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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
SJJC Aviation Services LLC v. City of San Jose (Signature Flight Support Corp.)
Fixed base operator unsuccessful in challenging city's decision to award lease and operating agreement to develop airport facilities to competitor. 		Civil Procedure California Courts of Appeal - 6th District Jun. 22, 2017
Brewster v. Beck
Dismissal of class action overturned concerning constitutionality of California Vehicle Code's 30-day hold for vehicles impounded from drivers carrying suspended licenses. 		Civil Rights 9th Jun. 22, 2017
In re Jose S.
Defendant with two admitted charges as juvenile unsuccessful in motion to seal juvenile records where latter charge of assault with deadly weapon is disqualifying. 		Juveniles USSC Jun. 22, 2017
San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
'Wheeling' statutes allow water district to include system-wide transportation costs, including maintenance costs of aqueduct it does not own, in setting 'wheeling' rate. 		Water Rights California Courts of Appeal - 1st District Jun. 22, 2017
CRST Inc. v. Superior Court (Lennig)
Employer's admission of vicarious liability does not shield it from punitive damages; employer nonetheless not subject to punitive damages due to lack of triable issues of fact. 		Remedies California Court of Appeal - 2nd District Jun. 21, 2017
Jordan-Benel v. Universal City Studios Inc.
Writer who accused producers of film series 'The Purge' of failing to pay him for stealing his screenplay idea defeats defendants' anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 9th Jun. 21, 2017
Grist Creek Aggregates LLC v. Superior Court (Mendocino County Air Quality Management District)
Demurrer erroneously sustained on grounds that agency's tie vote resulted in 'no action' and, therefore, immune from review. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/1 Jun. 19, 2017
The Rossdale Group v. Walton
Plaintiff's use of fictitious name does not raise standing or jurisdictional issues that would warrant dismissal of malicious prosecution action on such grounds. 		Administrative Agencies 6DCA Jun. 19, 2017
People v. Alford
Defendant unsuccessful in challenging imposition of penalty statutes on top of statutory assessments for criminal laboratory analysis and drug program fees. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/1 Jun. 19, 2017
Snyder & Associates Acquisitions LLC v. United States
IRS not immune from liability for suit in connection with sting operation filed by tax businesses where IRS did not engage in tax assessment or collection. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
U.S. v. Kleinman
Defendant unsuccessful in challenging convictions relating to conspiracy to distribute marijuana arising out of purported medical marijuana collective. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
A.G., a Minor
Agency fails to provide deported father with reasonable reunification services where visitation services and parenting programs were otherwise available to him. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/1 Jun. 19, 2017
Hilliard v. Harbour
Demurrer properly sustained in elder abuse action on grounds plaintiff lacks standing, where plaintiff's claims are derivative of those of his companies. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/2 Jun. 19, 2017
Packingham v. North Carolina
North Carolina law broadly prohibiting registered sex offenders from posting on social networking sites struck down on First Amendment grounds. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Ziglar v. Abbasi
Illegal aliens detained following September 11 attacks unsuccessful in asserting damages claims against federal officials and wardens under 'Bivens' stemming from alleged Constitutional violations. 		Qualified Immunity USSC Jun. 19, 2017
McWilliams v. Dunn
Access to mental health expert who is sufficiently available to indigent defendant's defense under 'Ake v. Oklahoma' requires more than providing defendant with neuropsychological examination. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Matal v. Tam
Even under looser commercial-speech test, Disparagement clause violates First Amendment Free Speech Clause because it is not narrowly drawn to serve substantial governmental interest. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (Anderson)
California lacks jurisdiction to preside over nonresidents' claims against Bristol-Myers over claims involving the drug Plavix. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Jenkins v. Hutton
Reversal required where Sixth Circuit is wrong to reach merits of habeas petitioner's claim challenging death sentence. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Milberg LLP v. Laber
Order 		Jun. 19, 2017
People v. Brooks
Failure to instruct on independent felonious purpose rule is error but does not require reversal of death judgment given valid torture-murder special-circumstance finding. 		Administrative Agencies CASC Jun. 19, 2017
U.S. v. Cervantes
Warrantless, suspicionless search of hotel room rented by defendant on 'mandatory supervision' does not violate Fourth Amendment, where such supervision is akin to parole. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District
Contrary to four other circuits' holdings, Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to political subdivision of state, whether or not that subdivision, here a fire district, has 20 or more employees. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
People v. Sivongxxay
On automatic appeal from judgment of death, defendant unsuccessful in challenging sentence based on invalid waiver of jury trial. 		Administrative Agencies CASC Jun. 19, 2017
Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Co.
Genuine dispute rule does not relieve insurer from its obligation to thoroughly and fairly investigate insured's claim, warranting reversal of summary judgment in insurer's favor. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/3 Jun. 19, 2017
Kao v. Joy Holiday
Alien-employee, who worked for employer for a time without work permit, wins reversal of judgment in employer's favor on statutory wage claims. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/3 Jun. 18, 2017
In Re J.R.
Does Proposition 47 ("the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act") apply to the offense of unlawful taking or driving a vehicle (Veh. Code, § 10851), because it is a lesser included offense of Penal Code section 487, subdivision (d), and that offense is eligible for resentencing to a misdemeanor under Penal Code sections 490.2 and 1170.18? 		Jun. 16, 2017
In Re J.H.
Did the trial court err by refusing to order the expungement of juvenile's DNA record after his qualifying felony conviction was reduced to a misdemeanor under Proposition 47 (Pen. Code § 1170.18)? 		Jun. 16, 2017
Ryan v. Rosenfeld
Order denying motion to vacate final judgment is appealable even if it raises issues that could have been litigated via appeal of the judgment. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 16, 2017
McClain v. Sav-On Drugs
Can a purchaser of products allegedly exempt from sales tax but for which the retailer collected sales tax reimbursement bring an action to compel the retailer to seek a sales tax refund from the Franchise Tax Board and remit the proceeds to purchasers? 		Jun. 16, 2017
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