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Brown proves this point by examining not only the careers of figures of national mythology like Geronimo. Sitting Bull and Cochise, but also those of men like Standing Bear and Donehogawa (Ely Parker). Standing Bear was the plaintiff in an 1879 civil rights litigation which resulted in the United States Government, through the decision of Judge Elmer S. Dundy, recognizing the de jure humanity of the American Indian. Donehogawa, born a chief of the once-powerful Seneca Iroquois, became a self-taught lawyer only to discover that Indians need not apply to the bar of New York, went...
Milton Oliver '72 a co-plaintiff in the suit, is hopeful that the court will give the students a preliminary injunction requiring that the Election Board register them in time to vote in Tuesday's election...
...Another plaintiff. Robert F. Coulam '72 said he thought he had the right to vote in Cambridge because he "went away for the summer with a clear intent to return. That is the definition of legal residence...
...unusual circumstances, any attorney wanting a delay will have to go to arbitration. Los Angeles trial lawyers, who selected the 100 arbitrators from their own ranks, are also enthusiastic. Though the hearings will be held at night or on Saturdays when courtrooms are not in use, one group of plaintiff's representatives has promised to feed at least 3,200 cases into the arbitration program in the first year...
...report noted that for each loan it makes, Citibank is twice as likely as any other New York bank to go to court for a default judgment against borrowers who fall behind in their payments. As a result, it ranks as the city's "No. 1 plaintiff." Bank officers do not dispute the Raiders' figures, but they point out that the bank makes more non-collateral loans, which require court action in the event of a default, than its four nearest competitors combined. >Other allegations focused on the bank's Master Charge credit-card service. While Citibank...