220 results for 'court:"USDC Arizona"'.
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J. Rayes grants a university's motion for summary judgment on a former adjunct faculty member's contract claims. The university sufficiently showed in court that it was not obligated to renew the faculty member's contract, and that the decision was based on low enrollment, and for inadequate performance.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Rayes, Filed On: September 29, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv8020, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Education, Employment, Contract
J. Rash grants the U.S. State Forest Service's cross motion for summary judgment on a watersheds project group's National Environmental Policy Act violations concerning a livestock grazing project in national forests. The U.S. Forest Service sufficiently showed in court that the reauthorization of a livestock grazing effort was based on statistics and input from the public.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Rash, Filed On: September 29, 2023, Case #: 4:21cv20, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Government
J. Teilborg grants a police officer's motion for qualified immunity concerning excessive force claims brought by an estate administrator. The police officer sufficiently showed in court that the estate administrator's decedent drove erratically in traffic, fled police while armed with a screw driver, and then intentionally attempted to ram his car into an occupied police vehicle. Affirmed.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Teilborg, Filed On: September 14, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv8055, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Wrongful Death
J. Tuchi grants a transportation company's motion for summary judgment on vicarious liability claims brought by an estate administrator. The transportation company sufficiently showed in court that it did not employ the truck driver, who crashed into the backside of another truck, which resulted in the death of a passenger sleeping in an overhead cabin.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Tuchi, Filed On: September 13, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv8057, NOS: Motor Vehicle - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Vehicle, Negligence, Wrongful Death
J. Lanza rules a former executive director of a senior living center may pursue Arizona Employment Protection Act claims against it. The former director sufficiently showed in court that he was terminated for reporting violations of an unsafe workplace following a flood of the building's facilities, and not for carrying an outdated fingerprint clearance card.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Lanza, Filed On: September 7, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv1601, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Health Care, Negligence
J. Humetawa denies a boat operator's motion for complete exoneration concerning liability claims stemming from a boat crash that killed three people. The boat operator failed to sufficiently show that he was not responsible for colliding into another maritime vessel after overtaking it at close range.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Humetawa, Filed On: September 6, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv730, NOS: Marine - Contract, Categories: Maritime, Negligence
J. Zipps denies eight environmental groups' motion for a preliminary injunction to halt two exploratory mining projects, claiming that the projects violate the National Environmental Policy Act. The U.S. Forest Service presented sufficient evidence in court that the projects are not a detriment to the safety of the yellow- billed cuckoo population, and that the breeding areas are more than one- half a mile away from the sites.
Court: USDC Arizona, Judge: Zipps, Filed On: September 5, 2023, Case #: 4:23cv280, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Injunction