Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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00-17374
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Motorola Inc. v. Federal Express Corp.
Freight carrier may be liable for entire weight of cargo when damaged portion affected value of whole shipment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-56091
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Rubin v. City of Santa Monica
Santa Monica's refusal to allow city council candidate to designate himself as 'peace activist' on ballot does not violate free speech right. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-35471
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Middle Mountain Land and Produce Inc. v. Sound Commodities Inc.
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act supports contractual right to attorney fees and interest as part of trust claim. |
Contracts |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-30017
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U.S. v. Parish
Defendant convicted of possessing child pornography may receive reduced sentence because offense was comparatively minor. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
98-99023
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Cooper v. Calderon
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | ||
01-35823
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Robb v. Bethel School District #403
Plaintiff seeking only money damages must exhaust administrative remedies of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
Education |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-35819
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In re: Bankruptcy Estate of MarkAir, Inc. (Barstow v. IRS)
In Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, statutory tax lien does not include judicial lien securing underlying tax obligation. |
Bankruptcy |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-70583
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Ison v. INS
Alien is permitted to make simultaneous filing of petition for immigrant visa and application for adjustment of status. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-99005
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Fields v. Woodford
Amended opinion |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | ||
00-56446
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Flatow v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Bank owned by Iranian government is not liable for default judgment entered against Iranian state. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-55930
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Brown v. Li
Amended opinion |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | ||
01-55639
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Four Pillars Enterprises Co. v. Avery Dennison Corp.
Magistrate didn't abuse discretion by denying petitioner's discovery request on ground that protective order of Ohio federal court would be frustrated. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-50408
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U. S. v. Sigmond-Ballesteros
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | ||
01-30081
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U.S. v. Booth
Sentence must be vacated due to failure to provide defendant with adequate notice of upward departure. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-10339
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U.S. v. Choy
Money given to private individual that would later enable bribe to public official is insufficient to support conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-55630
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California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control v. Commercial Realty Projects Inc.
Cities' motion to intervene in toxic cleanup settlement under CERCLA was untimely. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-71138
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Local Joint Executive Board of Las Vegas, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 v. NLRB
National Labor Relations Board must articulate reasoned explanation for its decision excluding dues-checkoff from unilateral change doctrine. |
Labor Law |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-50317
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U.S. v. Walters
Refusal to allow attorney to appear 'pro hac vice' during sentencing was harmless error despite constitutional violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-56324
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Dyas v. Poole
Murder defendant's shackles, which were observed by jurors during trial, created high degree of prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-50543
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U.S. v. Gonzalez-Torres
Alien who was under constant surveillance by border patrol agents is not guilty of illegal entry. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-36033
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Sain v. City of Bend
When underlying cause of action is federal, statute of limitations under federal rules apply. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-50419
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U.S. v. Morales-Robles
District court's failure to advise defendant of his right to persist in his plea of not guilty didn't affect defendant's substantial rights. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-50734
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U.S. v. Stanley
Restitution paid by co-defendants only reduced victim's loss, not other defendant's restitution ceiling. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
00-17222
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Confant v. Walters
Government's investigation and subsequent revocation of medical license of physician who recommends the use of medical marijuana interferes with First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-56325
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Padilla v. Terhune
Although admission of custodial confession was hearsay, error was harmless and not violative of confrontation clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-16113
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Falkowski v. Imation Corp.
Removal of action involving stock options was proper because claims are completely pre-empted by Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. |
Securities |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-50334
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U.S. v. Garcia-Lopez
Prosecutor may waive right to assert that defendant waived right to litigate appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
02-30020
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U.S. v. McCormac
Trial court properly denied mistrial when defendant had outburst in front of prospective jurors. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-71841
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In re Republic of Philippines
Philippine government is immune from suit regarding conflicting claims of assets of estate of Ferdinand Marcos. |
Government |
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Jan. 15, 2003 | |
01-15239
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Forest Guardians v. Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Court did not err in concluding U.S. Forest Service may authorize performance of lethal predator control of mountain lions. |
Environmental Law |
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Jan. 15, 2003 |