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Water Audit California v. Merced Irrigation District
Plaintiff's writ petition was timely because allegations regarding defendant's ongoing violations of fishway statutes fell within the continuous violation doctrine. 		Civil Procedure 5DCA Jun. 13, 2025
Citizens for a Better Eureka v. City of Eureka
Citizen group's failure to add developer in California Environmental Quality Act lawsuit against City's redevelopment project to turn unused parking lot to affordable housing was cause for dismissal. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 Jun. 13, 2025
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Zuch
Tax Court lacked jurisdiction over proceedings where there was no longer any underlying levy or justification therefor. 		Tax, Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 13, 2025
Parrish v. U.S.
A litigant who files a notice of appeal after the original appeal deadline but before the court grants reopening need not file a second notice after reopening. 		Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 13, 2025
In re A.O.
Parent may appeal finding regarding reunification services by appealing order in which the finding was made even though the parent is not challenging anything else in the order. 		Dependency, Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Jun. 12, 2025
Li v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by failing to provide reasoned explanation for denying review of claims about ineffective assistance of counsel before a different tribunal. 		Immigration, Civil Procedure 9th Jun. 11, 2025
U.S. v. Zinnel
Debtor's timely request pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to change venue to district of residence created a mandatory judicial obligation and should have been granted. 		Consumer Law, Civil Procedure 9th Jun. 10, 2025
Mooney v. Roller Bearing Co. of America
Where plaintiff pursued both state and federal employment claims, applying the federal rather than the state rate to calculate damage award's prejudgment interest was reasonable. 		Remedies, Civil Procedure 9th Jun. 9, 2025
R & J Sheet Metal v. W.E. O'Neil Construction
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in taking contribution motion off calendar pending appeal and later restoring it post-appeal. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Jun. 6, 2025
640 Octavia LLC v. Walston
Res judicata did not apply to complaint dismissed pursuant to terminating sanctions where cross-complaint had not been litigated to a final judgment. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Jun. 6, 2025
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis
Order 		Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 6, 2025
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.
Personal jurisdiction exists under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act when an immunity exception applies and service is proper--no minimum contacts analysis is required. 		Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 6, 2025
BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman
Relief under FRCP 60(b)(6) requires extraordinary circumstances, and this standard does not become less demanding when the movant seeks to reopen a case to amend a complaint. 		Civil Procedure USSC Jun. 6, 2025
Stop C-19 v. Tooling Express
Order vacating bench trial judgment without simultaneously ordering entry of new judgment was void. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Jun. 3, 2025
Tohono O'Odham Nation v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
District court erred in granting Bureau of Land Management's dismissal request when it only relied on its previous preliminary injunction ruling to determine if dismissal was appropriate. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 28, 2025
Amended Opinion: Roe v. Critchfield
Because student's facial challenge to Idaho's anti-transgender school bathroom bill was deemed unlikely to succeed on the merits, preliminary injunction was properly denied. 		Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 9th May 27, 2025
Guracar v. Student Loan Solutions
Plaintiff had standing to sue, as the Fair Debt Buying Practices Act, the Private Student Loan Collections Reform Act, and the Rosenthal Act do not require plaintiffs seeking statutory damages to show concrete harm. 		Consumer Law, Civil Procedure 6DCA May 22, 2025
Modification: Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.)
Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98's 30-day time limit for arbitration fees. 		Arbitration, Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 May 16, 2025
Yelp Inc. v. Paxton
Applying Younger doctrine, district court properly dismissed Yelp's motion to enjoin Texas' ongoing state court proceedings regarding Yelp's notifications for crisis pregnancy centers. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 16, 2025
Miroth v. County of Trinity
Rooker-Feldman doctrine limiting district courts' jurisdiction did not apply where plaintiffs were not challenging state-court judgment but rather seeking to redress alleged injury by adverse party in the state proceedings. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 9, 2025
Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.)
Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98's 30-day time limit for arbitration fees. 		Arbitration, Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 May 8, 2025
Tillinghast v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist.
School district forfeited jury instruction issues on appeal when it failed to raise the issue during trial. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 May 7, 2025
Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co.
Death knell doctrine did not apply to order denying class certification where individual and representative Private Attorneys General Act claims remained pending even when plaintiff voluntarily dismissed the remaining claims. 		Employment Law, Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 May 1, 2025
Goebner v. Superior Court (McDonald)
Trial court erroneously dismissed demurrer to probate petition as time-barred under the Code of Civil Procedure, where relevant Probate Code provision should have been applied. 		Trust and Estates, Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 May 1, 2025
Fallon v. Dudek
In social security context, district court properly refused revisiting its evaluation of medical experts' opinions settled in its first opinion and not part of remand proceedings under the law-of-the-case doctrine. 		Civil Procedure, Administrative Agencies 9th Apr. 25, 2025
Marino v. Rayant
Requests to seal civil harassment records were properly denied when defendant failed to meet California Rules of Court requirements for sealing records. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Apr. 22, 2025
Briskin v. Shopify, Inc.
Overruling prior precedent, expressly aimed conduct at the forum state for specific personal jurisdiction does not require differential targeting. 		Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 22, 2025
Carachure v. City of Azusa
Parties seeking to challenge constitutionality of city's sewer and sanitation fees did not need to pay under protest and exhaust administrative remedies before bringing the action. 		Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law 2DCA/7 Apr. 17, 2025
1215 Fell SF Owner LLC v. Fell Street Automotive Clinic
Naming discrepancy in complaint did not automatically void judgment and jurisdiction of the trial court, and remand was required to determine if the defect could be cured by amendment. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/4 Apr. 16, 2025
Tesla Motors, Inc. v. Balan
District court improperly asserted diversity jurisdiction to confirm arbitration award, where face of petition did not establish that the $75,000 amount-in-controversy requirement had been met. 		Arbitration, Civil Procedure 9th Apr. 15, 2025
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