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Arakaki v. Cayetano
Native Hawaiians were not entitled to intervene in lawsuit regarding provision of state benefits.
Civil Procedure May 30, 2003
Mann v. American Airlines
District court had discretion to extend time to serve process after 120-day period expired.
Civil Procedure May 30, 2003
U.S. v. Celestine
Affidavit supporting probable cause determination for warrant need not be served at time of search.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2003
Apao v. Bank of New York
Private lender's use of non-judicial foreclosure does not trigger due process protections under 14th Amendment.
Constitutional Law May 30, 2003
Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft
Remedy of suspended deportation is unavailable where charging documents were filed after Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
Immigration May 30, 2003
U.S. v. Chen
Immigrant's false statements regarding entry into United States were material for his conviction for making false statement.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2003
U.S. v. Fernandez-Castillo
Reasonable suspicion to conduct investigatory vehicle stop was present where officer received credible report that vehicle was driven erratically.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2003
Elings v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Notice of tax deficiency that failed to include deadline was valid because taxpayer suffered no prejudice.
Taxation May 30, 2003
Flores v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
Students may sue school administrators for failing to respond to peer harassment based on sexual orientation.
Civil Rights May 30, 2003
Manjiyani v. INS
Alien who did not notify INS of change of address failed to establish that deportation notice was deficient.
Immigration May 30, 2003
U.S. v. Velasco-Heredia
For sentencing purposes, court must employ 'beyond a reasonable doubt' standard when determining amount of marijuana attributable to defendant.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 30, 2003
Blair v. Woodford
Order
May 30, 2003
Ivy v. Pontesso
Amended opinion
May 29, 2003
Desaigoudar v. Meyercord
May 29, 2003
Hillside Dairy v. Lyons, Sec., Food and Agri.
Order
May 29, 2003
Matheson v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Co.
Order
May 29, 2003
Mukhtar v. California State University Hayward
Amended opinion
May 29, 2003
Hill v. Roe
Amended opinion
May 29, 2003
EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton, & Scripps
Order
May 29, 2003
U.S. v. Ballesteros-Ruiz
State conviction for possession of marijuana does not qualify as aggravated felony for purpose of imposing sentencing enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2003
U.S. v. Leasure
Government has burden of proving defendant manufactured drugs while operating narcotics laboratory.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2003
Mangini v. United States
Amended opinion
May 29, 2003
Botsford v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana Inc.
Amended opinion
May 29, 2003
Ting v. AT&T
Federal communications law does not pre-empt state consumer claims against telephone carrier.
Business Law May 29, 2003
Ganwich v. Knapp
Police officers are not entitled to qualified immunity for detaining plaintiffs incommunicado and coercing them to submit to interrogations.
Civil Rights May 29, 2003
Oracle Corp. v. Falotti
Employee was not entitled to stock options or stock-options damages after being terminated without cause.
Employment Law May 29, 2003
Peterson v. Lampert
Where petitioner did not adequately present federal claim to Oregon Supreme Court, habeas corpus petition was properly dismissed.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2003
U.S. v. Grice
Restitution for related but uncharged conduct does not violate ex post facto clause.
Criminal Law and Procedure May 29, 2003
Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp. v. Smith (In re BCE West LP)
Sections 353(d)(3) and 503(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy code do not entitle debtor lessors to priority.
Bankruptcy May 29, 2003
State of California v. Campbell
Genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether Louisiana-Pacific Corp. was source of groundwater contamination in Chico, California.
Civil Procedure May 29, 2003