Michael Gray, who is black, was hired as a Grant Coordinator for the Forrest City Housing Authority (FCHA) in October 1999 by FCHA Director Janet Duncan, who is white, and FCHA Assistant Director Wayne McNeary, who is black. In August 2000, Duncan and McNeary placed Gray on ninety-day disciplinary probation for poor job performance, including his failure to set up tenant programs. In December

This petition for review brings before us a decision of the District of Columbia Commission on Human Rights ("the Commission") holding that petitioners, the Boy Scouts of America and the National Capital Area Council ("NCAC") of the Boy Scouts of America (collectively "the Boy Scouts") violated the District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977 1 by denying adult membership to intervenors Rolan

Weekly Planet, Inc., a newspaper publisher, appeals the trial court's order dismissing its complaint against the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority (the HCAA), Concorde Companies (Concorde), and Tampa Westshore Associates Limited Partnership (Tampa Westshore). The order effectively determines that certain leases and other documents in the possession of private parties, primarily Concorde a

This is a personal jurisdiction case focusing on the Kansas long arm statute, K.S.A. 60-308(b.) The plaintiff, Kurt F. Kluin, is a Kansas resident and attorney whose law office is in Neosho County, Kansas. Kluin purchased, in Oklahoma, a Suzuki motorcycle from Bartlesville Cycle Sports, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, an authorized American Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) dealer. Bartlesville Cycle S

Antitrust settlement proposed by the United States Government and opposed by the various state plaintiff and various rival businesses. She concluded that some penalties proposed by those states would chiefly benefit the company's rivals. Judge Kollar-Kotelly made a few minor changes to the settlement that require acceptance by Microsoft and the Justice Department. Newspaper reports represented th

Plaintiff Linda Arndt filed suit against her employer, the City of Boulder, Colorado, its police chief and his successor, asserting a violation of her First Amendment free speech rights, as well as violations of Colorado state law. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the Colorado state law claims, and granted judgment as a matter of law on her 28 U.S.C. § 1983 First Am

Plaintiff-appellant, Providence Journal Company (the "Journal"), publishes The Providence Journal and The Sunday Journal, newspapers of general circulation in the State of Rhode Island and surrounding areas. Defendant-appellee, Providence Newspaper Guild (the "Guild"), is the exclusive collective bargaining representative for certain Journal employees. The Journal and the Guild entered into severa

This case involves a parcel of land located in Oakland County. When an earlier owner of the property defaulted on her taxes, a tax sale was held, and defendants received tax deeds from the state with regard to the 1991 and 1992 taxes. Later, plaintiff's predecessor in interest, Equifunding, Inc., obtained a tax deed with regard to the 1993 taxes. Equifunding sought to quiet title to the proper

On May, 18, 2001, Donna N. Scott, proceeding pro se, filed this action alleging that the Boeing Company had denied her promotions, pay upgrades, and accommodations and had ultimately terminated her employment on the basis of a medical condition (diabetes) and her race (African-American). Ms. Scott asserted violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq., and Ti

This case requires us to assess the constitutionality of restrictions imposed by the City of Newport, Rhode Island (City), on the performance of music at Asterix and Obelix (A&O), a Newport restaurant/nightclub. The district court rejected a First Amendment challenge to the restrictions mounted by A&O and Laurel Casey, a cabaret singer who performs at A&O, and entered summary judgment for the City

General Motors Corporation ("GM") appeals an order of the district court granting the intervenor, the Los Angeles Times, access to confidential settlement information produced by GM under a protective order during discovery in the underlying action. In ordering the documents released to the public, the district court determined (1) the protective order to prevent disclosure of this informatio

The law firm of Boyce & Isley, PLLC, and its member attorneys G. Eugene Boyce, R. Daniel Boyce, Philip R. Isley and Laura B. Isley (collectively, "plaintiffs") appeal from an order of the trial court dismissing plaintiffs' complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth herein, we reverse in part the order of the trialcourt.

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Plaintiffs, Fred Eychaner and Betty Lou Weiss, were directors of the Auditorium Theatre Council (Council). Plaintiffs brought an action against defendants, Roosevelt University and its president, Theodore Gross (collectively Roosevelt), in the circuit court of Cook County. In the claims and counterclaims that developed in this case, the Auditorium Theatre Council, Inc. (ATC Inc.), and Roosevelt, r

This diversity case involves a dispute over the payment terms of a recruiting contract between Advantage Consulting Group, Ltd. (Advantage) and ADT Security Systems, Inc. (ADT). ADT appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Advantage. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

I.

ADT is a Delaware corporation that provides security services throughout the

The plaintiffs originally sued Cypress Aviation for rescission and breach of contract. They later amended their complaint, adding a claim for fraud and an additional defendant, CAI Industries. Later, they sought leave to file a second amended complaint. Their motion was not accompanied by the proposed complaint, nor did it specify what amendments would be made. It did not request leave to asse

MCI, a company in the long-haul trucking business, leased forty-six Aeromax A-95 trucks from Ford. The trucks consistently suffered from driveline and vibration problems. MCI reported driveline failures in twenty-one of their trucks, as well as other problems allegedly caused by the vibrations (such as cracks in the windshields, tire wear, etc.). MCI sued Ford and Ford Credit for breach of e

Plaintiffs-Appellees Dean Kinney and David Hall brought suit against seven law enforcement officials, the seven cities or counties that employ these officials, and the East Texas Police Chiefs' Association, 1 asserting four claims: (1) a 42 U.S.C. § 1985(2) claim alleging conspiracy against Kinney and Hall because of their testimony in judicial proceedings, (2) a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim alle

The Tierneys and two of their four children brought this wide-ranging civil-rights suit (42 U.S.C. § 1983) against 19 individuals and two institutions - the public school district of Quincy, Illinois, and a private swimming club in Quincy - charging retaliation and conspiracy to retaliate against the family for the exercise by Mr. and Mrs. Tierney of their right of free speech. The distric

This appeal arises from the district court's order denying the Appellants' request that the Records of Decision issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (collectively the "Agencies") concerning the Legacy Parkway project be vacated and that the Legacy Parkway Final Environmental Impact Statement be remanded for further agency action. The district court's ju

The plaintiff, Journal Publishing Company, Inc., filed this petition for a bill of discovery pursuant to General Statutes § 52-156a (a),1 seeking discovery of certain information from the defendant, The Hartford Courant Company. Following a court trial, the trial court determined that there was probable cause to believe that the plaintiff had a cause of action against the defendant for: (1)

In this civil rights action Plaintiff JoAnne Dixon ("Dixon") appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of all Defendants on Dixon's claim that she was subjected to gender discrimination, thereby depriving her of equal protection rights guaranteed under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Because there is an insufficient causal link between Dixon's harm and Defendants' c

This is the second time we have been asked to consider the legal ramifications of certain actions that then-Chief of Police of the Milwaukee Police Department Philip Arreola, and then-Deputy Inspector Arthur Jones, took in November 1993 with respect to Officers Rod Gustafson and Javier Cornejo. In our first opinion, Gustafson v. Jones, 117 F.3d 1015 (7th Cir. 1997) (Gustafson I), we conc

J. The plaintiff, Leo Bombalicki, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his request for injunctive relief as to the first count of his complaint and directing a verdict on the second count in favor of the defendants, Nicholas Pastore, the former chief of the police department of the city of New Haven, the city of New Haven (city) and the board of police com-missioners of the

The primary issue on appeal in this case, is whether the First Amendment to the United States Constitution confers a public right of access to deportation hearings. If it does, then the Government must make a showing to overcome that right.

No one will ever forget the egregious, deplorable, and despicable terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. These were cowardly acts. In response, o

This is a trade-secrets case. The appellant is Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., doing business as Sam's Club.The appellee is P.O. Market, Inc., a Texas corporation, as well as three individuals: Joseph O'Banion, Leonard Hoffman, and Michael McNew, all of whom are principals in P.O. Market. Following a ten-day jury trial, P.O. Market was awarded $31.7 million in compensatory damages for misappropriation of a