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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
People v. Harris
Trial court improperly engaged in factfinding without issuing order to show cause and holding an evidentiary hearing pursuant to Penal Code Section 1170.95. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Feb. 17, 2021
Metal Jeans v. Metal Sport
Appropriate standard of review of district court's determination to grant summary judgment on affirmative defense of unclean hands is abuse of discretion. 		Civil Procedure 9th Feb. 17, 2021
People v. Marrero
Trial court's restitution order covering travel expenses was reversed because it failed to provide defendant adequate notice that travel expenses were at issue after explicitly limiting hearing to attorney's fees. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 16, 2021
People v. Burgess
Although instruction stated that jury must find defendant violated 'court-ordered' firearm restriction probation condition, Penal Code Section 29815 does not require probation condition be ordered by court. 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/1 Feb. 16, 2021
In re D.C.
Juvenile court erred when it found human trafficking affirmative defense did not apply because trafficker did not directly coerce accused to commit specific offense. 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/2 Feb. 16, 2021
U.S. v. Gonzalez-Valencia
District court erred in dismissing indictment charging illegal reentry after removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. Section 1326. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 16, 2021
People v. Chhoun
Trial court did not abuse its discretion by admitting evidence of other similar crimes to show defendant's state of mind. 		Evidence CASC Feb. 12, 2021
People v. Kidane
There was sufficient evidence supporting defendant's gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated conviction because he drove erratically, had dilated pupils, and expert testimony attested to level of THC in his system. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Feb. 12, 2021
Subaru of America, Inc. v. Putnam Automotive, Inc.
Because two agreements parties entered into were not intended to constitute one contract, they could not be considered in conjunction for purposes of Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act's exception to arbitration. 		Arbitration 1DCA/2 Feb. 12, 2021
Knight v. South Orange Community College Dist.
Trial court erred in granting plaintiff's writ of mandamus because defendant did not need to afford plaintiff second-level due process before issuing written reprimand. 		Civil Rights 4DCA/3 Feb. 12, 2021
Hernandez v. State Personnel Board
Plaintiff was 'a person similarly situated to a spouse' of his live-in girlfriend for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(9), which prohibits those convicted of domestic violence from carrying firearm. 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/2 Feb. 12, 2021
U.S. v. Woodberry
District court did not err in its jury instructions for defendant's Hobbs Act robbery charge. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 12, 2021
Isabel v. Reagan
Plaintiff's failure to timely register to vote precluded his claim under Section 8 of National Voter Registration Act, which ensures voter eligibility for persons who timely register. 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 12, 2021
Organizacion Comunidad de Alviso v. City of San Jose
Relation back doctrine was inapplicable where plaintiff received constructive notice of defendant's identity months prior to statute of limitations passing. 		Civil Procedure 6DCA Feb. 11, 2021
People v. Acosta
Age is a rational basis for allowing youth offender parole hearings for juveniles-- but not young adults--sentenced to life without possibility of parole. 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/3 Feb. 11, 2021
Santos-Ponce v. Wilkinson
Petitioner failed to establish nexus between alleged persecution and his proposed particular social group based on membership in his family; thus, Board of Immigration Appeals properly denied asylum relief. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 11, 2021
Juliana v. U.S.
Order 		9th Feb. 11, 2021
Lizardi v. Wilkinson
Order 		9th Feb. 11, 2021
Modification: Midway Venture LLC v. County of San Diego
Preliminary injunction prohibiting defendants from enforcing public health restrictions against plaintiffs was unwarranted because Regional Stay at Home Order did not implicate First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 4DCA/1 Feb. 10, 2021
Guo v. Moorpark Recovery Service, LLC
Judgment was unambiguous that judgment creditor's predecessors-in-interest were entitled to attorney fees and thus, defendants were 'awarded' such fees under Code of Civil Procedure Section 685.040. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/5 Feb. 10, 2021
Doe v. Westmont College
Trial court's denial of attorney fees vacated because it applied wrong standard when deciding necessity and financial burden of private enforcement prong of Code of Civil Procedure Section 1021.5. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/6 Feb. 10, 2021
People v. Duchine
Trial court erroneously decided that petitioner could theoretically have been found guilty of murder that remains valid under S.B. 1437, because prosecutor must prove that beyond a reasonable doubt. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Feb. 10, 2021
Macedo Templos v. Wilkinson
Board of Immigration Appeals erred in finding petitioner was not subjected to any harm by Mexican officials for purposes of Convention Against Torture relief. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 10, 2021
Manderson-Saleh v. Regents of the University of California
Substantial compliance doctrine applied where employee's intent to assign pension beneficiary was clear despite not strictly complying with regulation for beneficiary designations. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/1 Feb. 9, 2021
Wilmot v. Contra Costa County Employee's Retirement Association
Petitioner was not 'retired' for purposes of County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 when petitioner submitted his application for retirement benefits. 		statutory_interpretation 1DCA/2 Feb. 9, 2021
Modification: People v. Quinn
Assembly Bill No. 1950 applied retroactively and reduced defendant's probation from three years to two years. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/4 Feb. 9, 2021
Maldonado v. Fast Auto Loans
Trial court properly concluded that arbitration provision was unenforceable under 'McGill v. Citibank, N.A.' because plaintiffs' complaint requested remedies that encompassed all consumers and members of the public. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Feb. 9, 2021
Early v. Becerra
Code of Civil Procedure Section 1021.5 permitted attorney fee award to Attorney General for defending ballot challenge. 		statutory_interpretation 3DCA Feb. 9, 2021
Clarke v. AMN Services
Defendant failed to demonstrate that its per diem benefits may be excluded from Fair Labor Standards Act regular rate of pay under Section 207(e)(2). 		Labor Law 9th Feb. 9, 2021
U.S. Bank v. White Horse Estates Homeowners Associates
Legally void mortgage-saving clause alone was insufficient evidence to constitute unfairness to set aside a sale. 		Real Property 9th Feb. 9, 2021
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