| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S207165
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D.B., a Minor
Minor who committed a series of crimes, including robbery and carjacking, may not be committed to Division of Juvenile Facilities, because his last offense was nonviolent. |
Juveniles |
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Apr. 4, 2014 | |
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10-55702
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Albino v. Baca
Trial court must use summary judgment procedures to determine whether prisoner has exhausted administrative remedies before dismissing civil rights suit. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Apr. 4, 2014 | |
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12-50536
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U.S. v. Ward
District court constructively amends indictment by failing to specify victims in jury instructions, which requires reversal of aggravated identity theft convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 4, 2014 | |
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E055423
|
People v. Wasbotten
Trial court may order woman, who robbed victims with Airsoft gun, to directly repay her victims for what she stole, without submitting matter to jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 4, 2014 | |
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12-536
|
McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
Aggregate limits on political contributions, which limit how much money individuals may contribute to campaigns during election cycles, violate First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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12-462
|
Northwest Inc. v. Ginsberg
Airline Deregulation Act preempts claim for breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against airline based on termination of frequent flyer membership. |
Business Law |
|
Apr. 3, 2014 | |
|
G048948
|
Hale v. Superior Court (People)
Prosecution may not increase drunken driver’s sentence for inflicting great bodily injury, after driver lost control of his vehicle and killed three passengers. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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10-99005
|
Poyson v. Ryan
Order |
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Apr. 3, 2014 | ||
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12-50464
|
U.S. v. Lopez
Government may convict Mexican citizen for illegally reentering U.S. after being deported, even if it could not produce order of deportation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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12-55715
|
S.L. v. Upland Unified School District
School district must pay cost of disabled student’s tuition at private school, because she benefited from its instruction after district’s denial of appropriate education. |
Education |
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Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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B245659
|
Arroyo v. Plosay
Family of deceased woman, who they claimed died after being prematurely pronounced dead and placed in morgue freezer, may continue suit against hospital. |
Torts |
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Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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C071857
|
People v. Steele
Pimp is guilty of kidnapping wandering teenage girl for prostitution, because her mother retained legal custody over her despite their strained relationship. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Apr. 3, 2014 | |
|
B238867a
|
Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California Inc.
Physicians may pursue reimbursement claims against HMOs, who delegated their responsibility to reimburse those physicians to third parties they knew were insolvent. |
Health Care |
|
Apr. 3, 2014 | |
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10-72459
|
Olivas-Motta v. Holder
Order |
|
Apr. 2, 2014 | ||
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11-15132
|
Korab v. Fink
Hawai’i may lower state medical benefits for its aliens under Compact of Free Association below amount received prior to Congress’ withdrawal of federal benefits. |
Health Care |
|
Apr. 2, 2014 | |
|
12-16527
|
Block v. eBay Inc.
eBay’s automatic bidding process does not violate provisions of its user agreement, which described how its system works and the limits on its liability. |
Contracts |
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Apr. 2, 2014 | |
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12-70535
|
Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Administrative law judge may consider regulatory preamble to Black Lung Benefits Act when deciding whether to award benefits to coal miner with lung disease. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Apr. 2, 2014 | |
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C072033
|
California Clean Energy Committee v. City of Woodland (Petrovich Development Co. LLC)
City's environmental impact report for shopping center violates CEQA by failing to mitigate urban decay and properly assess alternatives and energy impacts. |
Environmental Law |
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Apr. 2, 2014 | |
|
H038673
|
People v. Ngo
Trial court must retry man for committing lewd and lascivious acts on seven-year-old girl because it used incorrect dates in its instructions to jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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12-10209
|
Armstrong v. United States
Order |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | ||
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13-854
|
Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., et al.
Order |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | ||
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13-8958
|
Mohsen v. United States
Order |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | ||
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13-9099
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In re Bradford Metcalf
Order |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | ||
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10-71084
|
Ortega v. Holder
Mexican citizen may not renew application to become lawful resident when he took no action to vest right to renew before 1996 immigration reform law took effect. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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11-10317
|
U.S. v. IMM
Juvenile’s confession to sexual abuse of his cousin should not have been used at trial, because detectives interrogated him without reading ‘Miranda’ rights. |
Juveniles |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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11-56360
|
Gonzalez v. City of Anaheim
Jury must decide whether police officer used excessive force when shooting and killing driver, who suddenly accelerated and trapped officer during traffic stop. |
Civil Rights |
|
Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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12-15266
|
Lal v. State of California
Police officers reasonably feared immediate serious harm before fatally shooting suicidal man, who threatened them with large rock after high-speed chase. |
Civil Rights |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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13-15445
|
Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. City of Reno
Goldman Sachs does not need to submit dispute with city to FINRA, because both parties agreed to forum selection clause, which superseded obligation to arbitrate. |
Securities |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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08-70836
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Ceron v. Holder
BIA must reconsider whether California conviction for assault with deadly weapon other than firearm is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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Apr. 1, 2014 | |
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A135616
|
People v. Brewer
After choosing to impose longer sentence increases in case of attempted rapist, trial court correctly chooses to hold off on additional increases, rather than strike them. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 31, 2014 |
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