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King County v. Rasmussen
County owns fee simple estate in strip of land formerly used as railroad right of way.
Real Property Oct. 10, 2002
Brown v. Li
Public university student does not have First Amendment right to have nonconforming thesis approved.
Constitutional Law Oct. 10, 2002
Taylor v. Begay
Navajo tribe must pay owelty to Hopi tribe for income derived from nine trading posts.
Native American Affairs Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Geston
Conviction is reversed because prosecutor improperly asked witness to comment on truthfulness of other witnesses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Bothell v. Phase Metrics Inc.
In case regarding overtime compensation, genuine dispute regarding employee's employment activities precludes summary judgment.
Labor Law Oct. 10, 2002
Wessel v. City of Albuquerque
Provisions in union agreement to indemnify employer against claims arising from fair share fee collection are void.
Labor Law Oct. 10, 2002
Hickman v. GEM Insurance Co.
Contract provision limiting insurance coverage for hospital room to 'usual and customary rate' is not ambiguous.
Employment Law Oct. 10, 2002
Sternberg v. Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
Sentencing agreement does not obligate government to exclude defendant's participation in Medicare program for period no longer than his incarceration.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Diaz-Suarez
Based on totality of circumstances, investigatory stop was warranted by reasonable suspicion defendant was involved in criminal activity.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
In re Canter ( Canter v. Canter)
Pursuant to writ of mandamus, court of appeals may review district court's otherwise interlocutory and unreviewable order withdrawing reference to bankruptcy court.
Civil Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Dumais v. American Golf Corporation
Opinion
Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Marcucci
Grand jury charge that does not directly state the jury may refuse to indict if probable cause exists is constitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Searcy v. Simmons
Prisoner's constitutional rights were not violated when he was required to acknowledge in writing past sexual activities.
Prisoners Rights Oct. 10, 2002
Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Order
Oct. 10, 2002
Martinez-Lopez v. Ashcroft
Order
Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Adamson
District court violated defendant's constitutional right of confrontation by prohibiting him from attacking his brother's credibility.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Gerber v. Hickman
Inmate's right to procreate while in prison is fundamentally inconsistent with incarceration.
Constitutional Law Oct. 10, 2002
Freeman v. Oakland Unified School District
Failure to exhaust administrative remedies regarding race-based discrimination claim precluded court's subject matter jurisdiction.
Civil Rights Oct. 10, 2002
Pagtalunan v. Galaza
District court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing habeas petition for failure to prosecute and comply with court order.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Hawkins v. Mullin
Court's interpretation that first-degree felony murder statute included kidnapping for extortion as underlying felony is foreseeable.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Sparks
Probable cause existed for search warrant for defendant's home because defendant's arrest was valid and residence was located near scene of crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Hamada v. Far East National Bank (In re Hamada)
Bank has no right to subrogation because it was primarily liable for letters of credit issued on behalf of debtor.
Bankruptcy Oct. 10, 2002
U.S. v. Jose-Gonzalez
Court reasonably departed upward from guidelines to account for multiple deaths and injuries resulting from defendant's conduct of transporting unlawful aliens.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 10, 2002
Gursey, Schneider & Co. v. Wasser, Rosenson & Carter
Indemnity action by accountant against lawyer who represented same client at same time may proceed where both were sued for malpractice.
Attorneys Oct. 10, 2002
People v. Grunninger (In re Gruninger)
Order
Oct. 10, 2002
People v. Gruninger
Order
Oct. 10, 2002
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Huizar
Insurance contact cannot be construed to permit award of attorney fees.
Insurance Oct. 9, 2002
Willingham v. Mullin
Denial of habeas petition is proper where manslaughter instruction was given without second-degree murder instruction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2002
U.S. v. Mendez-Zamora
Expert testimony regarding roles in drug conspiracies did not attempt to take ultimate issue of guilt away from jury.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2002
Saiz v. Burnett
Federal court failed to analyze state court's decision to exclude testimony for objective reasonableness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 9, 2002