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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
People v. Vandiver
Petition seeking redesignation of receiving stolen property conviction from felony to misdemeanor properly granted under Proposition 47, where blank checks do not exceed $950 in value. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 31, 2017
Aptos Council v. County of Santa Cruz
Ordinances changing county zoning, sing, and hotel standards not project requiring single environmental impact report, as changes serve different purposes and are implemented independently. 		Environmental Law Mar. 31, 2017
Avila v. Spokane School District 81
IDEA's statute of limitations requires courts to apply discovery rule, reviving parents' claims accusing school district of failing to identify their child's disability. 		Education Mar. 31, 2017
Melcher v. Superior Court (People)
Motion to recuse entire district attorney's office properly denied where county district attorney's relationship with alleged crime victim did not jeopardize fairness of trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2017
Pizarro v. Reynoso (Reynoso)
Probate court cannot hold beneficiary and nonbeneficiary personally liable for trust's attorney fees and costs to the extent that fees exceed trust beneficiary's trust shares. 		Probate and Trusts Mar. 30, 2017
People v. Hernandez
Indeterminate life sentence for third strike robbery conviction not disqualifying prior offense for Proposition 47 resentencing, as life sentence is not statutory punishment for robbery. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2017
Charney v. Standard General LP
Former American Apparel CEO alleging defamation based on statements made in press release unsuccessful in overturning grant of anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP Mar. 30, 2017
Expressions Hair Design v. Schneiderman
New York law banning merchants from imposing surcharge for customers' use of credit card regulates speech, and therefore must survive First Amendment scrutiny. 		Constitutional Law Mar. 30, 2017
Ramirez v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
WCAB may not consider appeal challenging utilization reviewer's decision, as, statutorily, independent medical reviewer is only authority allowed to consider decisions revolving medical necessity. 		Workers' Compensation Mar. 30, 2017
Real v. City of Long Beach
Tattoo artist may proceed with action brought against City of Long Beach regarding allegedly restrictive zoning ordinances that prevents him from opening tattoo shop. 		Civil Rights Mar. 30, 2017
U.S. v. Plascencia-Orozco
Court does not abuse discretion in ruling defendant breached terms of plea agreement, resulting in affirmed convictions for aggravated identity theft and attempted illegal reentry. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 30, 2017
Marinwood Community Services Inc. v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
Volunteer firefighter is considered an 'employee' for purposes of workers' compensation scheme and entitled to presumption that his cancer arose out of his employment. 		Workers' Compensation Mar. 30, 2017
Gateway Community Charters v. Spiess
Charter school operator is not exempt from waiting time penalties because it does not bear defining characteristics that qualify entity as 'other municipal corporation.' 		Labor Law Mar. 30, 2017
Quiles v. Parent
Judgment debtor need not post bond to stay execution of judgment pending appeal where he already satisfied damages judgment and was appealing cost-only judgment. 		Civil Procedure Mar. 29, 2017
Moore v. Texas
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals' reliance on its flawed 'Briseno' decision, results in erroneous denial of habeas relief to intellectually disabled capital defendant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 29, 2017
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District
School district's procedural violations of the IDEA result in reversal and remand in blind student's favor. 		Education Mar. 29, 2017
Copeland v. Ryan
Federal criminal rule of procedure requiring court to order reimbursement of petitioner's deposition expenses does not apply to habeas petitions challenging state criminal convictions. 		Civil Procedure Mar. 29, 2017
County of Riverside v. WCAB
WCAB does not violate statute in assigning liability to county employer even though employee's last four years of exposure had been with Indian tribe employer. 		Workers' Compensation Mar. 28, 2017
Wind Dancer Production Group v. Walt Disney Pictures
Disney's summary judgment win overturned; must face contractual dispute over profit sharing agreement over hit TV show 'Home Improvement.' 		Contracts Mar. 28, 2017
Medinol Ltd. v. Cordis Corp.
Order 		Mar. 28, 2017
Endotach LLC v. Cook Medical LLC
Order 		Mar. 28, 2017
Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc.
Order 		Mar. 28, 2017
U.S. Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge
Whether the appropriate standard of review for determining non-statutory insider status is the de novo standard of review applied by the Third, Seventh and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal, or the clearly erroneous standard of review adopted for the first time by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in this action. 		Mar. 28, 2017
Leidos Inc. v. In Public Retirement
Whether the Second Circuit erred in holding-in direct conflict with the decisions of the Third and Ninth Circuits-that Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K creates a duty to disclose that is actionable under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5. 		Mar. 28, 2017
People v. Patterson
Receipt of statutory advisement regarding possible adverse immigration consequences of criminal conviction does not categorically bar defendant from seeking to withdraw plea. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 28, 2017
People v. Romanowski
Theft of access card information is one of the crimes eligible for reduced punishment under Proposition 47. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 28, 2017
Colyear v. Rolling Hills Community Association of Rancho Palos Verdes
Homeowner defeats neighbor's quiet title claim via anti-SLAPP motion involving private dispute between neighbors that involved tree-trimming issue that was of public interest. 		Anti-SLAPP Mar. 27, 2017
People v. Van Orden
Depending on type of violation, unlawful taking or driving of vehicle (Vehicle Code Section 10851) may qualify as petty theft under Prop. 47. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Mar. 27, 2017
Lindsey v. Conteh
Discovery referee's imposition of monetary sanctions is directly appealable order, as stipulated reference to referee was general, giving her broad authority to take evidence and rule on motions. 		Civil Procedure Mar. 27, 2017
Iqbal v. Ziadeh
Summary judgment should not have been granted in defendant's favor, where defendant was not 'affiliate' of former defendants for purposes of settlement release agreement. 		Civil Procedure Mar. 27, 2017
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