Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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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 | ||
13-7738
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In re Kelvin Settle
Order |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | ||
10-70776
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Chavez-Reyes v. Holder
Truck driver may be removed from U.S. after admitting he transported 900 pounds of cocaine, even if he was not convicted for the crime. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
B243609
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Coleman v. Medtronic Inc.
Patient may continue to pursue claim that medical device manufacturer was negligent by not reporting problems with one of its devices to FDA. |
Torts |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
B246974
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R&R Pipeline Inc. v. Bond Safeguard Insurance Co.
Company timely files claim against bond insurer involving development project on private land in Castaic, which was not a ‘public work' of improvement. |
Contracts |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
H038333
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Elsheref v. Applied Materials Inc.
Semiconductor provider does not owe duty to protect child of engineer who worked with toxic chemicals from preconception birth defects. |
Torts |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
12-55375
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MediVas LLC v. Marubeni Corp.
Biomedical company may not appeal arbitration order related to contractual claims against Japanese lender because order was not final. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
B242769
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Hawkins v. TACA International Airlines S.A.
Former security guard may not sue airline that hired her security company for allegedly entering into underfunded contracts. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
E055362
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People v. Falls
Man who attempted to use fraudulent check to pay for groceries is guilty of both passing and possessing fraudulent check. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
G048097
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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 |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
13-30008
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U.S. v. Shill
Oregon man's 10-year prison term for using Internet to try to entice minor to have sex is not too harsh, even if offense was misdemeanor under Oregon law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
12-57048
|
Fox Broadcasting Co. v. Dish Network LLC
Fox Broadcasting may not temporarily stop pay television provider from offering products that allow subscribers to record programs and skip commercials. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
C071498
|
Steinberg v. Chiang
State Controller may not make independent assessment that California's budget bill was not balanced or withhold legislators’ salaries on that basis. |
Government |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
B243770
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Fujifilm Corp. v. Yang
Fujifilm properly pursues former defendant in patent infringement suit for supposedly frustrating ability to collect on settlement with other parties. |
Torts |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
C066832
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People v. Virgo
Hell's Angels 'enforcer' overturns five of 10 attempted murder convictions because during shootout, some officers took cover outside his home. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
B240688
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Hagopian v. State of California
California Coastal Commission may penalize coastal Los Angeles County homeowners, who began building a guest house on their property without permit. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
B246825
|
Gonzalez v. Seal Methods Inc.
Power press operator may not sue employer after press crushed her hand, because safety blocks she wanted could not be permanently installed. |
Employment Law |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
B240725
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Los Defensores Inc. v. Gomez
Attorney advertising group prevails against pair who directed business away from group due to their repeated refusals to comply with discovery requests. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
S197503
|
In re Grant
California attorney is disbarred for possessing child pornography, despite claims that it ended up on his computer against his wishes. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 24, 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 |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
12-15472
|
Gutierrez v. Commissioner of Social Security
Bakersfield man does not receive social security disability benefits because he was still capable of performing 2,500 jobs in California. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
08-99017
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Dickens v. Ryan
Man who planned and executed robbery and murder of couple at Arizona rest stop by his teenage accomplice receives death sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
06-73451
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Aguilar-Turcios v. Holder
Honduran citizen may remain in U.S. following discharge from Marine Corps due to conviction for using government computer to download child pornography. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
H038303
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Rutherford Holdings LLC v. Plaza Del Rey
Purchaser of mobilehome park gets another chance to recover $3 million deposit to seller after closing date passed without sale. |
Contracts |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
B240626
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Welco Electronics Inc. v. Mora
Businessman who stole money from company by wrongfully causing credit card charges to be placed on company’s account is guilty of conversion. |
Torts |
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Jan. 24, 2014 |