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Statutory Interpretation – Indemnification
Scott Robinett and the City of Indianapolis were co-defendants in a civil-rights action.
Supplemental Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits
In 2000, Anthony Kaminski fell down a flight of stairs, suffering a head wound that caused a traumatic brain injury and a seizure disorder.
Immigration – Petition For Review
Alvaro Cortina-Chavez petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) to deny his motion to reconsider the dismissal of his administrative appeal.
Immigration Removal Order
Ricardo Sanchez seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals denying his motion to reopen its prior decision denying him discretionary cancellation of removal.
Evidentiary Errors
Thomas Lovelace alleges that correctional officers at Dixon Correctional Center severely beat him while he was transferred between housing units.
Demurrage
Demurrage is a charge that rail carriers are statutorily required to impose when rail cars are detained beyond the time the tariff allows for loading or unloading.
Due Process Violation
Like many jurisdictions, Indiana has turned to “drug courts” to tackle substance-abuse problems more flexibly than traditional sentencing regimes might allow.
Employment Discrimination
Anthony Robinson and Timothy Spangler, police officers employed by the University of Illinois at Chicago Police Department(“Department”), brought claims against the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and four individuals for race‐based discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
Judgment Award – Attorney’s Fees
Generally, the prevailing party in a civil rights lawsuit is entitled to an award of attorney’s fees. 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b).
Injunctive Relief
For the last eleven years, the parties to this appeal have litigated a land contract that never closed and a strip club that never opened.
NLRB – Enforcement of Order
The National Labor Relations Board (“the Board”) seeks to enforce its order requiring Jam Productions, Ltd., Event Productions, Inc., Standing Room Only, Inc., and Victoria Operating Co. (collectively “Jam Productions” or “Jam”) to bargain with the Theatrical Stage Employees Union Local No. 2, (“Local No. 2”).
Sentencing Guidelines
Without a plea agreement, defendant Carl Moose pleaded guilty to defrauding investors in violation of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
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