergency regulation that was not before the court and did not apply to petitioner. 		Civil Rights 3DCA Dec. 4, 2019
Makekau v. State of Hawaii
A plaintiff who obtains a preliminary injunction under the All Writs Act is not a "prevailing party" for fee-shifting purposes when the injunction omits reference to the claim's merits. 		Civil Rights 9th Nov. 27, 2019
Jimenez v. Superior Court
Superior court abused its discretion by issuing discovery order in habeas proceedings since district attorney's attempt to compel disclosures was premature and did not defeat qualified work-product protection. 		Civil Rights 2DCA/4 Oct. 4, 2019
Minton v. Dignity Health
May be violation of Unruh Act where Catholic hospital refuses to perform hysterectomy on transgender man. 		Civil Rights 1DCA/4 Sep. 19, 2019
City of San Juan Capistrano v. California Public Utilities Commission
District court properly dismissed City's claims because City lacked standing to challenge state law on constitutional grounds in federal court and claims were barred by Eleventh Amendment. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 12, 2019
Branch v. Umphenour
Magistrate judges may not rule directly on a motion to withdraw consent, and lack jurisdiction to dismiss plaintiff's claims before defendants have consented to their jurisdiction. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 6, 2019
Head v. Wilkie
Under 'Haddle v. Garrison,' irreconcilable with 'David v. United States,' a 42 U.S.C. Section 1985(2) plaintiff may be a non-party to underlying litigation and allege interference with employment as a cognizable injury. 		Civil Rights 9th Sep. 6, 2019
Thurston v. Midvale Corporation
Websites connected to physical place of public accommodation are included in Title III of the ADA, and a sufficient nexus between the website and place of public accommodation existed. 		Civil Rights 2DCA/8 Sep. 5, 2019
In re Sagin
Petitioner's murder conviction vacated in light of new DNA evidence producing no matches to petitioner, but producing match to an unknown male from samples taken from under victim's fingernails. 		Civil Rights 6DCA Sep. 4, 2019
Panah v. Chappell
Even without serology testimony regarding bodily fluid stains found in defendant's bedroom, and assuming counsel's performance was deficient, the overwhelming evidence supported guilt and defendant was not prejudiced. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 22, 2019
Amended Opinion: Claiborne v. Blauser
Visibly shackling a criminal defendant during a jury trial is a violation of that defendant's civil rights under Section 1983. Remanded for new trial. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 15, 2019
Livaditis v. Davis
California Supreme Court's denial of habeas relief was supported by reasonable grounds since petitioner's counsel's performance was not deficient and, in any event, did not prejudice the defense. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 12, 2019
Avena v. Chappell
Trial counsel's failure to conduct a thorough investigation of defendant's background to present mitigation evidence was constitutionally inadequate and prejudiced defendant by essentially ensuring defendant would be sentenced to death. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 9, 2019
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