Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A137315
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Lotus v. Dept. of Transportation
Caltrans must revisit approval of change to Highway 101 because environmental impact report did not detail impacts on old growth redwood trees next to highway. |
Environmental Law |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | |
S215467
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In re Alexis A.
Order |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | ||
S199289
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People v. Z. (Jerry)
Order |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | ||
13-790
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Lombardi v. Smulls
Order |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | ||
S105097
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People v. Duff
California Supreme Court upholds man’s death sentence for 1998 killings of two men in Sacramento, which he claimed he committed in self-defense. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 31, 2014 | |
F066544
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Protect Agricultural Land v. Stanislaus County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Ceres)
Stanislaus County residents may not set aside County’s annexation of 960 acres to city, after failing to follow procedural requirements due to poor legal research. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
12-35589
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Mills v. United States
Owner of state mining claims may sue Alaskan corporations for right to access his landlocked claims via trail on their lands. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
12-17681
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Pickup v. Brown
California may prohibit licensed medical practitioners from engaging in 'sexual orientation change efforts' with patients under 18-years-old. |
Civil Rights |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
11-35858
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Experience Hendrix LLC v. Hendrixlicensing.com Ltd
Jimi Hendrix's heir prevails in trademark infringement action against web site, which sold Hendrix related merchandise in Washington. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
11-35558
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Demers v. Austin
Associate professor gets another chance to sue university for allegedly retaliating against him after he distributed pamphlets and draft of his book. |
Civil Rights |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
07-56692
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Jerry Beeman and Pharmacy Services Inc. v. Anthem Prescription Management, LLC
Order |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | ||
C071008
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People v. Superior Court (Sanchez)
Shooter’s reduced sentence in attempted murder case does not stand because court altered defective plea bargain, instead of tossing it entirely. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
C074133
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County of Nevada v. WCAB
Sheriff’s deputy is not entitled to full night shift pay when he returned to work on ‘modified duty’ after injuring his shoulder. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
B244274
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Petrosyan v. Prince Corp.
Self-represented Armenian worker may resume action for unpaid wages because trial court incorrectly tossed case based on his violation of confusing instructions. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 30, 2014 | |
B243003
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American States Insurance Co. v. Travelers Property Casualty Co. of America
Insurer must cover food truck operator's burns suffered due to hot oil splash on truck because truck was considered ‘mobile equipment’ in policy. |
Insurance |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
D063369
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People v. White
Lifetime inmate is ineligible for resentencing under new Three Strikes law because in third offense, he had ready access to a gun he carried. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
09-16744
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Griffin v. Gomez
California prison system may not release murderous Aryan Brotherhood leader into general prison population, because he remained an active gang member. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
10-55879
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Los Angeles Unified School District v. Garcia
Ninth Circuit accepts California Supreme Court's determination that LAUSD must provide special education services for inmates whose parents reside in county. |
Education |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
C072497
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People v. Kisling
Court of Appeal does not have to allow sexually violent predator’s equal protection challenge, after California Supreme Court directed courts on issue. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
B245879
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Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons. |
Government |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
B245787
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Finberg v. Manset
Grandmother may pursue visitation rights with grandchild, even if stepfather who adopted grandchild sought to prevent visitation. |
Family Law |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
C065891
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Larkin v. WCAB
Salaried peace officer may not receive disability benefits under statute intended to provide benefits only to voluntary peace officers. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
12-315
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Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
Airline might be able to evade pilot's defamation suit because its statements to TSA that pilot was 'armed' and 'unstable' were potentially true. |
Torts |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
12-417
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Sandifer v. United States Steel Corp.
U.S. Steel Corp. does not have to pay workers at its steelmaking facilities for time spent putting on and taking off protective gear. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
12-7515
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Burrage v. U.S.
Heroin dealer gets out of 20-year minimum sentence for heroin distribution because customer’s death was not caused only by heroin use. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
S196374
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In re Glass
Former journalist who fabricated material for numerous articles in the 1990s fails to gain admission to California State Bar. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
13-6435
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Persaud v. United States
Order |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | ||
13-7472
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Hann v. Heyns, Dir., MI DOC
Order |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | ||
13-7571
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Johnson v. Holder, Att'y Gen., et al.
Order |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | ||
13-7839
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Townsend v. Minnesota
Order |
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Jan. 28, 2014 |