Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98-55052
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Blue Ridge v. Jocobsen
Summary judgment awarded to insurer that denies coverage to policyholders for defending dog bite litigation when it falls within policy exclusion. |
Insurance |
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May 25, 2001 | |
96-1889
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Fultz v. Stratman
Special parole statute bars Parole Commission from imposing new term of special parole following revocation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
B118182
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Alpert v. Villa Romano Homeowners Association
Homeowners association owes pedestrians duty to warn of dangerous conditions in sidewalk under its control. |
Torts |
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May 24, 2001 | |
97-16329
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Burns-Vidlak v. Chandler
Trial court's order, denying State's partial summary judgment motion, is unappealable under collateral order doctrine. |
Civil Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
S089965
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Tuggle on Habeas Corpus
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
98-35019
|
Adair v. City of Kirkland
Police officers aren't entitled to overtime pay for time spent in mandatory pre-shift meeting. |
Labor Law |
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May 24, 2001 | |
98-2173
|
California Mother Infant Program v. State of California Dept. of Corrections
Removal to federal court by state agency acts as a waiver of its Eleventh Amendment sovereign-immunity defense. |
Constitutional Law |
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May 24, 2001 | |
97-30002
|
U.S. v. Sanchez
Conviction cannot stand where prosecutor commits misconduct by forcing defendant to characterize Deputy U.S. Marshal as liar during cross-examination. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 24, 2001 | |
98-35115
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Slack v. Wilshire Insurance Co. (In re Slack)
Debt in Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding can be liquidated even though liability is disputed. |
Bankruptcy |
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May 24, 2001 | |
A075328 and A076586
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Marriage of Bonds
Execution of prenuptial agreement must be closely scrutinized where only one party is represented by counsel. |
Family Law |
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May 24, 2001 | |
98-1146
|
In re Advanced Tissue Sciences Securities Litigation
The most adequate plaintiff in a class action suit pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, is the one with the largest financial interest. |
Securities |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
B128098
|
Breakzone Billiards v. City of Torrance
Councilman's notice of appeal provides sufficient notice of grounds upon which an appeal to the granting of conditional use permit is taken. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 24, 2001 | |
B119732
|
Goffney v. Family Savings and Loan Association
Statute permits a nonjudicial foreclosure sale to be conducted on the seventh day after termination of a court order precluding the sale. |
Real Property |
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May 24, 2001 | |
S083381
|
People v. Belcher
Review granted |
|
May 24, 2001 | ||
98-2329
|
Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation v. Brown (In re Brown)
Bankruptcy court has equitable powers to partially discharge debtor's debt to the point that undue hardship no longer exists. |
Bankruptcy |
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May 24, 2001 | |
98-836
|
Daniels v. Philip Morris Co.
Each member of class action suit must meet element in controversy requirement, despite Judicial Improvement Act's creation of supplemental jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
18869-8-III
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State v. Lusby
Trial court erroneouly believed it lacked discretion to refer drug offender to work ethic camp. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
S077219
|
Griset v. Fair Political Practices Commission
Order |
|
May 24, 2001 | ||
S091158
|
People v. Diaz
Court applies three strikes law and punishment enhancement provision in sentencing habitual rapist. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2001 | |
S094334
|
Sherman Way Townhomes Inc. v. Superior Court (Eugene H. Twarowski III Inc.)
Order |
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May 24, 2001 | ||
99-56013
|
Estrada v. Speno & Cohen
Amended opinion |
|
May 24, 2001 | ||
H017642
|
People v. Acosta
Statute that permits prior bad acts in domestic violence case doesn't violate due process or equal protection clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 23, 2001 | |
A079606
|
Redwood Coast Watersheds Alliance v. California State Board of Forestry
Grant of declaratory relief is proper to clarify mandatory duties of state agency under California Forest Practice Act. |
Environmental Law |
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May 23, 2001 | |
98-0521
|
Mora v. Phoenix Indemnity Insurance Co.
Insurer does not forfeit right to intervene in damages hearing when it breaches its duty to give equal consideration to settlement offer. |
Civil Procedure |
|
May 23, 2001 | |
F027501
|
People v. Belcher
'One-strike' law, imposing mandatory life sentence for certain crimes, subjects defendant to only one life sentence per victim per single occasion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 23, 2001 | |
B115308
|
People v. Bohannon
Court errs in sentencing convicted rapist by failing to order preparation of probation report to be considered at sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 23, 2001 | |
S095918
|
Silo v. CHW Medical Foundation
Order |
|
May 23, 2001 | ||
00-0198
|
Walter v. Wilkinson
Evaluation to determine if individual is sexually violent person must include separate examinations by experts within short-time frame. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 23, 2001 | |
24713-5
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State v. Burden
Criminal charges must be dropped when State loses materially exculpatory evidence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 23, 2001 | |
23202-2-II
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State v. Williams
Evidence of lack of criminal history should have been admitted to rebut testimony of defendant's reputation as thief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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May 23, 2001 |