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In re Brianna M.
Order
Feb. 14, 2014
Marriage of Davis
Order
Feb. 14, 2014
Canela v. S.C. (People)
Order
Feb. 14, 2014
Pineda (Abraham) on H.C.
Order
Feb. 14, 2014
Reese v. Malone
BP shareholders get second chance at securities fraud class action in connection with misleading statements about 2006 oil spills on Alaskan tundra.
Securities Feb. 14, 2014
Vosgien v. Persson
Habeas petitioner may challenge Oregon ‘compelling prostitution’ conviction, although he missed filing deadline, because he did not legally commit crime.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2014
Retired Employees Association of Orange County Inc. v. County of Orange
Orange County is not contractually obligated to pool the health care premium rates of its retired employees with those of current employees.
Employment Law Feb. 14, 2014
Peruta v. County of San Diego
San Diego County’s ‘good cause’ requirement for carrying concealed weapons in public violates constitutional right to bear arms.
Constitutional Law Feb. 14, 2014
People v. Garcia
Murderer gives up right to speedy trial by fleeing California immediately after killing victim 33 years prior to his arrest in Texas.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2014
People v. Rodarte
Trial court properly declines to instruct jury regarding imperfect self-defense on charges involving shooting at man from a motor vehicle.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 14, 2014
Bay Cities Paving & Grading Inc. v. City of San Leandro (Oliver DeSilva Inc.)
City of San Leandro properly awards public construction contract to lowest bidder, even though first page of bid proposal was missing.
Contracts Feb. 14, 2014
Meyers v. The Retirement Fund of the Fed. City Employees
Former City of San Jose employee fails to remove trustees from retirement fund on allegations that they disregarded medical evidence in denying benefits.
Probate and Trusts Feb. 14, 2014
State Department of State Hospitals v. S.C. (Novoa)
Order
Feb. 13, 2014
People v. Nunez
Order
Feb. 13, 2014
Frye v. County of Butte
Order
Feb. 13, 2014
Garcia-Milian v. Holder
Guatemalan citizen is not entitled to asylum because she failed to show she was beaten and raped due to her former common law husband’s political views.
Immigration Feb. 13, 2014
U.S. v. Zepeda
Order
Feb. 12, 2014
People v. Casica
Woman receives reduced sentence for burglary and forgery offenses because her one objective in crimes was to steal her friend’s money.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
U.S. v. Popov
Health care provider who submitted fraudulent Medicare claims can hold off on paying $607,457 in restitution because court improperly calculated restitution amount.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
Burquet v. Brumbaugh
Woman obtains restraining order against ex-boyfriend who repeatedly contacted her, appeared at her residence uninvited and refused to leave.
Family Law Feb. 12, 2014
Law School Admission Council Inc. v. State of California
California may target Law School Admission Council with law to prevent discrimination in law school admissions process without violating equal protection.
Constitutional Law Feb. 12, 2014
Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed.
Attorneys Feb. 12, 2014
People v. Sasser
Sex offender receives multiple sentence enhancements due to his prior conviction for lewd act on child, resulting in aggregate term of 495 years to life.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
Romo v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Order
Feb. 11, 2014
U.S. v. Vallejos
Offender who used LimeWire’s peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download child pornography receives sentence increase for distribution.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
U.S. v. Vasquez-Perez
Foreign citizen does not need verbal notice of additional allegations against him at initial hearing, when he was already in custody for illegally reentering U.S.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
Smith v. Swarthout
Juror’s failure to disclose that he knew defendant through his daughter, who was defendant's neighbor, does not affect attempted murder conviction.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
People v. Lipsett
Thief makes criminal threats by yelling 'shoot him' at victim’s dog, intending to scare victim into leaving with dog so he could steal his bike.
Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
John Z., a Minor
Juvenile court incorrectly determines teenager was competent to stand trial based solely on his attorney’s input and without aid of an expert.
Juveniles Feb. 11, 2014
Tuthill v. The City of San Buenaventura
Buyers may not sue city for failure to disclose that their unit in townhome complex was subject to Affordable Housing Program restrictions.
Real Property Feb. 11, 2014