Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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G048969
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Capistrano Taxpayers v. City of San Juan Capistrano
City must allocate costs of providing water at each pricing tier rather than allocate total costs over all tiers. |
Water Rights |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
13–9972
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Rodriguez v. U.S.
Dog sniff conducted following completion of a traffic stop violates Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable seizures. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
13–271
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Oneok Inc. v. Learjet Inc.
Natural Gas Act does not preempt purchaser’s state-law claims aimed at interstate pipelines’ practices that affected retail prices of natural gas. |
Consumer Law |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
13-16396
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Parsons v. Ryan
Order |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | ||
13-35087
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Johnson v. Gibson
Order |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | ||
13-30223
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United States v. Walls
Court did not err in providing jury with instruction under the TVPA relating to the affect of sex trafficking activities on interstate commerce. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
13-10500
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U.S. v. Alvarez-Ulloa
Former boxer unsuccessfully challenges supplemental jury instruction on insanity defense because instruction was not impermissibly coercive. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
12-17355
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Prichard v. MetLife Ins. Co.
Where other documentation exists, Summary Plan Description of retirement plan does not constitute governing terms of plan. |
Insurance |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
12-10541
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United States v. Hornbuckle
Two-level enhancements appropriate due to undue influence and actual commission of sex acts by minors. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
E059714
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People v. Shamblin
Manner in which murderer killed his victim—by manual strangulation—is sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 21, 2015 | |
B251196
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People v. Sek
Court should not give ‘legally erroneous and misleading’ CALJIC No. 8.66.1 to jury, or impose indeterminate life sentences when information did not allege attempted murders were willful, deliberate and premeditated. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | |
14-839
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Dickson v. Rucho
Order |
|
Apr. 20, 2015 | ||
14-976
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CSR PLC v. Azure Networks LLC
Order |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | ||
G049483
|
People v. Berry
Dismissed firearm count cannot be used to determine inmate’s eligibility for resentencing under California Penal Code Section 1170.126. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | |
G048876
|
People v. Osorio
Particularly in the context of slight parole violations, defendant’s demurrer to parole revocation petition should be sustained where such petition fails to show reason as to why intermediate measure do not suffice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | |
12-10171
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U.S. v. Mazzarella
Employee assisting government by collective allegedly fraudulent employer’s documents may have violated employer’s Fourth Amendment rights, though her motive may have been simply to ‘do the right thing.’ |
Constitutional Law |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | |
A137680
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Cal. Bldg. Industry Assn. v. State Water Resources Control Board
Fee increase approved by a quorum of the California State Water Resources Control Board is valid under Water Code Section 181; Section 183 inapplicable. |
Water Rights |
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Apr. 20, 2015 | |
H040757
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In re Willover
USSC’s juvenile sentencing ruling in <EM>Miller</EM> constitutes a new substantive rule of constitutional law and, thus, applies retroactively to criminal cases on collateral review. |
Juveniles |
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Apr. 19, 2015 | |
14-55671
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In Re A.L.C; E.R.S.C.
Order |
|
Apr. 19, 2015 | ||
13-35464
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Tulalip Tribes of Washington v. State of Washington
Most-favored tribe clause does not permit tribe to cherry-pick terms that the State did not agree to and which did not match other tribe’s compact. |
Gaming |
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Apr. 19, 2015 | |
E057790
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Pasternack v. McCullough
Attorney successfully defeats malicious prosecution action where complainant failed to show underlying action terminated in his favor. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Apr. 19, 2015 | |
B244989
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People v. Spicer
Prosecution could properly bring murder charge against defendant years after he was convicted of receiving murder victim’s stolen car without implicating double jeopardy under ‘unavailable evidence’ exception. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 19, 2015 | |
S224781
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People v. Allen
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224790
|
People v. Andrade
Order |
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Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224564
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People v. Contreras
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224957
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People v. Ivory
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224745
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Wilson (Derrick Lynn) on H.C.
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224313
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In re G.D.
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
S224440
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People v. Green
Order |
|
Apr. 16, 2015 | ||
14-1468
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Heers v. Parsons (In re Heers)
Judgment debts are excepted from discharge due to Debtor’s defalcations while acting as fiduciary in underlying probate matters. |
Bankruptcy |
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Apr. 16, 2015 |