Sykes v. Sykes

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• concluding that the appellant’s complaint sufficiently pleaded a retaliation claim for purposes of a default judgment, in part because “the plaintiff . . . attempt[ed] to set forth the facts supporting his claims in an evidentiary proceeding before the district court on damages”
• holding disobedient 23 party in civil contempt for violating injunction and 24 consent decree and imposing coercive $10,000 per day 25 fine for future noncompliance
• indicating that it is appropriate to dismiss a defendant if he is named, but where there is no sufficient allegation of personal involvement
• finding that it was proper to dismiss a defendant who was named in a case caption but was not otherwise mentioned in the factual allegations
• finding that a plaintiff could pursue a substantive due process claim about retaliatory discipline
• naming a defendant in the caption, but not describing their role in the factual allegations is insufficient

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