Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-9877
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Ingram v. Stephens
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | ||
12-10639
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Sanchez v. United States
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | ||
13-7
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Fifth Third Bancorp v. Arlington Video Productions
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | ||
13-5059
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O'Neil v. United States
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | ||
13-5257
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Smith v. United States
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2013 | ||
D060989
|
Yee v. Cheung
Lawsuit’s winner may not later sue opposing party’s attorneys for malicious prosecution when suit involved a valid business dispute. |
Torts |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
10-17520
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Voggenthaler v. Maryland Square Shopping Center LLC
Order |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | ||
11-36053
|
Phoenix Trading Inc. v. Loops LLC
Flexible toothbrush designer cannot be sued for defamation based on letters to New York City officials and the press accusing competitor of counterfeiting. |
Torts |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
11-57239
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Diaz v. First American Home Buyers Protection Corp.
Warranty plan provider may not escape homeowner’s lawsuit based on her rejection of its offer to resolve her claims. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 7, 2013 | |
12-10220
|
U.S. v. Flores-Cordero
Order |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | ||
12-16018
|
Armstrong v. Brown
California prison officials may not shirk responsibility to provide accommodations to disabled parolees, who are awaiting hearings in county jails. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
B247362
|
City of Bell v. Superior Court (Rizzo)
City of Bell does not have to defend Robert Rizzo in civil or criminal lawsuits against him after he stole from the city for nearly 17 years. |
Government |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
B241398
|
Chapman v. Skype Inc.
Consumer may continue to litigate class action alleging Skype deceptively labels calling plans “Unlimited” although they have many restrictions. |
Business Law |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
13-16895
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Schad v. Ryan
Murderer may not file second habeas petition to claim his attorney should have presented evidence of the effect of childhood abuse on his mental condition. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
S042346
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People v. Jones (Bryan Maurice)
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S070536
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People v. Maciel (Luis)
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S089478
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People v. Mai (Hung Thanh)
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S213003
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Hudec v. S.C. (People)
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S212319
|
People v. Nguyen
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S213200
|
People v. Broyles
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S212467
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People v. Martinez
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S212641
|
Gomez v. S.C. (People)
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | ||
S212157
|
People v. Cross
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 4, 2013 | |
12-1470
|
Alakozai v. Citizens Equity First Credit Union (In re Alakozai)
Credit union may sell borrowers’ property and evict them because they filed multiple bankruptcy petitions to delay sale. |
Bankruptcy |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | |
S201619
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Kurwa v. Kislinger
Court of Appeal may not decide appeal in case where parties voluntarily dismissed their claims, intending to preserve claims for a later appeal. |
Civil Procedure |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | |
C068288
|
People v. Juhasz
Trial judge must give drug user another chance to enroll in drug treatment program, even if he twice squandered treatment opportunities in the past. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | |
C070262
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Meddock v. County of Yolo
County is not responsible for injuries caused by tree that fell on man in parking lot because lot's trees were on ‘unimproved public property.’ |
Torts |
|
Oct. 4, 2013 | |
B231794
|
GetFugu Inc. v. Patton Boggs LLP
Attorneys cannot get rid of company’s lawsuit for defamation based on press release that listed company’s alleged misdeeds on Internet. |
Torts |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | |
H038658
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People v. Valenzuela
Carjacker may not bring up his inability to pay a $10 crime prevention fine for the first time on appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 4, 2013 | |
S089478
|
People v. Mai
Defendant’s conviction for murder of California Highway Patrol officer is upheld because excusal of three African American prospective jurors was not racially motivated. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 3, 2013 |