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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Kipp v. Davis
Order
9th Feb. 9, 2021
Medipro Medical Staffing v. Certified Nursing Registry
Trial court abused its discretion by appointing receiver because debtor did not interfere with creditor's collection efforts, its business simply diminished.
Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Feb. 8, 2021
People v. Clements
Trial judge properly relied on petitioner's prior appellate opinion in deciding whether petitioner was eligible for relief under Penal Code Section 1170.95.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Feb. 8, 2021
Alvarez v. Altamed Health Services Corporation
Trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration and in failing to consider whether provision in arbitration agreement authorizing review of second arbitrator was severable.
Arbitration 2DCA/8 Feb. 8, 2021
People v. Harris
Because defendant was convicted of attempted murder and voluntary manslaughter, and not murder, defendant was not eligible for relief under Penal Code Section 1170.95.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Feb. 5, 2021
Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp
Germany was entitled to sovereign immunity under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act for taking of property from its own nationals.
International Law USSC Feb. 4, 2021
Salinas v. Railroad Retirement Bd.
United States Railroad Retirement Board's refusal to grant petitioner's request to reopen prior benefit determination was subject to judicial review.
Administrative Agencies USSC Feb. 4, 2021
Republic of Hungary v. Simon
Order
USSC Feb. 4, 2021
Penneast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey
Order
USSC Feb. 4, 2021
Amended Opinion: Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l
Dynamex Operations West Inc. v. Superior Court' applies retroactively; thus, district court's order granting summary judgment to defendant was vacated and matter remanded to apply 'ABC test.'
Employment Discrimination 9th Feb. 4, 2021
People v. Collins
Although prosecutor cited prospective juror's criminal history as race-neutral basis to excuse her, prosecutor's failure to ask her any meaningful questions about that experience raised inference of discrimination.
Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Feb. 4, 2021
Modification: People v. Lipptrapp
Defendant's motion contained sufficient information for him to gain access to 'Franklin' evidence preservation proceeding.
Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Feb. 4, 2021
Momox-Caselis v. Donohue
Plaintiffs failed to present genuine dispute that infant killed in foster home was initially wrongfully removed from home by Department of Family Services.
Civil Rights 9th Feb. 4, 2021
Tomczyk v. Wilkinson
Illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. Section 1231(a)(5) requires more than mere status of inadmissibility.
Immigration 9th Feb. 4, 2021
Pulliam v. HNL Automotive Inc.
Attorney's fee award upheld without apportionment because defendants failed to show plaintiff's unsuccessful causes of action warranted apportionment.
Attorneys 2DCA/5 Feb. 3, 2021
Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
While city was entitled to design immunity defense under Government Code Section 830.6, it was not precluded from liability for its failure to warn about dangerous condition.
Government 2DCA/4 Feb. 3, 2021
Modification: Nagel v. Westen
Trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff's cause of action for fraudulent transfer under Uniform Voidable Transactions Act.
Real Property 2DCA/6 Feb. 3, 2021
Hoang v. Tran
Respondent was collaterally estopped from claiming published article did not concern matter of public interest because identical issue was previously decided against him in prior proceeding.
Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/6 Feb. 3, 2021
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform v. Aragon
Health and Safety Code Section 1267.5(a)(3)(A) allows for operation of licensed skilled nursing facility by unlicensed management company.
statutory_interpretation 1DCA/3 Feb. 3, 2021
Schmid v. City and County of San Francisco
Trial court properly sustained city's demurrer because authorizing removal of sculpture that had garnered significant adverse public reaction was not an abuse of discretion.
Administrative Agencies 1DCA/4 Feb. 3, 2021
Choochagi v. Barracuda Networks, Inc.
Trial court did not err in its application of 'McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green' test to plaintiff's California Family Rights Act claim.
Employment Law 6DCA Feb. 3, 2021
U.S. v. Bastide-Hernandez
An immigration court's jurisdiction vests upon filing of Notice to Appear even if lacking time, date, and location of hearing.
Immigration 9th Feb. 3, 2021
Desire LLC v. Manna Textiles
Multiple statutory damages awards not authorized where one infringer was jointly and severally liable with all other infringers, but other infringers were not completely jointly and severally liable with one another.
statutory_interpretation 9th Feb. 3, 2021
Ward v. United Airlines
Applying Labor Code Section 226 in accordance with test set forth by California Supreme Court under 'Ward v. United Airlines, Inc.' does not violate dormant Commerce Clause.
Labor Law 9th Feb. 3, 2021
People v. Baker
A juror's reservations about imposing the death penalty are an acceptable race-neutral basis for exercising a peremptory challenge.
Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Feb. 2, 2021
People v. Johnsen
Venue change was not required for defendant's heinous crimes because nature and gravity of offenses are not dispositive by themselves.
Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Feb. 2, 2021
Yoon v. CAM IX Trust
Defendants were entitled to attorney's fees under Civil Code Section 1717 because plaintiff's suit against defendants directly related to enforcement of the note and deed of trust.
Remedies 2DCA/8 Feb. 2, 2021
Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
Trial court properly dismissed plaintiff's petition because while plaintiff's administrative remedies were inadequate, plaintiff could not allege sufficient facts to state cause of action for violation of Labor Code Section 221.
Civil Procedure 2DCA/8 Feb. 2, 2021
Cabatit v. Sunnova Energy Corporation
Trial court properly found that arbitration clause in solar power lease agreement was unenforceable because it was procedurally and substantively unconscionable.
Arbitration 3DCA Feb. 2, 2021
Wyatt v. City of Sacramento
Using utility rates to generate funds did not violate Article XIII D Section 6(b) of the California Constitution.
Constitutional Law 3DCA Feb. 2, 2021