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Los Angeles Unified School Dist. v. Torres Construction Corp.
Trial court properly denied defendant's motion for summary judgment because job order contract was an enforceable contract, not just an agreement to negotiate. 		Contracts 2DCA/8 Nov. 19, 2020
Jones v. Goodman
Defendant not entitled to attorney fees based on plaintiff's claims lacking legal merit, without further evidence that plaintiff subjectively acted in bad faith. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Nov. 19, 2020
Ortega v. Johnson
Under Manual of Policies and Procedures Section 63-603, a Department of Social Services Regulation, recipients of CalFresh benefits are entitled to have benefits restored when benefits are lost due to theft. 		Administrative Agencies 2DCA/4 Nov. 19, 2020
Castillo v. Barr
Board of Immigration Appeals' decision to give reduced weight to expert's opinion on basis that it was not corroborated by other evidence was erroneous. 		Immigration 9th Nov. 19, 2020
People v. Roseberry
Defendant's second in-prison felony sentence was affirmed because he failed to carry his burden to show error by an adequate record. 		statutory_interpretation 3DCA Nov. 19, 2020
Hardwick v. County of Orange
District court did not err in concluding that issues litigated in plaintiff's mother's state case and plaintiff's federal case were not identical; thus plaintiff could not invoke issue preclusion. 		Civil Rights 9th Nov. 19, 2020
Modification: People v. Braud
When a postrelease supervision violation and reinstatement both occur during the probationary period, a court may extend the termination date by tolling. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Nov. 19, 2020
Modification: Menifee v. Superior Court (The People)
Although certain components of gang expert's testimony were inadmissible under 'People v. Sanchez,' remaining admissible evidence presented at preliminary hearing was sufficient to hold defendant to answer. 		Evidence 6DCA Nov. 19, 2020
Castillo v. Bank of America
Plaintiff was properly denied class certification in wage and hour action against defendant, because large portion of proposed class was never underpaid. 		Civil Procedure 9th Nov. 19, 2020
Sanchez Rosales v. Barr
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying petitioners' motion to reopen based on failure to show prejudice. 		Immigration 9th Nov. 19, 2020
Valentine v. Collier
Order 		USSC Nov. 18, 2020
County of Monterey v. Bosler
Trial court properly determined that agreement entered by private developer and former redevelopment agency was unenforceable under Assembly Bill 1X 26. 		Administrative Agencies 3DCA Nov. 18, 2020
In re Williams
Defendants serving life without parole sentences based on offenses they committed after they had attained age 18 are not eligible for youth offender parole hearings. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/5 Nov. 18, 2020
People v. Bankers Insurance Company
Trial court implicitly found sufficient excuse for defendant's absence at two prior occasions when defendant failed to appear at pretrial hearings, so it properly forfeited bond when defendant failed to appear for trial. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/4 Nov. 18, 2020
Moore v. Superior Court (Barsky)
Petitioner's bad faith participation and obstreperous misconduct at mandatory settlement conference was contemptuous, but four counts of contempt were reduced to one count under Penal Code Section 654. 		Attorneys 4DCA/3 Nov. 18, 2020
KST Data v. Enterprise Services
Defendant was not required to file new answer to amended complaint reasserting its affirmative defenses when amended complaint contained same material allegations as complaint. 		Civil Procedure 9th Nov. 18, 2020
Lambert v. Saul
Administrative law judge correctly performed claimant's disability review without applying continuing disability presumption, but erred in failing to provide sufficient reasons for rejecting claimant's testimony about severity of her medical condition. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Nov. 18, 2020
Amended Opinion: Balbuena v. Sullivan
Petitioner's confession was voluntary because he was read his 'Miranda' warnings, his interview was non-threatening, and there was no evidence he was easy to manipulate. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 18, 2020
Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid
Order 		USSC Nov. 17, 2020
Heidari v. Barr
Order 		USSC Nov. 17, 2020
Anderson v. U.S.
Order 		USSC Nov. 17, 2020
Harris v. KM Industrial, Inc.
Defendant failed to establish the amount-in-controversy by relying on unreasonable assumptions. 		Civil Procedure 9th Nov. 17, 2020
Brennon B. v. Superior Court (West Contra Costa Unified School District)
Public school districts are not business establishments under Unruh Civil Rights Act. 		Civil Rights 1DCA/1 Nov. 17, 2020
Menifee v. Superior Court (The People)
Although certain components of gang expert's testimony were inadmissible under 'People v. Sanchez,' remaining admissible evidence presented at preliminary hearing was sufficient to hold defendant to answer. 		Evidence 6DCA Nov. 17, 2020
People v. Lopez
Suspending execution of sentence to place defendant on mandatory supervision did not constitute a final judgment for purposes of retroactively applying an ameliorative statutory amendment. 		statutory_interpretation 6DCA Nov. 17, 2020
People v. Grant
There was no evidence from which jury could reasonably infer that merchandise's comparable values displayed on tags attached to stolen items at outlet store reflected their fair market values. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Nov. 16, 2020
People v. Baltazar
Senate Bill No. 620 applies retroactively to nonfinal cases and not to persons whose sentences have become final, except insofar as such person may be resentenced under some other law. 		statutory_interpretation 5DCA Nov. 16, 2020
Modification: In re Christopher L.
Although trial court erred in denying parent counsel at jurisdiction/disposition hearing, error was harmless because he would not have obtained more favorable result. 		Dependency 2DCA/1 Nov. 16, 2020
Brown v. TGS Management Co., LLC
Arbitrator exceeded his power in issuing award enforcing provisions of employment agreement which illegally restricted plaintiff's right to work. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Nov. 16, 2020
U.S. v. Allahyari
District court erred by holding that defendant's 2005 deed of trust was not entitled to priority over later-recorded federal tax liens. 		Tax 9th Nov. 16, 2020
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