Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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97-1263
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Green v. Yates
Order |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-3059
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U.S. v. Shields
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075547
|
County of San Luis Obispo v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Order |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | ||
98-5067
|
Steadman v. Apfel
Order |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-6208
|
Kiel v. Scott
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075045
|
People v. Hernandez
Hearsay exception regarding threats of harm involves sufficient indicia of reliability to be constitutional. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075080
|
Travelers Indenmity Co. of Illinois v. City of Redlands Redevelopment Agency
Evidence of unlawful entries by transients is sufficient to require res ipsa loquitur instruction. |
Torts |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075201
|
Nguyen v. 20th Century Insurance Co.
Demurrer based on statute of limitations must be overruled if complaint doesn't shows when period began to run. |
Insurance |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075360
|
People v. White
Courts failure to grant defendants newtrial motion based on instructional error,doesnt merit reversal of conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S068576
|
In re Harbans
Review granted |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | ||
G023316
|
Rancho Publications v. Superior Court (Downey Community Hospital Foundation)
Non-party newspapers have qualified privilege to protect names of anonymous advertorial authors. |
Constitutional Law |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
H017149
|
Oliver v. Bradshaw
Attorney's fees aren't statutorily barred when provision is included in agreement separate from dismissed, underlying action. |
Contracts |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
B120486
|
Solit v. The Tokai Bank
A party's voluntary, gratuitous release of a lien doesn't impair the party's right to record a subsequent lien. |
Real Property |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
D028246
|
People v. Mitchell
Assistance of counsel is ineffective when sufficiency of the evidence of a prior 'strike' isn't raised on appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
A075385
|
Valentine v. Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Trial courts can order partial mistrial, reserve judgment on select causes of action, and order limited retrial. |
Torts |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
D030198
|
People v. Durant
Three strikes law requires consecutive sentences for crimes with different facts, committed on separate occasions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
B114533
|
Foothill Village Homeowners Association v. Bishop
Lenders can't get proceeds from earthquake insurance if they didn't require such insurance for loans. |
Insurance |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
H016845
|
Becerra v. County of Santa Cruz
County social workers are immune from tort liability for discretionary placement decisions. |
Torts |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
D031565
|
People v. Figueroa
Violation of administrative regulation isn't a defense in criminal prosecutions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
A084054
|
People v. The Superior Court of Contra Costa County (Whitley)
Sexually violent predator whose parole is erroneously revoked is still under state's jurisdiction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
C027597
|
M & B Construction v. Yuba County Water Agency
Requiring contractors to have specific license class in order to bid on public contracts isn't an abuse of discretion. |
Contracts |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
C028957
|
Schweisinger v. Jones
Partial service of state assembly term counts as full service for term limit provision purposes. |
Government |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S058723
|
Diamond Multimedia Systems Inc. v. Pass
Out-of-state security buyers and sellers entitled to civil remedy for market manipulation of stock prices. |
Securities |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
G022986 and G023096
|
Yuridia, a Minor
To deny family members parental status over orphaned child with AIDS, adoptive parents must be presently available. |
Juveniles |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
G021290
|
People v. Emmal
A vehicle driven 20 feet, while under defendant's control, is enough to establish element of 'transportation.' |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
G016950, G019250 and G022132
|
Tily B. Inc. v. City of Newport Beach
'No-touching' rule in nude dancing ordinance doesn't violate adult entertainment business' free speech. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-5073
|
Robinson v. Apfel
Order |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Feb. 18, 1999 | |
98-15443
|
National Committee of the Reform Party of the United States of America v. Democratic National Committee
Minority party isn't entitled to private claim for damages, due to statutory violations, under Federal Election Campaign Act. |
Government |
|
Feb. 18, 1999 | |
98-7072
|
U.S. v. Hurd
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 18, 1999 | |
98-9508
|
Linchenko v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Order |
Immigration |
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Feb. 18, 1999 |