| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 
 13-17380 
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Dominguez v. Colvin
 Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Feb. 8, 2016 | |
| 
 13-56838 
 | 
Lloyd v. CVB Financial Corp.
 Securities fraud class action against bank revived involving alleged misrepresentations made in 2010 SEC filings regarding its largest borrower.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Feb. 2, 2016 | |
| 
 B264635 
 | 
Rubio v. Superior Court (People)
 Defendant seeking postconviction discovery need not reimburse agency providing discovery for costs related to examination and preparation of documents for production, but must pay labor cost.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Feb. 1, 2016 | |
| 
 E060294 
 | 
Hughes v. County of San Bernardino
 Employee's retirement does not deprive Civil Service Commission of jurisdiction to continue to hear retiree's pending administrative appeal.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Feb. 1, 2016 | |
| 
 B261968 
 | 
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre
 Police Officer's Bill of Rights requires that officer under investigation receive notice of that investigation's nature 'reasonably prior' to any interrogation related thereto.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Jan. 29, 2016 | |
| 
 14-840 
 | 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association et al.
 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has power to issue rule regulating wholesale demand response and rule is adequately reasoned, resulting in reversal and remand.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Jan. 26, 2016 | |
| 
 11-16240 
 | 
National Federation of the Blind v. United Airlines Inc.
 State law claims not expressly preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act are impliedly field preempted by Airline Carrier Access Act and Department of Transportation regulation.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Jan. 20, 2016 | |
| 
 H042060 
 | 
Roe v. Superior Court
 Civil Procedure Section 2030.020 does not empower a court to compel parental interviews as part of mental examination of party who is a minor.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Dec. 22, 2015 | |
| 
 13-71276 
 | 
State of California v. FERC
 'Mobile-Sierra' doctrine, presuming contracted-for rates are 'just and reasonable' under Federal Power Act, applies to spot sales for electricity.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Dec. 18, 2015 | |
| 
 13-17380 
 | 
Dominguez v. Colvin
 Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
 | 
Dec. 15, 2015 | |
| 
 14-72794 
 | 
Pesticide Action Network North America v. United States EPA
 EPA's years-long delay in issuing a final response to environmental organizations' petition requesting ban on pesticide is 'egregious' and warrants mandamus relief.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Dec. 11, 2015 | |
| 
 13-35505 
 | 
Rounds v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
 Discrepancies between vocational expert's testimony, Dictionary of Occupational titles, and determined residual functional capacity merit reconciliation in Supplemental Security Income claim.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Dec. 8, 2015 | |
| 
 C075149 
 | 
Mason v. Superior Court
 There is probable cause for an arson indictment where a forest fire is a highly probable consequence of a defendant's conduct.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Dec. 1, 2015 | |
| 
 A146191 
 | 
D.F. v. Superior Court
 Under Welf. & Inst. Code Section 361.5(b)(11), prior termination of parental rights need not have occurred in California in order for court in present dependency action to deny reunification services.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Nov. 27, 2015 | |
| 
 D068016 
 | 
County of San Diego v. Superior Court (Casteen)
 County of San Diego entitled to summary judgment because it is immune from liability to plaintiff who suffered injury while swinging from tree rope at county park.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Nov. 23, 2015 | |
| 
 B266037 
 | 
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court
 Forms used when Sheriff's Department impounds cars, which bear owners' addresses gleaned from DMV records, are exempted from disclosure under Cal. Public Records Act.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Nov. 23, 2015 | |
| 
 13-15166 
 | 
Eno v. Jewell
 Order  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
 | 
Nov. 13, 2015 | |
| 
 B252710 
 | 
AIDS Healthcare etc. v. State Dept. Health Care etc.
 AIDS Healthcare Foundation's failure to exhaust administrative remedies bars its petition for writ of mandamus.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Nov. 9, 2015 | |
| 
 13-15213 
 | 
Brown-Hunter v. Colvin
 Administrative Law Judge errs by failing to provide specific, clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Social Security claimant's testimony.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
 | 
Nov. 4, 2015 | |
| 
 B256605 
 | 
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
 L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Nov. 3, 2015 | |
| 
 D067969 
 | 
League of California Cities v. Superior Court (San Diegans for Open Government et al.)
 Before ordering disclosure of e-mails, in camera review should have been conducted as requested by party asserting documents are exempt from disclosure.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 29, 2015 | |
| 
 C077757 
 | 
Steven R. v. Superior Court (People)
 Juvenile court exceeds its jurisdiction in dismissing Section 602 petition because Section 782 restricts dismissal of petition to the court in which petition was filed.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 27, 2015 | |
| 
 B256605 
 | 
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
 L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 26, 2015 | |
| 
 D067836 
 | 
Dorsey v. Superior Court
 Statutory $150 cap on attorney fees in small claims appeal overrides conflicting contractual attorney fee provisions.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 23, 2015 | |
| 
 C077622 
 | 
CVS Pharmacy v. Superior Court
 A plaintiff who seeks injunctive relief on behalf of a class the plaintiff is not a member of can obtain precertification discovery to seek out a legitimate plaintiff.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 19, 2015 | |
| 
 F069387 
 | 
Najera v. Shimoto
 Driver successfully overturns license suspension by challenging reliability of DMV's blood test.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 15, 2015 | |
| 
 B257764 
 | 
Levi Family Partnership v. City of LA
 Administrative decision can disclose legally relevant sub-conclusions supporting its ultimate decision using the language of ordinance when ordinance requires that the relevant sub-conclusions be specifically stated.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 13, 2015 | |
| 
 14-56402 
 | 
ASSE Int'l v. Kerry
 State Department's imposition of sanctions on Exchange Visitor Program sponsor is subject to Administrative Procedure Act review; court errs in dismissing sponsor's complaint.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 12, 2015 | |
| 
 B259424 
 | 
Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Rosen)
 University of California escapes liability for UCLA student's injuries caused by fellow student's violent attack.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 8, 2015 | |
| 
 C074569 
 | 
People ex rel. Ross v. Raisin Valley Farms
 Unduly narrow interpretation of California Marketing Act provision requires reversal as it relates to marketing order for research and promotional program for raisins.  | 
Administrative Agencies | 
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Oct. 5, 2015 | 
