Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B289852
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In re Gadlin
Under Proposition 57, early parole eligibility is assessed based on the conviction for which an inmate is now serving a state prison sentence, rather than prior criminal history; thus, habeas corpus petition granted. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Kim | Jan. 30, 2019 |
17-16263
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Gilberg v. California Check Cashing Stores
Satisfying the Fair Credit Reporting Act's 'standalone document requirement' requires an employer who obtains a consumer report on a job applicant to give a disclosure form consisting solely of a FCRA disclosure. |
Employment Law |
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R. Fisher | Jan. 30, 2019 |
17-16107
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Gill v. USDOJ
Sharing of terrorism-related information through adoption of a Functional Standard was exempt from the notice and comment requirement under the Administrative Procedure Act because the dissemination of information rested in analysts' discretion. |
Administrative Agencies |
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M. Smith | Jan. 30, 2019 |
17-16510
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Aspic Engineering and Construction v. ECC Centcom Constructors
Where arbitrator's award 'fails to draw its essence from' underlying parties' agreement as to conditional construction subcontracts in Afghanistan, vacatur proper. |
Arbitration |
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M. Smith | Jan. 29, 2019 |
16-70885
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Karingithi v. Whitaker
Notice to appear that did not specify the time and date of alien's initial removal hearing vested immigration judge with jurisdiction because notice of hearing specifying this information was later sent to alien. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Jan. 29, 2019 |
12-55911
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Cuero v. Kernan
Order |
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Jan. 29, 2019 | ||
D073304
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People v. Aguayo
Assault can be committed with an inherently deadly weapon without using force likely to produce great bodily injury; thus force-likely assault is not a lesser included offense of assault with a deadly weapon. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Haller | Jan. 29, 2019 |
B289852
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In re Gadlin
Opinion |
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Jan. 29, 2019 | ||
D072375
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Issa v. Applegate
Political figure could not demonstrate a probability of prevailing on his claim for libel because he could not show the implications were not 'substantially true;' thus, anti-SLAPP motion was properly granted. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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C. Aaron | Jan. 28, 2019 |
B289611
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Jensen v. Jensen
A person acting as guardian ad litem solely to litigate for another in a particular state is not enough to deem them to have purposefully availed themselves of that state. |
Civil Procedure |
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K. Yegan | Jan. 28, 2019 |
G056696
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People v. Servin
The standard of review for California Penal Code Section 1170(e)'s compassionate release is whether 'some evidence' supports the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation recommendation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Fybel | Jan. 28, 2019 |
B287255
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People v. Martinez
Defendants convicted of felony murder or murder under a natural and probable consequences theory must file a Penal Code Section 1170.95 petition to gain retroactive relief under Senate Bill 1437. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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L. Baker | Jan. 28, 2019 |
A152946
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Ditzian v. Unger
Prescriptive easement allowing plaintiffs to access sand dunes via defendant's property not a public easement prohibited by Civil Code Section 1009 because it was a private prescriptive easement between neighboring landowners. |
Real Property |
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M. Simons | Jan. 28, 2019 |
16-56515
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Curtis v. Irwin Industries
Plaintiffs' claim was preempted under Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act because California overtime law does not apply to an employee working under a qualifying collective bargaining agreement. |
Labor Law |
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S. Ikuta | Jan. 28, 2019 |
D073038
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People v. Wright
To insulate a plea agreement from future changes in the law the parties should specify that the consequences of the plea will remain fixed despite amendments to the relevant law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Nares | Jan. 28, 2019 |
A153238
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Modification: McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena
Cities are not required to have a design review ordinance, so when one does impose such an additional level of review, it is for the city to determine the scope of the review. |
Environmental Law |
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H. Needham | Jan. 28, 2019 |
A141335
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Siri v. Sutter Home Winery, Inc.
A defendant moving for summary judgment bears the initial burden of presenting evidence establishing that a plaintiff either cannot establish an element of their claim or a complete defense exists. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Pollack | Jan. 25, 2019 |
A153188
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Linton v. County of Contra Costa
Plaintiff's Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 offer provided her the right to seek attorney fees as 'allowed by law,' but no such fees were 'allowed by law.' |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Margulies | Jan. 25, 2019 |
B290290
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In re Roger S.
Under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300(b), continuously having foul body odor and dirty clothes as school, does not indicate that a child is at substantial risk of physical harm or illness. |
Family Law |
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V. Chaney | Jan. 25, 2019 |
S238954
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People v. Colbert
Crime was punishable as burglary and not shoplifting when defendant entered a commercial establishment open during business hours, but then entered interior room that was off-limits to public with intent to steal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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L. Kruger | Jan. 25, 2019 |
16-70823
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Singh v. Whitaker
The Department of Homeland Security must conduct individualized analysis in order to rebut the presumption that future persecution at the hands of the government exists nationwide for an applicant seeking asylum. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Jan. 25, 2019 |
16-56472
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M.S. v. LAUSD
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2019 | ||
B286350
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Modification: Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Section 998 offer not made in good faith when made five days after defendant filed its answer, defendant had very little information available, and plaintiff never responded to that concern. |
Civil Procedure |
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B. Hoffstadt | Jan. 25, 2019 |
B282674
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Jayone Foods v. Aekyung Industrial Co. Ltd.
Manufacturers are subject to specific jurisdiction if their actions were designed to consummate a business arrangement in which the manufacturer would profit financially by selling its product for use in a given state. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. Zelon | Jan. 24, 2019 |
B285391
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Anderson-Barker v. Superior Court
Under California Public Records Act, petitioner had to show that the City had a right to control the data in question; thus, a right to access the data was insufficient. |
Public Records Act |
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L. Zelon | Jan. 24, 2019 |
F073982
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People v. Taggart
The constructive custody inherent in the alternative custody program referred to as 'sheriff's parole,' involves relatively minimal physical constraint and is therefore insufficient to constitute lawful/actual custody under Section 4532(b)(1). |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Snauffer | Jan. 24, 2019 |
17-55926
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Harmoni International Spice v. Hume
Proximate cause under RICO claim adequately alleged by showing a direct causal link between defendants' alleged sham requests for an administrative review and plaintiffs' expenses incurred in responding to the review. |
International Law |
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P. Watford | Jan. 24, 2019 |
B280047
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Zhang v. Jenevein
Recording conversations and using them in contractual arbitration are not protected activities under Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, since contractual arbitration is neither a judicial nor official proceeding authorized by law. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Segal | Jan. 24, 2019 |
D072198
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Mackey v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State University
Defendants did not meet burden to show lack of a triable issue as to whether plaintiffs suffered a materially adverse action under circumstances suggesting a racially discriminatory motive; thus, summary judgment reversed. |
Employment Discrimination |
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W. Dato | Jan. 24, 2019 |
B278316
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In re Marriage of Begian & Sarajian
Family Code Section 852(a) creates a presumption that transactions between spouses are not "transmutations," unless evidence in a transaction document definitively reveals the adversely affected spouse's intentions to transmute their property. |
Family Law |
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A. Egerton | Jan. 23, 2019 |