Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A154448
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Modification: Sturgell v. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
A sale and transfer of Dungeness Crab Vessel permit approved by the Department of Fish and Wildlife rendered the appeal reinstating respondent's permit moot. |
Environmental Law |
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J. Richman | Jan. 6, 2020 |
B290069
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Modification: Long Beach Unified School Dist. v. Margaret Williams, LLC
Anti-SLAPP motion properly granted by trial court due to cross-claims arising out of protected activity, and the challenged claims lacking legal sufficiency due to unconscionability of a disputed indemnity provision. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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N. Manella | Jan. 3, 2020 |
B293813
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Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA
The Song-Beverly Consumer Act prohibits lower court from limiting attorney's fees to two different plaintiffs in vehicle breach of warranty case. |
Consumer Law |
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N. Manella | Jan. 3, 2020 |
A156720
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People v. Blanchard
'In re Sade C.' determines if appeal from an incompetency finding and civil commitment is warranted where defense counsel asserts there are no arguable appellate issues. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Siggins | Jan. 3, 2020 |
A154889
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Ojjeh v. Brown
Trial court erred in denying defendants anti-SLAPP motion after defendants allegedly failed to produce complete Syrian refugee documentary and solicited funds. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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C. Fujisaki | Jan. 3, 2020 |
18-1351
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In re: Richard L. Black
Bankruptcy court erred in requiring debtor to dedicate the excess proceeds of postpetition sale of prepetition real estate to pay unsecured creditors under chapter 13 plan. |
Bankruptcy |
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R. Faris | Jan. 3, 2020 |
F076484
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People v. Lowery
Defendants' failure to object to court imposed fines, fees, and assessments forfeits their appellate claim that the court improperly failed to hold an ability-to-pay hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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H. Levy | Jan. 3, 2020 |
17-17351
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Amended Opinion: Enigma Software v. Malwarebytes, Inc.
The immunity provided in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not apply to software that the provider finds objectionable for anti-competitive reasons. |
Cyber Law |
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M. Schroeder | Jan. 2, 2020 |
16-36082
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Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Blades
Although state court's decision was contrary to clinical standards in place at the time, it was not obvious then that strict adherence to clinical standards was required; thus, habeas relief denied. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Jan. 2, 2020 |
18-15443
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San Francisco Herring Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
The National Park Service's enforcement action notice and subsequent move to actually enforce fishing restrictions rendered agency action final under the APA; formal rule-making is not a prerequisite for finality. |
Administrative Agencies |
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D. Bress | Jan. 2, 2020 |
18-35629
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Center for Biological Diversity v. Bernhardt
The Congressional Review Act's streamlined legislative procedure allowing for congressional rescission of newly promulgated agency rules does not unconstitutionally offend separation of powers principles or the Take Care Clause. |
Constitutional Law |
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S. Ikuta | Dec. 31, 2019 |
18-55789
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Bahra v. City of San Bernardino
Under legislative-intent exception, Plaintiff's California Labor Code Section 1102.5 claim alleging that defendants fired plaintiff from his post in retaliation for his whistleblowing activities was not precluded. |
Labor Law |
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S. Graber | Dec. 31, 2019 |
18-16721
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Becerra v. Dr Pepper/Seven Up
Dr. Pepper not in violation of Consumer Fraud by labeling sodas 'diet' because reasonable consumers understand 'diet' soda does not promise weight loss or health benefits. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Bybee | Dec. 31, 2019 |
F076421
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People v. Ellis
Defendants sentenced pursuant to a plea agreement need not obtain a certificate of probable cause to seek relief under Senate Bill 1393's Three Strike Law amendments. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Meehan | Dec. 30, 2019 |
C084800
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Noori v. Countrywide Payroll & HR Solutions, Inc.
Employer violates Labor Code by using an unregistered acronym for a fictitious business name on employees' paychecks. |
Labor Law |
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W. Murray | Dec. 30, 2019 |
C088360
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Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Ameron Pole Products LLC
Showing that respondent was not a cause-in-fact of car accident was not tantamount to showing that respondent was not a cause-in-fact of motorist's injuries. |
Torts |
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J. Renner | Dec. 30, 2019 |
A152935
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Rincon EV Realty LLC v. CP III Rincon Towers, Inc.
Court's findings in connection with plaintiffs' equitable claim for unfair competition resolved plaintiffs' legal claims because the alleged violations of the legal claims were subsumed within the UCL claim. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Streeter | Dec. 30, 2019 |
18-16071
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V.V.V. & Sons Edible Oils v. Meenakshi Overseas
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's jurisdiction is limited to registering trademarks; subsequent infringement claims are not barred by claim preclusion even if previously litigated before the TTAB. |
Civil Procedure |
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R. Nelson | Dec. 30, 2019 |
19-50014
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U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
Health and Safety Code Section 11378 and the Controlled Substances Act facially differ; more fact-finding is necessary to decide if Section 11378 cannot be used as a basis for removal. |
Immigration |
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A. Hurwitz | Dec. 30, 2019 |
16-72246
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Lopez-Angel v. Barr
Permanent resident who was deported allowed to proceed with deportation appeal because he was involuntarily removed from the United States. |
Immigration |
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A. Hurwitz | Dec. 30, 2019 |
17-56706
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Shaw v. Bank of America
Court lacks jurisdiction over loan rescission case because plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies first. |
Administrative Agencies |
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R. Nelson | Dec. 30, 2019 |
18-55331
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Great Minds v. Office Depot
Licensee's hiring of third-party copy service to reproduce licensed material strictly for licensee's own permitted use does not turn third party into licensee that is bound to license terms. |
Copyright |
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J. Farris | Dec. 30, 2019 |
16-16179
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Roberts v. City and County of Honolulu
Order |
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Dec. 30, 2019 | ||
B284827
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Cacho v. Eurostar, Inc.
Class certification denied for shoe store employees who alleged wage and labor violations because evidence did not show the claims were typical to the class. |
Civil Procedure |
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G. Feuer | Dec. 27, 2019 |
A155224
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In re M.T.
Restitution order to pay for victim's stolen phone after fight was not appealable because there is no final judgment when a minor is placed on informal supervision. |
Juveniles |
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I. Petrou | Dec. 27, 2019 |
S240156
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Mathews v. Becerra
Psychotherapist plaintiffs asserted a legally cognizable right to privacy claim under the California Constitution when they challenged the statutory mandate that they report patients who admitted to viewing child pornography. |
Constitutional Law |
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G. Liu | Dec. 27, 2019 |
S245996
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San Diegans for Open Government v. Public Facilities Financing
Under Government Code Section 1092, only parties to contract at issue have right to sue to avoid contract allegedly made in violation of Section 1090; thus, plaintiff lacked standing. |
Government |
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C. Corrigan | Dec. 27, 2019 |
16-72982
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Amended Opinion: Zuniga v. Barr
Petitioner had right to counsel in reasonable fear review proceedings initiated under 8 U.S.C. Section 1228, and Immigration Judge failed to obtain valid waiver of that right. |
Immigration |
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P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Dec. 27, 2019 |
18-36087
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Danielson v. Inslee
Public employee unions may use their good faith reliance on then-existing precedent to shield themselves from retrospective monetary liability for pre-'Janus' collection of compulsory agency fees from non-union members. |
Labor Law |
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J. Nguyen | Dec. 27, 2019 |
13-99003
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Carter v. Davis
Counsel made legitimate tactical decision to focus on positive aspects of defendant's career and family life as an adult, rather than giving greater emphasis to his traumatic childhood. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Dec. 27, 2019 |