Sentences with phrase «support of the plaintiff»

Massachusetts 2020 and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, along with education, civil rights and child advocacy leaders, submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in support of the plaintiffs in the Hancock vs. Driscoll school financing case.

On November 23, 2015, the Nevada State Education Association and National Education Association filed an Amicus Curiae Brief In Support of Plaintiffs» Motion for Preliminary Injunction.

Amicus Curiae Brief of Public Law Center, NCLC, Public Counsel in Support of Plaintiffs» Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Case Challenging Dep» t of Education's Abandonment of Full Loan Relief for Defrauded Corinthian Students (Manriquez v. DeVos, April 16, 2018)

Despite significant medical testimony in support of plaintiff's case and in spite of enormous emotional impact of the death of a young woman who left a widower and a young son, Kevin obtained a defendant's verdict and then was able to protect the verdict at the Appellate and Supreme Court level.

What is interesting about this case is that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff's claims.

[Note 6] We acknowledge the amicus brief submitted in support of the plaintiff by the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, as well as the amicus brief submitted in support of the defendant by the Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association.

The following applications for permission to file an amicus / amici curiae brief in support of plaintiffs / respondents / cross-appellants Andrea Savaglio et al. are granted: (1) Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California et al., (2) La Raza Centro Legal and Equal Rights Advocates, (3), California Employment Lawyers Association, and (4) Alameda County Central Labor Council et al..

[108] The evidence in support of the plaintiff's claim for loss of housekeeping capacity was not extensive.

Relying on the fair use doctrine, we are posting substantive filings in White v. West here: 02/22/2012 - Class Action Complaint 04/06/2012 - Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed by Reed Elsevier) 04/06/2012 - Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed by West Publishing) 04/26/2012 - Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants» Motions to Dismiss (filed by White and Elan) 05/07/2012 - Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed by West Publishing) 05/07/2012 - Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed by Reed Elsevier) 05/17/2012 - Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 5/16/2012) 05/22/2012 - Transcript of Proceedings held on 5/16/2012 05/30/2012 - Answer to Complaint (filed by West Publishing) 05/30/2012 - Answer to Complaint (filed by Reed Elsevier) 06/26/2012 - Amended Complaint (filed by White) 07/10/2012 - Answer to Amended Complaint (filed by West Publishing) 07/13/2012 - Answer to Amended Complaint (filed by Reed Elsevier) 10/05/2012 - Memorandum in Suppport of Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by White) 10/05/2012 - Memorandum in Suppport of Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by Reed Elsevier) 10/23/2012 - Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by West Publishing) 10/23/2012 - Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants» Summary Judgment Motions (filed by White) 10/23/2012 - Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by Reed Elsevier) 11/02/2012 - Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by West Publishing) 11/02/2012 - Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff's Summary Judgment Motion (filed by White) 11/02/2012 - Reply Memorandum in Support of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed by Reed Elsevier) 11/30/2012 - Transcript of Proceedings Held on 11/20/2012 02/11/2013 - Order Granting Defendants» Motions for Summary Judgment (Signed by Judge Jed S. Rakoff on 2/8/2013)

Wilson v West Hartlepool Railway Co came into the picture because looking at Snell's Equity during the argument, I found the case cited there on what seemed to be the relevant point, and I drew counsel for the plaintiffs» attention to it; and at the conclusion of leading counsel for the plaintiffs» argument his junior read me certain passages from the case in support of the plaintiffs» cause.

Geoffrey Hoffman was among a group of legal scholars who submitted an amici curiae brief in support of the plaintiff - appellee in the case of City of Chicago v. Sessions.

Not exact matches

A careful reading of the documents in the lawsuit reveals that the company's human resources department plays a consistent supporting role in the accounts of the plaintiffs — that of a seemingly disinterested observer.

The plaintiffs» motion states that in June 14 and 15 conference calls, counsel for the three sets of plaintiffs stated that they supported coordination or consolidation, «subject to the parties» agreement that these three cases will retain their separate identities, allowing each set of plaintiffs to file separate briefs, make separate oral arguments, and independently make other litigation decisions.»

But the lawyer for the plaintiffs, supported by Americans United for Separation of Church and State, said unlike legislatures, Greece had no official policy on prayers.

As you may have seen, last week, Reformed leaders Mark Dever, Ligon Duncan, Al Mohler, Don Carson, Kevin DeYoung, and Justin Taylor reaffirmed their support of C.J. Mahaney, president of Sovereign Grace Ministries, after a judge ruled that that nine of the eleven plaintiffs in the massive sexual abuse lawsuit against him and his ministry did not sue in time before the statue of limitations had expired.

«Plaintiffs have put forward no evidence supporting the proposition that engaging in memorabilia fraud is the kind of task that any Giants employee was ever employed or otherwise authorized to perform,» the Giants» lawyers argue, per ESPN.

The burden of proof is on the plaintiff and I see nothing that counts as real evidence to support the story they are telling.

At the time plaintiff filed the motion for default judgment in default of defence, the defendants had not been served with any Statement of Claim as required under the Rules of Court in support of the amended Writ of Summons to which they could respond by way of a statement of defence.

A supporting affidavit deposed to by a lawyer, Otika Stephen, in the law firm of the plaintiff's lead counsel, described Dawodu as a US - based Nigerian.

As the Rokita court noted, voters who lack Photo ID undoubtedly exist somewhere, but the fact that Plaintiffs, in spite of their efforts, have failed to uncover anyone «who can attest to the fact that he / she will be prevented from voting» provides significant support for a conclusion that the Photo ID requirement does not unduly burden the right to vote.

The U.S. District Court had put them both on the ballot on February 3, on the basis that the ballot access law for newly - qualifying parties is unconstitutional and that these two plaintiff political parties had shown they have a modicum of support.

Here is the brief of the plaintiffs, in support of the motion for an injunction.

Judge Story wrote «it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of the claim», and his authority for that was that the Georgia ballot access laws held been upheld already in Jenness v Fortson, Cartwright v Barnes, and Coffield Kemp.

Plaintiffs John Cocuzza, Jacquelin Millien, Greg Esposito, Stefan Tchor, Larry Lans and Melissa Seminara, Rockland County Corrections Officers and members of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association of Rockland County, or «COBARC» allege that after he was re-elected in 2015, Falco retaliated against them by filing disciplinary charges against them for publicly supporting his opponent, Richard Vazquez.

The 80 minutes of occasionally spirited argument at the high court this morning focused on the two main issues in the greenhouse gas litigation: For the case to go forward, the plaintiffs must prove that the case has legal standing (they must show that the court is the right venue for resolving this dispute), and that the common law definition of nuisance can support suits over greenhouse gases.

«It was an error on the part of the patent office to grant the patents,» says Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society in Oakland, Calif., which has voiced their support for the plaintiffs in the case.

In Friedrichs, the plaintiffs — teachers who disagreed with the politics of their union — argued that the act of collective bargaining is inherently political, and thus by being forced to support an organization they do not agree with, their free speech is being violated.

Over the past two years, the highest courts of New York, Texas, and Massachusetts have decided to end or limit their support for adequacy plaintiffs.

A ruling in favor of the Friedrichs plaintiffs — or plaintiffs in future cases like it — would mean less money to support members in all states, even those that are not directly affected by the ruling.

The Martinez v. Malloy Plaintiffs are supported by Students Matter, the organizational sponsor of the landmark Vergara v. California lawsuit.

I want to thank our partners in advocacy for their support of this event: The Northeast Charter School Network who have been the chief advocates for the plaintiffs in Western New York and, of course, the NYC Charter School Center, who have been unwavering supporters of every charter school in this city.

Partnership for Educational Justice is grateful to have the support and counsel of law firms Arnold & Porter and Tompkins, McGuire, Wachenfeld & Barry LLP, which have assembled a top - notch team of attorneys who are donating their services to the parent - plaintiffs on a pro bono basis.

ENN was instrumental in supporting plaintiff - parents of public schools students who, in Lopez v. Schwartz, viewed the voucher program as undermining and shortchanging public schools.

The changes, however, prompted Students Matter, the organization supporting the student plaintiffs in the Vergara trial, to withdraw its support for the bill, calling it «a mere shell of its former self.»

Josh Lipshutz, a plaintiffs» lawyer, attempted to undercut her, by referring to an interview she gave to a local newspaper in which she stated «Teachers have expressed a lot of frustration with the lack of support they received from the district administration.»

Last month, my organization, Students Matter, issued its support of California's AB 934 — a state bill that, though imperfect, honestly attempted to address the grave defaults in the state's teacher tenure, dismissal and layoff laws challenged by the student plaintiffs in Vergara v. California.

With the support of two advocacy groups, 25 plaintiffs across the state filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a private school voucher law passed earlier this year.

«I would stand in support of being a plaintiff on this case.»

Before the school board voted on the issue, MCSD Superintendent Joe Petrone said he stood behind the lawsuit and supported the concept of Moffat County as a plaintiff.

Despite having promised their support for the lawsuit, they are now not only trying to get the case dismissed, but are asking the court to prevent the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding [CCJEF], a broad coalition of towns, schools, parents and public school advocates, from even serving as the plaintiffs in the case.

Once upon a time, when Governor Dannel Malloy was Mayor Dan Malloy of Stamford, he not only supported the CCJEF v. Rell lawsuit but was an original plaintiff in the historic battle to force the State of Connecticut to fulfill its constitutional obligation to the children of Connecticut.

Brown v. New York parent plaintiffs continue to fight for their day in court; supporters rally with them in support of fair funding Rochester court heard arguments about why the charter funding case should not be dismissed, as the state continues to try to have it thrown out; parents and supporters rallied before hearing

Leading up to oral arguments for Friedrichs v. California E4E conducted a survey of over 1,000 members — current classroom teachers from across the country — and found that a majority of teachers support paying fair - share fees and were opposed to the plaintiffs» position in this case.

I'll be talking more about what those depositions revealed over the next few weeks, but if you would like to read the (lengthy) documents yourself, the Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law in Support of their Motion for Class Certification is here (PDF) and the deposition excerpts are here (PDF).

In a January complaint, the plaintiffs had implied that the bookseller may have supported the conspiracy because it wanted to protect the price of its hardcover books.

The plaintiff's attorney cites a number of different legal cases to support the finding that Smith should be held personally liable for his negligence: «It is well settled that an individual member of a limited liability company or an office of a corporation may be individual liable for his or her own torts, including negligence.»

The plaintiff argues the briefs filed in support of the University of Pennsylvania provide the university an argument word - count advantage and seek to inject irrelevant issues that are not before the court.

In both local lawsuits, the plaintiffs have pointed out that when the laws were passed last year, they didn't have the support of three large veterinary associations — the America Veterinary Medical Association, Chicago Veterinary Medical Association, and Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association.

But the EPA's Endangerment Finding and supporting Technical Support Document (TSD) have been attacked by a large number of plaintiffs.

But contrary to the Journal's claim that the EPA disavowed that finding because the agency had been «barraged by plaintiff attorneys and Hollywood celebrities,» it was actually changed after the EPA's scientific advisory board, which evaluates the agency's «use of science,» pointed out that the draft conclusion wasn't supported elsewhere in the report: