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Civil Rights: Injunctive Relief-Validity of Convictions
Where appellant challenged the pre-service dismissal of his complaint, which sought declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief following an Arkansas arrest and convictions for driving-related offenses, the district court properly dismissed the complaint because the convictions had not been reversed and a judgment in his favor would call their validity into question. Judgment is affirmed. El [&hel[...]
Environmental Law: National Environmental Policy Act-Highway Project-Injunctive Relief
Where plaintiffs sued government defendants alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, the denial of injunctive relief is affirmed because the plaintiff was unlikely to succeed on the merits, and the agency’s determination that the highway project at issue qualified for an exclusion from the act’s requirements was not an abuse of discretion. Judgment […]
Administrative: Government Contracts-Injunctive Relief-Standing
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of its petition for declaratory and injunctive relief. Plaintiff previously held a contract to provide computer services to defendant. Plaintiff filed a bid-protest letter to defendant’s request for proposal for a replacement contract, arguing that calculation methods constituted an unpromulgated rule. The trial court dismissed plaintiff’s challenge for [...]
Employer –Employee : Retaliation – Injunctive Relief – Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Brazil v. Arkansas Department of Human Services (MLW No. 71757/Case No. 17-2229 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Stras, J.)
Civil Practice : Injunctive Relief – Standing
Eaton v. Doe (MLW No. 71656/Case No. ED106000 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Gaertner Jr., J.)
Civil Practice : Injunctive Relief – Subject Matter Jurisdiction – Steel Mill Construction
Nucor Steel v. Big River Steel, LLC (MLW No. 69278/Case No. 1516 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)
Administrative : ERISA – Injunctive Relief – Pharmacy Benefits
Grasso Enterprises, LLC v. Express Scripts, Inc. (MLW No. 68649/Case No. 15-1578 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Civil Rights : Inmate Action – Grooming Policy – Injunctive Relief
Jones v. Meinzer (MLW No. 68110/Case No. 13-3677 – 3 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Constitutional Law : Inmate Action – Wheelchair Access – Injunctive Relief
Where an inmate sued the state, correctional center officers and doctors for alleged violations of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act claiming a lack of accommodations for his wheelchair limited his movement, caused him to miss meals and fall, the dismissal of individual-capacity claims against two officers is affirmed because they could […]
Civil Practice : Injunctive Relief – Franchise Agreement – Specific Findings
H&R Block Tax Services LLC v. Acevedo-Lopez (MLW No. 66026/Case No. 13-1387 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
Banks and Banking: FDIC As Receiver – Injunctive Relief – Third-Party Purchase
Dittmer Properties, LP v. Federal Deposit Insurance Company (MLW No. 64742/Case No. 12-1327/12-1329 – 17 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)
Municipal: Ordinance – Railway Track – Injunctive Relief
Village of Big Lake v. BNSF Railway Company, Inc. (MLW No. 64114/Case No. WD74613 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)
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