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Where a Missouri prisoner under a death sentence challenged the constitutionality of the state’s method of execution as applied to him, the district court’s granting of the state’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim is affirmed based ...

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Where a pretrial detainee challenged an adverse grant of summary judgment in a civil rights action, the judgment is affirmed because there was no basis for reversal. Judgment is affirmed. May v. Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility (MLW No. 74796/Case ...

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Where a Missouri inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment, the judgment was proper, and the parties’ motions for supplemental briefing are denied. Judgment is affirmed. Argentino v. Corizon Medical Services (MLW No. 74766/Case No. 19-2348 – 3 pages) ...

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Where an inmate brought an action against prison officials claiming that his due process rights were violated by a move from a medium-security facility to a maximum-security facility, the conditions of confinement did not amount to an atypical and significant ...

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Where an inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his civil rights action raising claims related to a prior incarceration, the judgment is affirmed because there was no basis for reversal. Judgment is affirmed. Scott v. Burl (MLW ...

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Where a detainee brought an action against prison officials claiming that they delayed his access to adequate medical treatment for a serious condition, summary judgment for the defendants is affirmed because the plaintiff failed to produce sufficient evidence to support ...

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Where a law school applicant sued a university and school officials under the Americans with Disabilities Act, claiming that the school discriminated against him when it rejected his admission application, the judgment for the defendants is affirmed because the school ...

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Where a nurse challenged the ERISA plan of her religiously affiliated hospital employer as underfunded and in violation of the law, and the district court dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction, the appellate court holds that whether a plan ...

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Where a trustee challenged the denial of his 2018 motion seeking payment from a 2002 class action settlement fund, the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the motion and declining to reopen litigation in the case. Judgment ...

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Where a paralyzed plaintiff brought claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act against a convenience store company after his visits were deterred by the lack of accessible parking, and the defendant remedied the violations, the district court properly granted summary ...

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Where the owner of an ethanol production facility sued the manufacturer of a regenerative thermal oxidizer for negligence and products liability after an explosion and fire, the owner submitted sufficient evidence of a defective design to survive summary judgment, so ...

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