| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S151207
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People v. Price
Order |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S153098
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Allen v. Demers
Order |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S151702
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Munoz v. City of Union City
Order |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S151620
|
People v. Dulan
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S153083
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Rooney v. Superior Court (Lacie G.)
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S151612
|
Gonsalves v. Conseco Insurance
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S153170
|
People v. Gastello
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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G036448
|
Barber v. Chang
Owner is not entitled to summary judgment where duty to alleviate risk posed by violent tenant presents triable issue of fact. |
Torts |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
B186768
|
McKenzie v. Vanderpoel
Trust beneficiary may not avoid no contest clause in trust instrument to use statutory procedure to reallocate trust principal and income. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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S153130
|
California Pacific Medical Center v. Superior Court (Reilly)
Order |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S151279
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Beverly Hills Unified v. Gulf Underwriters
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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H029347
|
Georgiev v. County of Santa Clara
Home addition properly deemed incomplete for property tax purposes where it is unfinished and lacks functionality, in spite of receiving inspector's approval. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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S152326
|
People v. McClain
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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S152406
|
People v. Vielma
Order |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | ||
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G036837
|
People v. Nguyen
Trial court properly denies 'Pitchess' motion after defendant is convicted of bribery. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
A109755
|
Ameron International Corp. v. Insurance Co. of the State of Pennsylvania
Bright line rule defining 'suit' and 'damages' was properly applied in suit concerning contract dispute with government. |
Insurance |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
C052592
|
People v. Reyes
Trial court properly gives CALCRIM instructions and never instructed jury that it could consider defendant's arrest or trial as evidence of guilt. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
D049427
|
Allstate Insurance Co. v. Superior Court (Delanzo)
Attorney fees and costs incurred to obtain compensation from third-party tortfeasor are not deducted in calculating total recovery received by insured. |
Insurance |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
S138898
|
People v. Rivera
Police officers need not corroborate anonymous tip before contacting occupant and seeking consent to enter and search residence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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D048175
|
People v. Westbrooks
Defendant's due process rights are not violated where judge gives jury instructions explaining reasonable doubt pursuant to CALCRIM No. 220. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
03-55534
|
Gautt v. Lewis
Defendant's constitutional right to be informed is violated where they are charged with one sentence enhancement, but mistakenly convicted of another enhancement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
05-71803
|
Reynoso-Cisneros v. Gonzales
Board of Immigration Appeals errs in determining it lacked jurisdiction over deportee's motion to reopen exclusion proceedings. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
04-76131
|
California Dept. of Water Resources v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
California Department of Water Resources denied review of FERC order permitting Pacific Gas and Electric Company to roll in costs. |
Environmental Law |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
06-30118
|
U.S. v. Beltran-Munguia
Prior felony conviction for second degree sexual abuse does not qualify as "crime of violence" for defendant who unlawfully re-entered United States. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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04-75716
|
Maciel v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Issue preclusion is improper where issue was not crucial to previous proceedings and was not fully and fairly litigated in previous action. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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06-55054
|
Paramount Land Co. LP v. California Pistachio Commission
Pistachio growers fail to prove merits to sustain injunction forbidding Pistachio Commission from collecting assessments to fund generic advertising. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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06-30289
|
U.S. v. Alverez-Tejeda
Officers' elaborate ruse to seize vehicle suspected of containing drugs is reasonable and therefore does not violate defendant's Fourth Amendment rights. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
05-1284
|
Watson v. Philip Morris Cos. Inc.
FTC's detailed supervision of Philip Morris' cigarette testing process does not permit removal of action to federal court. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
|
05-1448
|
Beck v. Pace International Union
Employer does not breach fiduciary obligations by failing to consider proposed merger to terminate single-employer pension plan. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 14, 2007 | |
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06-562
|
United States v. Atlantic Research Corp.
Rocket retrofitters may sue government for cleanup costs pursuant to CERCLA provision permitting recovery from potentially responsible parties. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 14, 2007 |
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