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Gibson v. National Transportation Safety Board
Appellate court lacks jurisdiction to review National Transportation Safety Board decision denying pilot's petition for reconsideration.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Watson
Cellular telephone cloning falls under pre-October 1994 version of statute prohibiting possession of counterfeit access devices.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Wolfard Glassblowing Co. v. Vanbragt
Visual inspection can support contempt finding of prior judgment prohibiting sale of imitations of competitor's goods.
Intellectual Property Jun. 17, 1999
Sierra Club v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Agency can't promulgate rule allowing chemical importation for disposal without required exemption findings under statute.
Environmental Law Jun. 17, 1999
Masayesva v. Hale
Partition of reservation land under Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act doesn't violate Navajo Tribe's due process rights.
Native American Affairs Jun. 17, 1999
Texaco Inc. v. Hatch & Parent
Claims priority to res in interpleader action is determined at filing and unaltered after fund's viability.
Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Cabral v. Healy Tibbits Builders Inc.
Crane operator driving piles from barge at ferry mooring doesn't qualify as 'seaman' under Jones Act.
Workers' Compensation Jun. 17, 1999
Peterson v. Minidoka County School District No. 331
Principal's reassignment based on decision to home school children is violation of free exercise of religion.
Civil Rights Jun. 17, 1999
People v. Aguirre
Murderer is entitled to no more than 15 percent credit for presentence custodial time.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
People v. Hickles
Failure to instruct on predicate or target offense aided and abetted is prejudicial error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Aripa v. State of Idaho
Order
Jun. 17, 1999
Citizens for Responsible Government v. City of Albany (Ladbroke Racing California Inc.)
Submission of development agreement to voters constitutes conditional approval of project subject to environmental review.
Government Jun. 17, 1999
South Bay Senior Housing Corp. v. City of Hawthorne
City is liable if contract conforms to statutory procedures and is signed by mayor.
Government Jun. 17, 1999
Rambo v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Order
Jun. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Artero
Picking grand jurors from voter lists from counties bordering Mexico doesn't violate community cross-section right.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Rea v. Matteucci
State can reclassify a position from permanent to at-will employment.
Employment Law Jun. 17, 1999
Disimone v. Browner
No reconsideration of decision EPA cannot replace court-ordered pollution control provisions with state provisions.
Environmental Law Jun. 17, 1999
Amaya-Ruiz v. Stewart
Defendant's statements during trial of not understanding proceedings do not require new competency evaluation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Vignolo v. Miller
Not having employment right doesn't bar inmate's action challenging dismissal for failure to relinquish other rights.
Prisoners Rights Jun. 17, 1999
Higgins v. Port of Newport
Owner's due process rights aren't violated by port foreclosing vessel's moorage lien through nonjudicial foreclosure.
Maritime Law Jun. 17, 1999
Kim v. United States
Market is permanently disqualified from food stamp program after employee's illegal trafficking without owner's knowledge.
Government Jun. 17, 1999
Gete v. INS
Owners' administrative choice of seeking vehicle return from INS doesn't bar challenging forfeiture procedures' constitutionality.
Immigration Jun. 17, 1999
Torres-Ruiz v. U.S. District Court (United States of America)
Undocumented aliens detained as material witnesses are entitled to have testimony videotaped for trial.
Immigration Jun. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Soares
Accrued contractual interest is part of actual loss for guidelines sentencing purposes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
California First Amendment Coalition v. Calderon
State prison regulation that limits media viewing of execution procedures doesn't violate First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Jun. 17, 1999
Veterans of Foreign Wars v. City of El Paso de Robles
When city elects to purchase dedicated veterans' building, mandatory duty to maintain is assumed.
Government Jun. 17, 1999
Edwards v. United States
Sentencing judge, not jury, must determine type and quantity of drugs involved in conspiracy.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
Contreras v. Schiltgen
Alien can't collaterally attack conviction providing basis for deportability after sentence has been completed.
Immigration Jun. 17, 1999
Calderon v. Thompson
Court of appeals abuses discretion by recalling mandate to revisit denial of habeas relief.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Estate of Romani
Federal tax claim isn't entitled to priority over judgment creditor's perfected lien on real property.
Taxation Jun. 17, 1999