| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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D030717
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San Diego County Deputy Sheriffs Assn. v. San Diego County Sheriffs Dept.
Administrative agency must pay interest on backpay when employee is reinstated after wrongful termination. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | |
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D027060
|
San Diego Housing Commission v. Industrial Indemnity Co.
Insurer not liable to city housing authority for construction defects absent third party claims against city. |
Insurance |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | |
|
B118285
|
People v. Macauley
Arson suffices as crime involving "force or violence" under statute confining mentally disordered offenders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | |
|
B126210
|
Garcetti v. Superior Court (Lyles)
Under Sexually Violent Predator Act, trial court may hear commitment petition when defendant isn't lawfully in custody. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | |
|
B117963
|
Farnham v. City of Los Angeles
Government is fully immune from liability where injury occurs on any paved or unpaved trail, including bike paths. |
Government |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | |
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97-35019
|
McHugh v. United Service Automobile Assoc.
Order |
|
Feb. 21, 1999 | ||
|
A081428
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
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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 |
|
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 |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
|
98-2112
|
Conner v. Lemaster
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
|
98-2056
|
U.S. v. Chavez-Huerta
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
|
97-1263
|
Green v. Yates
Order |
Civil Rights |
|
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 |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | ||
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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 |
|
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 |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | ||
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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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Feb. 19, 1999 | |
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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 | |
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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 |
