Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S224630
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Goodwill Industries v. W.C.A.B. (Bembinster-Rieger)
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
13-15145
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Ali v. Rogers
District court lacks jurisdiction to preside over civil rights claims that sounded in admiralty and were not brought against federal government.` |
Maritime Law |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
S223763
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People v. Gonzalez
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
S223536
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Mountain Air Enterprises v. Sundowner Towers
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
12-55667
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Daire v. Lattimore
Career criminal is not entitled to habeas relief despite counsel’s failure to present evidence of serious bipolar disorder at state court sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
12-17098
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Picot v. Weston
Two trips to California for business purposes not sufficient for exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over Michigan resident. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
11-56949
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Curiel v. Miller
‘Strong evidence’ not present to rebut presumption that Supreme Court did not intend to override lower court’s denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus as untimely. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
D066483
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Trilogy at Glen Ivy v. Shea Homes
Defendant homebuilder’s contortion of anti-SLAPP statute fails as premised upon unlikely interpretation of complaint. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
G050114
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Tamas v. Safeway
Stay of FDA regulation does not prohibit use of MPC ingredient in yogurt. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
13-50506
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U.S. v. Zaragoza-Moreira
Due process violated when border agent knowingly allows exculpatory video evidence to be destroyed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
12-35946
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Baker v. Microsoft Corp.
It is an error of law and abuse of discretion to strike class action allegations in contravention of applicable precedent. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
11-35914
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Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign v. King County
King County’s decision to pull organization’s ad due to threats of violent disruption does not violate organization’s First Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
B248447
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Amis v. Greenberg Traurig LLP
Mediation confidentiality statutes bars malpractice claim where former attorney’s alleged misconducts occurred during mediation. |
Attorneys |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
B249094
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City of Glendale v. Marcus Cable Associates
Cable service provider’s request for costs of proof incurred pre-trial is prohibited by Section 555a(a) of the Cable Communications Policy Act. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
B251810
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City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conserv. Dist.
Fees charged to city by water district are not 'property-related' under XIII D of the California Constitution. |
Government |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
F067687
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Baker v. Castaldi
So-called ‘judgment’ that left issue of punitive damages for future determination is interlocutory and nonappealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
B243362
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I-CA Enterprises Inc. v. Palram Americas Inc.
Joint and several liability is inappropriate where company’s damages, stemming from interference of two separate contracts, are not indivisible. |
Contracts |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
A139821
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Environmental Law Found. v. Beech-Nut Nutrition
Averaging contaminant exposure across units permissible means of measurement in duty to warn under Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act case. |
Consumer Law |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
D065630
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Ukkestad v. RBS Asset Finance Inc.
Trust instrument that does not specifically identify real properties nevertheless satisfies statute of frauds where it was reliable enough to allow identification. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
C075255
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People v. Brewer
Material change in law requires reconsideration of injunction relating to detention of prisoners found incompetent to stand trial. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
12-16665
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Fairfield-Suisun USD v. Cal. Dep’t of Educ.
School districts lack implied right of action against state agency in actions challenging complaint resolution proceedings under IDEA. |
Education |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
S223736
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Chang on Admission
California Supreme Court grants Hong Yen Chang posthumous admission to the State Bar. |
Attorneys |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
A141358
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Serafin v. Balco Properties Ltd., LLC
Compelling arbitration in employment dispute is not error when unconscionable attorney fee provision severed from arbitration agreement. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
B251179
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Lanquist v. Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (County of Ventura)
Ventura County must allow county employees to purchase retirement service credit for time served as midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
D064010
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People v. Jordan
Error from failure to instruct jury on ‘the escape rule’ in the context of felony-murder charge was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
D066919
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Universal Protection Services v. Superior Court
Agreement between employer and employee to follow American Arbitration Association rules puts question of arbitrability in purview of arbitrator. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Mar. 15, 2015 | |
C075687
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M.M., a Minor
Juvenile court may not remove child from de facto parent without providing her with notice and opportunity to object. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 15, 2015 | |
D066979
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People v. Velasco
It is not sufficient under Cal. Penal Code Section 186.22(a) that defendant acts with a member of another gang when committing street terrorism; defendant must act with member of his own gang. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 15, 2015 | |
12-56726
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Reid v. Johnson & Johnson
Consumer may proceed with his class action against makers of a vegetable oil spread due to allegedly misleading “No Trans Fat” label. |
Consumer Law |
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Mar. 15, 2015 | |
A136573
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People v. Johnson
Expert testimony of defendant’s paraphilic coercive disorder, along with other evidence, enough to substantiate jury determining him a sexually-violent predator. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 15, 2015 |