Sentences with phrase «compelled federal action»

It was that OIG report, combined with our advocacy efforts in Congress and with the Obama administration that finally compelled federal action.

Animal right groups credit that OIG report, combined with their public pressure in Congress and with the Obama administration, for finally compelling federal action.

Not exact matches

AN ORDER OF MANDAMUS compelling the Respondent to urgently compile and pass on to the Attorney - General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, information relating to the release and spending of N388.304 billion London Paris Club Loan refunds to 35 States by the Federal Government, so that the Attorney - General of the Federation can take steps to initiate legal action against the States that allegedly diverted and mismanaged the funds with a view to compelling the states to widely publish, including on a dedicated website, details of spending of the funds by them.

Not because federal law wasn't prescriptive enough, but because NCLB's architects never had a realistic theory of action for how the feds were going to compel recalcitrant states and districts to implement these sweeping reforms.

Teenagers across the U.S. filed legal action in 49 states and with the federal government last year to compel action on climate change.

He played a major role in compelling the federal government to take action to recognize the medicinal values of marijuana through his representation of countless people suffering from AIDS, cancer, and multiple sclerosis who had been charged as a result of using marijuana for medicinal purposes.

In federal court, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 requires that a motion to compel «include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the party not making the disclosure in an effort to secure the disclosure without court action.federal court, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 requires that a motion to compel «include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the party not making the disclosure in an effort to secure the disclosure without court action.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37 requires that a motion to compel «include a certification that the movant has in good faith conferred or attempted to confer with the party not making the disclosure in an effort to secure the disclosure without court action.»

Represented bank in appeal from denial of motion to compel arbitration in putative class action asserting discharge - injunction claims in federal bankruptcy court

Even when the party resisting arbitration initiates an action in state court, the opposing party can invoke FAA § 4 and promptly secure a federal court order to compel arbitration.