| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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99-35337
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Voting Integrity Project Inc. v. Keisling
Oregon statute permitting voting by mail over several days prior to federal election day does not violate federal election laws. |
Civil Rights |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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99-70251
|
Lopez-Chavez v. INS
Properly authenticated WR-424 interview form is admissible in deportation hearing to prove its contents to same extent as Form I-213. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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99-1550
|
Doering v. Copper Mountain
Jury improperly instructed to consider inherent risks of skiing before determining statutory violations under the Colorado Ski Safety Act. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-1484
|
U.S. v. Bailey
Court retains jurisdiction over individual in violation of supervised release when hearing held within reasonable time after relapse term has expired. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-1475
|
U.S. v. Monroe
Court didn't err in applying criminal sexual abuse guideline in case where minor was abducted. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-5205
|
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. Bruner
Certification of order under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) should not be granted unless claims are separable. |
Real Property |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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99-3331
|
Wright v. Abbott Laboratories
Manufacturer of sodium chloride solution has no duty to warn of storage dangers resulting in its inadvertent administration. |
Torts |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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99-35881
|
Gulf USA Corp. v. Federal Insurance Co.
Loss is discovered when insured obtains facts that dishonesty or fraud caused loss. |
Insurance |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-55358
|
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. v. Okamoto Freighters Ltd.
Court errs in awarding summary judgment on indemnification claim when documents indicate that carrier was shipper and thus required to indemnify carrier. |
Contracts |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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99-57009
|
Alhambra Hospital v. Thompson
Subacute patient days were impermissably excluded from disproportionate share reimbursement calculation. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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98-55611
|
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans v. N.T. Audio Visual Supply Inc.
Health and pension plan trustees satisfied burden of production by providing evidence that employer failed to maintain records and make proper payments. |
Employment Law |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
|
97-35814
|
Li v. Eddy
Pursuant to federal statute's limitations on judicial review of expedited removal orders, court lacks authority to review merits of petitioner's habeas claim. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
|
B140721
|
People v. Leon
|
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | ||
|
01-0129
|
State v. Sepulveda
'Apprendi' does not apply retroactively to post-conviction proceedings in cases that have become final. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-0550
|
Hullett v. Cousin
Companies distribution of assets was not fraudulent. |
Corporations |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
|
00-0801
|
State v. Sierra-Cervantes
Although self-defense jury instruction was incorrect, it did not confuse or mislead jury and caused no fundamental error requiring reversal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
|
01-75
|
Gentala v. Tucson, AZ
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | ||
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01-176
|
Nat'l. Union Fire Insurance Co. v. Textron Financial Corp.
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | ||
|
94-O-11471
|
In re Phillips
Attorney who committed 13 acts of misconduct during four-year period should be disbarred. |
Attorneys |
|
Oct. 8, 2001 | |
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00-5058
|
Moore v. Hargett
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
00-2156
|
Ortega v. Williams
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
00-1434
|
U.S. v. Hunter
Order |
Constitutional Law |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
00-1030
|
Eckert v. Town of Silverthorne
Order |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | ||
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98-1474
|
Lozano v. Ashcroft
Judicial notice is improper when timeliness of receipt in dispute. |
Judges |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
99-15703
|
AmHS Insurance Co. v. Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona
Arizona law does not permit excess insurer to sue co-excess insurer for bad faith because they owe no duties to each other. |
Insurance |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
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00-8005
|
Veile v. Martinson
Rotation policy among funeral homes established by coroner is not constitutionally protected property interest. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
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99-55591
|
Isbell v. City of San Diego
City fails to produce sufficient evidence showing that adult entertainment zoning ordinance leaves open reasonable alternative avenues of communication. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
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99-56362
|
Defenders of Wildlife v. Norton
Flat-tailed horned lizard wrongly denied protection as endangered species after improper factors were applied by Secretary of Interior. |
Environmental Law |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
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00-10343
|
United States v. Jimenez
Defendant's sentence of 70 months in prison for illegal re-entry was not erroneous where defendant had committed prior aggravated felony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 | |
|
99-1375
|
Smith v. Plati
Website operator is not unconstitutionally denied access to university's Office of Athletic Media Relations. |
Civil Rights |
|
Oct. 7, 2001 |