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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway Tenants Assn.
Actions of private property owner constitute state action under California's free speech clause only if property is open and accessible to public.
Constitutional Law Oct. 15, 2001
Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Commissioners
Because several significant environmental issues were not adequately addressed in environmental impact report for airport development plan, new report must be prepared.
Environmental Law Oct. 15, 2001
Placer Ranch Partners v. County of Placer
County's prohibition against residential development within one mile of landfill is valid zoning regulation.
Real Property Oct. 15, 2001
People v. Fannin
Bicycle chain qualifies as 'slungshot' in violation of Dangerous Weapons Control Law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
People v. Morgan
Defense counsel has duty to determine whether prior out-of state convictions are strikes under California law before plea bargain.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Pavlovich v. Superior Court (DVD Copy Control Assoc. Inc.)
Oct. 15, 2001
People v. Gomez
Defendant's conviction is reversed due to prosecution's discriminatory use of peremptory challenge to exclude Hispanics from jury.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Chavez v. Carpenter
Parents of son killed in car accident may sue for wrongful death if they were dependent on son's financial support.
Torts Oct. 15, 2001
Welch v. Oakland Unified School District
School district's employment contracts violate Education Code provision which requires minimum of 30-days notice and opportunity to appeal when terminating employee.
Employment Law Oct. 15, 2001
Marriage of Steinberger
Diamond ring of substantial value purchased with community funds did not become separate property gift without valid written transmutation.
Family Law Oct. 15, 2001
Concord Communities L.P. v. City of Concord
Property owner in rent control area may raise rent where rent for mobile home spaces was significantly lower than comparable properties.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 15, 2001
People v. Vargas
Oct. 15, 2001
People v. Stevens
Trial court errs in directing defendant to report to specific parole office in another county upon his release from prison.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Lombardo v. Huysentruyt
Oct. 15, 2001
Donovan v. RRL Corporation
Oct. 15, 2001
Pleasant Hill Bayshore Disposal Inc. v. Chip-It Recycling Inc.
Oct. 15, 2001
Berkeley Keep Jets Over the Bay Committee v. Board of Commissioners
Oct. 15, 2001
Mucsi v. Graoch Associates Limited Partnership No. 12
Landlord may have been negligent in failing to clear two-day-old snow from side exit of apartment clubhouse.
Torts Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Smith
No confrontation clause violation when state did not provide closed-circuit television for 'unavailable' child witness.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Breazeale
Among other things, court has statutory authority to vacate conviction records dismissed pursuant to RCW 9.95.240.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Hernandez-Gomez v. Volkswagen of America Inc.
State law claim over defectively designed automobile restraint system is pre-empted by federal law.
Torts Oct. 15, 2001
In re Kevin A.
Juvenile cannot be ordered to pay restitution after delinquency adjudication becomes final.
Juveniles Oct. 15, 2001
State v. Ward
To establish felony violation of no-contact order, state doesn't have to prove that predicate assault wasn't first or second-degree assault.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 15, 2001
Jump v. Gibson
Order
Oct. 15, 2001
US v. Caldwell
Order
Oct. 15, 2001
Ashcroft v. ACLU
Order
Oct. 14, 2001
City of Burien v. Kiga
Initiative embodying two unrelated subjects violates single subject clause of Washington Constitution and, consequently, is void.
Constitutional Law Oct. 14, 2001
State v. Silva
Conviction reversed because pro se defendant wasn't informed of maximum possible sentence and therefore didn't validly waive right to counsel.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
State v. O'Cain
Police dispatch regarding stolen car must be shown to be reliable to justify search.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 14, 2001
City of Seattle Executive Service Dept. v. Visio Corp.
Collateral estoppel precludes Business and Occupation tax assessment against software company.
Civil Procedure Oct. 14, 2001