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U.S. v. James
Man's acquittal for sexually abusing severely disabled niece overturned due to district court's erroneous application of narrow 'physically helpless' standard instead of broader 'physically incapable' standard. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2016
Klein v. City of Laguna Beach
Denial of attorney fees improper where court applies inapplicable exception to deny fees to prevailing party under federal law based on nominal damages award. 		Civil Rights Jan. 15, 2016
Rizo v. Lynch
No deprivation of due process in removal proceeding, though immigration judge conducted the proceeding 'aggressively.' 		Immigration Jan. 15, 2016
In re Grand Jury Investigation (U.S. v. Doe Appellants and Corporations)
District courts must review documents in camera before deciding whether attorney-client communications should be produced under crime-fraud exception. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 15, 2016
Leider v. Lewis
Civil Code Section 3369, which prohibits injunctions used to enforce penal law, does not apply to taxpayer suits; trial court order mandating soil maintenance and exercise time for elephants in zoo was proper. 		Animal Law Jan. 15, 2016
In re Albert A.
Failure to provide timely notice of mother's right to seek appellate review of order setting permanency hearing constitutes good cause to hear claims of error. 		Juveniles Jan. 15, 2016
People v. Superior Court (Rangel)
Excess custody credits may be applied to offset term of community supervision just as they would to offset term of parole. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2016
Burgueno et al. v. The Regents of the University of California
Dangerous condition of public property and wrongful death claims against university relating to student's bicycle accident correctly barred by 'trial immunity' statute. 		Government Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Leon
Erroneous admission of gang affiliation admissions made during jail booking does not warrant reversal of defendants' convictions related to string of home invasion robberies. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 14, 2016
Safe Life Caregivers et al. v. City of Los Angeles
Medical marijuana collectives unsuccessful in challenging Proposition D, the City of Los Angeles' voter approved ordinance banning, subject to limited exemptions, medical marijuana businesses. 		Municipal Law Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Molina
Was defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation violated by the gang expert's reliance on testimonial hearsay (Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36)? 		Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Perez
Was defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation violated by the gang expert's reliance on testimonial hearsay (Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36)? 		Jan. 14, 2016
Persolve v. Szanto
Order 		Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Ruiz
(1) Did defendant's sentence of 50 years to life for a homicide committed when he was a juvenile violate the Eighth Amendment? (2) Was the first issue rendered moot by the enactment of Penal Code section 3051? 		Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Scott
Does the definition of "unreasonable risk of danger to public safety" (Pen. Code, § 1170.18, subd. (c)) under Proposition 47 ("the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act") apply to resentencing under the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 (Pen. Code, § 1170.126)? 		Jan. 14, 2016
People v. Reese
Did the trial court violate defendant's constitutional right to equal protection of the laws when it denied defendant's request for transcripts of the opening statements and closing arguments from defendant's first trial, which ended in a mistrial? 		Jan. 14, 2016
Kelly v. Orr
In legal malpractice suit involving trust, statute of limitations does not bar claim of successor trustee against prior's trustee's legal counsel, where successor trustee pled that prior trustee had been represented by defendants within one year of malpractice suit. 		Civil Procedure Jan. 13, 2016
People v. Verducci
Court does not abuse its discretion in denying motion to dismiss after defendant's three previous trials for first degree murder resulted in hung juries. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 13, 2016
Bruce v. Samuels
Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1995 requires simultaneous, as opposed to sequential, payment of filing fees incurred by prisoners qualified to proceed in forma pauperis. 		Prisoners Rights Jan. 13, 2016
Hurst v. Florida
Florida's capital sentencing scheme unconstitutional; jury, not judge, must find facts necessary to impose death sentence. Jury's mere recommendation insufficient. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 13, 2016
Reyes v. Smith
Inmate's civil rights claim is not barred under Prison Litigation Reform Act where prison officials decided his grievance on the merits despite his failure to comply with procedural rule. 		Civil Rights Jan. 13, 2016
Bravo v. City of Santa Maria
Cost awards in Section 1983 suits resemble attorneys' fee awards and, thus, should be offset by costs paid by settling co-defendant. 		Civil Procedure Jan. 13, 2016
Speirs et al. v. Bluefire Ethanol Fuels Inc. et al.
Anti-dilution provision applies to transaction, but substantial evidence does not support reducing investors' exercise price to $0. 		Contracts Jan. 13, 2016
People v. Ortiz
Defendant convicted of car theft may be eligible for Proposition 47 resentencing, but failure to satisfy burden regarding car's value results in denial of petition. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 12, 2016
Fetters v. County of Los Angeles
Judgment in favor of teenager shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy overturned due to erroneous 'Heck' defense ruling. 		Civil Rights Jan. 12, 2016
People v. Perez
Where law enforcement expressly promises suspect that he will not be charged in exchange for a confession of involvement in killing, said confession should have been excluded at trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Jan. 12, 2016
Gray v. Jewish Federation of Palm Springs and Desert Area
In trust accounting dispute, court clarifies that Probate Code Section 16373 allows use of principal for certain disbursements, but which must be repaid by income. 		Probate and Trusts Jan. 12, 2016
Ritz-Carlton Development v. Narayan
Order 		Jan. 12, 2016
Ritz-Carlton Development v. Nath
Order 		Jan. 12, 2016
Ritz-Carlton Development v. Narayan
Order 		Jan. 12, 2016
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