Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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03-17095
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Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
01-56565
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McNeil v. Middleton
Habeas relief cannot be granted when jury instructional errors regarding reasonableness were non-prejudicial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
02-16511
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Taylor v. Westly
State controller is not immune from suit by owner of unclaimed property that state took by escheat. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
C044648
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People v. Benitez
Determination that defendant is not qualified for probation need not be made by jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
E036833
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Lauermann v. Superior Court (Muongpruan)
Photocopy of will not personally executed by testator and witnesses is not duplicate of original. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-71354
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Kalal v. Gonzales
Alien was not prejudiced when rescission of status and removal proceedings were combined. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-55823
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Watec Co. Ltd. v. Liu
Court cannot award attorney fees based on jury finding that trademark infringement was intentional. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
02-36017
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Oloth Insyxiengmay v. Morgan
District court will reconsider habeas claims that were deemed procedurally barred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-15695
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. v. Grunwald
Federal law preempts state ethics standards for neutral arbitrators. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-16654
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U.S. v. Orr Water Ditch Co.
Nevada law providing automatic stay of state engineer's decisions applies to federal water proceedings. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
E035882
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Shewry v. Begil
Health services department's claim for reimbursement of Medi-Cal benefits is not barred by applicable statute of limitations. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
B168144
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Yeboah v. Progeny Ventures Inc.
Court 'order' that approves special master's resolution of accounting dispute is not appealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
B177986
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Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (Quintanar)
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control violated due process in conducting administrative proceedings. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
02-71208
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Diaz-Ramos v. Gonzales
Order |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | ||
03-30456
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U.S. v. Combs
'Knock and announce' rule does not require an actual knock as long as police acted reasonably under totality of circumstances. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
A105518
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Parrish v. Cingular Wireless LLC
Contractual ban on class-wide arbitration is not unconscionable. |
Contracts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
02-55627
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Moreno v. Baca
Because parolee is not stripped of all Fourth Amendment protection, denial of officers' qualified immunity claims was proper. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
04-10081
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U.S. v. Lopez-Armenta
Defendant waived right to appeal pretrial constitutional defects when he entered unconditional guilty plea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
03-56306
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Thomas v. Fry's Electronics Inc.
Motion under California's anti-SLAPP law is available to federal litigants. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
04-35340
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Whisnant v. U.S.
Discretionary function exception cannot shield government from Federal Tort Claims Act liability for negligence. |
Torts |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
02-73352
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De Leon v. Gonzales
Where immigration judge's opinion is incoherent, appellate court may not substantively review it without violating principles of judicial review. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
B173302
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Jones v. Union Bank of California
Antideficiency legislation does not preclude award of attorney fees to bank in action to set aside nonjudicial foreclosure. |
Real Property |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
D045050
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In re Elijah V.
Biological father who was denied chance to prove paternity failed to establish constitutional claim. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
B168667
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Bouley v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Statutory amendment permitting domestic partners to sue for wrongful death applies retroactively. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
03-35165
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Turney v. Pugh
Alaska's jury tampering statute is not overbroad under First Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
03-16671
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Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Griffin
Order |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | ||
B169470
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Robbins v. Regents of the University of California
Temporary suspension of educational club members for making violent film did not violate First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
B174785
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Rea v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board exceeded authority by implementing new procedures for Uninsured Employers Fund. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
B169295
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People v. Cummins
Attempted murder was 'natural and probable consequence' of carjacking and robbery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
D043246
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People v. Jungers
Probation condition prohibiting defendant from initiating contact with wife is constitutionally valid. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 |