Plaintiff Anthony Gadlage, a Kentucky attorney, appeals the district court’s judgment granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss and its order denying a motion to alter or amend that judgment. Gadlage filed this diversity action against Winters & Yonker (W&Y), a law firm incorporated in Florida and doing business in Louisville. The parties have expressly waived oral argument, and we agree that... More...   $0 (10-24-2013 - KY)

Appellee Debra Nicholas sued appellant The San Antonio Water System (“SAWSâ€�) for retaliation under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act based upon two alleged adverse employment actions: SAWS terminated her employment and SAWS refused to consider her or offer her employment for other positions with the company that she applied for after her employment was terminated. Nicholas claimed both ... More...   $0 (10-23-2013 - TX)

Plaintiff Ruby Cornejo filed this action for damages for violations of the California Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) (Gov. Code, § 8547 et seq.)1 in May

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1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Government Code.

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2010. She alleged that as a result of her reports starting in 1999 the practices and policies of the Department of Social Services (t... More...   $0 (10-22-2013 - CA)

This § 1983 action comes to us on an expedited appeal from the Eastern District of New York following dismissal on a 12(b)(6) motion. In March 2010, Sharon Dorsett, the mother of Jo’Anna Bird, acting as administratrix of Bird’s estate, filed a complaint against the County of Nassau and various of its officers seeking damages for Bird’s death. Dorsett’s attorney in that action, Frederick B... More...   $0 (10-18-2013 - ny)

Nikisha Harris sued Alisha Hospitality, Inc. on a wrongful termination theory.

The Pre-Trail Order provided in part:

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Plaintiff began her employment with Defendant in September of 2008 as a front desk representative at Defendant’s La Quinta Inn & Suites, located near 41St Street and Sheridan Road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Defendant approved Plaintiff’s request for FM... More...   $1 (10-18-2013 - OK)

This is an appeal from a directed verdict in favor of appellees Bell Aerospace Services, Inc. (BellAero), Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI), and Textron, Inc. (collectively, Bell) in a Sabine Pilot claim brought by appellant 1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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Michael Prieto. Sabine Pilot Serv., Inc. v. Hauck, 687 S.W.2d 733, 735 (Tex. 1985). We affirm.

Background

Prieto wa... More...   $0 (10-17-2013 - TX)

Former Atlantic City Police Chief John Mooney sued the City of Atlantic City, New Jersey on a retaliation theory claiming that he was demoted after trying to blow the whistle on misconduct. He claimed that the City violated New Jersey's whistleblower protection provisions when it sought to demote him. Mooney retired in 2004 after 37 years of service.

Plaintiff also claimed that Mayor Lor... More...   $3000000 (10-17-2013 - NJ)

Appellant, Raymond Michael Lee, sued his former employer, the Harris County Hospital District (“the District�), for discrimination, retaliation, and aiding and abetting discrimination under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA�). The trial court dismissed his discrimination and aiding and abetting

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claims on the District’s motion for summary judgment, and a jur... More...   $0 (10-15-2013 - TX)

James Ellis alleged that the Shelby County Land Bank Department retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination against him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Land Bank. We affirm.

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James Ellis, an African-American male, began working at the Shelby County Support Services Department as a custodian in 1991. He worked his way up to a supervisory ... More...   $0 (10-15-2013 - TN)

1. Debra Wright is a resident of Canadian County, Oklahoma and the mother of K.A., a minor. K.A. was a student at Yukon Public Schools during the 20 10-2011 school year. K.A. is seventeen years of age and is currently attending her senior year of high school at Perry High School in Perry, Oklahoma.

2. Dana Soupene is a resident of Canadian County, Oklahoma and the mother of S.E., a minor.... More...   $0 (10-10-2013 - OK)

Christina Agola is an attorney practicing primarily employment law in the Western District of New York. She has a long disciplinary history in the courts of this Circuit. See, e.g., In re Agola, 484 F. Appʹx 594 (2d Cir. 2012) (summary order) (failing to comply with scheduling orders); Rankin v. City of Niagara Falls, No. 09â€� cvâ€�974â€�A, 2013 WL 1501682 (W.D.N.Y. Apr. 11, 2013) (misrepresenti... More...   $0 (10-09-2013 - NY)

Appellant Raymond McArdle ("McArdle") is a former teacher in the public schools of the town of Dracut, Massachusetts. He claims, among other things, that Dracut improperly handled his request for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2612 ("FMLA") and forced him to resign in retaliation for seeking such leave. The district court granted summary judgment dismissing all of McAr... More...   $0 (10-09-2013 - MA)

Guadalupe Batencourt sued Woodland Park Hospitality, Inc. on an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 121001, violation theory claiming to have been discriminated against by Defendant.

The court docket sheet for this case contained the following entries:

02/22/2013 1 COMPLAINT against Woodland Park Hospitality, Inc. (paid $350 filing fee; receipt number 1085-1119294) ... More...   $1 (10-01-2013 - OK)

Appellee Shahbaz F. Din sued his former employer, appellant ATI Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a ATI Career Training Center, for national-origin discrimination and retaliation. A jury found in Din’s favor on both claims, and the trial judge rendered judgment in favor of Din. ATI appeals, and Din cross-appeals. We reverse the judgment, dismiss Din’s retaliation claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdic... More...   $0 (09-28-2013 - TX)

This Title VII case arises out of alleged sexual harassment by Chuck Wolfe, the superintendent of an all-male crew on a construction site operated by Boh Bros. Construction Company (“Boh Brothersâ€�). During a three-day jury trial, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOCâ€�) presented evidence that Wolfe subjected Kerry Woods, an iron worker on Wolfe’s crew, to almost-daily verbal... More...   $0 (09-27-2013 - TX)

¶1 This appeal involves a “pretaliatory� discharge—an employee alleges that his employer discharged him not because he had filed a workers’ compensation claim but because he was about to. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the employer. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶2 The employee, Terry Lee Stone, challenges the district court’s grant of s... More...   $0 (09-26-2013 - UT)

¶1 This case concerns a claim that the Berryhill Fire Protection District wrongfully terminated the employment of Steven King for his efforts to stop a "training exercise" that involved the burning of structures owned by the fire chief. The trial court believed that the circumstances surrounding the fire chief's decision to burn the structures in question created a factual issue over whether this... More...   $0 (09-24-2013 - OK)

PARTIES, JURISDICTION AND VENUE

1. Plaintiff Jacquelyn Allen is a resident of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.

2. Defendant Dish Network, LLC is a foreign limited liability company doing business in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

3. The Plaintiff was an employee of Defendants as defined by state and federal law.

4. The events giving rise to this action occurred ... More...   $0 (09-20-2013 - OK)

Following a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of using fire to commit a felony, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(h)(1), and two counts of arson, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 844(i). He was sentenced to 430 months' imprisonment. Defendant now appeals his conviction and sentence.

BACKGROUND

Prior to his conviction, Defendant was a real estate investor who owned severa... More...   $0 (09-17-2013 - OK)

Jessica Cuellar alleges that her secondary employer, Keppel Amfels, L.L.C. (“Keppel Amfelsâ€�), violated § 2615(a)(1) of the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLAâ€�) by discouraging her primary employer, staffing agency Perma-Temp Personnel Services, Inc. (“Perma-Tempâ€�), from seeking her reinstatement after an FMLA-authorized maternity leave. The district court granted summary judgment in favo... More...   $0 (09-10-2013 - TX)

Appellant, Lillian Hatheway, appeals the Latah County district court’s dismissal on summary judgment of all of her claims against Respondents, the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and the University of Idaho (collectively “the Universityâ€�). Hatheway worked at the University as an administrative assistant from 1999 until 2008 when she resigned. On October 22, 2008, she sued the Uni... More...   $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

Appellant, Lillian Hatheway, appeals the Latah County district court’s dismissal on summary judgment of all of her claims against Respondents, the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and the University of Idaho (collectively “the Universityâ€�). Hatheway worked at the University as an administrative assistant from 1999 until 2008 when she resigned. On October 22, 2008, she sued the Uni... More...   $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

David Demers is a tenured associate professor at Washington State University. He brought suit alleging that university administrators retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment for distributing a short pamphlet and drafts from an in-progress book. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants, finding that the pamphlet and draft were distributed pursuant to Demersâ... More...   $0 (09-04-2013 - WA)

The People of the State of California charged Paul Roger Moore, age 49, with first-degree murder of Robert Ayala, age 43, on July 16, 2011. Ayala was the foreman of the Moore Brothers rice farming operation in Colusa County, California. He was killed by bomb planted when he turned on an irrigation pump.

Defense counsel claimed that Paul's bother Peter was the one who killed Ayala.
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In 2007, citing “uncommonly well-settled case law,â€� we held that the First Amendment is violated when the state coerces an individual to attend a religion-based drug or alcohol treatment program. Inouye v. Kemna, 504 F.3d 705, 712, 716 (9th Cir. 2007). Plaintiff Barry Hazle is an atheist who, over his numerous objections, was forced as a condition of parole to participate in a residential drug... More...   $0 (08-23-2013 - CA)