• Damiani v. Duffy

    Publication Date: 2018-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68359

    Excessive force claim properly denied where plaintiff unable to identify any specific law enforcement officer who inflicted any alleged excessive force and where the evidence demonstrated that the force used was reasonable under the circumstances to detain and arrest plaintiff.

  • Drummond v. Amazon.com

    Publication Date: 2018-11-14
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Labor Law
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tia Drummond, Newark, DE, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Justin K. Victor of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendant.

    Case Number: D68350

    Hostile work environment claim dismissed where plaintiff failed to establish how two alleged incidents were connected to her gender or race, where those incidents were not severe or pervasive, and where employer provided plaintiff with means to report such incidents and took remedial action in response to plaintiff's reports.

  • Fahmy v. Delaware Dep't of Correction

    Publication Date: 2018-11-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Andrews
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68346

    An inmate who was proceeding pro se was not entitled to counsel in this civil rights proceeding.

  • West v. Coupe

    Publication Date: 2018-10-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen A. Hampton, Grady & Hampton, Dover, DE, attorney for plaintiff
    for defendant: Ophelia Michelle Waters, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendant Coupe; Nicholas Robert Wynn, White & Williams, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendant Sexton.

    Case Number: D68341

    A defendant who refused to waive service and then objected to service at her place of employment was not entitled to dismis-sal for improper service.

  • Daum v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christina Daum, Holiday, FL, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Michael F. McTaggart, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorney for defendants.

    Case Number: D68327

    Civil rights action against police officers dismissed where they had probable cause to arrest plaintiff, leading to her conviction, and did not act unreasonably in violating a clearly-established right, such that the officers were also entitled to qualified immunity.

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  • State of Delaware v. McElderry

    Publication Date: 2018-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rebecca Song, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, for the state
    for defendant: James O. Turner, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Office of Defense Services, Wilmington, DE, for de-fendant.

    Case Number: D68333

    Police officers had a sufficiently reasonable suspicion of criminal activity, which justified the seizure of evi-dence.

  • Saunders v. Dep't of Corr.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Connolly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D68314

    An inmate was not entitled to counsel in this disability and civil rights proceeding, and the time provided for discovery in the scheduling order had already expired.

  • Mason v. State of Delaware

    Publication Date: 2018-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph Clement Handlon, Deputy Attorney General, and Adria Benner Martinelli, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    for defendant: N/A

    Case Number: D680305

    An employee's complaint failed to adequately allege claims against a state employer for discrimination, retali-ation, or for violations of laws intended to benefit former service members.

  • Bass v. Drace

    Publication Date: 2018-10-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald F. Bass, Smyrna, DE, pro se plaintiff
    for defendant: Kenisha LaShelle Ringgold, Deputy Attorney General, and Ophelia Michelle Waters, Deputy Attorney General, Delaware Department of Justice, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for defendant.

    Case Number: D680302

    Excessive force claims failed where corrections officers employed force necessary to secure disruptive, recalcitrant, and armed inmate.

  • Turner v. Connections CSP

    Publication Date: 2018-09-26
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas Robert Wynn, White & Williams, for defendants Connections CSP and Ellis
    for defendant: Michael F. McTaggart, Deputy Attorney General for defendant Pierce.

    Case Number: D68300

    An inmate alleged sufficient facts to suggest the existence of a custom or policy of deliberate indifference to a serious medical need, so the court denied a motion to dismiss.