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Where a federal inmate challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in his pro se civil rights action, the summary judgment was properly granted for the reasons stated by the district court, so the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. ...

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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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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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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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Where appellant challenged the dismissal of her action involving federal and state law claims related to the fatal shooting of her son by a police officer, the appellant stated a viable claim for violation of the son’s right to be ...

Tagged with: excessive force Qualified Immunity

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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Where pretrial arrestees were granted a preliminary injunction in their suit challenging the constitutionality of the procedures by which state and city officials set cash bail, the district court failed to give adequate consideration to Missouri Supreme Court Rule changes ...

Tagged with: bail practices Preliminary Injunction

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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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 ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs Prison Inmate

Where a sergeant sued members of the highway patrol claiming that adverse employment actions were taken against him in retaliation for his protected First Amendment speech, the district court properly found that the appellant failed to show a First Amendment ...

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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 ...

Tagged with: 42 U.S.C. §1983 Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs Pretrial Detainee