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People v. Santori
Restitution order in favor of City of Palmdale for graffiti abatement costs affirmed where it makes prima facie showing of loss at restitution hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 21, 2015
People v. Burton
Trial court properly admitted defendant's prior convictions for intimate partner battery for impeachment purposes because convictions were crimes involving moral turpitude. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 21, 2015
People v. Superior Court (Sanchez-Flores)
Misdemeanant need not pay fines that misdemeanor charge otherwise called for before she may obtain relief contemplated under Deferral of Sentencing Pilot Program. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2015
M.L., a Minor
Minor properly committed to Dept. of Juvenile Facilities based on his robbery and gun possession offenses although latter offense was not an eligible offense. 		Juveniles Dec. 18, 2015
Cardenas v. Fanaian
Does Labor Code section 1102.5, subdivision (b), prohibit an employer from retaliating against an employee for reporting any alleged violation of law or only for reporting alleged violations that involve the conduct of the employer's business activities? 		Dec. 18, 2015
Facebook v. Superior Court (Hunter)
(1) Did the Court of Appeal properly conclude that defendants are not entitled to pretrial access to records in the possession of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter under the federal Stored Communications Act (18 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq.) and People v. Hammon (1997) 15 Cal.4th 117? (2) Does an order barring pretrial access to the requested records violate defendants' right to compulsory process and confrontation under the Sixth Amendment or their due process right to a fair trial? (3) Should this court limit or overrule People v. Hammon (1997) 15 Cal.4th 117? 		Dec. 18, 2015
M.(J.) v. Huntington Beach Union High School District
Must a claimant under the Government Claims Act file a petition for relief from Government Code section 945.4's claim requirement, as set forth in Government Code section 946.6, if he has submitted a timely application for leave to present a late claim under Government Code section 911.6, subdivision (b)(2), and was a minor at all relevant times? 		Dec. 18, 2015
Park v. Board of Trustees of the California State University
Does Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 authorize a court to strike a cause of action in which the plaintiff challenges only the validity of an action taken by a public entity in an "official proceeding authorized by law" (subd. (e) ) but does not seek relief against any participant in that proceeding based on his or her protected communications? 		Dec. 18, 2015
Robinson v. Lewis
When a state habeas petitioner has no good cause for delay, at what point in time is that state prisoner's petition, filed in a California court of review to challenge a lower state court's disposition of the prisoner's claims, untimely under California law; specifically, is a habeas petition untimely filed after an unexplained 66-day delay between the time a California trial court denies the petition and the time the petition is filed in the California Court of Appeal? 		Dec. 18, 2015
Los Angeles County v. Superior Court (Los Angeles Waterkeeper)
Are invoices for legal services sent to the County of Los Angeles by outside counsel within the scope of the attorney-client privilege and exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act, even with all references to attorney opinions, advice and similar information redacted? 		Dec. 18, 2015
People v. Prado
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)? 		Dec. 18, 2015
People v. Reza
Can excess custody credits be used to reduce or eliminate the one-year parole period required by Penal Code section 1170.18, subdivision (d), upon resentencing under Proposition 47? 		Dec. 18, 2015
Brown (Elbert) on Habeas Corpus
Order 		Dec. 18, 2015
Nationwide Mutual Ins. v. Shimon
Auto insurance policy excluding coverage for 'regular use' of non-owned vehicle bars coverage for teenager's accident under mother's policy. 		Insurance Dec. 18, 2015
California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
CEQA generally does not require analysis of how existing environmental conditions will impact future residents or users of proposed project. 		Environmental Law Dec. 18, 2015
People v. Goolsby
Lesser related arson of property offense can be retried where it was prosecuted in single proceeding along with arson of an 'inhabited structure or inhabited property.' 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 18, 2015
State of California v. FERC
'Mobile-Sierra' doctrine, presuming contracted-for rates are 'just and reasonable' under Federal Power Act, applies to spot sales for electricity. 		Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2015
In re D.C.
Biological Indian ancestry not required for ICWA notice requirement to be triggered, where adoptive father claims potential tribe membership. 		Dependency Dec. 18, 2015
In re Stijakovich-Santilli
Chapter 7 trustee's objection to debtor's claim of exemption is not untimely; court errs in construing bankruptcy rule regarding exception to 30 day objection deadline. 		Bankruptcy Dec. 17, 2015
Jenks v. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
Law firm, as successor by merger, has standing to enforce arbitration agreement entered into between resigning associate attorney and prior employer. 		Contracts Dec. 17, 2015
Sturgeon v. County of L.A.
Third lawsuit challenging Los Angeles County's payment of supplemental benefits to trial judges properly dismissed where Legislature 'fixed' problem in enacting new law. 		Judges Dec. 16, 2015
People v. Burnes
Court errs in relying solely on inadmissible and unreliable probation report when determining defendant was armed and thus ineligible for Proposition 36 resentencing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2015
Mondaca-Vega v. Holder
Petitioner fails in challenging court's determination he was born in Mexico and not the United States based on asserted error regarding burden of proof. 		Immigration Dec. 16, 2015
Morrison v. Peterson
Cal. Penal Code section requiring 'reasonable probability' that DNA testing would effect more favorable result in postconviction relief context does not violate any principle of fundamental fairness. 		Prisoners Rights Dec. 16, 2015
People v. Wright
Failure to instruct on provocation and heat of passion was error, but does not warrant reversal of first degree murder conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2015
Javorsky v. Western Athletic Clubs, Inc.
Summary judgment in health club's favor affirmed where it establishes its young professionals discount is reasonable and not arbitrary. 		Civil Rights Dec. 15, 2015
DIRECTV Inc. v. Imburgia
California court must enforce DIRECTV's arbitration agreement where court's interpretation was contrary to federal policy favoring arbitration. 		Consumer Law Dec. 15, 2015
White v. Wheeler
Kentucky defendant's death sentence reinstated after Sixth Circuit wrongly overturns his sentence after determining juror should not have been excused. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 15, 2015
Franklin High Yield Tax-Free Income Fund v. City of Stockton (In re City of Stockton)
Bankruptcy court applies doctrine of equitable mootness to dismiss creditor's challenge over confirmation of City of Stockton's plan involving its chapter 9 bankruptcy filing. 		Bankruptcy Dec. 15, 2015
In re Delia Ruiz
Not an 'extraordinary circumstance' per se, where trustee's requested compensation exceeds payment to unsecured creditors. 		Bankruptcy Dec. 15, 2015
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