Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S227632
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Gradillas v. Lincoln General Insurance Co.
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S226450
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Hamilton v. Yates
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S227074
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People v. Lavalle
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S227527
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People v. Roy
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S227523
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People v. Spencer
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S226625
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People v. Turnage
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S227539
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City of Petaluma v. Superior Court (Waters)
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
11-16892
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Busk v. Integrity Staffing Solutions
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
12-50103
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U.S. v. Temkin
District court errs in calculating offense level, failing to apply sentencing guideline pertaining to 'underlying unlawful conduct' of defendant's actions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
12-56922
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U.S. v. Kim
Anti-Assignment Act voids claimants' assignment of attorney fees awards to their attorney under Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act but attorney retains interest via attorney's lien. |
Attorneys |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
13-10233
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U.S. v. Cook
Drug supplier defendant's fact pattern differs meaningfully from 'Gant' defendant, supports finding that search incident to lawful arrest was constitutional. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
13-15256
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Cabalce v. VSE Corp.
Federal officer removal not warranted where non-military contractor failed to demonstrate government directed destruction of seized fireworks involved in deadly explosion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
13-15614
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California Tow Truck Association v. City and County of San Francisco
Law requiring tow car firm applicants to include business plan does not fall under safety exception to Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act and is thus preempted. |
Municipal Law |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
13-56706
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Rodriguez v. Robbins
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | ||
S076340
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People v. Nguyen
Backseat passenger who 'stared' at victim's car just prior to shooting, found guilty of aiding and abetting attempted murder of rival gang member. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
S208130
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Cordova v. City of Los Angeles
To support tort claim against city where negligent third party actor caused plaintiff to encounter dangerous condition in public space, plaintiff need not show dangerous condition caused third party's negligence. |
Torts |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
B256075
|
Connor v. First Student Inc.
Nothing in the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act or the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act precludes application of both acts to both character and creditworthiness information. |
Consumer Law |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
B250163
|
Cooper v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc.
Trial court exceeds gatekeeping function in excluding expert testimony regarding drug allegedly causing plaintiff's bladder cancer. |
Evidence |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
B254753
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Everett v. Mountains Recreation etc. Auth.
Vehicle Code defers to parkland management agency's traffic ordinances; plaintiff's suit over agency's stop sign cameras was thus properly dismissed. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Aug. 14, 2015 | |
B259021
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In re I.B.
Indian Child Welfare Act imposes duty to send updated notices to relevant tribes when additional information on child's ancestors is obtained after original notices were sent. |
Native American Affairs |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
E060218
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People v. Amaya
Court does not err in reinstating original sentence following Proposition 36 resentencing that resulted in void judgment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
13-73234
|
Minnick v. CIR
In order for donation of conservation easement to be protected "in perpetuity," any prior mortgage on land must be subordinated at time of gift. |
Taxation |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
14-10139
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U.S. v. Boitano
Filing is an element of a 26 U.S.C. Section 7206(1) offense and IRS' failure to prove defendant filed tax returns warranted reversal of convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
14-35095
|
American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County
Rejection of inaccurate proposed bus ad does not merit preliminary injunction as Seattle area transit agency has 'reasonable' ad policy determining low likelihood of plaintiff's success. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
D067577
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In re Anthony B.
Court did not err or abuse discretion in ruling parental benefit exception to adoption inapplicable where father cannot not satisfy either prong of exception. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
B233078
|
Darbun Enterprises, Inc. v. San Fernando Comm. Hosp.
In cases involved mixed issues of equity and law, trial court may not act as factfinder on issues it specifically reserves for jury determination. |
Civil Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
A139463
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People v. James
Trial court's failure to issue unconsciousness defense instruction warrants reversal of defendant's convictions related to bizarre incident. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 13, 2015 | |
A140445
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In re Kevin F.
Scienter requirement must be added to probation condition forbidding person from possessing anything he could use as a weapon; condition must require (for a violation to occur) that person intended to use such an object |
Juveniles |
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Aug. 12, 2015 | |
14-72794
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Pesticide Action Network North America v. United States EPA
EPA's years-long delay in issuing a final response to environmental organizations' petition requesting ban on pesticide is 'egregious' and warrants mandamus relief. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Aug. 12, 2015 | |
11-99011
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Cummings v. Martel
Bailiff's testimony of defendant's incriminating statement does not violate due process, failing second prong of <EM>Turner</EM> test. |
Constitutional Law |
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Aug. 12, 2015 |