| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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S140992
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Tran (Viet) on H.C.
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S147577
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Cooney on Resignation
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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F049847
|
In re Arnett
State superior court has discretion to grant federal inmate's petition for legal name change because no law prohibits name changes by incarcerated inmates. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
|
G036809
|
Lee v. Southern California University For Professional Studies
Postsecondary institution's motion to compel arbitration is properly denied where law student never signed arbitration agreement. |
Contracts |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
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C049048
|
People ex rel. Brown v. Tehama County Board of Supervisors
Award of attorney fees is improper for public interest actions brought by state though its attorney general, to enforce its own laws. |
Government |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
|
B190720
|
People v. Cooper
Confrontation Clause precludes neither videotaped evidence depicting elder's mental status and house condition nor expert opinion based on hearsay in interviews. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
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S147575
|
Cooney on Discipline
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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06-8713
|
Flores v. California
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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06-8948
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Hayes v. California
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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06-9051
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Tho v. California
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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05-1157
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Credit Suisse Sec. (USA) v. Billing
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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06-739
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Kelley v. Bracewell
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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06-8820
|
Haddad v. ADECCO USA, Inc.
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S149098
|
Carboneau v. Salazar
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S149347
|
People v. Villalobos
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S150821
|
Morrow v. Superior Court (People)
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S149467
|
Wakefield v. Bohlin
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S149516
|
Lanier v. Jay
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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B190093
|
People v. Merfield
Prisoner waives right to challenge determination of mental disorder after one-year commitment period expires and petition becomes moot. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
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03-35701
|
Frederick v. Morse
Where student's banner did not pose legitimate likelihood of disruption, school's censorship conduct violated student's First Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 19, 2007 | |
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05-35774
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Washington State Republican Party v. State of Washington
Washington primary initiative is unconstitutional where ballot would not indicate which candidates are political parties' official nominees. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | |
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S148781
|
Watson v. Interinsurance Exchange
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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S107508
|
Valdez (Alfredo) on H.C.
Order |
|
Mar. 19, 2007 | ||
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04-17554
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San Francisco Baykeeper v. Cargill Salt Division
Salt-making operator prevails where pond in which it allegedly discharged pollutants is merely adjacent to protected body of water. |
Environmental Law |
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Mar. 16, 2007 | |
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05-15025
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McConnell v. United States
'Feres' doctrine prohibits civil suit against government for death of plaintiffs' son in waterskiing accident. |
Torts |
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Mar. 16, 2007 | |
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05-35209
|
Gambini v. Total Renal Care Inc.
Jury may properly find violation of Washington discrimination law if it determines employer's adverse employment decision was motivated, even in part, by employee's disability. |
Employment Law |
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Mar. 16, 2007 | |
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05-30347
|
U.S. v. Lopez
Motion to suppress evidence is properly denied where there was probable cause to believe that defendant was accessory to crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 16, 2007 | |
|
04-72672
|
Polone v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Payments from defamation settlement received after effective date of amended 26 U.S.C. Section 104(a)(2) are taxable as ordinary income. |
Taxation |
|
Mar. 16, 2007 | |
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06-15371
|
Navajo Nation v. U.S. Forest Service
Government's approval of ski resort to use recycled sewage effluent to make artificial snow on San Francisco Peaks violates Religious Freedom Restoration Act. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Mar. 16, 2007 | |
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05-17131
|
Robbins v. Carey
Federal district court is not required to consider sua sponte stay-and-abeyance procedure for writ petitions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 16, 2007 |