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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Conservatorship of Brokken
Probate Code Section 2640.1 does not allow attorney fees absent conservator's appointment. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/6 Mar. 17, 2021
Modification: Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms
Plaintiff's causes of action challenged defendant's federally-approved labels and effectively sought to impose additional labeling requirements; thus, those claims were preempted. 		Torts 2DCA/5 Mar. 17, 2021
People v. Hoffman
Old age, standing alone, does not relieve a person from sexually violent predator commitment, but is a factor to be considered. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/6 Mar. 17, 2021
Zuniga v. Cherry Avenue Auction
'Privette v. Superior Court' doctrine was inapplicable to excuse liability for injuries in commercial landlord-tenant relationship. 		Torts 5DCA Mar. 17, 2021
Bacall v. Shumway
Exception to rule that court may not set aside arbitration award did not apply because arbitrator did not enforce illegal contract, instead, arbitrator severed unlawful legal services rendered on contract. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Mar. 17, 2021
Wilson v. The La Jolla Group
Trial court abused its discretion by determining that common questions did not predominate on plaintiffs' wage statement claim. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Mar. 16, 2021
Bichai v. Dignity Health
Although medical staff recommended denying plaintiff's reapplication for hospital privileges, medical staff and hospital are separate legal entities and therefore, hospital had not taken any adverse action against plaintiff. 		Civil Procedure 5DCA Mar. 16, 2021
Gilman v. Dalby
Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 708.410, judgment creditors' lien attached to money ordered returned to judgment debtor in his lawsuit against a different party. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Mar. 16, 2021
People v. Paredes
Sufficient evidence supported defendant's convictions for offering or delivering compensation for workers' compensation patient referrals. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Mar. 16, 2021
Rodriguez v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of motion to reopen was affirmed because petitioner's motion was based solely on evidence of his changed circumstances. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 16, 2021
Aguilar-Osorio v. Garland
Courts cannot independently take judicial notice of a report that is not a part of the record. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 16, 2021
Freyd v. University of Oregon
Performing the same common core tasks was sufficient to show substantially equal work for Equal Pay Act claim. 		Employment Discrimination 9th Mar. 16, 2021
In re R.A.
Upon failing to receive notice of dependency petition due to lack of diligence by agency, separate showing of best interest is not required. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 Mar. 15, 2021
Pech v. Morgan
In action to collect unpaid fees based on breach of valid attorney fee agreement, terms of fee agreement determine amount of recoverable fees. 		Attorneys 2DCA/3 Mar. 15, 2021
Boshernitsan v. Bach
Natural persons who are acting as trustees of revocable living trust and are also trust's settlors and beneficiaries qualify as 'landlord' under family move-in provision of city's rent control ordinance. 		Real Property 1DCA/1 Mar. 15, 2021
Walden v. Shinn
District court properly denied petitioner habeas relief as to his claim based on trial court's denial of his motion to sever the counts by victim. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Mar. 15, 2021
Villegas Sanchez v. Garland
Substantial evidence supported Board of Immigration Appeals' determination that petitioner failed to establish past harm rising to level of persecution from threats alone. 		Immigration 9th Mar. 12, 2021
Akella v. The Regents of the University of California
University's workload policy properly authorized department chair to assign additional courses to professor not meeting workload standards. 		Education 6DCA Mar. 12, 2021
Karton v. Ari Design & Construction
Trial court erred in exempting a surety from liability for an award of attorney's fees because the liability of the surety is commensurate with the liability of its principal. 		Remedies 2DCA/8 Mar. 11, 2021
Coachella Valley Water Dist. v. Superior Courts (Roberts)
Code of Civil Procedure Sections 860 et seq. validation statutes applied to local water district's annual property tax. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Mar. 11, 2021
People v. Washington
Where a single physical act completes two crimes, the defendant may not be punished more than once for that act, regardless of his objective. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/4 Mar. 11, 2021
Pinto v. Farmers Insurance Exchange
Judgment entered in favor of plaintiff in his bad faith insurance claim was reversed because jury made no finding that insurer acted unreasonably. 		Insurance 2DCA/1 Mar. 10, 2021
People v. Sommer
Defendant psychologist tricked his patient into allowing him to touch her breast on pretext it served professional purpose; thus, defendant's conviction for sexual battery by fraudulent representation was affirmed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Mar. 10, 2021
People v. Hawara
Because witnesses offered opinion testimony to defendant's good character, prosecutor properly cross-examined witnesses on whether their opinion regarding defendant's character would change if they knew of defendant's instances of bad character. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Mar. 10, 2021
Husain v. California Pacific Bank
Plaintiff was put on notice of defendant's claim for a prescriptive easement when plaintiff received and signed an indemnification agreement informing him of the easement. 		Real Property 1DCA/2 Mar. 10, 2021
Kaiser v. Cascade Capital
Threatening to sue or suing over time-barred debt constitutes violation of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 		statutory_interpretation 9th Mar. 10, 2021
Modification: Ashford Hospitality v. City and County of San Francisco
Trial court properly concluded that defendant's transfer tax did not violate Equal Protection Clause. 		Tax 1DCA/4 Mar. 10, 2021
Sargent v. Bd. of Trustees of the California State Univ.
A viable claim under the Private Attorneys General Act can be asserted against defendant, but only when the statutes upon which the claims are premised themselves provide for penalties. 		Labor Law 1DCA/1 Mar. 9, 2021
Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski
A request for nominal damages satisfies the redressability element necessary for Article III standing where plaintiff's claim is based on a legal right violation. 		Constitutional Law USSC Mar. 9, 2021
Wilkinson v. Marinelarena
Order 		USSC Mar. 9, 2021
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