Sentences with phrase «federal civil»

A Bivens suit and Sec. 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1870 may apply.

The Deters lawsuit seeks relief under the Federal Civil Rights act known as a Section 1983 action.

Professor Miller is, as you know, the most experienced legal academic in the world when it comes to American federal civil procedure.

What the average Joe (or Joanne) Public doesn't realize is that in almost every state and federal civil case, lawyers on both sides are granted discovery — quite liberally and without much hesitation by the courts.

It typically takes six or seven years to attempt because all other options must be exhausted procedurally before a federal civil action seeking a writ of habeas corpus is authorized.

The swearing out of a complaint or rebutting evidence in all Federal civil matters (some states allow for the same) must contain an affidavit or an «unsworn declaration» that swears out the facts to be true and accurate, even though not notarized, and is based on fact and not supposition.

In addition to the upper class writing and research requirements, the Writing in Law Practice series offers writing electives covering topics such as advanced appellate advocacy, federal civil litigation, advising government agencies, animal law advocacy, drafting negotiated agreements and pretrial litigation.

In the May 26, 2008 of Texas Lawyer, John Council had an article that begins, «In a mandamus case that could significantly alter one of the hottest federal civil dockets in Texas, the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on May 22 over whether a trial judge's discretion should be limited when a party moves to transfer venue.

The following cases suggest that if a claim is valid under Section 1983 of the Federal Civil Rights Act, that state law granting immunity to the official can not override Federal law under the Supremacy Clause.

Reconsidering Federal Civil Rule 9 (b): Do We Need Particularized Pleading Requirements in Fraud Cases?

The federal Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1866 as well as the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination prohibit race discrimination in employment.

In order to file a race discrimination lawsuit under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 or New Hampshire law, you must first clear certain procedural hurdles.

Northwest Justice Project has indicated that it will file a federal civil rights complaint if the school board fails to correct the situation.

Here to make sure that state and federal civil justice systems also have it all is the University of Denver - based Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS).

Over the past seven years MacDougall has led teams of Akin Gump lawyers in collaboration with Nettles, John Mauldin, John Del Gado, James Morton and other South Carolina defense lawyers in capital cases and in federal civil rights litigation.

On November 3, the federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee met in Washington D.C. to discuss a range of issues — from current proposed rule amendments to future projects focused on discovery practice and active judicial case management.

A former Department of Justice prosecutor and a long - time partner with the Washington, D.C. office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, MacDougall has brought the resources, experience and talent of one of the nation's leading law firms to the defense table in capital cases and federal civil rights litigation.

Mr. Milanés has experience in the areas of federal civil and commercial litigation, federal criminal defense, civil rights litigation, mediation, bankruptcy, aviation and admiralty torts, and personal injury litigation.

In September 2011 I started my firm, focusing on federal civil rights and employment litigation, and freelance assistance to lawyers in need of a friend in federal court.

The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination and so, according to the EEOC, sexual orientation discrimination also violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A federal civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 allows United States citizens to sue officers of the law for violating the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

In order to file an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging a violation of New Hampshire's Law Against Discrimination or the federal Civil Rights Act, a worker must first complete certain procedural requirements.

FICALA would put MDLs back on the right track towards being a means of making the management of federal civil cases more efficient, rather than a tool used by trial attorneys to extract massive, pressured settlements from defendants.

To file an employment discrimination lawsuit alleging a violation of New Hampshire's Law Against Discrimination and the federal Civil Rights Act a worker must first go through certain procedural requirements such as filing a Charge of Discrimination with the appropriate agency.

42 U.S.C. Section 1983 allows United States citizens to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against police officers who violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

This has now changed under the Defend Trade Secrets Act which provides a federal civil remedy for the misappropriation of trade secrets.

A federal civil rights law, 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, allows United States citizens to file a lawsuit against police officers who violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against the use of excessive force.

We have an experienced team of trial and appellate lawyers who defend governmental entities and their officials and employees in litigation involving federal civil rights, constitutional, employment, land use and personal injury claims.

In representing a plaintiff in a federal civil rights action or similar «private attorney general» actions, is an attorney obligated to inform the client that statutory attorney's fees are the client's property which the client may waive as a condition of settlement?

86 See Carl Tobias, Local Federal Civil Procedure for the Twenty - First Century, 77 Notre Dame L. Rev. 533, 533 (2002)(noting that «[l] awyers and parties face, and federal judges apply, a bewildering panorama of requirements,» including «[a] stunning array of local measures — including local rules; general, special, and scheduling orders; [and] individual - judge practices»).

In 2012, federal civil case filings fell by 3.7 percent, and anecdotally we saw more cases settle and more pressure to trim costs.

Mental illness accounted for 30 % of short term disability and long term disability claims in 2010 and 47 % of all approved disability claims in federal civil service, double the percentage of 20 years earlier, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada.

After working as an extern for the First District Court in Logan, Utah, during his final term of law school, Trevor worked for a firm in St. George, Utah, for over five years, focusing on workers» compensation and personal injury cases, in addition to working on cases involving federal civil rights litigation and performing a significant amount of appellate work.

In the US, the scope of discovery in civil cases is very broad, and parties in federal civil litigation must typically disclose all potentially relevant non-privileged evidence.

In private practice, Tom represented clients in a wide range of federal civil and criminal litigation brought under federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, while also representing clients in the environmental review and permitting for major energy and railroad infrastructure projects.

After she was held in Central Booking for 38 hours, she sued Det. Brockmann and the City for false arrest and malicious prosecution under Section 1983, which allows plaintiffs to bring lawsuits for federal civil rights violations.

Pattis has defended capital murder cases and won federal civil rights verdicts for police brutality, false arrest, discrimination, malicious prosecution, and violations of rights including several million dollar discrimination verdicts.

The company's federal civil litigation history, including the court where the case was filed, the date the case was filed, the participants, and the nature of the suit.

Federal civil litigation.

The court dismissed her case, for the reason that her case presented no valid Federal civil rights claim.

Ms. Blitz is experienced in all aspects of California and federal civil procedure, including filing and responding to complaints, conducting discovery, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution proceedings, judgment enforcement and appellate practice.

Prior to joining Choate, Ms. Fails was an associate at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, where she assisted in representing corporations and financial institutions in complex federal civil cases.

Of course, these lawsuits can be complex, and often require the assistance of a dedicated personal injury attorney well versed in federal civil procedure as well as in personal injury law.

Greta Fails is a member of Choate's Litigation Department and focuses her practice on litigating complex federal civil cases, including cross-border bankruptcy, antitrust and intellectual property.

«eDiscovery: What You Really Need to Know — A Practitioner's Guide to NJ State and Federal Civil Practice,» New Jersey Law Journal (ALM), Edison, New Jersey

As noted in this prior post, in federal court there was this week a homicide mini-trial as part of the sentencing of former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights offense as a result of his lethal shooting of Walter Scott.

Partners have served as presidents or chairs of the Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Workplace Fairness, the California Attorney General's Asian Pacific Advisory Committee, the federal Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and the Asian Pacific Bar of California.

Fernando's numerous published articles and speaking engagements in his areas of practice reflect the depth of his knowledge and understanding of the issues that his clients face, including his chapter authorships for the leading treatise on electronic discovery for in - house counsel, eDiscovery for Corporate Counsel (Chapter 17 - Electronic Data, Cyber Security & Crisis Management)(Thomson - West 2013 — present), and New Jersey Federal Civil Procedure (Chapter 10 — eDiscovery)(ALM 2011 - present).

Antigone has acted as lead trial counsel and appellate counsel in federal civil lawsuits across the United States and she has represented numerous Fortune 500 companies involved in high stakes intellectual property disputes and a variety of other business and legal issues.

Our employment practice has provided counsel to individuals and businesses in areas ranging from the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Federal Civil Rights Act and the Family Medical Leave Act, as well as a variety of training, contract and employment policy issues.