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  • July 16, 2010 | The Recorder

    They Might Be Chief

    SAN FRANCISCO — Ronald George's surprise announcement last week that he would step down as chief justice in January quickly prompted questions about who might succeed him as leader of the

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  • January 12, 2005 | National Law Journal

    RICO Class Actions

    In recent years, the plaintiffs' bar creatively has pursued class action claims under the federal RICO statutes. See generally 18 U.S.C. 1961-1968 (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizatio

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  • April 2, 2004 | The Recorder

    Filibuster May Be Next for Bush's Latest 9th Circuit Choice

    Democrats appear poised to filibuster President Bush's latest nominee to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals -- William Myers III, former cattle industry lobbyist and current solicitor for t

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  • May 26, 2000 | National Law Journal

    A Court Revolution Brewing?

    Despite the high drama inherent in rulings that strike down socially conscious federal legislation, the U.S. Supreme Court's latest round of federalism activity indicates that the court's majo

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  • Rodriguez v. Disner

    Publication Date: 2012-08-10
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-10
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Manuel L. Real, District Judge, Presiding Before: Jerome Farris, Richard R. Clifton, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Gaudet, Jr., The Hague, The Netherlands, and Sandeep Gopalan, Maynooth, Ireland, appearing pro se (Appeal No. 10-57037).
    for defendant: Margaret A. Grignon, Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellant Sandra Disner (Appeal No. 10-55309). Terry W. Bird and Thomas R. Freeman (argued), Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg, P.C., Los Angeles, California, and Sidney Kanazawa, McGuireWoods LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellant McGuireWoods LLP (Appeal Nos. 10-55342, 10-56770). John W. Davis, Law Office of John W. Davis, San Diego, California, and Steven F. Helfand, Helfand Law Offices, San Francisco, California, for objectors-appellants David Feldman, Cameron Gharabiklou, Emily Grant, Jeff Lang, Sarah McDonald, Cara Patton, Rachel Schwartz, and Greg Thomas (Appeal No. 10-56700). Charles A. Sturm, Steele Sturm PLLC, Houston, Texas, for objectors-appellants James Juranek, Audrey Juranek, and Richard P. Le Blanc (Appeal No. 10-56703). J. Garrett Kendrick and C. Benjamin Nutley (argued), Kendrick & Nutley, Pasadena, California, and John Pentz, Maynard, Massachusetts, for objectors-appellants George Schneider, Jonathan M. Slomba, James Puntumapanitch, Justin Head, and Ryan Helfrich (Appeal No. 10-56724). Joshua R. Furman (argued), Joshua R. Furman Law Corp., Beverly Hills, California, and John M. Zimmerman, Law Offices of John M. Zimmerman, Seattle, Washington, for objectors-appellants Aaron Lukoff, John Prendergast, and David Orange (Appeal No. 10-56737). J. Darrell Plamer, Law Offices of Darrell Plamer PC, Solana Beach, California, for objectors-appellants Evans & Mullinix, P.A., David Oriol, Sarah Siegel, Jennifer Brown McElroy, Daniel Schafer, and Jason Tingle (Appeal No. 10-56803).
    Case Number: No. 10-55309 No. 10-55342 No. 10-56730 No. 10-56700 No. 10-56703 No. 10-56724 No. 10-56737 No. 10-56803 No. 10-57037

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 9131 RYAN RODRIGUEZ, on behalf of himself and all others si y situated; REENA B. FRAILICH, on behalf of herself and all others si

  • June 19, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    11th Circuit: Interests in Federal Civil Rights Cases Trump Hospitals' Shield Against Disclosure

    Handing a rare win to an employment discrimination plaintiff, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that state privilege rules shielding documents related to doctors' pe

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  • August 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

    Solicitor general sides against SEC

    IN THE CAGE MATCH of the securities bar, Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta, Solicitor General Paul t has sided with corporate interests over investors. On Wednesday,

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  • January 3, 2005 | Daily Report Online

    Etheridge Closes OutFamily Eraon Bench

    Steven H. Pollak [email protected] Judges run in the Etheridge family. When Fulton County Superior Court Judge Philip F. Etheridge Jr. was just six years old, his father more o

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  • April 3, 2008 | Legal Times

    Climate work heating up

    Kenneth Berlin and his team at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have been working on climate-related matters for years. He headed the Justice Department's Environmental and Natural Re

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  • Pacific Rivers Council v. United States Forest Service

    Publication Date: 2012-02-03
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    Date Filed: 2012-02-03
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Morrison C. England, District Judge, Presiding
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Gaffney, LIPPE GAFFNEY WAGNER, San Francisco, California, Babak Naficy, San Luis Obispo, California, for the appellant.
    for defendant: Cynthia S. Huber, Joan M. Pepin, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., Barclay T. Samford, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Denver, Colorado, David Taylor Shelledy, OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY, Sacramento, California, for the appellees. J. Michael Klise, Thomas Richard Lundquist, CROWELL & MORING, LLP, Washington, D.C., Steven P. Rice, CROWLL & MORING, LLP, Irvine, California, Michael B. Jackson, Quincy, California, for the intervenors-appellees.
    Case Number: No. 08-17565

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 1398 PACIFIC RIVERS COUNCIL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE; MA