| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10-15519
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Blue Lake Rancheria v. United States
Tribe’s business of leasing employees to businesses functions as 'common-law employer,' entitling tribe to exemption from paying federal unemployment taxes. |
Native American Affairs |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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D058284
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Marriage of Ramirez
Court may not vacate family law attorney’s real property lien attached to community property where attorney is not joined in proceedings. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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B222367
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Kincaid v. Kincaid
Transcript of recorded conversation, during which defendant stated he could not remember whether he had abused his stepdaughter, is admissible as adoptive admission. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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A128711
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Maxwell-Jolly v. Martin
State’s right of reimbursement for Medi-Cal benefits is not time-barred where claim to recover Medi-Cal payments from trustees did not arise from contractual obligation. |
Government |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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D059022
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People v. Singh
Mandatory sex offender registration for defendant convicted of lewd and lascivious conduct with minor under 14 does not violate equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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G041948
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Marriage of Margulis
Upon showing of value of community assets by nonmanaging spouse, burden shifts to managing spouse to prove proper disposition or lesser value of assets. |
Family Law |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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D057119
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People v. Bowles
Trial court cannot grant new trial based on newly discovered evidence as discovery sanction after jury has already rendered its verdict. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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S065720
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People v. Vines (Sean Vevyette)
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S072316
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People v. Gonzales (Veronica)
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S193493
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Ceja v. Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S193997
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Hayes v. County of San Diego
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S194388
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Harris (People ex rel.) v. PAC Anchor Transportation
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S194501
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DiCampli-Mintz v. County of Santa Clara
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S194150
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Diaz v. Bukey
Order |
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Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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S193545
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People v. Nguyen
Order |
|
Aug. 12, 2011 | ||
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E050631
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Plancich v. United Parcel Service Inc.
In action for overtime compensation, Labor Code Section 1194 does not preclude prevailing employers from recovering costs. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 12, 2011 | |
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H036190
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Foust v. San Jose Construction Co. Inc.
Court refuses to reconsider appeal where appellant fails to carry burden of providing record on appeal or any prejudicial error. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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06-73345
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Soriano-Vino v. Holder
Information obtained from permanent residency card, and not application for Special Agricultural Workers program, does not violate confidentiality provision under program. |
Immigration |
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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08-99018
|
Fairbank v. Ayers
Defendant’s right to counsel is not violated when jail inmate who received incriminating notes from defendant was not acting under government’s guise. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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09-56808
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Viewtech Inc. v. United States
Assessed taxpayer and his fiduciary lack standing to challenge summons issued to bank by Internal Revenue Service. |
Taxation |
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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09-99003
|
Woods v. Sinclair
Defendant’s Sixth Amendment right is not violated where he expresses frustration over process but otherwise fails to unequivocally invoke right to self-representation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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10-15165
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McComish v. Bennett
Order |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | ||
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10-35764
|
Brandt v. American Bankers Insurance Co. of Florida
Finding of defendant’s culpability allows, but does not require, court to deny defendant’s motion to set aside default judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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B219485
|
City of Industry v. City of Fillmore
City, as ‘real party in interest,’ has standing to sue for another’s city’s alleged diversion of taxes and need not establish taxpayer standing. |
Government |
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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G043598
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Corrales v. Corrales
Court relies on erroneous buyout theory where partnership ceases to exist by law when partner of a two-person partnership withdrew from partnership. |
Corporations |
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Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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G043716
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Boschma v. Home Loan Center Inc.
Borrowers adequately plead material facts for fraud where loan documents fail to clearly state that payments under schedule would definitely result in negative amortization. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 11, 2011 | |
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10-16666
|
DISH Network Corp. v. FCC
Court properly finds statute adjusting timetable for providing high-definition formatted programming is content-neutral restriction. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Aug. 10, 2011 | |
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10-15965
|
Pitts v. Terrible Herbst Inc.
Defendant’s unaccepted offer to satisfy individual claim made before plaintiff filed motion for class certification does not moot case, if plaintiff may still file timely motion. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Aug. 10, 2011 | |
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A129543
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Brown v. Crandall
County owes duty to provide medical care where plaintiff is medically indigent, regardless of previous ability to pay for private insurance. |
Government |
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Aug. 10, 2011 | |
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A131449
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Professional Engineers in California Government v. Dept. of Transportation
CalTrans is not required to perform actual work on public-private partnership project under amendment to Streets and Highway Code Section 143. |
Government |
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Aug. 10, 2011 |
