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Murray v. State of Wyoming
Order
Prisoners Rights Mar. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Nunez-Pulido
Order
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
People v. Moreno
Review granted
Mar. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Leopard
Court's failure to appoint counsel to defendant's case during evidentiary hearing is error.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Hernandez-Muniz
Defendant's Fifth Amendment rights aren't violated by prosecutor's comments on defendant's failure to testify.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
Lohf v. Runyon
Order
Employment Law Mar. 17, 1999
Charmice G., a Minor
Welfare and Institutions Code bars direct appeals from orders setting permanency planning hearings.
Juveniles Mar. 17, 1999
People v. Shannon
Taking clothes from rack and giving them to cashier for refund constitutes completed theft.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
Rhoden v. Rowland
Unconstitutional shackling of defendant at trial in view of jury is inherently prejudicial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
Friends of Southeast's Future v. Morrison
Forest plan doesn't require environmental impact statement if agency reserves right to alter it.
Environmental Law Mar. 17, 1999
Gregory v. Widnall
In its context, single drawing of monkey on memo doesn't create triable issue regarding race discrimination.
Civil Rights Mar. 17, 1999
Bianchi v. Perry
Order
Mar. 17, 1999
Emard v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
State law governs distribution of proceeds from life insurance plan covered by Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Labor Law Mar. 17, 1999
Maglica v. Maglica
Measure of quantum meruit is value of services rendered, not amount of benefit conferred.
Contracts Mar. 17, 1999
Mauro v. Arpaio
County prison regulation prohibiting inmates' possession of sexually explicit material is unconstitutionally overbroad.
Prisoners Rights Mar. 17, 1999
Joshua M., a Minor
Statute expanding grounds for denial of reunification services allows consideration of prior conduct.
Juveniles Mar. 17, 1999
The Downey Venture v. LMI Insurance Co.
Liability insurer must defend malicious prosecution action but isn't liable for any resulting judgment.
Insurance Mar. 17, 1999
Kelley v. Trunk
Conclusory expert opinion is insufficient to support motion for summary judgment in medical malpractice suit.
Torts Mar. 17, 1999
People v. Yarborough
Prior child molestation conviction is both substantive element of current crime and a 'strike.'
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
Morrison v. Viacom Inc.
Provision of television cable services on a tiered channel basis doesn't violate Cartwright Act.
Antitrust Mar. 17, 1999
Cassiar Mining Corp. v. Superior Court (Anderson)
Canadian asbestos supplier has sufficient contacts with California to justify exercise of specific jurisdiction.
Civil Procedure Mar. 17, 1999
Bankruptcy of Banks
Claim for which state limitations period expired prepetition is valid where creditor took affirmative prepetition act.
Bankruptcy Mar. 17, 1999
Bankruptcy of Brown
Creditor is sanctioned for violating discharge injunction by seeking debt reaffirmation.
Bankruptcy Mar. 17, 1999
Rosales v. Thermex-Thermatron Inc.
Acquiring company is strictly liable for defective product sold by predecessor.
Torts Mar. 17, 1999
Bankruptcy of Taylor
No partial exception from discharge for student loans; undue hardship requires good faith effort to repay loan.
Bankruptcy Mar. 17, 1999
Bankruptcy of Washington Trust Deed Service Corp.
State court action by creditor against a trustee properly dismissed for failure to state a claim.
Bankruptcy Mar. 17, 1999
Amos v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Injured employee faced with differing, medically reasonable treatment options may choose among them.
Workers' Compensation Mar. 17, 1999
Fleming v. Monumental Life Insurance Co.
Letter stating amount of available life insurance under conversion option binds insurer to provide coverage.
Insurance Mar. 17, 1999
Matter of Pipkins
Order
Mar. 17, 1999
U.S. v. Soueiti
Decision whether to order deportation of criminal defendant isn't a civil matter under Equal Access to Justice Act.
Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 17, 1999