Board of Regents v. Roth

Holding that where a public employee's appointment terminated on a particular date and there was no provision for renewal after that date, the employee "did not have a property interest sufficient to require . . . a hearing when [the officials] declined to renew his contract of employment."

Lee v. City of L.A.

Holding that the district court erred in granting a motion to dismiss "by relying on extrinsic evidence and by taking judicial notice of disputed matters of fact to support its ruling"

Castro v. Cnty. of L.A.

Holding that the Fourteenth Amendment's "objective standard" set forth in Kingsley v. Hendrickson, 135 S. Ct. 2466, applies to a pretrial detainee's failure-to-protect claim

Galen v. Los Angeles

Holding that a one million dollar bond set for a charge of domestic battery was not excessive due to the safety concern for the victim

Doe v. Unocal Corp.

Holding "court may consider evidence" on motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)

Portman v. County of Santa Clara

Holding that a public defender did not have a property right in his job where city and state law provided that the public defender serves at the will of the Board of Supervisors

S.E.C. v. Ross

Holding that relief defendants who were employed as sales agents for a company that violated securities laws had "presumptive title" to the commissions they "received compensation in return for services rendered"

Federation of Afr. Amer. Contrs. v. Oakland

Holding that § 1981 provides a cause of action against a state actor

Hydrick v. Hunter

Holding defendants are entitled to qualified immunity on plaintiffs' claims for money damages but allowing plaintiffs to proceed on remand with claims for declaratory and injunctive relief

Benny v. Pipes

Holding that defendants had not appeared despite filing three motions for an extension of time to answer the complaint

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Rule 4 - Summons

Holding that if defendant is not served within 90 days after the complaint is filed, the court—on a motion, or on its own following notice to the plaintiff—must dismiss the action without prejudice against that defendant or order that service be made by a certain time

Section 1981 - Equal rights under the law

Granting equal rights to "make and enforce contracts" without regard to race

Section 2000e-2 - Unlawful employment practices

Adopting case law prior to June 4, 1989, “with respect to the concept of ‘alternative employment practice’ ”

Section 12-821 - General limitation; public employee

Imposing oneyear statute of limitations on claims against a public entity or employees

Section 41-1481 - Filing charges; investigation; findings; conciliation; compliance proceedings; appeals; attorney fees; violation; classification

Stating that a charge must be filed within one hundred and eighty days from the date of the alleged discriminator act

Rule 4.1 - Service of Process Within Arizona