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American Federation of Government Employment AFL-CIO v. Trump
Order 		9th Sep. 23, 2025
Fennessy v. Altoonian
Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6 does not limit challenges to good faith settlement determinations to only writ petitions; postjudgment appeals are also an available avenue. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Sep. 23, 2025
People v. Venancio
Resentencing petitioner was ineligible for relief as a matter of law because record of conviction showed he was convicted under a provocative act theory, which was still valid under current law. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/3 Sep. 23, 2025
Brockman v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Trial court properly declined to compel arbitration, where defendants could not establish precise arbitration provision to which signatory agreed. 		Arbitration 3DCA Sep. 23, 2025
Southwest Jet Fuel Co. v. California Dept. of Tax and Fee Admin.
Because counties automatically incorporated the 1991 elimination of the jet-fuel sales exemption under the Bradley-Burns Act, jet fuel company's $11 million refund request was improperly granted. 		Tax, Municipal Law 5DCA Sep. 23, 2025
Mi Familia Vota v. Petersen
Order 		9th Sep. 23, 2025
Bronshteyn v. Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Defense counsel's argument that trial court over-awarded hours for a fee award to plaintiff's counsel was undermined by defense counsel not disclosing their own hours worked on the case. 		Attorneys 2DCA/8 Sep. 19, 2025
In re A.M.
If an incarcerated father has made a suitable plan for the proper care of his child, a juvenile court may not remove the child simply because he is in prison. 		Dependency, Family Law 2DCA/8 Sep. 22, 2025
U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes
Due process was violated under the *Mullane-Jones* framework when the government failed to take additional practicable steps to rectify unclaimed certified mail service notifying defendant of his deportation hearing. 		Immigration, Constitutional Law 9th Sep. 22, 2025
People v. Pierce
Reasonable jurors could have concluded defendant had implied malice where he demonstrated predrinking intent to drive and engaged in a street race with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Sep. 19, 2025
National TPS Alliance v. Noem
Order 		9th Sep. 19, 2025
Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
Order 		USSC Sep. 19, 2025
Angulo v. Superior Court (People)
Under Penal Code section 1001.80, military diversion eligibility extends to any current or former service member with a qualifying service-related condition, imposing no minimum service requirement. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Sep. 18, 2025
Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA
District court did not err in declining to lift a stay issued pursuant to the *Colorado River* doctrine, where parallel litigation would be inefficient and potentially contradictory. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 18, 2025
Stockton v. Brown
Claims challenging ongoing state medical disciplinary hearings on First Amendment grounds in federal court were subject to *Younger* abstention. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 18, 2025
Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
An arraignment or plea on an amended complaint does not restart the statutory 60-day period for holding a preliminary hearing under Penal Code section 859b. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Sep. 17, 2025
People v. Garcia
Because mental health diversion is disallowed in DUI cases, trial court did not err in denying mental health diversion for defendant when her case involved both DUI and non-DUI charges. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Sep. 17, 2025
U.S. v. Boudreau
Defendant's motion to suppress was properly denied when warrant to search his residence was supported by probable cause based on his specific grooming conduct. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 17, 2025
American Encore v. Fontes
Injury that could only result from chain of hypothetical contingencies was not concrete and did not suffice to establish standing based on alleged voter disenfranchisement. 		Civil Procedure 9th Sep. 17, 2025
Bird Rock Home Mortgage v. Breaking Ground
Extended bidding period for nonjudicial foreclosures conducted under power of sale created in a mortgage applied to sale for nonpayment of homeowners association assessments. 		Real Property 4DCA/1 Sep. 17, 2025
Noland v. Land of the Free, L.P.
Counsel's use of AI-fabricated (i.e., "hallucinated") legal authority violated California Rules of Court, rendered plaintiff's appeal frivolous, and warranted monetary sanctions. 		Attorneys 2DCA/3 Sep. 16, 2025
In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Order 		9th Sep. 16, 2025
Pacito v. Trump
Order 		9th Sep. 16, 2025
Fantasia v. Diodato
Bankruptcy court's order reimposing automatic stay was a final order subject to immediate appeal, so notice of appeal filed a year later was untimely, depriving courts of jurisdiction. 		Bankruptcy 9th Sep. 16, 2025
U.S. v. Patrick
Federal penalty statute allowed district court to simultaneously enter a total fine amount "due immediately" while establishing an installment schedule for payment due to defendant's indigent status. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Sep. 16, 2025
U.S. v. Holcomb
Order 		9th Sep. 15, 2025
People v. Millsap
Trial court lacked concurrent jurisdiction to resentence criminal defendant while his automatic capital appeal was pending before the Supreme Court because it had exclusive jurisdiction over the matter. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/4 Sep. 15, 2025
The Kennedy Commission v. Superior Court (People)
Regardless of City of Huntington Beach's status as a charter city, it was subject to the Housing Element Law's compliance deadlines and injunctive restrictions on city authority. 		Real Property, Municipal Law 4DCA/1 Sep. 15, 2025
In re: Svenhard's Swedish Bakery
Settlement agreement was a financial accommodation for the benefit of the Chapter 11 debtor that could not be assumed or assigned under Section 365(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code. 		Bankruptcy 9th Sep. 15, 2025
Ambrosio v. Progressive Preferred Insurance Company
District court did not abuse its discretion declining to certify class of customers against car insurance company, where individual questions regarding insurer's calculations of totaled vehicles' value predominated. 		Civil Procedure, Insurance 9th Sep. 15, 2025
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