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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
June Medical Services v. Gee
Order 		USSC Feb. 5, 2019
Islas-Veloz v. Whitaker
Supreme Court held in 'Jordan v. De George' that the phrase 'crime involving moral turpitude' was not unconstitutionally vague; thus, petition for review challenging order of removal denied. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 5, 2019
NAAAOM v. Charter Communications
42 U.S.C. Section 1981's text permits an exception to the default but-for causation standard by virtue of 'an indication to the contrary in the statute itself.' 		Civil Rights 9th Feb. 5, 2019
NAAAOM v. COMCAST
Order 		9th Feb. 5, 2019
People v. Armstrong
Prosecution's excusal for cause of jurors who repeatedly affirmed their ability to vote for death sentence violates 'Wainwright v. Witt' standard; requires death sentence be overturned. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Feb. 5, 2019
Rand Resources, LLC v. City of Carson
Certain of defendants' communications with third party formed the basis of plaintiffs' interference claims and were made 'in connection with' a matter of public interest; thus Court of Appeal erred in part in denying anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP CASC Feb. 5, 2019
People v. Westerfield
Absent evidence that a jury was materially affected by the publicity and interest that a case generates, a court does not abuse its discretion by denying a motion for jury sequestration. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Feb. 5, 2019
People v. Hull
Grant of immunity was not required when alleged victim invoked right against self-incrimination and became unavailable under Evidence Code Section 1291 because his prior testimony was neither clearly exculpatory nor essential. 		Evidence 3DCA Feb. 4, 2019
Perow v. Uzelac
Under Family Code Section 213, a party does not change or expand the message - and hence does not seek affirmative relief - if a party is only seeking costs. 		Family Law 2DCA/2 Feb. 4, 2019
Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park
A statute, such as Public Resources Code Section 5566, meets the uniformity requirement when it does not require a uniform 'effect' or 'outcome', but rather uniform application of the statute. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/1 Feb. 4, 2019
Guardianship of C.E.
Consolidation of a guardianship proceeding into an adoption proceeding is mandatory under Family Code Section 8802(d) when a petition for adoptions arises after a child is the subject of a guardianship petition. 		Family Law 6DCA Feb. 4, 2019
U.S. v. Vederoff
Under U.S.S.G. Section 4B1.2, when a state criminal statute is broader than the general federal offense and the statute is indivisible, it is not deemed a 'crime of violence' under the U.S.S.G. section. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 4, 2019
Hurles v. Ryan
Intervening Supreme Court authority that ineffective assistance of appellate counsel cannot excuse procedural default of habeas claim renders petitioner's claim unviable. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th Feb. 4, 2019
Horton v. City of Santa Maria
Case law at the time involved circumstances too distinct to establish that a reasonable officer would perceive a substantial risk that detainee would imminently attempt suicide; thus officer entitled to qualified immunity. 		Qualified Immunity 9th Feb. 4, 2019
Hines v. Youseff
Right to be free from heightened exposure to Valley Fever spores in California state prisons was not clearly established at the time; thus, defendant officials were entitled to qualified immunity. 		Qualified Immunity 9th Feb. 4, 2019
U.S. CFTC v. Crombie
Under 7 U.S.C. Section 13(a)(4) of the Commodity Exchange Act, a defendant makes false statements 'willfully' if the defendant knew they were false or made them with reckless disregard for their veracity. 		Civil Procedure 9th Feb. 4, 2019
In re N.O.
Under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 364(c), minor's counsel did not show that conditions still existed that would justify the court's initial assumption of jurisdiction over minor; thus, termination of jurisdiction affirmed. 		Dependency 4DCA/1 Feb. 1, 2019
Vasquez v. San Miguel Produce, Inc.
An agency or similar relationship, such as being co-employers, between the nonsignatory and one of the parties to an arbitration agreement allows enforcement of the arbitration agreement by the nonsignatory. 		Arbitration 2DCA/6 Feb. 1, 2019
People v. Atkins
The prosecution must prove, as an element of the first method of violating Penal Code Section 69, that the defendant knows that the person he or she is attempting to deter is an executive officer. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Feb. 1, 2019
Berkeley Hills Watershed Coalition v. City of Berkeley
'Location exception' to California Environmental Quality Act's Class 3 exemption applies where the project impacts public resources and earthquakes and landslides are geological events; thus the proposed construction was exempt. 		Environmental Law 1DCA/1 Feb. 1, 2019
Trolan v. Trolan
A court cannot substitute its judgment and discretion for that of a trustees' if the trustees are acting within proper limits, unless there is a complete failure or refusal to perform the duties of the trustees. 		probate_and_trusts 6DCA Feb. 1, 2019
Harmony Gold U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Los Angeles
Taxation provision making prospective impact of revaluation after property owner's successful challenge of erroneous valuation properly bars owner's recovery for earlier years' overtaxation. 		Tax 2DCA/1 Feb. 1, 2019
People v. Henson
Order 		5DCA Feb. 1, 2019
Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir
Order 		3DCA Feb. 1, 2019
Ellis v. Harrison
Order 		9th Feb. 1, 2019
Booth v. U.S.
Minority tolling not recognized under Federal Tort Claims Act's statute of limitations; thus, plaintiff's action alleging that United States agency negligently caused father's death when plaintiff was a minor was time-barred. 		Civil Procedure 9th Feb. 1, 2019
American Beverage Association v. City and County of San Francisco
The 'Zauderer' test provides the appropriate framework to analyze a First Amendment claim involving compelled commercial speech involving health and safety warnings; warning covering 20 percent of sugary beverage advertisements deemed unduly burdensome. 		Constitutional Law 9th Feb. 1, 2019
Frost v. BNSF
Jury instruction that defendant could not be liable if it terminated plaintiff due to 'honest belief' that he violated safety rules in retaliation claim was inconsistent with Federal Railroad Safety Act's statutory mandate. 		Labor Law 9th Jan. 31, 2019
Cohen v. TNP 2008 Participating Notes
Agents have no standing to enforce arbitration agreements if they are not a third party beneficiary of the arbitration agreement, or if they have no actual and substantial interest in the agreement. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 Jan. 31, 2019
Fernandez v. Alexander
Because expert's declaration was purely conclusory, plaintiff presented no admissible evidence to controvert defendant's evidence that causation for medical malpractice cannot be established; thus motion for summary judgment was properly granted. 		Evidence 2DCA/8 Jan. 30, 2019
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