| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13-7621
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Willan v. Ohio
Order |
|
Apr. 22, 2014 | ||
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13-7698
|
Shaeffer v. U.S.
Order |
|
Apr. 22, 2014 | ||
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13-7916
|
Greer v. U.S.
Order |
|
Apr. 22, 2014 | ||
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13-604
|
Heien v. North Carolina
Order |
|
Apr. 22, 2014 | ||
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B250306
|
Estate of Sobol
Will’s displaced executor cannot challenge testator’s appointment of new executors where no changes to disposition of her property were made. |
Probate and Trusts |
|
Apr. 22, 2014 | |
|
E054926
|
People v. Dubose
Although jury properly convicts youth offenders of torture for beating group home counselor to death, trial court must reconsider whether LWOP is appropriate. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
13-30040
|
U.S. v. Taylor
Veteran receives increased sentence for defrauding VA because he lied about domestic violence incident during bond revocation hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
12-35843
|
Forbess v. Franke
Federal habeas petitioner may pursue relief despite filing his petition late, because he suffered severe delusions that prevented him from understanding need to file. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
12-30340
|
U.S. v. Faherty
Order |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | ||
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12-16392
|
Tobeler v. Colvin
Social security benefits claimant gets attorney fees where judge improperly disregarded his lay witness testimony and government’s position on issue was unjustified. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
13-72195
|
Perez v. U.S. District Court (State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services)
Dept. of Labor does not need to disclose identities of employees who responded to questions about work conditions as part of Washington state overtime litigation. |
Employment Law |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
08-17558
|
Fiore v. Walden
Order |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | ||
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12-10526
|
U.S. v. Harrington
Motorist’s conviction for refusal to submit to blood alcohol test is overturned because Yosemite National Park rangers mistakenly told him his refusal was not a crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 21, 2014 | |
|
S216566
|
P. (F.) v. Monier
Order |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | ||
|
S215990
|
Gaines v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co.
Order |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | ||
|
S205876
|
Holland v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 (Rancho Goleta Lakeside Mobileers Inc.)
Santa Barbara County Assessor may use its own method of calculating taxes owed by mobilehome park after transfer of membership interest. |
Taxation |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
12-10202
|
U.S. v. Christian
Trial court improperly excludes psychologist’s expert testimony solely because he examined defendant for competency, rather than diminished capacity. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
13-50387
|
U.S. v. Emmett
District court must provide explanation that allows for meaningful appellate review when denying probationer’s request to terminate his supervised release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
11-50253
|
U.S. v. Odachyan
Armenian immigrant’s sentence for health care fraud is valid, despite allegedly anti-immigrant remarks made by sentencing judge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
09-73516
|
He v. Holder
Chinese man who sought asylum due to China's one-child policy is not entitled to further proceedings to gather evidence regarding resistance under higher standard. |
Immigration |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
B247929
|
Lyles v. Sangadeo-Patel
Tenant may not recover all rent she paid since moving into rent-controlled apartment based on landlord’s failure to provide required documents. |
Real Property |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
B246250
|
People v. Petrovic
Sex offender is guilty of posessing child pornography on his computer, even if he did not realize that images were stored in computer's temporary Internet files. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 18, 2014 | |
|
A138584
|
J.D., a Minor
High school security officers reasonably search student's locker, where shotgun was found, during investigation of a shooting by different student. |
Juveniles |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
G048282
|
Talega Maintenance Corp. v. Standard Pacific Corp.
Developers may not strike HOA’s lawsuit alleging they fraudulently misrepresented that HOA was responsible for repairing trails adjacent to residential community. |
Real Property |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
13-1465
|
Hussain v. Malik (In re Hussain)
Couple may object to chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge where they received two blank checks that were endorsed by debtor as payment on their claim. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
12-73781
|
Carrion Garcia v. Holder
Woman who allegedly suffered domestic abuse in her native Dominican Republic may be removed due to repeated lies about her country of origin and identity. |
Immigration |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
12-60052
|
America’s Servicing Co. v. Schwartz-Tallard (In re Schwartz-Tallard)
Debtor may recover attorney fees incurred in litigating creditor’s appeal of bankruptcy court’s ruling, which determined creditor had violated automatic stay. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
09-17661
|
Natural Resources Defense Council v. Jewell
Bureau of Reclamation must consult with FWS before renewing contracts related to California delta, because it had some discretion to benefit threatened delta smelt. |
Environmental Law |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
D063392
|
Hopkins v. Kedzierski
Injured worker may have more time to sue employers, although she filed suit more than two years after accident, because she pursued workers’ compensation prior to suit. |
Torts |
|
Apr. 17, 2014 | |
|
G047523
|
People v. Arevalo
Mere presence of DNA on rock that may have been used to gain entry into nail salon during break-in does not support man’s burglary conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 16, 2014 |
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