Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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97-35019
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McHugh v. United Service Automobile Assoc.
Order |
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Feb. 21, 1999 | ||
A081428
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Holmes v. District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco
Prior to peace officer's termination, due process only requires the officer get a chance to tell his side of the story. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
C029792
|
County of Sacramento v. Worker's Compensation Appeals Board and Pamela Estrada
Worker's compensation judge lacks authority to leave discovery open after mandatory settlement conference. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-1352
|
Kilgore v. Neal
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-3154
|
Walling v. State of Kansas
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-1322
|
Coleman v. Storage Technology Corporation
Order |
Civil Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
97-1235
|
Gagliano v. Storage Technology Corporation
Order |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-2112
|
Conner v. Lemaster
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-2056
|
U.S. v. Chavez-Huerta
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
97-1263
|
Green v. Yates
Order |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-3059
|
U.S. v. Shields
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S075547
|
County of San Luis Obispo v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Order |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | ||
98-5067
|
Steadman v. Apfel
Order |
Administrative Agencies |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
98-6208
|
Kiel v. Scott
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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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 |
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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 |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
S068576
|
In re Harbans
Review granted |
|
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
H016845
|
Becerra v. County of Santa Cruz
County social workers are immune from tort liability for discretionary placement decisions. |
Torts |
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Feb. 19, 1999 | |
D031565
|
People v. Figueroa
Violation of administrative regulation isn't a defense in criminal prosecutions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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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 |
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Feb. 19, 1999 |