11 results for 'judge:"Guirola"'.
[Consolidated.] J. Guirola grants the Mississippi Secretary of State's motion for summary judgment, finding that allowing absentee ballots to be counted if mailed by election day and received within five business days does not violate federal election laws as claimed by the Republican National Committee and the state Libertarian Party. The Mississippi statute is "consistent with federal law" and is not in conflict with the election-day statutes.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Guirola, Filed On: July 28, 2024, Case #: 1:24cv25, NOS: Voting - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Elections
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J. Guirola transfers an oil and gas company's breach of contract claims to the Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division. The dispute involves property located in Texas, and the alleged breach of contract occurred there, not Mississippi.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Guirola, Filed On: January 25, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv248, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Venue, Business Practices, Contract
J. Guirola grants a city’s motion for summary judgment against claims of violating a hotel owner’s due process rights when declaring the property a menace to "public health, safety and welfare." The city did not violate the owner's due process since it gave her an opportunity to appear at a hearing, and it was justified in trying to protect the health and safety of its citizens.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Guirola, Filed On: December 14, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv63, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Property, Zoning, Due Process
J. Guirola dismisses the staff attorney's free speech and wrongful termination claims alleging that he was fired after refusing to disclose confidential taxpayer information to a party seeking the information by subpoena because he believed it would violate statutory law. The attorney has not disclosed any waiver of Mississippi's sovereign immunity from liability, so his claims against the state defendants are dismissed. Also, the individual defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on the employee's First Amendment claims.
Court: USDC Southern District of Mississippi , Judge: Guirola, Filed On: October 31, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv213, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, First Amendment