| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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A103021
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Power Standards Lab Inc. v. Federal Express Corp.
Air carrier that paid contractual limit for damaged cargo cannot be liable for additional damages. |
Contracts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-15954
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Milicevic v. Fletcher Jones Imports Ltd.
Court need not exclude from courtroom plaintiff's attorney who is also defense witness. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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B170558
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People v. Martinez
Court that accepts defendant's plea bargain need not be same court that holds probation violation hearing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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B173522
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Estate of Davies
Trust beneficiary's proposed objections do not constitute contest within meaning of no-contest clause. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-35605
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Arc of Washington State Inc. v. Braddock
Restriction on number of people who can participate in special Medicaid waiver program does not violate ADA. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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A107500
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In re Sean W.
Confinement of minor for period equal to maximum sentence cannot stand where court failed to exercise its discretion. |
Juveniles |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-17095
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Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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01-56565
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McNeil v. Middleton
Habeas relief cannot be granted when jury instructional errors regarding reasonableness were non-prejudicial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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02-16511
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Taylor v. Westly
State controller is not immune from suit by owner of unclaimed property that state took by escheat. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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C044648
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People v. Benitez
Determination that defendant is not qualified for probation need not be made by jury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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E036833
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Lauermann v. Superior Court (Muongpruan)
Photocopy of will not personally executed by testator and witnesses is not duplicate of original. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-71354
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Kalal v. Gonzales
Alien was not prejudiced when rescission of status and removal proceedings were combined. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-55823
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Watec Co. Ltd. v. Liu
Court cannot award attorney fees based on jury finding that trademark infringement was intentional. |
Intellectual Property |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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02-36017
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Oloth Insyxiengmay v. Morgan
District court will reconsider habeas claims that were deemed procedurally barred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-15695
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. v. Grunwald
Federal law preempts state ethics standards for neutral arbitrators. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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03-16654
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U.S. v. Orr Water Ditch Co.
Nevada law providing automatic stay of state engineer's decisions applies to federal water proceedings. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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E035882
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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 |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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B168144
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Yeboah v. Progeny Ventures Inc.
Court 'order' that approves special master's resolution of accounting dispute is not appealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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B177986
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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 |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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02-71208
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Diaz-Ramos v. Gonzales
Order |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | ||
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03-30456
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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 |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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A105518
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Parrish v. Cingular Wireless LLC
Contractual ban on class-wide arbitration is not unconscionable. |
Contracts |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
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02-55627
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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 |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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04-10081
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U.S. v. Lopez-Armenta
Defendant waived right to appeal pretrial constitutional defects when he entered unconditional guilty plea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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03-56306
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Thomas v. Fry's Electronics Inc.
Motion under California's anti-SLAPP law is available to federal litigants. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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04-35340
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Whisnant v. U.S.
Discretionary function exception cannot shield government from Federal Tort Claims Act liability for negligence. |
Torts |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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02-73352
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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 |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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B173302
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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 |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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D045050
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In re Elijah V.
Biological father who was denied chance to prove paternity failed to establish constitutional claim. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
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B168667
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Bouley v. Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Statutory amendment permitting domestic partners to sue for wrongful death applies retroactively. |
Family Law |
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Jun. 19, 2005 |