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Civil Rights-Disability Discrimination-Fair Housing Act-Adverse Summary Judgment
Plaintiffs appealed the adverse summary judgment in their action alleging disability discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act and Rehabilitation Act. Where plaintiffs failed to establish a qualifying disability, their FHA and RA claims […]
Civil Rights-§1983-Deliberate Indifference-Medical Malpractice
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his §1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to serious medical need, medical malpractice, and Monell claims, after his leg became infected while in custody and had to be […]
Bankruptcy-Approval of Sale-Completed Sale-Motion to Dismiss Appeal
The trustee moved to dismiss debtor’s appeal challenging the bankruptcy court’s order granting approval of the sale of real estate. The trustee asserted that the sale of the subject real estate had already […]
Administrative-Tax-Deficiency-Calculation of Penalty
Plaintiff appealed the tax court’s affirmance of the IRS’s calculation of her tax deficiency and penalty. Where the tax court had not made any clear error, the court upheld the assessment. Judgment […]
Administrative-Social Security Disability-Denial of Benefits-Residual Functional Capacity Analysis
Plaintiff appealed the district court’s judgment upholding the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. Plaintiff was a military veteran who was diagnosed with cervical spondylosis and stenosis, which left […]
Driver’s License-DWI Revocation-Sufficiency of Evidence
Petitioner appealed the trial court’s judgment affirming respondent’s order revoking petitioner’s driving privileges, arguing that there was insufficient evidence to support a reasonably believe that petitioner was driving while intoxicated. […]
Domestic Relations-Dissolution-Division of Retirement Benefits
Wife appealed the trial court’s judgment dissolving her marriage, arguing that a provision of the judgment requiring husband to designate wife as the surviving beneficiary of his military retirement benefits […]
Criminal Law-Robbery-Misstatement of Law
Defendant appealed his conviction for robbery and armed criminal action, arguing that the trial court erred in not intervening sua sponte when the prosecutor allegedly misstated the law during closing […]
Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which argued that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move to strike a witness’s testimony that defendant claimed was […]
Criminal Law-Declaratory Judgment-Credit for Time Spent in Custody
Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for declaratory judgment seeking a ruling that he was entitled to credit on his sentence in one county for time spent in custody […]
Criminal Law-Robbery-Sufficiency of Evidence
Defendant appealed his conviction for first-degree robbery, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he intended to overcome the victim’s resistance to keeping a soda cup defendant had […]
Criminal Law-Post-Conviction Relief-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant appealed the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief, which alleged that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to move for a change of venue as a matter of […]
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