Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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23-167
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Hamm v. Smith
Death row inmate's vacated death sentence required reassessment when it was unclear how his intellectual ability score was evaluated. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
P. Curiam (USSC) | Nov. 5, 2024 |
24A408
|
Republican National Committee v. Genser
Order |
|
Nov. 5, 2024 | ||
23-3162
|
Nerio Mejia v. O'Malley
Claimant who established eligibility for fee award under Equal Access to Justice Act was entitled to recover reasonable fee for work on related issues the district court declined to reach. |
Civil Procedure |
|
D. Collins | Nov. 5, 2024 |
B319121
|
West Adams Heritage Assn. v. City of Los Angeles
Noise concerns of a housing project near university did not constitute a significant environmental effect impeding the application of a Class 32 California Environmental Quality Act exemption. |
Environmental Law |
|
H. Bendix | Nov. 4, 2024 |
B331062
|
Bedard v. City of Los Angeles
Trial court's affirmance of city employee's termination due to refusal to be vaccinated was supported by substantial evidence. |
Employment Law, Government |
|
L. Edmon | Nov. 4, 2024 |
21-15492
|
Fuqua v. Raak
Summary judgment on free exercise claim was not appropriate where reasonable fact finder could conclude chaplain refused religious dietary accommodation request based on assessment of correctness of the inmate's beliefs. |
Prisoners' Rights, Constitutional Law |
|
D. Collins | Nov. 4, 2024 |
H050489
|
Martinez v. Superior Court (People)
Withdrawing a plea deal and subsequently contending that the reinstatement of charges would constitute double jeopardy was not sufficient to require dismissal of charges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Wilson | Nov. 4, 2024 |
B331257
|
Marriage of Saraye
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying reimbursement of child support overpayment after weighing appropriate factors, including request's extreme tardiness. |
Family Law |
|
M. Stratton | Nov. 1, 2024 |
S274625
|
Rodriguez v. FCA US, LLC
Song-Beverly Act's refund-or-replace provision applies to vehicles for which the manufacturer's express warranty was issued with the sale and not used vehicles with a balance remaining on the express warranty. |
Consumer Law |
|
G. Liu | Nov. 1, 2024 |
A167118
|
Osborne v. Pleasanton Automotive Co., LP
Employee letter to human resources complaining of workplace harassment was privileged and therefore could not be the basis of libel and slander claims. |
Anti-SLAPP |
|
T. Stewart | Nov. 1, 2024 |
A166781
|
Watts v. Pneumo Abex
Trial court erred in directing verdict against brake manufacturer's sophisticated user defense as substantial evidence plainly demonstrated that plaintiff, an automotive shop operator, was aware of the asbestos risk. |
Torts |
|
J. Richman | Oct. 31, 2024 |
C100856
|
People v. Serrano
While the California Racial Justice Act allows defendants to file a stand-alone post-judgment discovery motion before filing a habeas petition, an order denying post-judgment discovery is not appealable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Robie | Oct. 31, 2024 |
B326589
|
Batta v. Hunt
A finding of a granted easement, an implied easement, and a prescribed easement was fatally conflicting and irreconcilable. |
Real Property |
|
V. Viramontes | Oct. 31, 2024 |
22-17008
|
Hart v. City of Redwood City
Order |
|
Oct. 31, 2024 | ||
B331439
|
People v. Villagrana
Petitioner was ineligible for resentencing relief on voluntary manslaughter offense where his plea and admission to enhancement allegations demonstrated he could presently be convicted of murder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Oct. 31, 2024 |
F086891
|
In re M.T.
Request to seal entire record should have been granted because requestor's safety and privacy interests in concealing her transgender identity overcame the public's right of access. |
Civil Procedure |
|
K. Meehan | Oct. 31, 2024 |
B331073
|
Vaghashia v. Vaghashia
Party was judicially estopped from seeking to vacate settlement agreement that it had previously moved to enforce even though the trial court adopted an adverse interpretation of the agreement. |
Civil Procedure, Contracts |
|
E. Grimes | Oct. 30, 2024 |
C087061
|
Lucky Chances, Inc. v. California Gambling Control Com.
Though the Gambling Control Commission is authorized to impose additional license conditions, it may not impose disciplinary measures where it does not find any law, regulation, or license violations. |
Gaming |
|
J. Renner | Oct. 30, 2024 |
D081792
|
People v. Field
Equal protection principles were violated by requiring defendants to testify during their commitment trials under the Sexually Violent Predators Act. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Huffman | Oct. 30, 2024 |
G062621
|
Muha v. Experian Information Solutions
Fair Credit Reporting Act plaintiffs lacked standing because they did not allege a concrete injury. |
Consumer Law, Civil Procedure |
|
T. Delaney | Oct. 30, 2024 |
22-55685
|
U.S. v. Nasri
Due process required a district court to establish control or constructive control over property in a forfeiture action to exercise in rem jurisdiction over the property. |
Civil Procedure |
|
R. Desai | Oct. 30, 2024 |
B333201
|
JCCrandall v. County of Santa Barbara
Conditional use permit for cannabis cultivation should not have been granted where owner of servient tenement objected to the use of easement for transportation of federally illegal cannabis across property. |
Real Property |
|
A. Gilbert | Oct. 30, 2024 |
A169493
|
In re H.B.
Agency's failure to make reasonable efforts to prevent the need for removal of children from father's custody warranted reversal of juvenile court's order. |
Dependency |
|
J. Richman | Oct. 30, 2024 |
B326446
|
Gooden v. County of Los Angeles
Where County's amendment to proposed land use plan did not alter the plan's main features, California Environmental Quality Act was not violated. |
Environmental Law, Municipal Law |
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B. Hoffstadt | Oct. 29, 2024 |
D081490
|
People v. Corbi
Gang expert's trial testimony that defendant started a quarrel was improper because the jury did not need special knowledge to apply the expert's logic to the facts. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence |
|
W. Dato | Oct. 29, 2024 |
E082263
|
People v. Rogers
Transferring to a different county's probation department was not a factual basis for modifying probation to include drug and alcohol-related conditions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
T. Fields | Oct. 29, 2024 |
B332699
|
In re G.R.
An alleged father had no standing as an aggrieved party to an order requiring his visits be monitored. |
Family Law |
|
J. Wiley | Oct. 29, 2024 |
E079255
|
People v. Thompson
Successive limited habeas corpus petition was the proper vehicle for capital defendant seeking resentencing relief under ameliorative changes to murder statutes due to the requirements of voter-approved Proposition 66. |
Habeas Corpus, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Ramirez | Oct. 29, 2024 |
H050485
|
Alafi v. Cohen
Trial court's failure to issue requested statement of decision was prejudicial error given that it forestalled appropriate appellate review. |
Civil Procedure, Business Law |
|
C. Wilson | Oct. 29, 2024 |
B323455
|
In re Marriage of Shayan
Judgment for attorney fees entered by the family court did not expire until fully satisfied, so writ of execution issued more than 10 years after the judgment's entry was proper. |
Family Law, Civil Procedure |
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V. Viramontes | Oct. 29, 2024 |