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(Tampa lawyer) Plata v. Schwarzenegger

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(U.S. 9th Cir., Civil Procedure, Government Law) In the State of California’s appeal from the District Court’s order directing the state to fund the projects of a receiver established to oversee prison medical care, the appeal is dismissed, where the order was not final, but was rather an interim step toward further proceedings.

Central Iowa Power Coop. v. Midwest Indep. Transmission Sys. Operator, Inc.

(U.S. 8th Cir., Civil Procedure, Public Utilities) In a dispute involving compensation for use of power transmission facilities, district court’s judgment is reversed where the court erred by denying plaintiff’s motion to remand as the the resolution of plaintiff’s state court claims does not necessarily depend on the resolution of substantial questions of federal law sufficient to establish federal jurisdiction.

Green v. Jefferson Cty. Comm.

(U.S. 11th Cir., Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law) In a Due Process challenge to changes in a county’s retirement system, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where res judicata barred Plaintiffs’ claims because Plaintiffs shared an identical interest with plaintiffs in previously-filed state court actions asserting the same claims.

IDT Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
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(N.Y., Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury And Tort Law) In an action for tortious interference with contract, the trial court’s order denying Defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is reversed, where Plaintiff’s claims were barred by the statute of limitations, with the exception of Plaintiff’s unjust enrichment claim, which was precluded by the parties’ written agreement.

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