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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Noland v. Land of the Free, L.P.
Counsel's use of AI-fabricated (i.e., "hallucinated") legal authority violated California Rules of Court, rendered plaintiff's appeal frivolous, and warranted monetary sanctions. 		Attorneys 2DCA/3 Sep. 16, 2025
In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Order 		9th Sep. 16, 2025
Pacito v. Trump
Order 		9th Sep. 16, 2025
Fantasia v. Diodato
Bankruptcy court's order reimposing automatic stay was a final order subject to immediate appeal, so notice of appeal filed a year later was untimely, depriving courts of jurisdiction. 		Bankruptcy 9th Sep. 16, 2025
U.S. v. Patrick
Federal penalty statute allowed district court to simultaneously enter a total fine amount "due immediately" while establishing an installment schedule for payment due to defendant's indigent status. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 16, 2025
U.S. v. Holcomb
Order 		9th Sep. 15, 2025
People v. Millsap
Trial court lacked concurrent jurisdiction to resentence criminal defendant while his automatic capital appeal was pending before the Supreme Court because it had exclusive jurisdiction over the matter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Sep. 15, 2025
The Kennedy Commission v. Superior Court (People)
Regardless of City of Huntington Beach's status as a charter city, it was subject to the Housing Element Law's compliance deadlines and injunctive restrictions on city authority. 		Real Property, Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Sep. 15, 2025
In re: Svenhard's Swedish Bakery
Settlement agreement was a financial accommodation for the benefit of the Chapter 11 debtor that could not be assumed or assigned under Section 365(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code. 		Bankruptcy 9th Sep. 15, 2025
Ambrosio v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Company
District court did not abuse its discretion declining to certify class of customers against car insurance company, where individual questions regarding insurer's calculations of totaled vehicles' value predominated. 		Civil Procedure, Insurance 9th Sep. 15, 2025
In re X.D.
Where incarcerated parent's suggestions for potential caregivers were not suitable, reliable or appropriate, juvenile court properly exerted jurisdiction over child. 		Dependency 2DCA/5 Sep. 12, 2025
People v. Orozco
Amending information to include conspiracy to commit murder charge right before jury selection was improper because the offense had not been shown by evidence at the preliminary hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Sep. 12, 2025
Ranger v. Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
Yacht Club employee properly asserted general maritime claims of negligence and unseaworthiness against employer for a deckside slip and fall while mooring a boat. 		Maritime Law 2DCA/8 Sep. 12, 2025
Modification: People v. Mendez-Torres
Modified jury instruction that defined the force required for robbery without any reference to the victim's physical resistance misstated the law and required reversal. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Sep. 12, 2025
Woolard v. Thurmond
Public schools' independent home study programs were sufficiently public, rather than private, disallowing the purchase and use of faith-based materials for home use. 		Education, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 12, 2025
Rearden, LLC v. Walt Disney Pictures
JMOL was improperly granted for Disney, where evidence at trial was sufficient to establish that Disney had legal right and ability to stop copyright infringement and thus be vicariously liable. 		Copyright 9th Sep. 12, 2025
People v. Adir International LLC
Civil Code sections 1805.4 and 1810.4's "no fee" provisions bar all fees not specifically authorized and regulated by the Unruh Retail Installment Sales Act for retail installment purchases. 		Consumer Law 2DCA/8 Sep. 11, 2025
People v. Mills
Reversal was not warranted where elderly criminal defendant with prior strikes sought reconsideration of his sentence to make him eligible for parole before the end of his life expectancy. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Sep. 11, 2025
People v. Ball
Felony brandishing a firearm at a person in a motor vehicle does not require a showing that the victim experienced subjective fear. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Sep. 11, 2025
U.S. v. Nasri
Order 		9th Sep. 11, 2025
U.S. v. Keast
District court erred when calculating defendant's sentence because his prior Oregon conviction for unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm enhancement did not constitute a "crime of violence" under the Sentencing Guidelines. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 11, 2025
U.S. v. Green
District court did not abuse its discretion in denying criminal defendant pre-trial discovery related to selective enforcement claim where the defendant used a small sample size to support his motion. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 11, 2025
U.S. ex rel. Jones v. Biotronik, Inc.
Where relator's complaint provided new and material allegations, False Claims Act's public disclosure bar did not apply. 		Torts 9th Sep. 11, 2025
Galvez v. Bisignano
Inclusion of same text used in a different administrative law judge's original decision that had been tainted by an Appointments Clause violation did not automatically taint the new ALJ's decision. 		Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 11, 2025
People v. Garcia
Trial and appellate courts lacked jurisdiction to rule on defendant's statutorily unauthorized petition to vacate fees when his conviction was final. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Sep. 10, 2025
Davis v. CSAA Insurance Exchange
Because Insurance Code section 1861.05(a) imposes no independent duty on insurers to refund premiums, claims seeking retroactive COVID-19 automobile insurance refunds were properly dismissed. 		Insurance 1DCA/1 Sep. 10, 2025
Pacho Limited Partnership v. Eureka Energy Co.
Lease of land allowing any lawful purpose was not a lease for agricultural purposes limited to 51 years, even though the property had always been used for cattle grazing to lower the risk of wildfires. 		Real Property 2DCA/6 Sep. 10, 2025
John Doe R.L. v. Merced City School District
Because Assembly bill's retroactive exemption of childhood sexual assault claims created procedural immunity rather than new substantive liability for public entities, it did not violate the California Constitution's gift clause. 		Education, Immunity 5DCA Sep. 10, 2025
Hu v. City of San Jose
Because bike lane adjacent to city street was not a "trail" under Government Code section 835, trail immunity did not shield City from potential liability for biker's injury. 		Municipal Law, Immunity 6DCA Sep. 10, 2025
Conservatorship of A.H.
Petitioner was deprived of due process where conservatorship trial took 10 months to reach a grave disability finding. 		Conservatorship 1DCA/5 Sep. 10, 2025
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