| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B184689
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Chrisman v. City of Los Angeles
Police department could not punish officer for misuse of department computers that predated department’s administrative complaint by more than two years. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | |
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05-15627
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Nilsson v. City of Mesa
Plaintiff fails to show police department's nondiscriminatory explanation for not hiring her is pretext for discrimination. |
Civil Rights |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | |
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C050992
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People v. Foss
Trial court was not required to allow defense to inquire into whether witness in child molestation case had morbid fear of sexual matters. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | |
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091207
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CSC Orders
Order |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
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B190630
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Katsura v. City of San Buenaventura
Plaintiff is not owed additional payment where he knew extra work performed for city was outside scope of contract. |
Government |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | |
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091207a
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CSC Orders
Order |
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Sep. 13, 2007 | ||
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S131484
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Muzzy Ranch Co. v. Solano County Airport Land Use Commission
Commission correctly determines common sense exemption to California Environmental Quality Act applies where plan merely incorporates existing general plan and zoning. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B199578
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People v. Neilson
Government Code does not require litigants be afforded opportunity to address issue of inadequate record even if lack of record is grounds for affirming appeal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B192291
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Baccouche v. Blakenship
Easement may not be enforced where keeping of horses on undeveloped lot violates zoning ordinances. |
Real Property |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B193654
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People v. Perry
Multiple sentence prohibition requires stay of vehicular burglary sentence where defendant's objective in second degree robbery is also to steal car stereo. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B188886
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Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs v. County of Los Angeles
County has power to force peace officer employees to use excess deferred vacation time in order to avoid year end cash payout. |
Labor Law |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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05-16358
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Zurich American Insurance Co. v. International FiberCom Inc. (In re International FiberCom Inc.)
Bankruptcy court may limit prior order where that order granted relief not permitted under Bankruptcy Code. |
Bankruptcy |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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04-76644
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Marmolejo-Campos v. Gonzales
Petitioner's aggravated DUI conviction is crime involving moral turpitude under Immigration Naturalization Act. |
Immigration |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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D050385
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People v. Quitiquit
Voluntary manslaughter conviction is reversed where wife's hearsay statements that her husband twisted her neck were erroneously admitted. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B192382
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Isip v. Mercedes-Benz USA
Trial court did not err in refusing Mercedes-Benz's proposed jury instruction on implied warranty of merchantability. |
Business Law |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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B194696
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Hodgman v. WCAB
In workers' compensation case, guardian ad litem was entitled to compensation for duplicative care provided by assisted living facility and employer should bear expense. |
Workers' Compensation |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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F051027
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People v. Warner
Firearm use enhancement is stricken in case where defendant killed neighbor's husband with shotgun blast to chest. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 12, 2007 | |
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07-56157
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Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. v. Winter
Order |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | ||
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05-55988
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Brawders v. County of Ventura (In re Brawders)
Stipulation to refund debtor's personal liabilities does not alter county's right to enforce lien to recover partially paid pre-petition taxes under plan. |
Bankruptcy |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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F049069
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Chabak v. Monroy
Underage patient's privileged statements to police and parents preclude physical therapist's recovery of damages for victim's allegedly false reports of child abuse. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-16282
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Bolt v. Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Shareholder seeking redemption of shares is properly granted summary judgment where corporation's net worth exceeds threshold set by its articles. |
Corporations |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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06-15735
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Polk v. Sandoval
Petitioner's due process rights are violated where trial instructions allowed jury to convict him of first-degree murder without finding deliberation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-56023
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LinkLine Communications Inc. v. SBC California Inc.
Internet Service Provider, alleging supplier and competitor's pricing scheme creates anticompetitive price squeeze, states potentially valid claim under Sherman Antitrust Act. |
Antitrust |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-16361
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DirecTV Inc. v. Huynh
Court properly declines to grant default judgment for satellite television provider in piracy case where complaints fail to allege modification of electronic device. |
Intellectual Property |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-36143
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Carrington v. United States
Petitioners challenging their sentences as unconstitutional fail to present exceptional circumstances sufficient to support grant of extraordinary relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-55742
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Welles v. Turner Entertainment Co.
Summary judgment without examination of extrinsic evidence is inappropriate where contracts have ambiguous language with regard to unanticipated future situations. |
Contracts |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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05-35408
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Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Norton
District court properly issues partial injunction limiting coal bed methane development pending Bureau of Land Management's expansion of environmental impact statement. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 11, 2007 | |
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C053130
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People v. Jefferson
Under 'Cunningham v. California', court's one 'strike' finding does not violate defendant's federal constitutional right to jury determination. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2007 | |
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B190441
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Lee v. Blue Shield of California
Physician's declaratory relief claim should be treated as petition for writ of mandate to reinstate service plan's hearing to terminate provider status. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 10, 2007 | |
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05-15455
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Dent v. Cox Communications Las Vegas Inc.
Plaintiff waives right to bring suit only for time period specified in form acknowledging receipt of payment of unpaid wages. |
Labor Law |
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Sep. 10, 2007 |