Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B128000
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Brown v. Boren
Seller, who subordinated her trust deed to private lender's, must base suit for reordering priorities on contract theories. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D029798
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Public Defender Assn. of San Diego County v. Board of Supervisors of San Diego County
Public defender transferring his attorneys for the purpose of making them unavailable violates his mandatory duties under the Government Code. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B121492
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Great Western Casinos Inc. v. Morongo Band of Mission Indians
A tribe nor its individual members waive sovereign immunity for the purposes of a law suit. |
Native American Affairs |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B125980
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Ferlauto v. Hamsher
Author's strong negative comments about adversary's lawyer during litigation are protected by First Amendment, and are not actionable. |
Torts |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B122133
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Holversten v. Superior Court (Holversten)
When incarcerated prisoner desires to make a court appearance in child custody proceeding, trial court is required to fashion appropriate remedy. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B115302
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Filippo Industries Inc. v. Sun Insurance Co. of New York
Refusal to preclude jury from hearing evidence of denial of coverage for goods in excess of last prefire inventory warehouse report is proper. |
Insurance |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
C031512
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California Casualty Indemnity Exchange v. Frerichs
Adult child housesitting for two weeks isn't resident of the household for insurance coverage purposes. |
Insurance |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
C029036
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City of Shasta Lake v. County of Shasta
County supplying services to newly incorporated city is entitled to receive cost of services, less taxes generated within the city. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B119054
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People v. Moore
Statute requiring kidnapping victim abducted during the commission of carjacking to be moved 'a substantial distance from the vicinity' isn't unconstitutionally vague. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
C027725
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People v. Rowland
Defendant is only subject to a single conviction, despite being in possession of more than one illegal weapon at the same time. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
F030661
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People v. Van Winkle
Lower burden of proof as to previous sex offenses, to show predisposition, doesn't unconstitutionally lessen state's burden. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D030683
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Dobbins v. County of San Diego Civil Service Commission
Where officers are removed from their positions and transferred to other posts for nondisciplinary reasons, they are not entitled to appeal process. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
F033365
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Marshall M. v. Superior Court (Kern County Dept. of Human Services)
Court isn't required to consider subsequent, remedial efforts made by parent after it has already ordered a permanent plan. |
Juveniles |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
E021721
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Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach v. County of Los Angeles (Metropolitan Water District)
Assessed property values before redevelopment ordinance becomes effective are used for dividing taxes between county and agency, notwithstanding subsequent assessed value reductions. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D032536
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Woo v. Superior Court (Zarabi)
Relation back does not save time barred claim where new information in amended complaint was readily available when original complaint was filed. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
F032061
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Vinson v. Reed
DMV hearing officer can rely on her experience in analyzing the department's records, and need not qualify herself as an expert first. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D031301
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Kurtz v. Calvo
Anti-deficiency statute applies only when purchase money note is secured by trust deed on purchased property, not on unrelated property. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
A084730
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McLaughlin v. State Board of Education
Proposition 227, requiring public schools to teach limited-English students in English only, doesn't permit school boards to request waiver from requirement. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
A083926
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City and County of San Francisco v. Funches
Consideration of parent in maintaining financial stability for minor's on-going care is sufficient to justify reduction in retroactive child support payments. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
G020490
|
Mills Land & Water Co. v. City of Huntington Beach
City's 20-year delay in developing a land use plan could constitute a taking of property. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
B131431
|
ICF Kaiser Engineers v. Superior Court (Spulveda Hatteras Ltd.)
Contractor substantially complies with licensing requirements where contractor could not have reasonably known that it was not licensed at the relevant time. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
G018280
|
St. Joe Minerals Corp. v. Zurich Insurance Co.
Minute order granting the insured's motion for summary adjudication on the duty to defense issue is not appealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
E023958
|
Fontana Police v. Banuelos-Villegas
Party receiving unedited tapes of conversations between law enforcement agencies only after police's protective order was denied, is entitled to attorney fees. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
H018080
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People v. Felarca
Sex offender registration requirement for oral copulation with a minor, but not for statutory rape, is deprivation of equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
S077349
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Harral v. Foster
Review granted |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | ||
D029328 and D029926
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Community Facilities Dist. v. Harvill
Special election authorizing bond sales to fund public improvements doesn't create contractual relationship between bondholders and voters requiring bondholders to construct improvements. |
Government |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
E020383 and E021506
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Webber v. Inland Empire Investments
The right to collect on a note does not extend to intentional acts designed to disrupt a contractual relationship. |
Torts |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
A083019
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Valiyee v. DMV
Motor vehicle dealer licensee can't abdicate all responsibility for car dealership to lessee of dealership, but must supervise, manage, or control. |
Business Law |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
E024026
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San Bernardino Community Hospital v. WCAB
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board abuses its discretion by allowing a party to introduce evidence not disclosed in the pretrial conference statement. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
C025177
|
People v. Hunt
Court-martial conviction in Germany isn't a conviction 'in another state' for Sexually Violent Predators Act purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 21, 1999 |