| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13-591
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Eden Foods, Inc., et al. v. Burwell
Order |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | ||
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13-830
|
Rinehart v. Akers
Order |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | ||
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13-972
|
Ambassador Services, Inc. v. NLRB
Order |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | ||
|
B247704
|
People v. Williams
Gang member who received life sentence under Three Strikes law should receive 15-year minimum parole eligibility term, instead of 10-year gang enhancements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | |
|
H038737
|
Pangilinan v. Palisoc
Mother may seek genetic testing to prove former lover is her child’s natural father, after family court mistakenly denied her initial request for testing as untimely. |
Family Law |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | |
|
E055528
|
People v. Campbell
Trial court should have instructed jury on lesser-included offenses in murder trial based on accusatory pleading and evidence that lesser offense was committed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | |
|
B244531
|
Orichian v. BMW of North America LLC
Despite trial court's incorrect refusal to instruct jury on breach of written warranty under Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, customer’s claim against BMW still fails. |
Business Law |
|
Jul. 1, 2014 | |
|
G049148
|
Gilbert v. Chiang
Judges may hold public office or engage in public employment after they resign or retire, even if time remains in judicial term for which they were selected. |
Judges |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
G048820
|
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. v. California PUC (Southern California Gas Co.)
California PUC properly imposes restrictions to prevent unfair competition in company’s application for tariff that would expand its compression services. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
13-1061
|
Mount Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-255
|
Wildtangent, Inc. v. Ultramercial, LLC, et al.
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-888
|
Amgen Inc., et al. v. Harris
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-1093
|
Gibson v. Kilpatrick
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-1019
|
Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-1034
|
Mellouli v. Holder
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-1074
|
United States v. Wong
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-1075
|
United States v. June
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-1174
|
Gelboim v. Bank of America Corp., et al.
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-9810
|
Fuller v. Huss
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
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13-9865
|
Mohsen v. Wu
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-9881
|
Nixon v. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Corp.
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-10128
|
Barber v. Circuit Court of MD, et al.
Order |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | ||
|
13-354
|
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.
Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate unlawfully requires for profit corporations to provide cost-free access to contraception in opposition to religious beliefs. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
11-681
|
Harris v. Quinn
Union may not collect ‘agency fees’ from personal assistants in Illinois’ Home Services Program, who did not want to join or support the union. |
Labor Law |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
S135855
|
People v. Avila
Child murderer’s conviction and death sentence are upheld because trial court properly declined to change venue where publicity dissipated by time of trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
S206874
|
Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers Inc.
Newspaper carriers may sue Antelope Valley Press on class action basis for misclassifying them as independent contractors, despite having right to control their work. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
S039894
|
People v. Sattiewhite
Capital defendant, who admitted to shooting woman three times in the head, is not entitled to competency trial where there was no evidence of incompetence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
13-10131
|
U.S. v. Tillman
District court’s order improperly sanctions defense attorney, who highlighted delay in payment of Criminal Justice Act vouchers, without giving him opportunity to be heard. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
13-16544
|
The Arc of California v. Douglas
California may not be able to enforce statutes that reduce state compensation of home and community based services for developmentally disabled persons. |
Health Care |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 | |
|
A136607
|
Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing v. Ottovich
Trial court does not need to reinstate defendant’s previously stricken answer where it vacated default judgment before granting judgment to plaintiff on liability. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jun. 30, 2014 |
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