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Civil Rights: Pro Se Claims-Dismissal

Where appellants challenged the dismissal of their pro se complaint raising federal and state law claims, the court properly dismissed the federal claims, so the judgment is affirmed in part, and the order remanded the state law claims is vacated. ...

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Civil Rights: Prison Inmate-Challenge to Conditions of Confinement-Summary Judgment

Plaintiff, an inmate, appealed from the adverse grant of summary judgment in his action challenging the conditions of his confinement. Where the record supported the grant of summary judgment to defendants, the court affirmed and denied plaintiff’s pending motions as ...

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Civil Rights: First Amendment-Unlawful Retaliation-State Claims

Where a fired police officer brought civil rights claims against the city and police chief alleging unlawful retaliation for exercise of his First Amendment rights, the district court properly granted the motion dismissing the First Amendment retaliation claim because the ...

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Education: IDEA-Private Placement-Reimbursement

Where the family of an autistic student brought a due process challenge under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, seeking reimbursement for a private placement based on alleged act violations, the defendant school district’s jurisdictional and mootness challenges were without ...

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Civil Rights: Attorney Discipline-Arkansas Law

Where appellant challenged the dismissal of her civil rights action asserting claims related to ongoing Arkansas attorney disciplinary proceedings, there was no basis for reversal, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Bloodman v. Arkansas Supreme Court Committee (MLW ...

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Civil Rights: 42 U.S.C. §1983-Prison Inmate-Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs

Plaintiff appealed from the adverse grant of summary judgment in his §1983 action alleging deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. Where plaintiff failed to show that defendants acted with more than gross negligence or a culpability similar to criminal ...

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Civil Rights: 42 U.S.C. §1983-Pretrial Detainee-Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs

Plaintiff appealed from the adverse grant of summary judgment in his §1983 action alleging deliberate indifference by corrections officers to his medical and psychiatric needs. On appeal, plaintiff contended that the district court considered inadmissible evidence, impermissibly resolved factual disputes ...

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