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Truelove v. Smith
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Ekpeti
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Open Door Baptist Church v. Clark County
County must adjust fee for conditional use permit if fee burdens church's free exercise of religion.
Constitutional Law May 16, 2001
State v. Taylor
Fourth-degree assault complaint must sufficiently allege intentional acts that constitute assault.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Smith v. Bates Technical College
Common law tort of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy extends to employees who may terminated only for cause.
Torts May 16, 2001
Nguyen v. INS
Provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act is Constitutional.
Immigration May 16, 2001
In re Crabtree
Change in law after conviction does not justify grant of personal restraint petition.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
In re Tasker
Attorney who used client trust account to pay business and personal expenses is subject to suspension, not disbarment.
Attorneys May 16, 2001
In re Anschell
Washington State Bar's two year suspension of attorney for neglect of client matters is upheld.
Attorneys May 16, 2001
Gutierrez v. Ada
Certiorari granted
Government May 16, 2001
Porter v. Adams
Order
May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Gardner
Judge's failure to instruct jury that uncorroborated accomplice testimony must be viewed with caution and care is reversible error.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Commerce Bank v. Chrysler Realty Corp.
Assignee can acquire no more rights than those of assignor, risking that rights may be subject to account debtor's claims or defenses.
Contracts May 16, 2001
McCarver v. North Carolina
Court to decide if execution of man with mental age of 10-year old is cruel and unusual punishment.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Tennison v. Circus Circus Enterprises Inc.
Exclusion of testimony not abuse of discretion when prejudice outweighs probative value and testimony adds little to hostile work environment showing.
Employment Law May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Castillo-Rivera
Conviction for illegally re-entering United States may lead to enhanced sentence based on prior state conviction for possession of firearm.
Immigration May 16, 2001
TCI Group Life Insurance Plan v. Knoebber
Default judgment is improper where defendant fails to respond to complaint due to extenuating circumstances and public policy favors decision on merits.
Civil Procedure May 16, 2001
Owens v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
Res judicata is properly invoked although plaintiffs did not receive 'right to sue' letters until after case had been dismissed with prejudice.
Civil Procedure May 16, 2001
La Crosse v. Kernan
Denial of habeas petition not due to state procedural default, but rather Defendant's presence during readback to jury isn't fundamental right.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Galindo-Gallegos
Among other things, preliminary questioning of suspects in public setting prior to arrest, does not constitute custodial interrogation.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
State of Alaska v. United States Environmental Protection Agency
Order
May 16, 2001
Hernaez v. INS
Petitioner's status as admitted drug addict does not preclude court from exercising jurisdiction over his petition for review.
Immigration May 16, 2001
American Medical International Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
Where policy does not cover claims filed by former director, there is no breach of implied covenant of good faith.
Insurance May 16, 2001
Dillard v. Roe
Judge violated defendant's constitutional rights by imposing sentence enhancements without jury finding that he personally used firearm.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Willis v. Pacific Maritime Assoc.
Amended opinion
May 16, 2001
Phillips v. Hillcrest Medical Center
Among other things, when hospital satisfies Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act's screening requirment court correctly states no EMTALA claim present.
Torts May 16, 2001
Dictado v. Ducharme
Federal statute's one year statute of limitations period is tolled while habeas petitioner's personal restraint petition is pending in state court.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists
Anti-abortion coalition's publishing of names and addresses of doctors who performed abortions is constitutionally protected under First Amendment as free speech.
Constitutional Law May 16, 2001
U.S. v. Lopez-Pastrana
Defendant's sentence for illegally re-entering country was improperly increased for previous conviction for shoplifting.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 16, 2001
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Abraham
Court lacks jurisdiction to hear challenge to agency order regarding radio active waste that isn't 'decision' under Nuclear Waste Policy Act.
Environmental Law May 16, 2001