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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Setty v. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya LLP
Order
9th Jun. 8, 2021
People v. Accredited Surety & Casualty Company, Inc.
Government carried its burden of showing amount of forfeiture was not excessive under Eighth Amendment.
Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jun. 8, 2021
Rubin v. Ross
Judgment creditors were not barred from seeking renewal of judgment because debtor's bankruptcy stay did not prohibit renewal under Code of Civil Procedure Section 683.210.
Bankruptcy 4DCA/2 Jun. 8, 2021
People v. Casillas
Evidence of defendant's immigration status and two prior deportations was admissible to prove motive for attempted murder of police officer.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Jun. 8, 2021
National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System
Order
USSC Jun. 8, 2021
Amended Opinion: Salisbury v. City of Santa Monica
Discrimination claims under Fair Housing Amendments Act only apply in cases involving a 'sale' or 'rental' of a dwelling to a buyer or tenant.
Civil Rights 9th Jun. 8, 2021
Wong v. Flynn-Kerper
Defensive use of equitable estoppel is barred when estopping plaintiff would contradict Employee Retirement Income Security Act plan's express terms.
Remedies 9th Jun. 8, 2021
People v. American Surety Company
Court may continue criminal proceedings without forfeiting bail if court has reason to believe that sufficient excuse may exist for failure to appear.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Jun. 8, 2021
Perry v. City of San Diego
Trial court properly dismissed homeowners' claims because City's Waste Management Regulation was within the scope of authority conferred upon it by Legislature.
statutory_interpretation 4DCA/1 Jun. 8, 2021
People v. Brewer
Based on defendant's serious and numerous offenses, and his status as recidivist, his sentence of 63 years was not grossly disproportionate, even if he is developmentally disabled.
Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jun. 8, 2021
Gateway Bank, F.S.B. v. Metaxas
Any decision to mitigate damages under special benefit doctrine is to the extent that it equitable; thus, defendant's conduct dictated against exercise of equitable discretion in her favor.
Remedies 1DCA/2 Jun. 7, 2021
Brighton Collectibles, LLC v. Hockey
Trial court's order granting plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion to strike defendant's cross-claim for fraud was vacated because defendant showed probability of prevailing on that claim.
Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/6 Jun. 7, 2021
Marriage of F.M. & M.M.
Trial court erred in refusing to consider evidence of father's alleged abuse after temporary restraining order was issued because it was relevant to mother's domestic violence restraining order request.
Family Law 1DCA/1 Jun. 7, 2021
Alam v. Garland
Order
9th Jun. 7, 2021
Webb v. Trader Joe's
Plaintiff's class action was expressly preempted because her state law claims would impose additional requirements that are not equivalent to federal Poultry Products Inspection Act.
Constitutional Law 9th Jun. 7, 2021
Van Buren v. U.S.
'Exceeds authorized access' clause of Computer Fraud and Abuse Act does not extend to those who access computer with authorization but for an improper purpose.
Cyber Law USSC Jun. 4, 2021
People v. Jones
Defendant employed gun in furtherance of his crimes by using gestures and telling victim he had gun; thus, defendant used a firearm within meaning of Penal Code Section 12022.53(b).
Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jun. 4, 2021
People v. Moses
Trial court's mistake of age jury instruction for defendant's human trafficking conviction of minor was erroneous because there was no actual minor victim involved.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Jun. 4, 2021
People v. Clotfelter
There was insufficient evidence to convict defendant of annoying or molesting child under 18 because his actions were not objectively irritating or disturbing within meaning of Penal Code Section 647.6
Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Jun. 4, 2021
U.S. v. Henderson
Term of supervised release and any resulting revocation sentence may extend beyond statutory maximum for underlying offense.
Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jun. 4, 2021
Center for Biological Diversity v. Haaland
Fish and Wildlife Service's 2017 Decision violated Administrative Procedure Act because reasoned explanation was warranted for change in position on whether Pacific walrus qualified as threatened species.
Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 4, 2021
Tekoh v. County of Los Angeles
Order
9th Jun. 4, 2021
U.S. Bank v. Southern Highlands Community Association
Order
9th Jun. 4, 2021
Modification: Larsen v. California Victim Compensation Board
Actual innocence finding coupled with later grant of habeas relief that results in permanent release of prisoner from custody requires Victim Compensation Board to recommend compensation without holding hearing.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/5 Jun. 3, 2021
People v. Castillo
Appellant's trial counsel had no affirmative duty in 1989 to research and advise appellant of actual immigration consequences of his plea.
Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Jun. 3, 2021
Verizon California v. Board of Equalization
There was no 'dispute' regarding State Board of Equalization's tax assessments of plaintiff's properties because of their mutually agreed recommendations on value.
Tax 3DCA Jun. 3, 2021
People v. Lund
Trial court did not err by admitting expert testimony that relied on software using hash value data because that data was not offered for truth of matter asserted.
Evidence 1DCA/4 Jun. 3, 2021
Applied Materials v. Workers' Comp Appeals Board
Worker's posttraumatic stress disorder due to alleged sexual exploitation by her treating physician was compensable as industrial injury as a consequence of medical treatment provided by her employer.
Workers' Compensation 6DCA Jun. 3, 2021
Balerio Rubalcaba v. Garland
Immigration judge's discretion to reopen a case on his or her own motion is not limited by fact that noncitizen has previously been removed or departed.
Immigration 9th Jun. 3, 2021
Mazzei v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tax Court erred in applying substance-over-form principles to effectively reverse congressional judgment and to disallow what Foreign Sales Corporation statute plainly allowed.
Tax 9th Jun. 3, 2021