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People v. Baker
Mandatory 15-years-to-life prison sentence for oral copulation of six-year-old is not cruel and unusual punishment in violation of state constitution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 23, 2018
Native Ecosystems Council v. Marten
Dissolution of injunction affirmed where agency descriptions in its Environmental Impact Statement show that agency took hard look at project. 		Environmental Law 9th Feb. 23, 2018
G.W. Palmer & Co. v. AgriCap Financial
A threshold true sale test must be applied to determine whether transferred agricultural assets remain in trust under PACA 		statutory_interpretation 9th Feb. 23, 2018
Hauser v. Ventura County Board of Supervisors
Judgment denying conditional use permit affirmed where plaintiff fails to show that plaintiff is entitled to permit. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/6 Feb. 22, 2018
Area 51 Productions v. City of Alameda
Communicative acts underlying City refusal to grant property-use license to plaintiff not Anti-SLAPP protected activity in connection with breach of contract claim 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/4 Feb. 22, 2018
M.N. v. Morgan Hill Unified School District
One-year expulsion proper when school district finds student committed sexual battery based on substantial nonhearsay and hearsay evidence 		Juveniles 6DCA Feb. 22, 2018
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers
Per explicit statutory definition, employee does not gain Dodd-Frank whistleblower retaliation protections unless he reports suspicions of securities law violations to SEC. 		Securities USSC Feb. 22, 2018
Class v. U.S.
Judgment finding that guilty plea waives claims challenging constitutionality of statute reversed and remanded where guilty plea, alone, does not bar direct appeal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure USSC Feb. 22, 2018
Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
Under Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, parties cannot attach sovereign property to satisfy a judgment against a foreign state unless immunity is rescinded under the section. 		statutory_interpretation USSC Feb. 22, 2018
Murphy v. Smith
Statute requires prevailing prisoner civil rights plaintiff to contribute fully 25 percent of judgment to fee award; district court lacks discretion to direct lesser contribution. 		Civil Rights USSC Feb. 22, 2018
Bassett v. ABM Parking Services
Judgment dismissing action alleging single cause of action for lack of standing affirmed where plaintiff fails to allege concrete injury in fact. 		Civil Procedure 9th Feb. 22, 2018
Hurley v. California Deptartment of Parks and Recreation
Substantial evidence supports Information Practices Act claim where supervisor shared sensitive information pertaining to employee with other, non-supervisory employee. 		Employment Law 4DCA/1 Feb. 22, 2018
People v. Tran
Case remanded where juvenile sentencing hearing precedes decision that affords such offenders right to present evidence for possibility of future parole. 		Juveniles 4DCA/3 Feb. 21, 2018
Montana v. Wyoming
Order 		USSC Feb. 21, 2018
CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese
Ordinary principles of contract law govern collective bargaining agreements. 		Contracts 6DCA Feb. 21, 2018
Murco Wall Products Inc. v. Galier
Order 		USSC Feb. 21, 2018
Johnson v. Gill
Mistakenly transferring a defendant from state to federal custody does not automatically convey primary jurisdiction to federal authorities for purposes of prison sentence commencement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 21, 2018
People v. Hutchinson
Where robber enters home and steals items belonging to parents but also assaults daughter, he may be found guilty of robbery against daughter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Feb. 20, 2018
Terris v. County of Santa Barbara
Labor Code Section 244, which does not require litigant to exhaust administrative remedies is inapplicable to plaintiff where section only applies to claims before Labor Commissioner. 		Labor Law 2DCA/6 Feb. 20, 2018
San Francisco Apartment Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
State unlawful detainer statute does not preempt local ordinance placing substantive limitations on grounds for eviction. 		Government 1DCA/5 Feb. 16, 2018
People v. Dynes
Court order denying ex-parte application for Proposition 57 resentencing is unappealable order where court lacks jurisdiction to grant relief pursuant to provision. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Feb. 16, 2018
Amended Opinion: Padilla-Ramirez v. Bible
Alien detained subject to removal orders not entitled to bond hearing typically available to those detained 'pending decision on removal,' and despite ongoing withholding only proceedings. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 16, 2018
Amended Opinion: Song v. Sessions
A refugee's past persecution for an imputed political opinion may establish a protected political view for purposes of seeking asylum in the U.S. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 16, 2018
J.H. v. Superior Court
'Sanchez' limits on admissible expert testimony do not apply to a social service report admitted pursuant to the Welfare and Institutions Code in a status review hearing 		Family Law 2DCA/6 Feb. 16, 2018
Folkens v. Wyland Worldwide
Copyright infringement action unsuccessful where contested element, two dolphins crossing, is imagine expressed in nature and thus part of common heritage of humankind. 		Copyright 9th Feb. 15, 2018
People v. Henderson
Court not precluded from ordering restitution for residential security system expenses in the absence of a violent felony under Section 1202.4(f)(3) 		statutory_interpretation 3DCA Feb. 15, 2018
Hong Sang Market v. Peng
Res judicata does not bar breach of contract action that follows unlawful detainer action where plaintiff recovers back-due rent for separate months in each action. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/3 Feb. 15, 2018
Amended Opinion: Murray v. Schriro
Murderer, who killed victims during armed robbery, could not revisit sanitized crime scene, which his attorney and investigators had already inspected. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 15, 2018
Gonzalez-Caraveo v. Sessions
Remand inappropriate despite erroneous finding that Immigration Judge lacks jurisdiction over administrative closure request where petitioners fail to show eligibility for administrative closure. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 15, 2018
Rodriguez Tovar v. Sessions
Child of lawful permanent resident may utilize age calculation formula for purposes of converting to immediate relative status after parent is naturalized 		Immigration 9th Feb. 15, 2018
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