Alexander Alhovsky sued Officer Thomas Ryan and others on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that he sustained physical and emotional injuries for being arrested without probable cause for leaving a a divice for inflating balloons in a Starbucks in 2006. Alhovsky, who is a professional clown, left the device in the Starbucks. Store employees called the New York Police ... More...   $0 (11-20-2009 - NY)

LaQuita Reherman sued St. John Health Systems, Inc. on a civil rights violation theory under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) claiming that Defendant failed to accommodate her job as a scrub technician. Plaintiff who is hearing impaired could not function in operating rooms where doctors insisted on playing loud music while performing surgery. Plaintiff was removed from her operating ro... More...   $100000 (11-19-2009 - OK)

Michelle Maher sued the City of Frenso on a civil rights violation theory claiming that she was forced out of the City's Department training academy. She claimed that she was asked to resign after she scored below 80 percent on an examine when male counterparts were given the opportunity to improve.

Fire officials denied wrongdoing and that they wanted Maher to succeed but she did not me... More...   $2500000 (11-14-2009 - ca)

In this case, we consider whether condominium owners can sue their condo association under the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., for alleged religious and racial discrimination that took place after the owners bought their condo unit. We highlight the word “afterâ€� because based on a prior opinion from this court, Halprin v. Prairie Single Family Homes of Dearborn Park Ass’... More...   $0 (11-13-2009 - IL)

Esmay Parchment sued East Orange Police Officers William Flood and Kim Johnson on civil rights violation theories, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that the officers brutalized her in her own home. She claimed that the officers slapped and kicked her as she lay handcuffed on the floor and that the officers used excessive force and falsely arrested her.

Defendants denied wrongdoing and claimed that... More...   $300000 (11-12-2009 - NJ)

Terrance Thompson v. City of Chicago, John Burzinski, Tim McDermott and Carl Suchocki on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that in September 2002 Carl Suchocki and other Special Operations Section officers attempted to framed him by claiming that he was in possession of a gun. Thompson was convicted and spent three years in prison before his conviction was negated when... More...   $15000 (11-11-2009 - IL)

Plaintiff George Louie seeks damages against defendant BFS Retail and Commercial Operations, LLC (BFRC) for alleged violation of California‟s Disabled Persons Act (Civ. Code, § 54 et seq.1 (DPA)), because the countertops in BFRC‟s business establishments were allegedly too high to allow wheelchair access. The trial court entered judgment of dismissal upon BFRC‟s demurrer, concluding res jud... More...   $0 (11-09-2009 - CA)

Bonnie Young and Michael Simmons sued the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and others on a civil rights violation and retaliation theories claiming that there were discriminated against by their former employer for disciplining a black subordinate. Young claim that her supervisor was trying to discredit her so that she could be replaced by an African American. She also claimed that she was re... More...   $0 (11-06-2009 - TX)

Frank Sloup sued the Town of Islip, alan Loeffler and Craig Pomroy on civil rights violations theories undeer 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that defendants wrongfully drove him out of business. Plaintiff claimed that defendants wrongfully claimed that 41 of his crab traps and bouys were a hazard to navigation and had to be removed from Champlin Creek. He claimed that he was eventually driven out of bus... More...   $2100000 (11-05-2009 - NY)

Plaintiffs are the parents of a child removed from them by the state after extensive proceedings resulted in a finding that the best interests of the child required termination of their parental rights. In re G.M., No. PC-05-75 (Me. D. Ct. Jan. 23, 2008). The parents then sued in federal court, asserting violations of statutory and constitutional rights during the termination proceedings and parti... More...   $0 (11-04-2009 - ME)

Clifton Lee, Sr., Cornelius Bennett, Larry McBride, Ozzie Green, Rodney Washington and Sylvester Rogers sued Nurcor Corporation, and Nurcor-Yamato Steel Company on civil rights violation theories claiming that they were discriminated against because of their races.

The defenses asserted by Defendants are not available.... More...   $1200000 (11-04-2009 - )

Plaintiff-Appellant Lisa Nicole Bridges appeals from summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee Deputy Brandon Yeager on her civil rights claims. 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Ms. Bridges sued the deputy solely in his individual capacity for compensatory and punitive damages claiming that (1) he used excessive force while arresting her, and (2) he falsely arrested her for assault and battery on a police... More...   $0 (11-03-2009 - OK)

Kenneth Eugene Barrett, a federal prisoner appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals from the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of defendants in his civil rights suit filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We reverse and remand with respect to defendants Gary Philpot and Michael Hendricks. In all other respects, we affirm.

I.

Mr. Barrett was arrested at his residence in the... More...   $0 (11-02-2009 - OK)

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion by preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of new rules promulgated by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy (“Boardâ€�) that require pharmacies to deliver lawfully prescribed Federal Drug Administration (“FDAâ€�)–approved medications and prohibit discrimination against patients, on the ground that the rules violate pharmaciesâ... More...   $0 (10-30-2009 - WA)

Stephen Phelps sued Moore County Deputy Sheriffs Lane Carter and Randall Butler on a civil rights violation theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that they used excessive force when they shot and injured him and killed 1st Lt. Tallas Tomeny. Phelps and Tomeny were participating in a training exercise called Robin Sage in which they simulated infiltration of a foreign nation. The thought that Butler wa... More...   $650000 (10-29-2009 - SC)

William and Theodora Walton sued the City of Whitefish on a civil rights violation theory claiming that their equal protection rights were violated by the City's efforts to stop construction on the steep slopes of lots purchased by them in 2005. The claimed that they were treated differently from other property owners who were allowed to build on similar property in Whitefish.

The City deni... More...   $300000 (10-29-2009 - )

Zaher Zahrey sued the City of New York and others on a civil rights violation theory claiming that defendants manufactured a false case against him during a police corruption investigation. Zahrey, age 46, was an undercover narcotics detective working in Brooklyn. He was the friend of a man who was murdered and who prosecutors said had been a leader of a gang that sold drugs. Zahrey was accused ... More...   $750001 (10-29-2009 - NY)

Jamie Marie Meissner sued Orange County, California sheriff's deputies on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the deputies used excessive force when she was arrested on suspicion of given false information to them after she was questioned by Laguna Beach police for jaywalking.

Defendants denied wrongdoing.... More...   $0 (10-28-2009 - MD)

The appeal and cross appeal in this matter concern claims of a hostile work environment, vexatious litigation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and attorney’s fees. The plaintiff, Debra Perez, appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in her favor on her claim of a hostile work environment and in favor of the defendant, C. Donald Lane, Jr., doing busi... More...   $0 (10-27-2009 - CT)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Amy Thomson, individually and as guardian ad litem for her two children, and the estate of Chad Thomson, through Ms. Thomson as its personal representative, challenge the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees Salt Lake County and Deputy Alan Morrical. First, Plaintiffs argue that it was error to grant summary judgment to Deputy Morrical on the ... More...   $0 (10-27-2009 - UT)

In this civil rights case, Orlando police officers Lori Fiorino and David Burk appeal from the district court’s denial of their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. Appellee Amy Shirley Oliver, as personal representative of the estate of Anthony Carl Oliver, Sr., alleges that the officers used excessive and unreasonable force in violation of Anthony Oliver’s Fourth A... More...   $0 (10-26-2009 - FL)

Jacqueline Fegan sued Robert Reid, Dennis Doherty, James Young, Michael Drew and City of Chicago on a civil rights violation theory, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that defendants conspired to violate her civil rights by arresting during a dispute over a parking ticket. While on her normal patrol, Fegan had come upon the four officers in a dispute with a traffic aide. She testified that Officer Robert R... More...   $1500000 (10-24-2009 - IL)

Jody Reilly sued Massachusetts State Police on a civil rights violation theory claiming that she was discriminated against and retaliated against by her supervisor after she turned down his advances. Plaintiff, age 39, was the agency's first female helicopter pilot. She claimed that Major Michael Barry challenged her skills as a pilot after she turned down his advances while he was the commander ... More...   $0 (10-23-2009 - ma)

Plaintiffs-Appellants Delia Berglund and her daughter Darlene Vasquez (“Plaintiffsâ€�) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees Board of County Commissioners of Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie County Sheriff Kurt Shirey, Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputy David Swearingen, and Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Rodriguez (“Defendantsâ€�... More...   $0 (10-22-2009 - OK)

Shawn Drumgold sued Timothy Callahan and the City of Boston on civil rights violation theories, 42 U.S.C. 1983, claiming that he was wrongfully convicted for the 1988 slaying of a 12-year-old girl and spent 15-years in prison as a direct result of Timothy Callahan withholding from prosecutors the fact that he put a key prosecution witness up at a motel, gave him meals and $20. Drumgold was convict... More...   $14000000 (10-21-2009 - MA)