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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 Aug. 12, 2011
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 Aug. 12, 2011
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
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 Aug. 12, 2011
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 Aug. 12, 2011
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 Aug. 12, 2011
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 Aug. 12, 2011
People v. Vines (Sean Vevyette)
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
People v. Gonzales (Veronica)
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
Ceja v. Rudolph & Sletten, Inc.
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
Hayes v. County of San Diego
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
Harris (People ex rel.) v. PAC Anchor Transportation
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
DiCampli-Mintz v. County of Santa Clara
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
Diaz v. Bukey
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
People v. Nguyen
Order
Aug. 12, 2011
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
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
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 Aug. 11, 2011
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
Viewtech Inc. v. United States
Assessed taxpayer and his fiduciary lack standing to challenge summons issued to bank by Internal Revenue Service.
Taxation Aug. 11, 2011
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
McComish v. Bennett
Order
Aug. 11, 2011
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
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 Aug. 11, 2011
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 Aug. 11, 2011
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
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
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
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 Aug. 10, 2011
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 Aug. 10, 2011