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Black v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Trial court erred in denying plaintiff leave to amend pleadings to allege that defendant's failure to register as a public entity's excused noncompliance with the Government Claims Act's presentation requirement. 		Government, Employment Law 2DCA/1 Dec. 4, 2025
People v. Holliday
Defendant failed to show eligibility for military pretrial diversion despite relatively low burden of proof because he offered no admissible evidence of his eligibility. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Dec. 4, 2025
People v. Dozier
Penal Code section 1172.75(d)(4) constitutionally permitted reimposition of defendant's pre-2007 upper-term enhancement despite the absence of jury-found aggravating facts. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/7 Dec. 4, 2025
Noon v. Fuentes
Landlord who prosecuted unlawful detainer action was not protected against plaintiffs' wrongful eviction claims (for concealing the unlawful detainer action) by the anti-SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/4 Dec. 4, 2025
San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper v. County of San Luis Obispo
When relief benefiting one Endangered Species Act-listed species may harm others, courts must weigh the competing equities and public interest as to the other protected species before granting mandatory injunctive relief. 		Environmental Law, Remedies 9th Dec. 4, 2025
Li v. Arcsoft Inc.
Order 		9th Dec. 4, 2025
People v. Seigler
Trial court abused its discretion in denying trial continuance for defendant's mental health evaluation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Dec. 3, 2025
Shayan v. Shakib
Order 		2DCA/1 Dec. 3, 2025
Rhode v. Bonta
Order 		9th Dec. 3, 2025
Arroyo v. Pacific Ridge Neighborhood Homeowners Assn.
Homeowner association's failure to provide recalled board member with equal access to association media by excluding her opposing statement during recall campaign violated Civil Code section 5105. 		Real Property 4DCA/1 Dec. 3, 2025
Doyle v. Royal
Holding that prospective jurors excluded for race-neutral reasons did not count in assessing whether defendant established prima facie case of discrimination was unreasonable application of clearly established federal law. 		Habeas Corpus 9th Dec. 3, 2025
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Coachella Valley Water District
Where water district failed to demonstrate a fair or reasonable relationship between the charges imposed and the benefits received within areas charged for groundwater, charges were unconstitutional. 		Tax 4DCA/2 Dec. 2, 2025
Estate of Bodmann
Proposed executor was properly disqualified when his behavior was not merely interpersonal unpleasantness but rather resulted in textbook mismanagement, contributing to the estate asset's decline. 		Trust and Estates 1DCA/4 Dec. 2, 2025
Airport Business Center v. City of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa's determination that a parking garage was "surplus land" subject to designation for affordable housing was proper. 		Government, Real Property 1DCA/3 Dec. 2, 2025
Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles
Recorded agreement memorializing low-income density bonus accepted by developer was equivalent to a condition attached to a permit, surviving foreclosure and binding successor property owners. 		Real Property 2DCA/1 Dec. 2, 2025
County of Los Angeles v. Niblett
Employee's statement referencing workplace shooting that had occurred the previous year, coupled with his history with supervisor, constituted a credible threat of violence warranting issuance of workplace violence restraining order. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Dec. 2, 2025
Environmental Democracy Project v. Rael
California Organic Food and Farming Act applies broadly to all products labeled or sold as organic, including feminine hygiene products. 		Consumer Law 1DCA/2 Dec. 2, 2025
Modification: Jimenez v. Hayes Apartment Homes, LLC
Defendants' building code violation--failing to install fall-prevention devices when replacing upper-story windows--constituted negligence per se. 		Torts 1DCA/4 Dec. 2, 2025
U.S. v. Dencklau
Federal indictment alleging the mandatory elements of a Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketeering offense was sufficient even though it did not allege the elements of the underlying state offenses. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Nov. 25, 2025
Singh v. Bondi
Substantial evidence supported Board of Immigration Appeals' determination that asylum applicant's experiences did not rise to the level of past persecution. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 2, 2025
In re S.R.
In dependency proceeding, because mandatory Child Abuse Central Index reporting involved an ongoing, redressable harm, mother's appeal remained justiciable, requiring merits review. 		Dependency, Civil Procedure CASC Dec. 2, 2025
Wonderful Nurseries, LLC v. Agricultural Labor Relations Board et al.
Trial court lacked jurisdiction to rule on Agricultural Labor Relations Board union certification orders because they are not "final orders" eligible for judicial review. 		Labor Law 5DCA Dec. 1, 2025
People v. Woodward
Trial court's downgrading of felony child pornography possession conviction to misdemeanor did not "de facto" reduce his later conviction for failure to register change of address to a misdemeanor. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Dec. 1, 2025
Agustin v. Golden Empire Transit District
Where the evidence shows the plaintiff's negligence was the sole proximate cause of an injury, comparative negligence need not be submitted to a jury. 		Torts 5DCA Dec. 1, 2025
Modification: Taking Offense v. State of California
By regulating discriminatory conduct rather than suppressing protected expression, the statute safeguarding long-term care residents from repeated misgendering survived constitutional challenge. 		Constitutional Law CASC Dec. 1, 2025
People v. Gallardo
Assault with intent to commit rape is not a lesser included offense of rape of an unconscious person because the latter does not require the jury to find the defendant intended to use force. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Dec. 1, 2025
Amended Opinion: Youth 71Five Ministries v. Williams
Religious organization that was denied grant funding based on government rule prohibiting religious discrimination was not entitled to a preliminary injunction because the rule likely withstood rational-basis review. 		Constitutional Law 9th Dec. 1, 2025
Marriage of Strong
Ex-husband's copyright in Michael Jackson collaboration was subject to monetization in order to satisfy over $2 million in delinquent support obligations. 		Remedies, Copyright 2DCA/1 Nov. 26, 2025
People v. The North River Ins. Co. (Bad Boys Bail Bonds)
Because appearance periods may be extended for good cause, trial court had authority to grant a good-cause continuance allowing prosecutors to decide whether to extradite fugitive. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Nov. 26, 2025
Gessele v. Jack in the Box Inc.
Where competing factual inferences existed as to whether employer Jack in the Box's overdeductions for state benefits fund was willful, district court's granting of summary judgment on that issue was improper. 		Employment Law 9th Nov. 26, 2025
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