| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22-16499
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U.S. v. $1,106,775.00 in United States Currency
Order |
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Oct. 30, 2025 | ||
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H050860
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People v. Mirabal
Battery was a lesser included offense of rape of an intoxicated person that the jury should have been instructed on based on the evidence produced at trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Wilson | Oct. 30, 2025 |
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B337324
|
People v. Taito
Trial court properly denied Penal Code section 1172.6 petition, where jury's true finding on felony-murder special circumstance rendered defendant ineligible for resentencing as a matter of law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Hanasono | Oct. 30, 2025 |
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B343632
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Modification: Adoption of X.D.
As self-authenticating evidence, trial court abused its discretion in disallowing admission of texts biological father sent to his sister revealing threats to kill biological mother. |
Evidence, Family Law |
|
L. Rubin | Oct. 30, 2025 |
|
A170424
|
Mass v. Regents of the University of California
University of California Retirement Plan's section 12.10 does not grant retroactive benefits to members who delayed applying for retirement. |
Contracts |
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T. Brown | Oct. 30, 2025 |
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B331916
|
Kim v. New Life Oasis Church
Though attorney's lien claim for property to secure legal payment was barred by issue preclusion, his lis pendens filing was protected by litigation privilege. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Wiley | Oct. 30, 2025 |
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25-6268
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State of Oregon v. Trump
Order |
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Oct. 30, 2025 | ||
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D085897
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Nevarez v. Superior Court (People)
Liability for murder does not automatically end the moment an intoxicated driver ceases driving--in this case, liability was properly imposed on a driver who had ceased driving two minutes prior to a fatal collision. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. McConnell | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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B340369
|
Backlund v. Stone
Renewing default judgment was appropriate even though complaint did not state amount of damages sought because the suit was for personal injury claims, and statement of damages had been served. |
Civil Procedure |
|
E. Lui | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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B338817
|
Hart v. Hart
Under Family Code section 6345(a), family court had no discretion to renew a domestic violence restraining order for less than five years. |
Family Law |
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E. Lui | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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B332160
|
Pacho Limited Partnership v. Eureka Energy Co.
Where the property lease's primary purpose was not agricultural, the trial court erred in applying Civil Code section 717's 51-year limit, particularly where enforcement would result in unjust forfeiture. |
Real Property |
|
T. Cody | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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A169669
|
People v. Sevilla
Trial court properly refused defendant's request for involuntary manslaughter instruction when evidence supported defendant's deliberate shooting was more than mere criminal negligence |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Goldman | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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24-2223
|
NLRB v. North Mountain Foothills Apartments
Retrospective relief was not available to employer who could not demonstrate any harm suffered due to NLRB's allegedly unconstitutional for-cause removal protections. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
J. Rakoff | Oct. 29, 2025 |
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A172063
|
Kahn v. Coinbase Inc.
Where Coinbase user's request for injunctive relief was not limited to existing account holders but rather sought to protect the general public, agreement to arbitrate was unenforceable. |
Consumer Law, Arbitration |
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A. Tucher | Oct. 27, 2025 |
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25A457
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Boyd v. Hamm
Order |
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Oct. 27, 2025 | ||
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23-4045
|
Gilbert v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Bona fide intent to be a customer was not required for standing under Unruh Civil Rights Act where plaintiff personally encountered an ADA violation and experienced difficulty because of it. |
Disability Discrimination |
|
J. Sung | Oct. 27, 2025 |
|
B331562
|
County of Los Angeles v. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Trial court did not err in granting judgment for Los Angeles County in fee dispute against the sheriff, because he did not have the authority to retain Quinn Emanuel as counsel. |
Attorneys, Government |
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L. Rubin | Oct. 27, 2025 |
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B341355
|
Leeds v. City of Los Angeles
Because core of plaintiffs' issues involved refund entitlement rather than trash service fees' legality, individual questions predominated and a class action was not the best means for dispute resolution. |
Tax, Civil Procedure |
|
A. Collins | Oct. 28, 2025 |
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24-2861
|
U.S. v. Vandyke
District court erroneously dismissed illegal firearm possession indictment, where defendant's Second Amendment rights were not violated given protective orders analogous to historical disarmament. |
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. McKeown | Oct. 28, 2025 |
|
C101541
|
People v. Feise
Trial court did not err by imposing a five-year enhancement on DUI defendant for causing victim paralysis, as a jury could reasonably reach the paralysis enhancement without expert medical testimony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Mesiwala | Oct. 24, 2025 |
|
G065309
|
People v. Guzman
When an objection to a peremptory challenge under CCP section 231.7 is erroneously sustained, the "deemed prejudicial" standard, which requires reversal and a new trial, does not apply. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Sanchez | Oct. 24, 2025 |
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B341682
|
People v. Lara
Defendant entitled to youthful offender parole hearing was not serving the functional equivalent of life without parole and was ineligible for resentencing relief under Penal Code section 1170. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Oct. 24, 2025 |
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24-2110
|
SuperTECH Inc. v. My Choice Software LLC
California-based corporation was subject to Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth's jurisdiction because it conducted business in the Commonwealth, with its dispute arising from that activity. |
Civil Procedure |
|
W. Fletcher | Oct. 24, 2025 |
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C101539
|
People v. Riddle
After defendant's planned residential treatment fell through, trial court acted within its discretion in terminating mental health diversion and refusing to compel public payment for private treatment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
A. Feinberg | Oct. 23, 2025 |
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A171126
|
People v. Warner
Defendant who possessed the requisite mental state for direct aiding and abetting murder was ineligible for relief under Penal Code section 1172.6. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Miller | Oct. 23, 2025 |
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A171137
|
People v. Krueger
Petitioner was ineligible for resentencing relief under Penal Code section 1172.6 because she was not convicted under any theory of liability affected by the requisite amendments to murder statutes. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Miller | Oct. 23, 2025 |
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24-1806
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Walker v. State of Arizona
After parties jointly stipulated to dismiss all federal claims, federal district court lost jurisdiction to enter final judgment and was required to remand remaining state claim to state court. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Bennett | Oct. 23, 2025 |
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25-3727
|
Newsom v. Trump
Order |
|
Oct. 24, 2025 | ||
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25A378
|
Crawford v. Mississippi
Order |
|
Oct. 22, 2025 | ||
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23-188; 23-150; 23-124
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Amended Opinion: National Labor Relations Board v. Macy's Inc.
A union was not clearly and fully informed of the conditions necessary to be reinstated and therefore the business's lockout was unlawful. |
Labor Law |
|
E. Wallach | Oct. 22, 2025 |
