Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C072403
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Amerco Real Estate Co. v. City of West Sacramento
U-Haul facility owner must reduce advertising sign to 12 feet, because substantial evidence shows doing so would not affect its visibility or effectiveness. |
Business Law |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
B243462
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People v. Garcia
Trial court does not commit reversible error by allowing two alternate jurors to sit in jury room during deliberations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
09-99018
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McKinney v. Ryan
Order |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | ||
H038213
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D'Arrigo Bros. of California v. United Farmworkers of America
Employer may not sue union for breach of contract based on claim that union agreed not to assist Agricultural Labor Relations Board general counsel in investigation. |
Labor Law |
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Mar. 13, 2014 | |
F062160
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Adams v. MHC Colony Park Limited Partnership
After 63 of 68 losing plaintiffs in mobilehome park case successfully appealed judgment, nonappealing plaintiffs get chance to reargue attorney fees. |
Real Property |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
11-56339
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Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Deutsche Bank may not pursue claims against FDIC for sales of IndyMac assets, because its low priority as a creditor made it unable to recover anything. |
Banking |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
08-99017
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Dickens v. Ryan
Order |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | ||
11-71201
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Perez-Palafox v. Holder
BIA properly overturns decision to allow Mexican citizen, who was convicted of particularly serious drug trafficking offense, to remain in U.S. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
10-50296
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U.S. v. Chhun
U.S. tax preparer, who led attempt to overthrow Cambodian government, receives life in prison for conspiring to commit murder overseas. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
12-1633
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Sachan v. Huh (In re Huh)
Sales agent’s fraud cannot be imputed to debtor for purposes of excepting discharge of debt where debtor was not aware of agent’s fraudulent conduct. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A137133
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McArthur v. McArthur
Sister does not have to arbitrate her dispute with trustee based on arbitration provision of trust instrument where she never agreed to trust’s terms. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
B245661
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Lane v. Francis Capital Management LLC
Employee must submit claims against former employer to arbitrator, except claim for failure to pay wages, which triggered Labor Code’s protections. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
B247351
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Hauck v. Riehl
Father may not obtain protective order against his child's stepfather under Domestic Violence Prevention Act because he was not protected by statute. |
Family Law |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
D063268
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Brown v. American Bicycle Group LLC
Judge may not be disqualified from case due to ownership interests in various insurance industry companies, which were not involved in case. |
Judges |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A136986
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San Francisco Unified School District ex rel. Contreras v. First Student Inc.
Former employees may continue False Claims Act suit against bus company based on charges to school district despite alleged failures to maintain buses. |
Torts |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
13-1300
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Francis v. Wallace (In re Francis)
Ex-husband must still pay ex-wife’s credit card debts, as he agreed to during their divorce, despite filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy. |
Bankruptcy |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
A136371
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People v. Canela
Robber receives 'great bodily injury' sentence increase for hitting pedestrian with vehicle while evading police officers by driving on wrong side of highway. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 12, 2014 | |
12-1173
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Marvin M. Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States
Private landowner has unburdened access to abandoned right of way on land, which U.S. granted to railroad under General Railroad Right-of-Way Act of 1875. |
Real Property |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
13-8112
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Mosby v. May
Order |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | ||
13-640
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Public Employees' Retirement v. IndyMac MBS, Inc., et al.
Order |
|
Mar. 11, 2014 | ||
10-72027
|
Turijan v. Holder
Lawful resident may not be removed to Mexico because California felony false imprisonment conviction did not constitute crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
11-50152
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U.S. v. Wilkes
Prosecution does not need to grant immunity to defense witness, who did not offer direct contradictions regarding scheme to acquire defense contracts by bribe. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
12-16846
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Carter v. Caleb Brett LLC
District court must provide better explanation for significant reduction of plaintiff’s attorney fee award by $8,000. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
C073242
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A.C., a Minor
Juvenile court must strike maximum confinement term from its order, after releasing minor offender to custody of parents on probation. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
C071176
|
Mark Tanner Construction Inc. v. HUB International Insurance Services Inc.
General contractors may not sue their insurance broker for advising them to join self-insured workers' compensation program that later failed. |
Insurance |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
D064420
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A.M., a Minor
Juvenile court may exercise emergency jurisdiction over Mexican children after their mother was caught trying to smuggle heroin into U.S. with them. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 11, 2014 | |
A137802
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Bergeron v. Boyd
Family court child custody evaluator avoids mother’s lawsuit based on his issuance of order, which allegedly deprived her of contact with children. |
Torts |
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Mar. 10, 2014 | |
F065450
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People v. Grewal
Internet cafes may not continue to operate ‘sweepstakes,’ where customers played games to win cash prizes, because those games constituted unlawful gambling. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 10, 2014 | |
11-72483
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Montoya v. Holder
DHS may reinstate Mexican citizen’s removal order under IIRIRA, although her brother filed a Form I-130 relative visa for her before its enactment. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 10, 2014 | |
11-73272
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Go v. Holder
Filipino national may not reopen asylum case under Convention Against Torture more than 90 days after receiving immigration judge’s decision against him. |
Immigration |
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Mar. 10, 2014 |