Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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03-1423
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Muehler v. Mena
Police may handcuff and question occupant of home being searched under warrant though she is not suspected of criminal activity. |
Civil Rights |
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Mar. 29, 2005 | |
03-1039
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Brown v. Payton
Appellate court's decision was contrary to limits on federal habeas review imposed by Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 29, 2005 | |
03-1601
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams
City resident who was denied permission to construct radio tower cannot sue under civil rights statute. |
Civil Rights |
|
Mar. 29, 2005 | |
S132415
|
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Jaurigui)
Order |
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Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
S130605
|
Morgan v. San Joaquin Community Hospital
Order |
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Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
S130671
|
Timmis v. Kaiser Permanente Health
Order |
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Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
S130667
|
Furlong v. Catholic Healthcare
Order |
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Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
S131279
|
Conde v. Conde
Order |
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Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
S122142
|
Cousins on Habeas Corpus
Order |
|
Mar. 25, 2005 | ||
B167064
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In re Daniel G., A Minor.
No substantial evidence supports court's finding that minor was loitering with the intent to publicize a street gang. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 24, 2005 | |
D040806
|
People v. Lewis
Trial court will resentence defendant convicted of assaulting four-month old child. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 24, 2005 | |
S131779
|
People v. Superior Court (Lopez)
Order |
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Mar. 24, 2005 | ||
S130897
|
Briley v. Superior Court (Hermosa Beach Police)
Order |
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Mar. 24, 2005 | ||
B171741
|
Berg v. Darden
Plaintiff's settlement offer satisfied procedural rule by demonstrating its acceptance would result in final disposition. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
D041452
|
People v. Mullens
Where court admits propensity evidence of defendant's uncharged sex offense, it must also admit evidence of acquittal for that offense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
03-15265
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Aloe Vera of America Inc. v. United States
Party that failed to comply with court's directions in drafting protective order is subject to sanctions. |
Taxation |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
02-16992
|
Bruce v. Terhune
Court's instruction to jury on burden of proof must be reviewed in light of the overall charge, not in artificial isolation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
02-72506
|
Juarez v. Ashcroft
Exceptional circumstances exist so that immigration judge should reopen deportation proceeding even where petitioner's reason for absence was unexceptional. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
S115654
|
Kulshrestha v. First Union Commercial Corp.
Declaration executed out of state is inadmissible unless it invokes California law. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
A103446
|
Baba v. Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco
Portions of city's rent control ordinance are unconstitutional. |
Government |
|
Mar. 23, 2005 | |
03-1261
|
Brosseau v. Haugen
Qualified immunity shields officer who shot suspect fleeing in car because she feared for other officers on foot. |
Government |
|
Mar. 23, 2005 | |
03-407
|
Kowalski v. Tesmer
Attorneys lack third-party standing to assert rights of indigent defendants denied appellate counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
03-710
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Devenpeck v. Alford
Warrantless arrest is reasonable if given facts known to officer, there is probable cause to believe that crime has been committed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
02-1192
|
Cooper Industries v. Aviall Services
Private party who voluntarily undertakes cleanup may not obtain contribution from other liable parties. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 23, 2005 | |
05-11556
|
Schiavo v. Schiavo
Opinion |
|
Mar. 23, 2005 | ||
02-55681
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Abrams v. City of Rancho Pales Verdes
Title 42 Section 1983 remedies are available to amateur radio operator whose rights under Telecommunications Act were violated by city. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 22, 2005 | |
B166204
|
People v. Lee
Tape-recorded police interviews with witnesses contacted by police after incident are testimonial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 22, 2005 | |
C041861
|
Gradle v. Doppelmayr USA Inc.
Evidence of Cal-OSHA standards are now admissible to establish negligence per se against third party. |
Labor Law |
|
Mar. 22, 2005 | |
S130507
|
People v. Mello
Order |
|
Mar. 22, 2005 | ||
00-99000
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Payton v. Woodford
Defendant who was sentenced to death without full consideration of his religious conversion was entitled to habeas relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 22, 2005 |