Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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F086665
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People v. Hernandez
Defendant's appeal was dismissed when no issue was presented pertaining to the matter appealed and the court lacked jurisdiction on the only (unrelated) issue raised. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Peña | Jul. 26, 2024 |
21-16528
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Ruelas v. County of Alameda
Non-convicted incarcerated individuals performing services in county jails for a private, for-profit company had no wage and hour claims under the California Labor Code. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Employment Law |
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S. Thomas | Jul. 29, 2024 |
B324716
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Camden Systems v. 409 North Camden
Despite prior meeting's defective notice, LLC's member's ratification authorized and affirmed previous actions. |
Corporations |
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G. Feuer | Jul. 25, 2024 |
D083446
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Snap v. Superior Court (Pina)
A history of posts by an allegedly violent victim featuring the firearm used in his murder was sufficient for finding good cause for a subpoena of his social media history. |
Evidence |
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J. McConnell | Jul. 25, 2024 |
C098736
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Hearden v. Windsor Redding Care Center
Despite arbitration agreements signed by relatives in purportedly representative capacity, the agreements were not enforceable because no agency relationship, actual or ostensible, existed between the relatives and the signatories. |
Arbitration |
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L. Mauro | Jul. 25, 2024 |
B327348
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Salami v. Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Hospital's alleged failure to disclose emergency medical services fees beyond including it in the chargemaster did not furnish a basis for unfair competition and consumer protection claims. |
Consumer Law, Health Care |
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H. Baltodano | Jul. 25, 2024 |
10-99022
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Lee v. Thornell
Because absence of additional mitigating evidence of defense counsel was due more to lack of available evidence rather than to counsel's incompetence, district court did not err in denying habeas relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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E. Miller | Jul. 25, 2024 |
16-71315
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Shen v. Garland
An adverse credibility determination of a flustered asylum petitioner was unduly influenced by a misstatement of Chinese law during a cross-examination. |
Immigration |
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D. Collins | Jul. 25, 2024 |
22-16788
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Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Falconers' annual forced choice between agreeing to unannounced, warrantless inspections or not receiving a California falconry license was a concrete injury in fact that supported Article III standing. |
Civil Procedure |
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D. Forrest | Jul. 25, 2024 |
23-15822
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In re: Silver Lake Group, LLC Securities Litigation
Trial court properly dismissed securities claims where plaintiffs failed to adequately plead that the defendant shareholders had material non-public information. |
Securities |
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M. Smith | Jul. 25, 2024 |
23-35294
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State of Washington v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Denial of motion to intervene was appropriate where Idaho's complaint-in-intervention sought different relief than Washington's original complaint and failed to independently establish that Idaho had standing to pursue its claims. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Thomas | Jul. 25, 2024 |
B320642
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Safieddine v. MBC FZ, LLC, et al.
California court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Arab news outlets by virtue of their rebroadcast of an allegedly defamatory story in the U.S. via DISH. |
Civil Procedure |
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C. Lee | Jul. 25, 2024 |
D081951
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People v. Jimenez
Youthful offender's second resentencing petition was not barred by issue preclusion because his initial petition was filed before material shift in law regarding youthful offender's legal culpability. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Buchanan | Jul. 24, 2024 |
22-50233
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U.S. v. Yepez
Compassionate release provision may not be used to shorten the terms of a supervised release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Friedland | Jul. 24, 2024 |
23-16021
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Sridej v. Blinken
Secretary of State complied with obligations under the Convention Against Torture in decision to extradite defendant to Thailand. |
International Law |
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M. Christen | Jul. 24, 2024 |
22-507
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Colin-Villavicencio v. Garland
Petitioner failed to demonstrate that she was eligible for derivative citizenship because her parents were not married and her father, who was not a naturalized citizen, acknowledged paternity. |
Immigration |
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R. Nelson | Jul. 24, 2024 |
S280322
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Downey v. City of Riverside
Plaintiffs asserting bystander emotional distress claims are not required to show contemporaneous perception of the causal link between defendant's conduct and victim's injuries. |
Torts |
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L. Kruger | Jul. 23, 2024 |
G063586
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People v. Hernandez
Prosecution could not rescind plea agreement due to changes in sentence resulting from applications of ameliorative sentencing laws pursuant to the provisions of Penal Code Section 1172.5. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Delaney | Jul. 23, 2024 |
B329800
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People v. Esquivias
Trial courts that grant habeas review are not obligated to revisit a defendant's entire sentence on review. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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B. Hoffstadt | Jul. 22, 2024 |
D081851
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Dickson v. Mann
Law firm had no third-party claim on funds paid under flat fee arrangement despite a provision stating the money was earned on receipt because it had not yet provided any legal services. |
Attorneys |
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J. Irion | Jul. 22, 2024 |
23-15290
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AGK Sierra De Montserrat L.P. v. Comerica Bank
First-party litigation attorney fees are not covered by standard indemnity provisions as a general matter under California law unless it is explicitly stated otherwise in the contract. |
Contracts |
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L. VanDyke | Jul. 22, 2024 |
23-55015
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Lopez v. Aircraft Service International Inc.
District court correctly denied motion to compel arbitration because plaintiff, an airline fuel technician, fell within the Federal Arbitration Act's transportation worker exemption. |
Arbitration |
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J. Rawlinson | Jul. 22, 2024 |
22-50048
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U.S. v. Duarte
Order |
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Jul. 19, 2024 | ||
22-16552
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Gonzales & Gonzales Bonds & Insurance Agency Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
The Federal Vacancies Reform Act's "Ratification Bar" applies only to functions or duties that are singularly entrusted by statute or regulation to that officer, i.e., "nondelegable" duties. |
Administrative Agencies |
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C. Bea | Jul. 19, 2024 |
23-55106
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Kama v. Mayorkas
Temporal proximity alone was insufficient to demonstrate employer's stated reason for firing employee was pretextual where, during same period, employee failed to cooperate with a separate investigation. |
Employment Discrimination |
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R. Gould | Jul. 19, 2024 |
22-16580
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Bell v. Williams
Refusing to give a detainee wheelchair accommodations in a cell extraction was an unreasonable use of unnecessary force, even if even if the detainee previously disobeyed orders. |
Civil Rights, Disability Discrimination |
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D. Hamilton | Jul. 19, 2024 |
24-932
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U.S. v. Rundo
Repetitive and organized nature of violent conduct, previous criminal history, and strength of evidence were sufficient to set defendant and purported similarly-situated comparator conduct apart. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Smith | Jul. 19, 2024 |
S281510
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Rosenberg-Wohl v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Insurance Code Section 2071 and plaintiff's State Farm Insurance policy's one-year limitations period did not apply to her unfair competition law cause of action seeking only declaratory and injunctive relief. |
Insurance |
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P. Guerrero | Jul. 19, 2024 |
D082478
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Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
Trial court abused its discretion in denying public interest attorneys' fees to plaintiffs who successfully challenged school district's proposed COVID-19 vaccination plan. |
Civil Procedure |
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W. Dato | Jul. 19, 2024 |
A165324
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Nassiri v. City of Lafayette
Development project was exempt from Environmental Quality Act review where project satisfied other criteria and no evidence showed the project site had value as habitat for rare or threatened species. |
Environmental Law |
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M. Miller | Jul. 19, 2024 |