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Kim v. New Life Oasis Church
Though attorney's lien claim for property to secure legal payment was barred by issue preclusion, his lis pendens filing was protected by litigation privilege. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 Oct. 30, 2025
Backlund v. Stone
Renewing default judgment was appropriate even though complaint did not state amount of damages sought because the suit was for personal injury claims, and statement of damages had been served. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Oct. 29, 2025
Leeds v. City of Los Angeles
Because core of plaintiffs' issues involved refund entitlement rather than trash service fees' legality, individual questions predominated and a class action was not the best means for dispute resolution. 		Tax, Civil Procedure 2DCA/4 Oct. 28, 2025
SuperTECH Inc. v. My Choice Software LLC
California-based corporation was subject to Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth's jurisdiction because it conducted business in the Commonwealth, with its dispute arising from that activity. 		Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 24, 2025
Walker v. State of Arizona
After parties jointly stipulated to dismiss all federal claims, federal district court lost jurisdiction to enter final judgment and was required to remand remaining state claim to state court. 		Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 23, 2025
Kouvabina v. Veltman
Attorney representing herself in numerous appeals and writ petitions during the previous five years was found to be a vexatious litigant subject to prefiling requirements. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 Oct. 17, 2025
Murphy v. Pina
Hearsay testimony from a previous deposition could not be used to raise a triable issue of material fact at the summary judgment stage because it was inadmissible at trial. 		Evidence, Civil Procedure 2DCA/3 Oct. 20, 2025
S.C. v Doe 1
Leave to amend complaint to correct date of alleged sexual assault should have been granted even though statute under which the complaint had been filed required a certificate of merit. 		Civil Procedure 5DCA Oct. 21, 2025
Bean v. City of Thousand Oaks
When a defendant moves for summary judgment, a codefendant with an adverse interest has standing to oppose the motion regardless of whether it has filed a cross-complaint. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/6 Oct. 1, 2025
Alvarado v. Wal-Mart Associates Inc.
Though attorneys' fees for "mixed work"--successful and unsuccessful claims--were recoverable under *Hensley* and the parties' section 998 agreement, district court's inadequate explanation required case's remand. 		Attorneys, Civil Procedure 9th Oct. 1, 2025
Estate of Esche v. Bunuel-Jordana
Summary judgment order, which rejected defendant-hospital's good-faith defense in section 1983 claim, was not appealable. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 30, 2025
Rosenwald v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Because litigants may not establish diversity of citizenship purely by judicial notice, plaintiffs' failure to plead and prove defendant's citizenship meant the district court and Ninth Circuit lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 25, 2025
St. Clair v. County of Okanogan
District court erred in applying continuing violation doctrine to plaintiff's sexual abuse claim against sheriff deputy when each encounter constituted a subsequent, discrete act. 		Civil Procedure, Torts 9th Sep. 24, 2025
Angel Lynn Realty, Inc. v. George
Despite prior decision that individual defendant was not the alter ego of corporate defendant, collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiff from adding individual as judgment debtor based on post-decision actions. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Sep. 24, 2025
Fennessy v. Altoonian
Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6 does not limit challenges to good faith settlement determinations to only writ petitions; postjudgment appeals are also an available avenue. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Sep. 23, 2025
Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA
District court did not err in declining to lift a stay issued pursuant to the *Colorado River* doctrine, where parallel litigation would be inefficient and potentially contradictory. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 18, 2025
Stockton v. Brown
Claims challenging ongoing state medical disciplinary hearings on First Amendment grounds in federal court were subject to *Younger* abstention. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 18, 2025
American Encore v. Fontes
Injury that could only result from chain of hypothetical contingencies was not concrete and did not suffice to establish standing based on alleged voter disenfranchisement. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 17, 2025
Ambrosio v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Company
District court did not abuse its discretion declining to certify class of customers against car insurance company, where individual questions regarding insurer's calculations of totaled vehicles' value predominated. 		Civil Procedure, Insurance 9th Sep. 15, 2025
People of the State of California v. Express Scripts
After removal to federal court, plaintiff's express disclaimer of all claims that provided basis for federal jurisdiction in amended complaint removed district court's federal-question jurisdiction, requiring remand. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 9, 2025
Asuncion v. Hegseth
Because repeated agency errors left veteran employee's attorney unable to access the encrypted final decision, employee's complaint filed after the statute of limitations expired was deemed timely. 		Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination 9th Sep. 5, 2025
Atlas v. Davidyan
Despite defendant's pro per status, trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting terminating sanctions when evidence supported defendant's noncompliance with discovery obligations warranted its imposition. 		Civil Procedure, Remedies 2DCA/8 Sep. 3, 2025
Amended Opinion: The Satanic Temple v. Labrador
Religious group lacked either associational or organizational standing when it failed to identify specific members injured by Idaho's anti-abortion law. 		Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 3, 2025
McNeil v. Gittere
Notice of appeal filed more than 30 days after entry of order from which appeal was sought was untimely and deprived the appellate court of jurisdiction. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 3, 2025
Farley v. Lincoln Benefit Life Company
Under California's life-insurance lapse statutes, because plaintiffs must prove not only a statutory violation but also causation of harm, broad class certification based on "violation-only" theory was improper. 		Civil Procedure, Insurance 9th Sep. 2, 2025
Childs v. San Diego Family Housing LLC
Remand to state court was appropriate where rental property was not within a federal enclave because the United States never assented to exclusive federal jurisdiction over the property. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 29, 2025
Ruiz v. The Bradford Exchange Ltd.
Though district courts may remand removed cases for lack of equitable jurisdiction, defendants can waive the adequate-remedy-at-law objection to keep cases in federal court. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 29, 2025
Searle v. Allen
Though the *Rooker-Feldman* doctrine barred challenges to plaintiff's direct foreclosure judgment claims, under the Supreme Court's *Tyler v. Hennepin County*, her surplus equity claims could proceed. 		Real Property, Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 29, 2025
Modification: Marriage of R.K. and G.K.
Father in custody proceedings forfeited due process claims on appeal because he never raised them before the trial court. 		Civil Procedure, Family Law 2DCA/6 Aug. 20, 2025
Modification: Anaheim Mobile Estates v. State of California
Complaint failed to establish that Civil Code section 798.30.5 (limiting mobile home rent increases) is "confiscatory" in nature and thus facially unconstitutional. 		Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Aug. 18, 2025
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