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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
In re M.R.
Juvenile court appropriately grants presumed father status to man, despite lack of continuous living arrangement, due to strong relationship with minor. 		Family Law Jan. 23, 2017
In re Khan
Claims in bankruptcy court for civil judgment in conversion suit should not be subordinated as damages arising from purchase of debtor's security under 11 U.S.C. Section 510(b). 		Securities Jan. 23, 2017
Perfect 10 Inc. v. Giganews Inc.
In copyright dispute involving Usenet, district court does not err in concluding that defendants did not directly infringe copyrights. 		Copyright Jan. 23, 2017
People v. Jones
Exercise of peremptory challenges on African American prospective jurors for lack of life experience and former participation in hung jury does not show bias on part of prosecutor. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 22, 2017
In re Miles
Defendant obtains habeas relief after spending 19 years in prison pursuant to recently amended Penal Code Section 1473 though he would not have qualified under previous standard. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 22, 2017
Yagman v. Garcetti
City of Los Angeles parking citation review procedures do not violate contestant's due process rights under 'Matthews' test. 		Constitutional Law Jan. 22, 2017
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Great Plains Lending LLC
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has jurisdiction to serve investigative demands upon for-profit Native American tribal lending companies. 		Native American Affairs Jan. 22, 2017
Syed v. M-I LLC
Inclusion of liability waiver in the same document as statutorily mandated disclosure constitutes willful violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. 		Consumer Law Jan. 22, 2017
Labertew v. Langmeier
Must be predicate federal judgment upon which to execute if court seeks to apply Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 69. 		Civil Procedure Jan. 22, 2017
Escobar v. Lynch
Petitioner erroneously denied relief from removal based on California conviction for witness tampering, which did not categorically constitute crime involving moral turpitude. 		Immigration Jan. 22, 2017
People v. Williams
Forced movement of victims to different rooms in store during robbery does not support conviction of kidnapping to commit robbery. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 19, 2017
Chen v. L.A. Truck Centers LLC
In strict products liability action, erroneous application of Indiana, rather than California law results in reversal and new trial. 		Torts Jan. 19, 2017
People v. Adegbulugbe
Order 		Jan. 19, 2017
People v. Laster
Order 		Jan. 19, 2017
People v. Tillotson
Order 		Jan. 19, 2017
Ogunsalu v. S.C. (California Attorney General's Office)
Order 		Jan. 19, 2017
Ruiz-Martinez v. S.C. (People)
Order 		Jan. 19, 2017
People v. White
Penal Code Section 261 establishes separate offenses for types of rape, supporting convictions for rape of an unconscious person and rape of an intoxicated person for single sexual encounter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 19, 2017
Kabran v. Sharp Memorial Hospital
Code of Civil Procedure Section 659a does not deprive court of fundamental jurisdiction to consider affidavits submitted after mandatory 30-day statutory deadline. 		Civil Procedure Jan. 19, 2017
United States v. Joey
Courts may impose upward offense level for repeat sex offenders when defendant is also convicted for committing felony offense while registered as a sex offender. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 19, 2017
Norcia v. Samsung Telecommunications America LLC
Samsung cannot compel consumer to arbitrate dispute over Samsung Galaxy S4 based on consumer's silence regarding arbitration provision contained in the product box. 		Arbitration Jan. 19, 2017
Retail Wholesale & Dept. Store Union Local 338 Retirement Fund v. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Shareholder action alleging securities fraud based on CEO's violation of corporate code of ethics properly dismissed, where complaint does not give rise to actionable claim. 		Securities Jan. 19, 2017
Joshua R., a Minor
Juvenile court erred in refusing to seal juvenile's record following completion of probation based solely on alleged ongoing probation prohibiting firearm ownership until age 30. 		Juveniles Jan. 19, 2017
People v. Superior Court (Lara)
Under Proposition 57, requiring juvenile court to determine whether defendant will go to trial in adult or juvenile court is not retroactive application of new law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 19, 2017
District of Columbia v. Wesby
1. Whether the officers had probable cause to arrest under the Fourth Amendment, and in particular whether, when the owner of a vacant home informs police that he has not authorized entry, an officer assessing probable cause to arrest those inside for trespassing may discredit the suspects' questionable claims of an innocent mental state. 2. Whether, even if there was no probable cause to arrest the apparent trespassers, the officers were entitled to qualified immunity because the law was not clearly established in this regard. 		Jan. 19, 2017
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court
Whether a plaintiff's claims arise out of or relate to a defendant's forum activities when there is no causal link between the defendant's forum contacts and the plaintiff's claims-that is, where the plaintiff's claims would be exactly the same even if the defendant had no forum contacts. 		Jan. 19, 2017
People v. Goodrich
Reclassification of conviction under Prop. 47 has no bearing on defendant's recommitment as mentally disordered offender, which concerns his current mental state and dangerousness. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 18, 2017
N.S. v. Superior Court (Alameda County Social Services Agency)
Petition for writ of mandate granted in non-minor dependent's favor, where juvenile court should not have required dependent's psychotherapist to testify as to confidential communications. 		Juveniles Jan. 18, 2017
Lightfoot v. Cendant Mortgage Corp.
Fannie Mae's sue-and-be-sued clause does not grant federal courts original jurisdiction over all cases involving Fannie Mae, warranting reversal of the Ninth Circuit's contrary decision. 		Civil Procedure Jan. 18, 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 Jan. 18, 2017
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