Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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00-7101
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Grams v. Kaiser
Order |
Civil Rights |
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Apr. 19, 2001 | |
00-4039
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U.S. v. Williams
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
98CA2228
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People v. Martinez
Seizure of vehicle without warrant and subsequent search did not violate Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
00CA0451
|
City and County of Denver v. Blatnik
City not required to indemnify police officers for attorney fees related to investigation of misconduct. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
96-56306, 96-56375 and 97-55314
|
Gilbrook v. City of Westminister
City officials are liable for retaliatory discharge of firefighters who criticized them and supported opposing election candidates. |
Labor Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S056924
|
NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV) Inc. v. Superior Court (Locke)
Courtroom proceedings in civil cases are 'presumptively open' to the public and the media. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S054561
|
Aguilar v. Avis Rent A Car System Inc.
Injunction against future racial epithets in workplace is not prior restraint. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S008113
|
People v. Barnett
Attorney's investigation and assistance isn't ineffective simply because he didn't attempt to locate every witness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
H013360, H015090, H015511, H016104, H016674, H016805, H016806 and H017215
|
FMC Corporation v. Plaisted and Companies
Court's decision to consider appeals from recitations of lower court's findings moots appealability issue. |
Environmental Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S007210
|
People v. Dennis
Statute adding additional term is an enhancement, not a lesser-included offense, of fetal murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
F023689
|
Pleasant Valley Canal Co. v. Borror
1916 decision doesn't have preclusive effect on water rights but provides evidence of historic water use. |
Real Property |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
C015891
|
Akins v. State of California
Reasonableness test inapplicable if governmental flood control works floods property not historically subject to flooding. |
Real Property |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
97-826
|
AT&T Corp. v. Iowa Utilities Board
Certiorari granted |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | ||
95SA298
|
People v. Harlan
Voluntary intoxication is not affirmative defense to specific intent crimes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
97-6065
|
Moore v. Reynolds
Defense counsel's advice to waive closing argument in penalty phase of murder trial isn't ineffective assistance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S005970
|
People v. Hart
Defendant who fails to challenge jurors for cause or through peremptory challenge isn't entitled to relief on appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S011323
|
People v. Welch
Trial counsel's psychiatric focus during penalty phase closing argument isn't in itself unsound. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
97-1704
|
Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp.
When certifying a contested class under a limited fund theory, the funds must be limited by more than an agreement between the parties. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
98-436
|
Alden v. Maine
Article I doesn't give Congress the authority to subject nonconsenting states to private suits in state court. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
97-1121
|
City of Chicago v. Morales
City ordinance prohibiting criminal street gang members from loitering in public places is unconstitutionally vague. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S020161
|
People v. Waidla
Order |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | ||
97-1235
|
City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes
Jury can decide both regulatory takings claim and whether rejection of development proposal didn't substantially advance a legitimate public interest. |
Real Property |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S058378
|
Fletcher v. Commission on Judicial Performance
Removal of a judge from office for willful and prejudicial misconduct is necessary for public's protection. |
Judges |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S052824
|
Santa Monica Beach Ltd. v. Superior Court (Santa Monica Rent Control Board)
Demurrer to inverse condemnation action properly sustained where 'rational basis' for Rent Control Law is found. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
S061240
|
Lewis v. Superior Court (Green)
Opportunity for oral argument isn't required where peremptory writ of mandate or prohibition is properly issued in first instance. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
F022775
|
Major v. Memorial Hospitals Association (Gould Medical Foundation)
Hospital decision to close department was quasi-legislative, not adjudicative, because not directed at specific physician or group of physicians. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
96-1060
|
Miller v. Albright
Person born overseas to unwed alien mother and American father cannot claim citizenship after reaching majority. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
97-1287
|
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Jacobson
Certiorari granted |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | ||
97-0412
|
Kotterman v. Killian
Tuition tax credit constitutional as neutral adjustment mechanism for equalizing tax burden and encouraging educational expenditures. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 19, 2001 | |
96-8083
|
Public Lands Council v. Babbitt
Secretary of Interior acts within his authority by changing grazing regulations. |
Government |
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Apr. 19, 2001 |