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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
00-56520	Martinez v. City of Oxnard Order				Jul. 30, 2003
B159278	Hayward v. Ventura Volvo Court is not limited in awarding attorney fees to those incurred by plaintiff under contingency fee contract.	Attorneys			Jul. 29, 2003
C039657	People v. Kons Admission of statement which identified shooter was violation of defendant's confrontation clause right.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 29, 2003
D041101	Martha C. v. Superior Court (People) Court may not deny deferred entry of judgment because it wished to send message to other juvenile drug smugglers.	Juveniles			Jul. 29, 2003
B156300	Eller Media Co. v. Community Redevelopment Agency Application to construct billboards near historic buildings was properly denied.	Government			Jul. 29, 2003
C036712	Boehm & Associates v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board Health care provider may sue to recover funds spent when employer failed to carry workers' compensation insurance.	Workers' Compensation			Jul. 29, 2003
A097737	Hillsboro Properties v. Public Utilities Commission (Hambly) Public Utilities Commission did not improperly usurp city's rent control jurisdiction.	Government			Jul. 29, 2003
B149100	CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority In inverse condemnation action, trial court erred by requiring property owner to show 'but for' mitigation efforts, damage would have occurred.	Real Property			Jul. 29, 2003
A097110	Cossman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp. Code of Civil Procedure Section 361 bars tort action which accrued in another state and plaintiff is non-resident.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 29, 2003
D039146	People v. Jones Kidnapping statute is not pre-empted by child abduction law.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 29, 2003
S103761	People v. Buttram Appellate court erroneously concluded probable cause certificate was necessary for defendant to assert abuse of sentencing discretion.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
S104303	People v. Hammer 'One Strike' law applies to defendant with prior specified conviction that led to probation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
B164375	Parris v. Superior Court (Lowe's H.I.W. Inc.) Precertification communication with potential plaintiffs of class action does not require court approval.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
S098409	Olszewski v. Scripps Health State statutes authorizing provider liens against Medi-Cal beneficiaries are pre-empted by federal law.	Constitutional Law			Jul. 28, 2003
S108751	Winter v. DC Comics Comic books that added creative elements to celebrity likeness were protected by First Amendment.	Constitutional Law			Jul. 28, 2003
B164245	Eisendrath v. Superior Court (Rogers) Communications made during confidential mediation cannot be disclosed without express waiver of parties.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
B160672	People v. Guzman Trial court did not err in revoking drug treatment probation where defendant made no effort to comply with probation and left country.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
G029927	Dawson v. Toledano Malpractice per se is not presumed when attorney is sanctioned; res judicata and collateral estoppel don't bar attorney from trial on merits.	Attorneys			Jul. 28, 2003
C036911	People v. Ferguson Exclusionary rule applies where search of defendant was based on erroneous information that he was on probation.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
F040990	Twedt v. Franklin Incorporation by attachment of written transcript that specifies reasons for grant of new trial complies with procedural requirements.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
F040652	Oldham v. California Capital Fund Inc. Without sufficient information, superior court could not have properly exercised its discretion in approving settlement.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
G029961	Hernandez v. Paicius Judge's comments regarding undocumented aliens requires retrial.	Judges			Jul. 28, 2003
S100359	Robert L. v. Superior Court (People) Alternate penalty provision directed at gang crime applies to both misdemeanors and felonies.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
D041785	Scripps Health v. Superior Court (Reynolds) Confidential occurrence reports prepared by hospital were protected by attorney-client privilege.	Attorneys			Jul. 28, 2003
S104444	Ferguson v. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein Plaintiffs in legal malpractice action may not recover as compensatory damages punitive damages lost due to attorneys' negligence.	Torts			Jul. 28, 2003
F041769	Ricardo L., a Minor Jurisdictional order is reversed where social service agency failed to meet burden of proof under Welfare and Institutions Code.	Juveniles			Jul. 28, 2003
C036977	Reeves v. Rocklin Unified School District Anti-abortion activists do not have right to distribute literature on high school campus.	Constitutional Law			Jul. 28, 2003
S100231	Wittkopf v. Los Angeles County Order				Jul. 28, 2003
S105762	People v. Flores Appellate court had authority to return case to trial court to determine whether criminal defendant had ability to pay attorney fees.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 28, 2003
02-50450	U.S. v. Cedano-Arellano Court's refusal to permit defendant to conduct discovery regarding narcotics dog was harmless error.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 25, 2003