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Shewry v. Begil
Health services department's claim for reimbursement of Medi-Cal benefits is not barred by applicable statute of limitations.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Yeboah v. Progeny Ventures Inc.
Court 'order' that approves special master's resolution of accounting dispute is not appealable.
Civil Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (Quintanar)
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control violated due process in conducting administrative proceedings.
Administrative Agencies Jun. 20, 2005
Diaz-Ramos v. Gonzales
Order
Jun. 20, 2005
U.S. v. Combs
'Knock and announce' rule does not require an actual knock as long as police acted reasonably under totality of circumstances.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 20, 2005
Parrish v. Cingular Wireless LLC
Contractual ban on class-wide arbitration is not unconscionable.
Contracts Jun. 20, 2005
Moreno v. Baca
Because parolee is not stripped of all Fourth Amendment protection, denial of officers' qualified immunity claims was proper.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
U.S. v. Lopez-Armenta
Defendant waived right to appeal pretrial constitutional defects when he entered unconditional guilty plea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Thomas v. Fry's Electronics Inc.
Motion under California's anti-SLAPP law is available to federal litigants.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Whisnant v. U.S.
Discretionary function exception cannot shield government from Federal Tort Claims Act liability for negligence.
Torts Jun. 19, 2005
De Leon v. Gonzales
Where immigration judge's opinion is incoherent, appellate court may not substantively review it without violating principles of judicial review.
Immigration Jun. 19, 2005
Jones v. Union Bank of California
Antideficiency legislation does not preclude award of attorney fees to bank in action to set aside nonjudicial foreclosure.
Real Property Jun. 19, 2005
In re Elijah V.
Biological father who was denied chance to prove paternity failed to establish constitutional claim.
Family Law Jun. 19, 2005
Bouley v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Statutory amendment permitting domestic partners to sue for wrongful death applies retroactively.
Family Law Jun. 19, 2005
Turney v. Pugh
Alaska's jury tampering statute is not overbroad under First Amendment.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Griffin
Order
Jun. 19, 2005
Robbins v. Regents of the University of California
Temporary suspension of educational club members for making violent film did not violate First Amendment.
Constitutional Law Jun. 19, 2005
Rea v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board exceeded authority by implementing new procedures for Uninsured Employers Fund.
Workers' Compensation Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Cummins
Attempted murder was 'natural and probable consequence' of carjacking and robbery.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Jungers
Probation condition prohibiting defendant from initiating contact with wife is constitutionally valid.
Constitutional Law Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Hagedorn
Statute criminalizing unauthorized use of personal identifying information does not require intent to defraud.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Christopher M., a Minor
Disclosure of juvenile's medical and psychiatric records as condition of probation did not violate his privacy rights.
Juveniles Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Terry
Trial court will reconsider whether prosecution of defendant for sexual crimes against girl were time barred.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Kon v. Gonzales
Alien's voluntary departure from United States deprived court of jurisdiction over asylum claim.
Immigration Jun. 19, 2005
Lolong v. Gonzales
Petitioner has well-founded fear of persecution on account of her Chinese ethnicity if returned to Indonesia.
Immigration Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Stitely
Defendant's conviction and death sentence for murder during commission of sodomy are upheld.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Metropolitan News-Enterprise v. Daily Journal Corp.
Newspaper must publish notice before being declared newspaper of general circulation for recently incorporated cities.
Government Jun. 19, 2005
People v. Guzman
Defendant's ineligibility for probation under Proposition 36 does not violate equal protection rights.
Criminal Law and Procedure Jun. 19, 2005
Versaci v. Superior Court (Palomar Community College District)
Performance goals mentioned in school superintendent's employment contract were not subject to public disclosure.
Contracts Jun. 19, 2005
Falahati v. Kondo
Default judgment that denied due process to defendant was improperly entered.
Civil Procedure Jun. 19, 2005