| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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06-73192
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Minasyan v. Mukasey
Application for asylum filed on 365th day after alien's arrival is deemed timely. |
Immigration |
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Jan. 20, 2009 | |
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07-50293
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U.S. v. Esparza
Court must make requisite findings with respect to conditions of supervised release that implicate particularly significant liberty interests. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 20, 2009 | |
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06-36066
|
Philip Morris USA Inc. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co. Inc.
Tribal court has no colorable claim to jurisdiction over trademark infringement case brought by Philip Morris. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 20, 2009 | |
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05-74709
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Donchev v. Mukasey
Court denies asylum to alien whose friendship with Roma in Bulgaria did not placed him within ‘particular social group.’ |
Immigration |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
|
C055070
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People v. Kenefick
Multiple forged signatures on single document constitute only one count of forgery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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E041425
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State of California v. Continental Insurance Co.
In case involving cleanup of hazardous waste site, state may recover beyond limits of any one liability insurance policy period. |
Insurance |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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G041305
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Veyna v. Orange County Nursery Inc.
In dissolution proceeding, filing notice of appeal does not automatically stay judgment requiring party to buy-out shares before certain date. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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H033239
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The Board of Parole Hearings v. Superior Court (Portee)
Court exceeds jurisdiction where order directed Board of Parole Hearings to isolate parts of commitment offense qualifying for invocation of unsuitability for parole. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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C058222
|
Bledsoe v. Biggs Unified School District
Layoff of tenured teacher is proper where he lacks special training and experience that junior teachers possess. |
Education |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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07-15323
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Ramkissoon v. AOL
California residents are exempt from forum selection clause denoting Virginia state courts as only fora for dispute resolution. |
Business Law |
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Jan. 19, 2009 | |
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B203548
|
Ameriloan v. Superior Court (People)
Court errs in concluding tribal sovereign immunity did not extend to payday loan companies that funded Indian tribe. |
Native American Affairs |
|
Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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S168806
|
Brinkley v. Public Storage Inc.
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
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S168611
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New v. Kroeger
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
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S154242
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People v. Feyrer
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
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S160211
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Voices of the Wetlands v. State Water Resources Control Board
Order |
|
Jan. 15, 2009 | ||
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S156045
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Musaelian v. Adams
Attorney who represented himself in responding to filing abuse may not recover sanction of attorney fees. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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05-56467
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Humphries v. County of Los Angeles
Continued inclusion of parents in California's Child Abuse Central Index database after charges are dropped violates due process rights. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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07-30183
|
U.S. v. Selby
BPA official who actively participates in internal agency deliberations resulting in sales commissions to husband is guilty of felony conflict of interest. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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07-35634
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Shulkin Hutton Inc. v. Treiger (In re Owens)
Bankruptcy court properly dismisses case intended to delay sale of property rather than converting it to Chapter 7. |
Bankruptcy |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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08-55326
|
Guzman v. Shewry
Court properly denies injunction to halt temporary suspension of physician who claims suspension from Medi-Cal program violates federal law. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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C056550
|
Walter P., a Minor
Probation conditions are valid even though juvenile is subjected to restrictions beyond $100 statutory fine. |
Juveniles |
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Jan. 15, 2009 | |
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07-6984
|
Jimenez v. Quarterman
In case involving Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, court of appeal's denial of certificate of appealability is reversed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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B209638
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In re Gaul
Board's denial of parole is unsupported by evidence that parolee poses unreasonable risk to society. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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07-513
|
Herring v. U.S.
Exclusionary rule does not apply when police mistakes leading to unlawful search are result of isolated negligence attenuated from search. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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07-901
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Oregon v. Ice
State statute allowing judge to impose consecutive, rather than concurrent, sentences does not violate Sixth Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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G040006
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Espinoza v. Calva
Lease constitutes illegal contract absent certificate of occupancy for property. |
Real Property |
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Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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07-56055
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Eng v. Cooley
Qualified immunity does not apply to First Amendment retaliation case involving lawyer who spoke to press on client's behalf. |
Government |
|
Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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A118186
|
People v. Harbert
Conviction for violating Vehicle Code Section 20001 is proper where there was abundant evidence that driver hit human being. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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C056038
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People v. Stanphill
Victim's hearsay statement identifying defendant's photograph as being his assailant is admissible as spontaneous statement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jan. 14, 2009 | |
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F054983
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Mossman v. City of Oakdale
Arbitration judgment that does not determine appropriate nature of 'make-whole' remedy is unenforceable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jan. 14, 2009 |