| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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19-55717
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Johnson v. U.S.
A conviction of Hobbs Act robbery under a Pinkerton theory of liability functions as a valid predicate "crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. section 942(c) (firearm enhancement). |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Christen | Jun. 4, 2025 |
|
D082158
|
Amundson v. Catello
Decedent's surviving siblings lacked standing to prosecute partition claim where the estate was still subject to litigation because the siblings lacked clear title to the property. |
Real Property, Trust and Estates |
|
W. Dato | Jun. 4, 2025 |
|
C099948
|
Old Golden Oaks v. County of Amador
County's catch-all provision in permit submission checklist did not comply with Permit Streamlining Act's requirement to specifically list all information required from a permit applicant. |
Municipal Law, Environmental Law |
|
S. Mesiwala | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
B336980
|
Cash v. County of Los Angeles
Trial court's 30-percent "across the board" reduction in attorneys' fees award was justified due to padding and excessive, duplicative billing. |
Attorneys |
|
B. Hoffstadt | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
B333153
|
Stop C-19 v. Tooling Express
Order vacating bench trial judgment without simultaneously ordering entry of new judgment was void. |
Civil Procedure |
|
G. Weingart | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
B321252
|
Agnone v. Agnone
Imposition of sanctions under Code of Civil Procedure sections 2023.10 and 2023.030 for gamesmanship tactic was valid as an "unusual form of discovery abuse." |
Attorneys |
|
A. Egerton | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
A170087
|
Gluck v. City and County of San Francisco
City may not impose property-related charges for its combined wastewater/stormwater system without determining the proportional costs attributed to wastewater versus stormwater. |
Utilities |
|
C. Fujisaki | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
B339998
|
People v. Cabrera
Because a 50-year-to-life sentence is the functional equivalent of a life without parole sentence, defendant was eligible for youthful offender relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Juveniles |
|
D. Kim | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
H052083
|
Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Insurance company acted in bad faith when it repeatedly denied insured's tender request based on a limited scope of facts rather than investigating if there was a possibility of coverage. |
Insurance |
|
A. Danner | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
S280551
|
People v. Emanuel
Trial court improperly dismissed petition for resentencing because the evidence was insufficient to support a finding that unarmed defendant acted with reckless indifference to human life. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Evans | Jun. 3, 2025 |
|
C101678
|
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Placer
Taxing utility-owned properties at a different rate than other properties in the county was not unconstitutional. |
Utilities, Tax |
|
R. Robie | Jun. 2, 2025 |
|
B341712
|
Schneider v. Superior Court (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.)
Although Brady motions seeking discovery of exculpatory information in confidential personnel files must use procedures in the Pitchess statutes, the Pitchess limitations on disclosures do not apply to Brady motions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
N. Stone | Jun. 2, 2025 |
|
24A1079
|
Noem v. Doe
Order |
|
Jun. 2, 2025 | ||
|
D084135
|
San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes
Mechanical invalidation of petition signatures due to apparent errors in signers' addresses was arbitrary where registrar was able to locate the signers' voter registration records despite the inconsistencies. |
Government |
|
D. Rubin | Jun. 2, 2025 |
|
G064030
|
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.
"Date of injury" determination was necessary to decide if former athlete's worker's compensation claim for injuries sustained while playing 50 years ago should be sent to mandatory arbitration. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
T. Delaney | May 30, 2025 |
|
F088076
|
People v. The North River Insurance Company
Trial court erroneously denied surety's request to exonerate bail and set aside forfeiture, where defendant failed to appear in court but subsequently landed in custody in another county. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Franson | May 30, 2025 |
|
H051945
|
In re D.B.
Juvenile dependency court had authority to issue restraining order against a dependent child, enjoining the child from all contact with the parent who requested the order. |
Dependency |
|
M. Greenwood | May 30, 2025 |
|
23-975
|
Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
District court erred in denying Surface Transportation Board's approval of 88-mile railway when National Environmental Policy Act requirements were met and deference to agency decisions was required. |
Administrative Agencies, Environmental Law |
|
B. Kavanaugh | May 30, 2025 |
|
23-3214
|
U.S. v. Puig Valdes
Defendant's plea agreement withdrawal before the agreement was entered and accepted by the court rendered the factual basis of the plea agreement inadmissible. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
D. Collins | May 30, 2025 |
|
23-4031
|
Olympus Spa v. Armstrong
Requiring spa to adopt new language in its published policy to affirm equal access to customers--equal access being required by law--was an incidental restriction on speech essential to eliminate discriminatory conduct. |
Constitutional Law |
|
M. McKeown | May 30, 2025 |
|
B335274
|
People v. Duenas
Granting defendant's habeas petition vacated the sentence, rendered the judgment nonfinal, and entitled defendant to full resentencing, including application of subsequent ameliorative legislation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
V. Viramontes | May 29, 2025 |
|
C099467
|
Dameron Hospital Assn. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.
Hospital's conditions of admission and assignment of benefits were unenforceable and therefore could not be invoked to compel payment from insurance company. |
Insurance, Health Care |
|
H. Hull | May 29, 2025 |
|
H051093
|
Perry v. Stuart
LLC's member list was a trade secret, and the trade secret provisions of Civil Code section 3426.1 take precedence over Corporations Code section 17704.10 record production requirements. |
Corporations, Intellectual Property |
|
A. Danner | May 29, 2025 |
|
B338047
|
Osuna v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.
Plaintiff's Private Attorneys General Act claim was not time-barred when it met standing requirements and was filed before legislative changes imposed a statute of limitations. |
Employment Law |
|
H. Baltodano | May 29, 2025 |
|
D082912
|
People v. Shively
Failure to establish a criminal street gang existed or demonstrate a common, nonreputational benefit to a gang meant gang enhancement was not supported by sufficient evidence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Castillo | May 29, 2025 |
|
F083197
|
Naranjo v. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto, Inc.
Contract-based claim for declaratory relief related to obligations arising after treatment was not foreclosed by prior holding regarding hospitals' duty to disclose fees prior to providing emergency treatment. |
Health Care, Contracts |
|
D. Franson | May 28, 2025 |
|
B327196
|
Carranza v. City of Los Angeles
Nude look-alike photo of police captain that was widely circulated around the LAPD was sufficiently severe and pervasive to create a hostile work environment. |
Employment Discrimination |
|
N. Stone | May 28, 2025 |
|
24-410
|
L.M. v. Middleborough
Order |
|
May 28, 2025 | ||
|
24-291
|
Apache Stronghold v. U.S.
Order |
|
May 28, 2025 | ||
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24-3659
|
Tohono O'Odham Nation v. U.S. Dept. of the Interior
District court erred in granting Bureau of Land Management's dismissal request when it only relied on its previous preliminary injunction ruling to determine if dismissal was appropriate. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Bennett | May 28, 2025 |
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