Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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E075184
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Simms v. Bear Valley Community Heathcare Dist.
Hospital patient's letter, which failed to comply with presentation requirements under the Government Claims Act, constituted a claim for injuries, adequate to trigger healthcare provider's duty to give notice of the insufficiencies. |
Government |
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M. Raphael | Jun. 29, 2022 |
D079013
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City of Coronado et al. v. San Diego Assn. of Governments et al.
Trial courts lack jurisdiction to rescind Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation plans because the Legislature clearly intended to preclude judicial intervention in RHNA procedures. |
Government |
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C. Aaron | Jun. 21, 2022 |
20-56291
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Brach v. Newsom
Voluntary cessation exception to mootness did not apply to parents' suit claiming state officials violated federal law when they ordered schools to suspend in-person instruction due to COVID-19. |
Government |
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M. McKeown | Jun. 16, 2022 |
20-35171
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Inter-Cooperative Exchange v. U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Government's search terms were not reasonably calculated to uncover all documents relevant to fishers' Freedom of Information Act request because the government's search terms were overly narrow. |
Government |
|
P. Bumatay | Jun. 7, 2022 |
C090832
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City of Oakland v. Dept. of Finance
Cooperation and funding agreements that merely function as agreements to agree do not constitute enforceable loans under the Dissolution Law. |
Government |
|
A. Hoch | Jun. 3, 2022 |
B312471
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City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conservation Dist.
3:1 ratio between groundwater rates for municipal or industrial uses and agricultural uses rates did not pass constitutional muster. |
Government |
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S. Perren | May 27, 2022 |
B309892
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. City of Los Angeles
15-percent affordable housing requirement under the Community Redevelopment Law was rendered inoperative by the 2011 Dissolution Law, and the requirement did not survive as an "enforceable obligation." |
Government |
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F. Rothschild | May 4, 2022 |
B309892
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation et al. v. City of Los Angeles (CEQA)
The 15-percent affordable housing requirement is no longer required pursuant to the Dissolution Law and, even if it applies, it might not apply to individual project. |
Government |
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F. Rothschild | May 2, 2022 |
D077200
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Clark Bros., Inc. v. North Edwards Water District
Although government entities must pay interest on payments for public contracts not made within 30 days, late payment is not necessarily a breach of contract. |
Government |
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W. Dato | Apr. 25, 2022 |
H048681
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Rose v. County of San Benito
Trial court erred in considering inadmissible evidence to construe county board of supervisor's intent to confer lifetime healthcare benefits to retirees at the same rate as active employees. |
Government |
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A. Danner | Apr. 21, 2022 |
F082845
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Kinney v. Superior Court (County of Kern)
Requested DUI arrestees' names were not "contemporaneous" under the Government Code because release of the names would not serve the purpose of preventing clandestine police activity. |
Government |
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M. Snauffer | Apr. 8, 2022 |
E076786
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People v. Alorica Inc.
The People had the authority to subpoena records from a company collecting consumer debt on behalf of its clients to determine whether it was a debt collector under the Rosenthal Act. |
Government |
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F. Menetrez | Apr. 7, 2022 |
B307538
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Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach
City's ordinances restricting short-term rentals required commission approval under the California Coastal Act because the previously certified program made no distinction between short and long-term rentals. |
Government |
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J. Wiley | Apr. 7, 2022 |
A161575
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Pacifica Firefighters Assn. v. City of Pacifica
A measure prescribing procedures in the event of an impasse in labor disputes with city firefighters was unenforceable as a usurpation of authority the legislature exclusively granted to city councils. |
Government |
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J. Kline | Mar. 28, 2022 |
B309918
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Flores v. Department of Transportation
Because plaintiffs filed a suit for injunctive relief, and injunctive relief is forward-looking, the revised version of the statute at issue applied rather than the version in place during the events in question. |
Government |
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A. Harutunian | Mar. 25, 2022 |
C090196
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Michaels v. State Personnel Board (Public Employees' Retirement System)
One-year period for voiding state civil service appointments begins on date position is offered to and accepted by the state employee. |
Government |
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A. Hoch | Mar. 23, 2022 |
A161556
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Schmier v. City of Berkeley
Condominium owner's complaint disputing the meaning of certain language of lien agreements with the city was not subject to the 90-day limitations period set forth in the Government Code. |
Government |
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K. Banke | Mar. 23, 2022 |
20-828
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FBI v. Fazaga
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act does not displace the state secrets privilege. |
Government |
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S. Alito | Mar. 7, 2022 |
B309288
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Crenshaw Subway Coalition v. City of Los Angeles
A gentrification theory, used to challenge the approval of a development project, is not legally cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. |
Government |
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B. Hoffstadt | Mar. 4, 2022 |
B308306
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Coastal Act Protectors v. City of Los Angeles
A petition for writ of mandate challenging a zoning ordinance was subject to a 90-day limitations period because the alleged wrongdoing occurred at the time the ordinance was adopted. |
Government |
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B. Currey | Feb. 28, 2022 |
D079157
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Von Herrmann v. Superior Court (Management & Training Corp.)
The California Public Records Act applies to private entities that operate immigration detention facilities even when the operator does not directly contract with a city. |
Government |
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J. Haller | Feb. 28, 2022 |
E078248
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County of San Bernardino v. West Valley Water Dist.
Water district election was required to be held on statewide general election date, not statewide primary date when there was low voter turnout in previous years. |
Government |
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D. Miller | Feb. 3, 2022 |
D077550
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Andrews v. Metropolitan Transit System 1
Notice of rejection of claim for damages is defective and does not comply with Government Code Section 913(b) requirements if it does not include attorney advisement. |
Government |
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P. Guerrero | Feb. 2, 2022 |
B307585
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Starr v. Chaparro
Voter-adopted ordinance regarding mayoral term could not be amended except by voters so petition initiative seeking to amend that ordinance should have been presented to voters instead of adopted. |
Government |
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A. Gilbert | Jan. 19, 2022 |
D079064
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Ocean Street Extension Neighborhood v. City of Santa Cruz
A city did not violate its municipal code when it granted a planned development permit without requiring compliance with the code's slope modifications. |
Government |
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R. Huffman | Jan. 18, 2022 |
21A240
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Biden v. Missouri
The Secretary of Health was authorized to require vaccination against COVID-19 in order for healthcare facilities to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. |
Government |
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P. Curiam (USSC) | Jan. 18, 2022 |
C090117
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Old East Davis Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Davis
Substantial evidence supported a city's approval of a proposed building project. |
Government |
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H. Hull | Jan. 13, 2022 |
A158977
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Jobs & Housing Coalition v. City of Oakland
Enacting a measure on a majority vote despite statements in the ballot materials indicating that a supermajority would be needed did not violate due process. |
Government |
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J. Humes | Jan. 4, 2022 |
20-56316
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Kalbers v. Volkswagen AG
Movant's intervention was timely when properly measured against when it became aware that its interests would no longer be protected by another party. |
Government |
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J. Owens | Dec. 29, 2021 |
D077591
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Save Civita Because Sudberry Won't v. City of San Diego
Where city made clear the nature of a project's overall changes and stated that prior comments will not receive a response, city did not have to summarize revisions made to a previously circulated draft environmental impact report. |
Government |
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C. Aaron | Dec. 20, 2021 |