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Isaak v. Superior Court (Syngenta AG)
Denial of trial preference motion in coordinated proceeding was proper when court could not follow generally applicable statute because it established a manner of proceeding mostly consistent with preference statute. 		Civil Procedure 1DCA/1 Jan. 13, 2022
Catlin Insurance Company v. Danko Meredith Law Firm
Absent a pending fee request, the trial court was not required to rule on the merits of a mooted anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/4 Jan. 13, 2022
In re Terraza
Prisoner lacking capacity to give informed consent to organic therapy was entitled to consideration of views or wishes expressed while competent that indicate whether he would consent to treatment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Jan. 13, 2022
Old East Davis Neighborhood Assn. v. City of Davis
Substantial evidence supported a city's approval of a proposed building project. 		Government 3DCA Jan. 13, 2022
Ngo v. BMW of North America
Non-signatory third party could not compel arbitration based on an arbitration agreement that was not made expressly for its benefit. 		Arbitration 9th Jan. 13, 2022
Crofts v. Issaquah School District No. 411
A school district properly evaluated a student under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's enumerated specific learning disability category. 		Education 9th Jan. 13, 2022
LNS Enterprises v. Continental Motors
To establish specific jurisdiction, plaintiff bears the burden of submitting materials providing jurisdictional facts in order to avoid defendant's motion to dismiss. 		Civil Procedure 9th Jan. 13, 2022
Cortesluna v. Leon
Order 		9th Jan. 13, 2022
In re A.V.
Juvenile court denied mother's due process right to be heard at jurisdictional hearing when it waived her parental rights after mother did not attend hearing due to sick child during the pandemic. 		Juveniles 3DCA Jan. 13, 2022
Riverside County Public Guardian v. Snukst
Federal and state statutes governing trusts and Medi-Cal require that the California Department of Health Services be reimbursed from the trust before any distribution to its beneficiary. 		Health Care 4DCA/2 Jan. 12, 2022
People v. Newsom
Vehicle's loss of value due to "branded title" caused by theft was a real economic loss for which Defendant-Appellant must pay restitution even if victim does not sell the vehicle. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Jan. 12, 2022
People v. Garrison
Defendant was ineligible for resentencing because the evidence and defendant's plea supported only the conclusion that defendant was the actual killer. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Jan. 12, 2022
San Diego Unified School Dist. v. State of California
Statutes that partially fulfilled a financial obligation to school districts were not wrongly retroactive because they did not alter the remaining obligations. 		Education 3DCA Jan. 12, 2022
Modification: Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance
An insurer was not entitled to equitable contribution from another insurer even though both policies covered the risk of fire damage to the same church building. 		Insurance 3DCA Jan. 12, 2022
U.S. v. Ponce
Denial of early termination of supervised release that may have resulted from misstatement of law in an earlier decision requiring exceptional behavior was vacated. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jan. 12, 2022
John Doe v. Regents of the University of California
John Does' sex discrimination allegations, when combined, raised a plausible Title IX claim sufficient to withstand dismissal. 		Education 9th Jan. 12, 2022
U.S. v. Buck
A defendant's conviction for assaulting a mail carrier with intent to steal qualified as a crime of violence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jan. 12, 2022
Modification: People v. Jimenez
Defendant's murder conviction was reversed because the police officer obtained defendant's confession by threatening to charge his sons with murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Jan. 12, 2022
Lozano v. City of Los Angeles
A Digital In-Car Video System recording capturing police officers playing Pokemon on duty was properly used as a basis in the disciplinary action. 		Administrative Agencies 2DCA/3 Jan. 11, 2022
Mayes v. La Sierra Univerity
A university was required to show there were no reasonable steps it could take to protect spectators' safety if it could do so without altering the nature of baseball. 		Torts 4DCA/2 Jan. 11, 2022
Protect Our Neighborhoods v. City of Palm Springs
An ordinance permitting vacation rentals in residential zones did not violate a city's zoning code. 		Real Property 4DCA/2 Jan. 11, 2022
Guerrant v. U.S.
Order 		USSC Jan. 11, 2022
Rocket Mortgage v. Alig
Order 		USSC Jan. 11, 2022
U.S. v. Lonich
In balancing 'Barker' factors, government's decision to file new charges in superseding indictment did not result in Speedy Trial Clause violation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jan. 11, 2022
U.S. v. 101 Houseco LLC
A third party lacked statutory standing to challenge forfeiture proceedings by intervening in criminal proceedings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jan. 11, 2022
Togonon v. Garland
A noncitizen was not removable because his conviction under California statute was not a categorical match to its federal counterpart. 		Immigration 9th Jan. 11, 2022
People v. Porter
Trial court's determination that petitioner was ineligible for resentencing required reversal and remand in light of a recent amendment to expressly include convictions for attempted murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jan. 10, 2022
Bird v. Oregon Commission for the Blind
The court determined a prior holding was no longer binding authority and found that, without an express statutory waiver of sovereign immunity, litigants could not recover compensatory damages or fees and costs. 		Immunity 9th Jan. 10, 2022
Modification: Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A.
A bank forfeited the right to demand disqualification of the arbitrator because it did not seek disqualification before the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings. 		Arbitration 1DCA/4 Jan. 7, 2022
Hyde v. City of Wilcox
Officers' use of force on a restrained detainee was a violation of clearly established law and unconstitutionally excessive. 		Civil Rights 9th Jan. 7, 2022
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