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Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Order
Oct. 22, 2006
Doe v. City of Los angeles
Order
Oct. 22, 2006
Club Members for an Honest Election v. Sierra Club
Order
Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Vo
Order
Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Brock
Prisoner's escape conviction stands where improper introduction of plea negotiations confession did not cause prejudice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Garber v. Levit
Proposition G's percent ownership requirement for owners of record acquiring interest in property prevails over amendment to rent ordinance.
Real Property Oct. 22, 2006
Preservation Action Council v. City of San Jose (Lowe's HIW Inc.)
City's analysis of reduced-size alternative to project was inadequate for purposes of meeting requirements of CEQA.
Environmental Law Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Ramirez
Night Stalker's argument that trial court erred in granting his request to substitute counsel is rejected.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Modiri
Group beating principles in jury instruction did not negate requirement that defendant personally inflict great bodily harm on victim.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Regency Outdoor Advertising Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
Advertising company is not owed compensation where city's trees obstructed view of roadside billboards.
Constitutional Law Oct. 22, 2006
Parkwoods Community Association v. California Insurance Guarantee Association
CIGA need not satisfy claim where it was not 'covered claim' because other insurance was available.
Insurance Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Terrell
Secretly recorded telephonic confession that did not take place under conditions constituting custodial interrogation was properly admitted at defendant's trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Madison W., a Minor
Notice of appeal from order terminating parental rights encompasses denial of parent's petition if denial was issued prior to filing of notice.
Juveniles Oct. 22, 2006
Daniel C., a Minor
De facto parents of minors failed to demonstrate change of circumstances warranting return of minors to their care.
Juveniles Oct. 22, 2006
Dunbar v. Albertson's Inc.
In case against grocery store chain, denial of class certification is proper where it is necessary to evaluate liability on individual basis.
Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
U.S. v. Hill
Affidavit describing images of partially nude minors was sufficient to establish probable cause to support warrant to search suspect's computer storage media.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Alvarado
Prosecutor's comments, vouching for integrity of office and victim, constituted prejudicial misconduct.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Microsoft Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board
In case involving securities redemptions, Franchise Tax Board established that alternate formula should have been used to calculate multistate entity's tax.
Taxation Oct. 22, 2006
General Motors Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board
Because repurchase agreement shares characteristics of secured loan, only interest received is gross receipt.
Taxation Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Ledesma
Court erred in failing to instruct jury on theft as lesser offense of robbery, but error does not require reversal of death sentence.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Amy G. v. M.W.
Wife cannot establish she is presumed mother where child was born out of husband's extramarital affair.
Family Law Oct. 22, 2006
People v. Rogers
In capital case, court was not required to instruct that multiple murder special circumstance required finding of intent to kill for both murders.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
California Consumer Health Care Council v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.
Practice of HMO giving its attorneys allegedly irrelevant medical information of patients making medical malpractice claims is not unlawful.
Business Law Oct. 22, 2006
Mendoza v. Brodeur
Unlicensed roofer, not entitled to workers' compensation, may still pursue tort claim because employer did not provide workers' compensation insurance.
Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Ray v. Goodman
In personal injury case, post-judgment order is not proper where court awarded pre-judgment interest from date of second settlement offer.
Civil Procedure Oct. 22, 2006
Martin L., a Minor
Leather wallet adorned with metal spikes that protrude when it is held in closed fist, satisfies statutory definition of metal knuckles.
Juveniles Oct. 22, 2006
Woodside Homes of California v. Superior Court (Kimberly Wheeler)
Recent California Supreme Court decision does not preclude enforcement of predispute contract for reference.
Contracts Oct. 22, 2006
Cebular v. Cooper Arms Homeowners Association
Homeowners association did not act arbitrarily when it utilized allocation method that resulted in unproportional assessments to its members.
Contracts Oct. 22, 2006
Frank S., a Minor
Violation of 'knock-and-announce' rule is unrelated to seizure of evidence, thus it does not justify application of exclusionary rule to evidence seized.
Juveniles Oct. 22, 2006
Thompson v. County of Los Angeles
Where law does not support claim that use of trained police dog constitutes deadly force, unreasonable force jury instruction was proper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 22, 2006