| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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05-1342
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Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Order |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | ||
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S142546
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Doe v. City of Los angeles
Order |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | ||
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S143087
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Club Members for an Honest Election v. Sierra Club
Order |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | ||
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S134173
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People v. Vo
Order |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | ||
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B179876
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People v. Brock
Prisoner's escape conviction stands where improper introduction of plea negotiations confession did not cause prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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613808
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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H028201
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S012944
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People v. Ramirez
Night Stalker's argument that trial court erred in granting his request to substitute counsel is rejected. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S120238
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S132619
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A111726
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A110124
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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F049851
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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D047409
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Daniel C., a Minor
De facto parents of minors failed to demonstrate change of circumstances warranting return of minors to their care. |
Juveniles |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A111153
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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05-50219
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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B183150
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People v. Alvarado
Prosecutor's comments, vouching for integrity of office and victim, constituted prejudicial misconduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S133343
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S127086
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General Motors Corp. v. Franchise Tax Board
Because repurchase agreement shares characteristics of secured loan, only interest received is gross receipt. |
Taxation |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S014394
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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B182101
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Amy G. v. M.W.
Wife cannot establish she is presumed mother where child was born out of husband's extramarital affair. |
Family Law |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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S005502
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A108697
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A109303
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A112661
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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B186132
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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C052432
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Woodside Homes of California v. Superior Court (Kimberly Wheeler)
Recent California Supreme Court decision does not preclude enforcement of predispute contract for reference. |
Contracts |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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B182555
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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A110995
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 | |
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B174594
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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 |
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Oct. 22, 2006 |