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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
02-16896	Parle v. Runnels District court will reconsider whether habeas petitioner was deprived of fair trial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
S108220	Stockett v. Association of California Water Agencies Joint Powers Insurance Authority Tort Claims Act does not prevent employee from asserting novel theories not specified in original claim of wrongful termination.	Government			Jan. 10, 2005
S009038	People v. Turner Appellate court properly vacated defendant's life without possibility of parole sentence because there was illegal plea bargain.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H026548	Ragghanti v. Reyes Court must apply best interest analysis to determine custody of child whose mother wishes to move when no final custody order exists.	Family Law			Jan. 10, 2005
B168901	Blanchard v. DIRECTV Inc. Plaintiffs' claim was not brought in public interest and thus not entitled to protection from anti-SLAPP motion to strike.	Civil Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B175433	Hill Brothers Chemical Co. v. Superior Court (Lorentsen) Private motor carrier is not liable for vehicular negligence of its independent contractor.	Torts			Jan. 10, 2005
B169057	Featherson v. Farwell Where question about intent of testator to favor one child over another exists, attorney is not accountable to either child.	Probate and Trusts			Jan. 10, 2005
02-50636	U.S. v. Padilla Conviction for being felon in possession of firearm is upheld despite order vacating underlying felony conviction.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
02-35881	Enlow v. Salem-Keizer Yellow Cab co., Cab company presents sufficient evidence that discharge of elderly employee was without discriminatory intent.	Employment Law			Jan. 10, 2005
02-10526	U.S. v. Washington Defendant's written consent to search does not quality as intervening event sufficient to purge taint of officer's prior illegal conduct.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B165402	Boranian v. Clark Attorney who prepared will for testator had no duty toward client's 'intended beneficiary.'	Probate and Trusts			Jan. 10, 2005
D043278	Johnson v. State Water Resources Control Board State water board was not required to review administrative penalty imposed by regional board.	Environmental Law			Jan. 10, 2005
H026166	People v. Caudillo Third party's 911 call immediately after shooting was not testimonial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-10710	U.S. v. Contreras-Salas Alien's conviction for child abuse does not qualify as crime of violence for purposes of sentence enhancement.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
02-74367	San Pedro v. Ashcroft Order				Jan. 10, 2005
F042343	People v. Eckley Trial court's reliance on documents containing factual misstatements necessitates remand for new sentencing hearing.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B167190	Burnett v. Chimney Sweep Provision of lease limiting landlord's liability that failed to expressly preclude liability for negligence does not preclude tenant's suit for mildew damages.	Real Property			Jan. 10, 2005
B171843	Page v. Los Angeles County Probation Dept. Plaintiff's failure to exhaust administrative and judicial remedies precludes suit for damages.	Employment Law			Jan. 10, 2005
B171524	People v. Miranda Trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to withdraw guilty plea that was not made within six months of probation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
B170647	Societe Civile Succession Richard Guino v. Redstar Corp. Plaintiffs that failed to serve summons on defendants cannot enforce foreign money judgment.	Civil Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H027346	Litmon v. Superior Court Court may consolidate Sexually Violent Predator recommitment petitions when consolidation does not lead to delay of first petition.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-55238	Laparade v. Ivanova Production companies enjoy rights as 'authors' of 34 Spanish-language motion pictures under Mexican law.	Intellectual Property			Jan. 10, 2005
B169749	People v. Chan Sex offender who willfully provided inaccurate address is guilty of failure to register.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
03-71013	Ding v. Ashcroft Lack of physical restraints during forced abortion is not legitimate basis for adverse credibility finding of asylum petitioner.	Immigration			Jan. 10, 2005
02-72480	Hamoui v. Ashcroft Applicant moving to reopen deportation proceeding under Convention Against Torture must only show that torture is more likely than not.	Immigration			Jan. 10, 2005
02-55983	Newton v. Diamond Composer fails to demonstrate that rap group Beastie Boys' use of his composition was substantial enough for copyright infringement.	Intellectual Property			Jan. 10, 2005
03-30221	U.S. v. Melendrez Sentence enhancement applies to defendant who 'breeds' fake identification documents from authentic Social Security numbers.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
H026265	People v. Jaffe Possession of cocaine is lesser included offense of armed possession of cocaine.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005
G033269	Permanent General Assurance Corp. v. Superior Court (Hernandez) Plaintiff in action against insured is entitled to particular claims files after obtaining insureds' authorizations.	Insurance			Jan. 10, 2005
B173974	Curtis T. v. County of Los Angeles Delayed discovery rule may apply to child sexual molestation cases.	Civil Procedure			Jan. 10, 2005