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Colacurcio v. Burger
Civil defendant who engaged in settlement negotiations was entitled to receive notice of default judgment.
Civil Procedure Mar. 14, 2002
State v. Berrier
Firearm sentence enhancement for conviction for possessing short-barreled shotgun is unconstitutional.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2002
Harrison Memorial Hospital v. Gagnon
Applicant challenging findings of Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals has burden of persuasion in court.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 14, 2002
State v. Koontz
Jury should not have been permitted to review videotape of testimony during its deliberations.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2002
State v. Thang
Defendant is entitled to new trial because of admission of evidence of prior acts.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2002
State v. Nation
Drug convictions are reversed because trial court erroneously admitted hearsay statements of crime lab supervisor.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 14, 2002
Laplante v. Wellcraft Marine Corp.
Order
Mar. 14, 2002
People v. McClellan
Court had authority to find 10-year sentence enhancement for firearm use during robbery was excessive.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 13, 2002
Young v. United States
Bankruptcy Code's 'lookback' period is tolled during pendency of prior bankruptcy petition.
Bankruptcy Mar. 13, 2002
In re Fager
Negligence claim for property damage is not exemption under bankruptcy statute.
Bankruptcy Mar. 13, 2002
U.S. v. Lynch
Amended opinion
Mar. 13, 2002
Ruth Fisher Elementary School District v. Buckeye Union High School District
High school students of common school district without high school are subject to tuition provisions, not open enrollment provisions.
Education Mar. 13, 2002
Crowe v. Hickman's Egg Ranch Inc.
Contractor that was not licensed when project began is not entitled to recover for unpaid work.
Contracts Mar. 13, 2002
Lovitch v. Industrial Commission of Arizona
Res judicata bars relitigation of whether worker's injury was industrially related.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 13, 2002
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
County ordinance may prohibit inter-candidate transfers of campaign funds to avoid 'funneling' where valid contribution limit exists.
Constitutional Law Mar. 13, 2002
Redfern v. U S West Communications
Tariff of public utilities commission did not apply to limit liability related to directory assistance service.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 13, 2002
Avemco Insurance Co. v. Northern Colorado Air Charter, Inc.
Among other things, insured's endorsement and retention of premium refund check from insurer is objective manifestation of assent to recission.
Insurance Mar. 13, 2002
People v. Stanistreet
Order
Mar. 13, 2002
AMELCO Electric v. City of Thousand Oaks
Order
Mar. 13, 2002
People v. Spence
Order
Mar. 13, 2002
Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co.
Certified Question to California Supreme Court: Does Insurance Code bar claim brought more than one year after damage sustained but within one year of discovery?
Insurance Mar. 12, 2002
People v. Mooc
Cross examination about absent third party's statements and failure to divulge officer's entire personnel record result in unfair trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 12, 2002
Utility Cost Management v. Indian Wells Valley Water District
Claim for refund of excessive fees charged by utility company is not barred by the statute of limitations under Government Code Section 66022.
Civil Procedure Mar. 12, 2002
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
Members of board of directors of public transit agency may accept free transportation passes to perform duties of monitoring agency's transportation services.
Government Mar. 12, 2002
Churchill County v. Norton
Amended opinion
Mar. 12, 2002
Ghent v. Woodford
Amended opinion
Mar. 12, 2002
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
City's senior staff member may not participate in negotiations with developer who employs firm in which staff member's spouse is employed.
Government Mar. 12, 2002
People v. Mancebo
Use of firearm cannot be used as factor in sentencing and then again as sentence enhancement.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 11, 2002
Porter v. Nussle
Prisoner alleging guards attacked him must exhaust administrative remedies before filing civil rights lawsuit.
Prisoners Rights Mar. 11, 2002
Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N.A.
Employment discrimination complaint need not establish prima facie case.
Employment Law Mar. 11, 2002