| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S060707
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People v. Valencia
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
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S057405
|
People v. Holiday
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
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S061521
|
Planning & Conservation League v. Department of Fish and Game
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
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S060507
|
People v. Houck
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
|
S061326
|
People v. Houck
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
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S058982
|
People v. Hernandez
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
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S064695
|
Moore v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Incorp.
Medi-Cal lien against beneficiary's settlement funds is limited to amount of coverage premiums paid. |
Torts |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
96-35210
|
Chan v. Society Expeditions Inc.
Time charterer could be liable for tour passenger's injury from operator's negligence in shoreward piloting. |
Maritime Law |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
96-35566
|
Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild Inc.
Union can breach fair representation duty by not clearing employee for work before full dues paid. |
Labor Law |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
C022434
|
Goff v. Commission on State Mandates (County of Sacramento)
County's finding of financial distress allowing reduction of welfare benefits is reviewed under independent judgment test. |
Government |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
B114523
|
DiGiacinto v. Ameriko-Omserv Corp.
No contract breach when employer notifies at-will employee of change in terms and employee continues working. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
B095356
|
Waschek v. State of California
Department of Motor Vehicles is not liable for injuries caused by licensed, visually impaired driver. |
Torts |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
G015996
|
O'Mary v. Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.
Deceased manager's deposition describing company's plan to discriminate against older managers is admissible at trial. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
C024461
|
People v. Klockman
Court lacks jurisdiction to impose sentence for charge pending in court of another county. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
96-56000
|
In re Grand Jury investigation Concerning Solid State Devices Inc. and Unisem International
Government contractor doing legitimate activity gets back property taken under warrant for seizure of all records. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
96-99000
|
McDowell v. Calderon
In capital murder case, court must clear up jury's confusion over mitigating evidence with explicit direction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
97-10305
|
United States v. Lo
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
|
H014577
|
People v. Venegas
Prior finding of defendant's fitness to be dealt with under juvenile court law may be inferred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
A076464
|
T.A.J., a Minor
Minor has no constitutionally protected privacy right to engage in sexual intercourse. |
Juveniles |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
A077089
|
Marriage of Torres
California courts have exclusive jurisdiction to enter custody orders where children's home state is California. |
Family Law |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
B097115
|
Aubry v. WCAB
Service of claim form with notice of lawsuit is sufficient to give Appeals Board jurisdiction. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
S064321
|
Jones v. City of Berkeley rent Stabilization Board
Order |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | ||
|
S060507
|
People v. Houck
Preliminary hearing transcript isn't part of 'record of conviction' and therefore isn't admissible to prove strike. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 11, 1999 | |
|
96-30199
|
U.S. v. Stockdale
Sentence reduction based on downgrade of marijuana weight equivalencies doesn't include benefit of 'safety valve' statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
97-282
|
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Employers are vicariously liable under Title VII for sexual harassment of employees by supervisors. |
Civil Rights |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
S064118
|
People v. Lopez
Child annoyance is not necessarily lesser included offense of committing lewd act on child. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
S054826
|
USAA v. Superior Court (Riley)
Consolidation of personal injury claim and action for spoliation of evidence doesn't prejudice insurance company. |
Insurance |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
S064007
|
People v. Bierman
Defendant gets resentencing if pre-'Romero' record is silent on court's discretion to strike prior conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
96-35251 and 96-35266
|
Berger v. Hanlon
Broadcast media acts 'under color of law' when present at government's execution of search warrant. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 | |
|
S064081
|
People v. Nguyen
Order |
|
Jun. 10, 1999 |
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