Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B112263
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International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union et al. v. Los Angeles Export Terminal, Inc.
Board of directors meeting of private corporation is open to the public when city is a shareholder. |
Government |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
98-1332
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Coleman v. Morall
Order |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
97-2131
|
Waggoner v. Amoco Production Company
Order |
Torts |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
98-1223
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Bankruptcy of Irvine-Pacific Commercial Insurance Brokers Inc.
Attorney fees portion of prepetition state court judgment claim isn't impermissible damages award. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
98-1136
|
Bankruptcy of Steward
Debtor can claim state law homestead exemption although divorced spouse claims federal exemption in own case. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
98-1232
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Bankruptcy of Heddings Lumber & Building Supply Inc.
Fraudulent transfer claim invalid where the debtor has no interest in the assets transferred. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
97-1544
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Bankruptcy of Elsinore Corporation
Employees not entitled to priority wages for 90-day periord prior to hotel closing where parent company still operating. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
B119961
|
People v. Tillman
Imposition of penalty assessments, when there's no fine upon which to base it, is improper. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
B123828
|
People v. Thygesen
Sufficient evidence of lost rental value and reasonable replacement value of like property is required for restitution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
D028395
|
Solano v. Abrenica
Duty owed where tennis player no longer participating in tennis activity struck by ball. |
Torts |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
H017585
|
Monterey Plaza Hotel v. Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 483
Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation suit for defamation appropriately stricken where news broadcasts aren't defamatory. |
Torts |
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Mar. 4, 1999 | |
D028156
|
Southbay Creditors Trust v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
New Motor Vehicle Board doesn't have primary jurisdiction to hear suit based entirely on common law claims. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
97-2232
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Anthony v. Cambra
Amending stayed habeas corpus petition to add newly-exhausted claims denied. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
98-1266
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Bankruptcy of Capitol Metals Co. Inc.
Disinterested entity cannot be employed by debtor as investment banker/financial advisor. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
B126944
|
Salman Y., a minor
Parent who fails to protect minor child from abuse by third party isn't entitled to reunification services. |
Juveniles |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
H017027
|
White v. Inbound Aviation
Where damages for vicarious liability in negligent entrustment case aren't properly allocated, statutory limit applies. |
Torts |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
96-0289
|
State v. Medina
Evidence of gang membership is not a mitigating circumstance for sentencing purposes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 4, 1999 | |
G019461
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Hollaway v. Edwards
Court rule stating when attorney fees must be requested doesn't bind probate court's discretion in awarding fees. |
Probate and Trusts |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
G020575
|
People v. Bennett
Defendants aren't entitled to advance new theories for suppressing evidence at second preliminary hearings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-10027
|
U.S. v. Crawford
Party seeking offset under Victim Witness Protection Act must demonstrate insurance proceeds were for same loss. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
H018030
|
Shelley J., minor
Rule allowing challenges to pleadings' sufficiency for first time on appeal doesn't apply to dependency actions. |
Family Law |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-1184
|
Bankruptcy of Feiler
Prepetition election to carry-forward net operating losses on a federal tax return constitutes a fraudulent transfer. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-4033
|
Raleigh v. Snowbird Corp.
Order |
Employment Law |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-7037
|
Penn-White v. King
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-3296
|
Harris v. Booker
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
95-0160
|
State v. Fulminante
Hearsay statements reflecting victim's belief to establish defendant's future conduct are inadmissible. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-1400
|
Bankruptcy of McCarthy
Failure to provide trial transcript of oral findings of fact and conclusions of law warrants affirmation on appeal. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-3090
|
Persons v. Runyon
Order |
Civil Rights |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
98-1468
|
Hirsch v. Secretary of the Army
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 3, 1999 | |
D030198
|
People v. Durant
Three strikes law requires consecutive sentences for crimes with different facts, committed on separate occasions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 3, 1999 |