Brigida v. United States Department of Transportation
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Documents
(partial list; see CRLC link below for full list)
- 2015-12-30 Case 1:16-cv-02227-DLF Document 1: the original complaint
- 2016-11-04 Opinion CV-15-02654-PHX-DLR: Judge Rayes grants FAA's motion to dismiss (with detailed explanation)
- 2021-05-12 File:Cases.justia.com-16-cv-2227.pdf (PDF): Judge Friedrich denies FAA's petition to dismiss
Links
Reference
- Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse shows the case's history
- Header misspells Brigida as "Bridida", but documents appear to be titled correctly.
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