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People v. Morales
Order 		Aug. 28, 2015
Miles v. Superior Court (People)
Order 		Aug. 28, 2015
Solares (Mario) on H.C.
Order 		Aug. 28, 2015
People v. Prunty
For gang enhancement under the STEP Act to apply, prosecution must introduce evidence showing connection between gang subsets that unites members of the putative criminal street gang. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2015
People v. Romero and Self
Uncorroborated accomplice testimony warrants reversal of robbery conviction, but penalty judgment unaffected given nature of additional crimes. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2015
Kaass Law v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
District improperly sanctioned law firm under 28 U.S.C. Section 1927 because that section does not authorize sanctions on law firms. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 28, 2015
Eno v. Jewell
Owner of placer mining claim not entitled to fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act because proceeding was not an adversary adjudication. 		Administrative Agencies Aug. 28, 2015
Andrade v. Lynch
Petitioner properly denied relief under Convention Against Torture because he failed to establish his non-gang tattoos would subject him to torture if he returned to El Salvador. 		Immigration Aug. 28, 2015
U.S. v. Mujahid
The Constitution gives Congress the power to criminalize sexual assaults in facilities where federal inmates are held by agreement with state and local governments. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 28, 2015
Crofoot v. Harris
California is not required to terminate sex offender's lifetime registration requirement based on Washington conviction although Washington released him from such requirement. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 27, 2015
Dept. of Forestry and Fire Prot. v. Lawrence Livermore
Mutual aid firefighting agreements do not allow Cal Fire to recover fire suppression costs in rendering aid to jurisdiction that may have negligently caused fire. 		Contracts Aug. 27, 2015
Curiel v. Miller
Order 		Prisoners Rights Aug. 27, 2015
Din v. Kerry
Order 		Aug. 27, 2015
Acosta-Olivarria v. Lynch
Petitioner eligible for adjustment of status although precedent he relied on was later overturned by Ninth Circuit and Bureau of Immigration Appeals. 		Immigration Aug. 27, 2015
Carillo v. County of Los Angeles
Qualified immunity does not shield investigators for alleged 'Brady' violations for withholding material, exculpatory evidence related to 1984 murder. 		Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2015
Paeste v. Gov't of Guam
Guam taxpayers' equal protection claims are cognizable under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 where they seek injunction, rather than damages, against Guam officials. 		Civil Rights Aug. 27, 2015
Bennett v. Bank Melli
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and 28 U.S.C. Section 1610(g) both provide grounds for abrogating Bank Melli's, Iran's national bank, asset immunity for terrorism-based judgments. 		Remedies Aug. 27, 2015
In re D.B.
Where evidence shows that conditions prompting section 300 jurisdiction no longer exist, juvenile court may not qualify termination of its jurisdiction upon child's father acquiescing to restraining order. 		Dependency Aug. 27, 2015
Tribeca Co. v. First American Title Ins.
Investment firm fails to prove entitlement to damages based on escrow company's release of funds to third-party investor rather than to firm. 		Contracts Aug. 27, 2015
People v. Gibson
Court must retain all evidence exhibits until proceeding is final; failure to do so in prior strike assessment was error, but a harmless one. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 27, 2015
K.B., a Minor
Juvenile court properly places child with nonoffending, noncustodial biological father amid mother's claims of emotional detriment. 		Juveniles Aug. 26, 2015
Alamo Recycling v. Anheuser Busch Inbev Worldwide
California recycling centers' effort to enjoin beverage companies from placing California recycling label on beverage containers sold outside California violates dormant commerce clause. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 26, 2015
City of Cerritos v. State of California
Municipalities fail to challenge Assembly Bill that dissolved redevelopment agencies by asserting additional constitutional grounds not previously addressed in prior case upholding constitutionality of the Bill. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 26, 2015
Duarte Nursery v. Cal. Grape Rootstock Improvement Comm.
California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission's mandatory assessment of fees upon rootstock nurseries in order to fund research is valid exercise of state's police power. 		Constitutional Law Aug. 26, 2015
U.S. v. Christensen
Criminal sleuths escape computer fraud- and unauthorized computer access-related convictions connected to operation of criminal enterprise, Pellicano Investigative Agency. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2015
In re: Musical Instruments
Class action against guitar manufacturers and retailers properly dismissed where plaintiffs failed to allege enough nonconclusory facts to support plausible inference of illicit agreement between manufacturers. 		Antitrust Aug. 26, 2015
Xcentric Ventures v. Borodkin
Malicious prosecution claims properly dismissed when plaintiff cannot prove underlying extortion claims were brought or continued without probable cause. 		Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2015
U.S. v. Sanchez-Gomez
Shackling of criminal defendants must be justified by commensurate need; financial burden and staffing concerns of U.S. Marshals Service do not represent such need. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 26, 2015
People v. Pinon
Trial court errs in imposing period of parole in resentencing offender under Prop. 47, without accounting for custody credits and where resulting period exceeded remainder of his post-release community supervision. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 25, 2015
Acevedo v. Lynch
Case precedent and legislative history suggest that U.S. Code pertaining to derivative citizenship for foreign-born children of U.S. citizens does not include stepchildren. 		Immigration Aug. 25, 2015
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