| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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E085583
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CFP BDA, LLC v. Superior Court (Bedford)
Timely motion for summary judgment must be heard regardless of local court rules or calendaring issues. |
Civil Procedure |
|
D. Miller | Jul. 14, 2025 |
|
B333052
|
Conservatorship of Anne S.
Sanctions were appropriate where attorney seeking conservatorship for his distantly associated neighbor had no legal authority to seek conservatorship. |
Conservatorship |
|
A. Richardson | Jul. 14, 2025 |
|
G063331
|
Mitchell v. Hutchinson
Alternative-causation-theory burden-shifting was not applicable where plaintiff failed to establish causation element as to property owner's purported negligence. |
Torts, Civil Procedure |
|
M. Gooding | Jul. 14, 2025 |
|
23-2989
|
U.S. v. Schena
Payments from owner of medical diagnostic laboratory to intermediary marketers rather than to the doctors actually making patient referrals violated law anti-renumeration law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Bress | Jul. 14, 2025 |
|
24-563
|
No Labels Party of Arizona v. Fontes
Arizona election law requiring Secretary of State to accept all eligible filings did not unduly burden the No Labels party's interests in controlling candidates from its party. |
Constitutional Law |
|
S. Mendoza | Jul. 14, 2025 |
|
C100644
|
Dessins v. City of Sacramento
City was permitted to vote as a property owner in a one-vote-per-property election to impose a storm-drainage fee. |
Municipal Law |
|
J. Renner | Jul. 11, 2025 |
|
24-4515
|
U.S. v. Westfall
Warrant based on information from confidential informant that was independently corroborated by police was supported by probable cause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Tallman | Jul. 11, 2025 |
|
23-3548
|
Columbia Legal Services v. Stemilt AG Services LLC
District court abused its discretion by entering a broad and undifferentiated protective order without a finding of good cause for its restrictions. |
Civil Procedure |
|
W. Fletcher | Jul. 11, 2025 |
|
B336806
|
Lampkin v. County of Los Angeles
Whistleblower's action was not "successful" for purposes of attorneys' fees because the jury--notwithstanding its finding of retaliation--awarded no relief after the employer established the "same-decision" defense. |
Employment Law |
|
H. Zukin | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
F088569
|
CRST Expedited, Inc. v. Superior Court (Sanchez)
"Headless" PAGA actions for pre-2024 cases, those brought by an aggrieved employee seeking to recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations suffered only by other employees, are permitted. |
Employment Law |
|
D. Franson | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
F088505
|
Gray v. Superior Court (People)
Proximity to home where child engaged in independent study program associated with a public charter school did not trigger the placement restrictions for sexually violent predators eligible for conditional release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Detjen | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
A170169
|
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Napa
Following the reasoning and ruling of other appellate districts, the First District ruled that utilities may be taxed at a different rate than nonutility properties. |
Utilities, Tax |
|
C. Fujisaki | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
24A1174
|
Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees
Order |
|
Jul. 10, 2025 | ||
|
22-50281
|
U.S. v. Vlha
The Second Amendment does not cover conduct regulated by 18 U.S.C. section 922(a)(1)(A) because requiring commercial firearm manufacturers to obtain licenses does not meaningfully constrain would-be purchasers from obtaining firearms. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Forrest | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
23-3201
|
U.S. v. Bejar-Guizar
Border patrol agent's detention of man covered in mud near the border for questioning was supported by reasonable suspicion and did not violate the Fourth Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration |
|
K. Lee | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
23-15970
|
Amended Opinion: Adams v. County of Sacramento
Personal text messages from a public employee regarding a racist image did not constitute a matter of legitimate public concern and therefore were not protected by the First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
|
S. Thomas | Jul. 10, 2025 |
|
A170047
|
Modification: People v. Miller
Defendant charged with felony-murder following the passage of Senate Bill 1437 was not eligible for relief under Penal Code section 1172.6. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Chou | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
D084062
|
Allos v. Poway Unified School Dist.
School district was immunized from liability for employee's claims stemming from its decision to require employees to return to in-office work after COVID-19 stay-at-home order was lifted. |
Immunity, Employment Discrimination |
|
J. McConnell | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
G063155
|
Estate of Boyajian
Because holographic will was not physically altered, it was not canceled nor replaced by a standalone document that still failed to meet testamentary requirements. |
Trust and Estates |
|
N. Scott | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
23-3262
|
U.S. v. Liberato
Because government failed to meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that individual stopped at border was ever free from official restraint before apprehension, criminal conviction was reversed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration |
|
M. Berzon | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
19-99005
|
Hampton v. Shinn
Prosecution's failure to disclose jailhouse informant's unfavorable presentence investigation report did not constitute grounds for habeas relief. |
Habeas Corpus |
|
R. Nelson | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
D085508
|
People v. Superior Court (Broadway)
Granting peremptory challenge to judge in behavioral health court was statutorily mandated where the challenge was timely and appropriate. |
Judges, Civil Procedure |
|
J. Kelety | Jul. 9, 2025 |
|
21-304
|
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi
Order |
|
Jul. 9, 2025 | ||
|
B341335
|
In re C.R.
Despite not making an explicit finding, juvenile court's determination that ICWA was inapplicable was affirmed because it was based on a well-developed record, supported by substantial evidence. |
Dependency |
|
A. Egerton | Jul. 8, 2025 |
|
H049356
|
People v. Jimenez
Trial court's dismissal of defendant's Racial Justice Act claim was appropriate where defendant's report provided only raw numbers with no meaningful effort to compare groups. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Lie | Jul. 8, 2025 |
|
E084854
|
People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank)
When a party to an action, the People are subject to deposition under the Code of Civil Procedure and must designate a person most qualified to testify on their behalf. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Raphael | Jul. 8, 2025 |
|
24A1153
|
Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.
Order |
|
Jul. 8, 2025 | ||
|
24-745
|
Montana v. Planned Parenthood of Montana
Order |
|
Jul. 8, 2025 | ||
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24-5196
|
Rowland v. Watchtower & Bible Tract Society
Attorney was properly sanctioned under 28 U.S.C. section 1927, despite signing misleading affidavit "as a fact witness," rather than as attorney of record in the matter. |
Civil Procedure |
|
R. Lasnik | Jul. 8, 2025 |
|
S280773
|
Brown v. City of Inglewood
Elected official was not an "employee" for the purposes of whistleblower protections under the Labor Code and could not sue for alleged retaliation. |
Employment Law |
|
M. Jenkins | Jul. 8, 2025 |
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