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Husayn v. Mitchell
Under the Military Commissions Act, district court lacked jurisdiction over alleged enemy combatant's cause of action regarding use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" against him at CIA secret prison. 		Government 9th Jul. 1, 2025
Teran v. Superior Court (People)
Despite obtaining the information from Los Angeles Sheriff's Department database, former employee did not violate Penal Code section 502(c)(2) because the information was publicly available on the Los Angeles Superior Court website. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Government 2DCA/5 Jun. 30, 2025
Island Industries v. Sigma Corp.
19 U.S.C. section 1592, which prohibits imports predicated on false statements, did not displace the False Claims Act in action alleging that defendant fraudulently evaded anti-dumping laws. 		Commercial Law, Government 9th Jun. 24, 2025
Tindall v. County of Nevada
Government Code section 831's weather immunity for streets and highways also applies to parking lots. 		Government 3DCA Jun. 20, 2025
Martin v. U.S.
Federal Tort Claim Act's law-enforcement proviso overrides only the intentional-tort exception, not the discretionary-function exception. 		Government, Torts USSC Jun. 13, 2025
Soto v. U.S.
The "combat-related special compensation" (CRSC) statute confers authority to settle CRSC claims and thus displaces the Barring Act's settlement procedures and limitations period. 		Government USSC Jun. 13, 2025
San Diego Public Library Foundation v. Fuentes
Mechanical invalidation of petition signatures due to apparent errors in signers' addresses was arbitrary where registrar was able to locate the signers' voter registration records despite the inconsistencies. 		Government 4DCA/1 Jun. 2, 2025
Restivo v. City of Petaluma
Trial court properly granted summary judgment for city, where plaintiff presented no evidence of the city's actual or constructive notice of the crack in the street that caused her skateboard accident. 		Torts, Government 1DCA/1 May 22, 2025
A.A.R.P. v. Trump
Where district court's failure to act expeditiously had the same practical effect as refusing an injunction, Venezuelan detainees facing removal were entitled to interlocutory appeal. 		Immigration, Government USSC May 20, 2025
Holman v. County of Butte
Because the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act creates a mandatory duty to notify other agencies of alleged child abuse, County's failure to cross-report was not protected by discretionary immunity. 		Torts, Government 3DCA May 19, 2025
Feliciano v. Department of Transportation
A reservist seeking differential pay for service "during a national emergency," need not show that their service bears a substantive connection to a particular emergency. 		Government USSC May 1, 2025
People ex rel. Soto v. Group IX BP Properties
Government Code provision prohibiting ordinances that penalize landlords solely due to their contact with a law enforcement did not bar State's public nuisance action against property managers. 		Government, Real Property 2DCA/4 Apr. 18, 2025
Gomes v. Mendocino City Community Services Dist.
Mendocino groundwater permit ordinances were valid and their adoption did not require majority voter approval because fees to obtain a permit did not impact rates for the extraction of groundwater. 		Water Rights, Government 1DCA/3 Apr. 16, 2025
Modification: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. City of Los Angeles
No constitutional violation where suspended terms of a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement between a utility and City of Los Angeles did not involve vested rights. 		Government 2DCA/7 Mar. 31, 2025
State of Montana v. Talen Montana, LLC
District court correctly applied "navigable in fact" test to quiet title for the U.S in decades-long dispute with Montana regarding ownership of riverbeds along the Missouri River. 		Government 9th Mar. 5, 2025
Ryan v. County of Los Angeles
Publicly operated health facilities are subject to Health and Safety Code Section 1278.5 whistleblower claims. 		Government 2DCA/3 Mar. 4, 2025
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. City of Los Angeles
No constitutional violation where suspended terms of a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement between a utility and City of Los Angeles did not involve vested rights. 		Government 2DCA/7 Mar. 3, 2025
Serrano v. Public Employees' Retirement System
CalPERS was not required to count police sergeant's term as association president as pensionable compensation when he took a leave of absence to serve that term. 		Government, Employment Law 3DCA Feb. 28, 2025
Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath
Even though U.S. Treasury money only paid a portion of schools' internet subsidies, internet provider's overcharges alleged by auditor's False Claims Act lawsuit were "claims" under the Act. 		Government, Utilities USSC Feb. 24, 2025
Shehyn v. Ventura County Public Works Agency
Trial court erroneously dismissed Plaintiff's inverse condemnation claim, where he properly alleged that he bore a disproportionate share of the costs of a public improvement. 		Eminent Domain, Government 2DCA/6 Feb. 21, 2025
Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. v. City of Long Beach
Arbitration awards against City of Long Beach for failing to identify project as "public work," fell within Labor Code Section 1781's scope allowing for subcontractor to seek indemnity against City. 		Government, Employment Law 2DCA/5 Feb. 4, 2025
Election Integrity Project California, Inc. v. Lunn
Under Election Code Section 15104(d), an observer's "sufficiently close" access to view election procedures did not mean "breathing down the necks of the election workers." 		Government 2DCA/6 Feb. 3, 2025
Nwauzor v. The GEO Group, Inc.
The application of Washington's Minimum Wage Act to civil detainees held in GEO's privately operated federal detention center did not violate the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity. 		Government, Immunity 9th Jan. 17, 2025
Alliance Marce & Eva Stern Math & Science High School v. Public Employment Relations Board
Gov. Code Section 3350, which prohibits public employers from discouraging union membership, is not facially unconstitutional because it regulates only government speech unprotected by the First Amendment. 		Government, Education 2DCA/2 Dec. 30, 2024
Kabat v. Department of Transportation
Summary judgment for dangerous condition of public property liability under Government Code Section 835 was proper when Caltrans provided evidence that it had no notice of allegedly dangerous condition. 		Government, Torts 4DCA/3 Dec. 23, 2024
Fazaga v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
State secrets privilege does not mandate dismissal of action unless it deprives the United States of information establishing a valid defense or makes litigation impossible due to risks of disclosure. 		Government 9th Dec. 23, 2024
California Resources Production Corp. v. Antioch City Council
Trial court properly dismissed suit alleging equal protection violations against city after it declined to extend plaintiff's agreement to operate gas pipeline. 		Government, Constitutional Law 1DCA/4 Dec. 20, 2024
Assn. for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
Despite new legislation's mandates disallowing law enforcement gang participation, targeted interviews of certain officers triggered Meyers-Milias Brown Act meet-and-confer requirements. 		Government, Municipal Law 2DCA/5 Nov. 22, 2024
McCurdy v. County of Riverside
After a successful habeas petition, petitioner's claim against County was subject to 6-month presentation window for tort claims. 		Government, Torts 4DCA/1 Nov. 22, 2024
Burton v. Campbell
Failure to make demand to cure and correct as required by statute meant interested person could not bring suit seeking determination that city council legislative action was null and void. 		Government 4DCA/1 Nov. 21, 2024
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