| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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CC-24-1174-GFS
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In re Uriostegui
Bankruptcy Code's state-homestead-exemption limit for debts arising from fiduciary's fraud did not apply to fraudulent conduct to become a trustee that occurred prior to any fiduciary relationship. |
Bankruptcy |
|
S. Gan | Jul. 21, 2025 |
|
B337182
|
Egelston v. State Personnel Board
Res judicata and collateral estoppel were inapplicable when restraining order judgment had no preclusive effect on government employee's dismissal which was based on his abusive and dishonest conduct. |
Civil Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Jul. 17, 2025 |
|
22-50266
|
U.S. v. Ghanem
Refusing offense-level reduction for accepting responsibility was not clear error where the defendant's conduct, including attempting to minimize his involvement in the offense, was inconsistent with accepting responsibility. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Collins | Jul. 18, 2025 |
|
B329858
|
People v. Reyes
Trial court did not err by admitting significant evidence about defendant's gang affiliation during the guilt phase of bifurcated murder trial where the affiliation was relevant to motive and intent. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
T. Cody | Jul. 18, 2025 |
|
F086534
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People v. Lara
Regional center expert should have been appointed by trial court to evaluate defendant's competency to stand trial when record showed that a sufficient basis regarding defendant's developmental disability existed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Snauffer | Jul. 18, 2025 |
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S173784M
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Modification: People v. Oyler
Despite media coverage of wildfire set by capital murder defendant, trial court correctly denied change of venue motion given the large size of the county and other factors. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
P. Guerrero | Jul. 18, 2025 |
|
McMahon v. New York
Order |
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Jul. 16, 2025 | |||
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24-2719
|
Doctor's Best, Inc. v. Nature's Way Products, LLC
District court correctly limited the scope of trademark infringement claim to the alleged infringer's domestic conduct. |
Intellectual Property |
|
R. Paez | Jul. 16, 2025 |
|
B333097
|
People v. Thompson
Statutory distinction for resentencing petitions between juveniles sentenced to life without parole and juveniles sentenced to 50 years to life did not violate equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law |
|
R. Adams | Jul. 16, 2025 |
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A168292
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Modification: People v. Munoz
Despite not requiring unanimity amongst jurors as to which specific overt act was required for conspiracy to commit murder, jury instructions did not violate Sixth Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Chou | Jul. 15, 2025 |
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B338909
|
People v. Valle
Statute criminalizing possession of "sharp instruments" by prisoners was not unconstitutionally vague as applied to defendant who hid a sharpened piece of plastic in his mattress. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Jul. 15, 2025 |
|
23-572
|
U.S. v. Petrushkin
Mere possession of a firearm was insufficient to trigger the application of U.S. Sentencing Guideline section 2K2.1(c)(1), for possession in connection with the commission of another offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Sung | Jul. 15, 2025 |
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A171744
|
People v. Brinson
Because Penal Code section 1171 did not override Penal Code section 1172.1(c), trial court's decision not to act on recall and resentencing request was nonappealable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
I. Petrou | Jul. 15, 2025 |
|
E085583
|
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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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