This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

    Filter by date
     to 
    Search by Case Name
    Search by Judge
    Search by Case Number
    Search by DJ Citation Number
    Search by Category
    Search by Court
Name Category Published
Doe v. Bonta
There is no clear, present and ministeral duty justifiying orders given to Dept. of Health Services regarding administration of Medi-Cal.
Government Jan. 11, 2005
Wilshire Insurance Company Inc. v. Sentry Select Insurance Company
Insurer of trailer involved in deadly accident must contribute to costs incurred by insurer of tractor.
Insurance Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Schoneberg
Prohibiting cross-examination of witness about his plea bargain violated defendant's confrontation rights.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Century Surety Co. v. Crosby Insurance Inc.
Insurance broker can be liable to insurer for participating in fraudulent insurance application.
Insurance Jan. 11, 2005
We Do Graphics Inc. v. Mercury Casualty Co.
Company's business liability policy did not cover cost of defending lawsuit for stealing customer files.
Insurance Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Garcia-Beltran
Court will reconsider whether fingerprints obtained during illegal arrest should be suppressed.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Morales-Izquierdo v. Ashcroft
Regulation that authorizes immigration officer to determine deportability of alien conflicts with Immigration and Nationality Act.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
Shire v. Ashcroft
Adverse credibility determination against alien based on speculation was improper.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
Roland v. Superior Court (People)
Defense must provide prosecution with unrecorded oral statements of prospective witnesses.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
People v. Lazarevich
State may assert jurisdiction over father who violated custody order by taking children to foreign country.
Civil Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Taha v. Ashcroft
Board of Immigration Appeals cannot find that petitioner lacked credibility because his testimony was more detailed than his asylum application.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Mann
Prosecutor failed to prove defendants' firearm possession was 'in furtherance' of drug trafficking crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Li v. Ashcroft
Alien who committed fraud that caused equivocal amount of money loss is not removable.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
People v. Callahan
Order granting new trial due to ineffective assistance of counsel is reviewed deferentially.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Circu v. Ashcroft
Immigration judge's reliance on country report created two years after asylum hearing did not violate due process.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
Stow v. Murashige
Defendant whose first-degree murder conviction was reversed may not be retried for attempted second-degree murder.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Gantt v. Roe
Court will determine whether prosecutor failed to disclose exculpatory evidence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Vargas-Amaya
District court lacked jurisdiction to consider whether defendant violated terms of supervised release.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Lanza v. Ashcroft
Immigration board's affirmance of deportation order without opinion violates due process and requires clarification.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
Northern California Carpenters Regional Council v. Warmington Hercules Associates
Anti-SLAPP motion was properly denied when suit alleged underpayment of non-union workers.
Civil Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Osornio v. Weingarten
Estate planning attorney owed duty of care to donee nonclient under facts as may be alleged in amended complaint.
Attorneys Jan. 11, 2005
Central Delta Water Agency v. State Water Resources Control Board (Delta Wetlands Properties)
Water board improperly issued permit for development project that lacked actual purchasers.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 11, 2005
Heaps v. Heaps
Based on trust terms, second wife must pay over assets that she thought were her deceased husband's to his children.
Probate and Trusts Jan. 11, 2005
Save Our Sunol Inc. v. Mission Valley Rock Co.
County measure protecting agricultural land does not apply to previously approved quarry project.
Government Jan. 11, 2005
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority v. Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Commission does not have jurisdiction over transit district's light rail crossings.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 11, 2005
People v. Toscano
Court should have enforced defendant's plea agreement by permitting motion to strike prior conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Butler
District court erred by not considering to group together counts of mail fraud and money laundering for sentencing purposes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
U.S. v. Smith
Search of automobile prior to arrest of speeding motorist without identification was valid.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 11, 2005
Salvador-Calleros v. Ashcroft
Motion for stay of voluntary departure filed on Monday after Saturday when voluntary departure period ended is timely.
Immigration Jan. 11, 2005
Bates v. Franchise Tax Board
Plaintiffs may invoke damage and injunctive relief provisions of Information Practices Act in dispute with Franchise Tax Board.
Government Jan. 11, 2005