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In re Reyna R.
Juvenile court erred in ordering father to pay for a professional visitation monitor without first evaluating his ability to pay and reasonable alternatives for monitored visitation. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Feb. 11, 2026
In re J.C.
Because brandishing an imitation firearm under Penal Code section 417.4 does not trigger section 29820's firearm prohibition, juvenile court exceeded its authority in banning juvenile from owning firearms until age 30. 		Juveniles 1DCA/3 Feb. 11, 2026
People v. Zapata
Known law enforcement officer's continuing pressure for custodial undercover operation into suspect who had invoked his Miranda rights amounted to a custodial interrogation and rendered incriminating statements inadmissible. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 11, 2026
Zenith Insurance Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Bd.
Equitable tolling did not apply to extend the Worker's Compensation Appeals Board's statutory deadline under former Labor Code section 5909 to act on petition for reconsideration. 		Workers' Compensation, Civil Procedure 6DCA Feb. 11, 2026
Anaheim Police Dept. v. Crockett
Substantial evidence supported granting gun violence restraining order against father of person who threatened a mass shooting because father failed to adequately secure his firearms and ammunition from his son. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Feb. 18, 2026
Grant v. Chapman Univ.
Students' general expectations that classes would be largely in-person did not furnish a basis for contract claims against university that had ceased in-person instruction during COVID-19. 		Education, Contracts 4DCA/3 Feb. 10, 2026
Marriage of Allen
Even after the child reaches the age of majority, parents may not contractually waive accrued child support arrearages. 		Family Law 2DCA/6 Feb. 10, 2026
Semaan v. Mosier
Court-appointed received was protected by quasi-judicial immunity for the receiver's discretionary acts and decisions, so plaintiffs could not demonstrate minimal merit needed for claims to survive anti-SLAPP motion to strike. 		Anti-SLAPP, Immunity 4DCA/3 Feb. 10, 2026
Esparza v. Superior Court (People)
Under Evidence Code section 701, trial courts may not presume a witness is incompetent to testify based solely on a prior Lanterman-Petris-Short Act grave-disability finding. 		Evidence 4DCA/2 Feb. 9, 2026
Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts, Inc.
Collection and use of license plate information without publishing statutorily required privacy policy regarding such collection and use constituted harm sufficient to sue under the statute. 		Consumer Law 1DCA/5 Feb. 9, 2026
Conservatorship of A.B.
Where substantial evidence supported that conservatee--even on medication--lacked basic insight that he could not presently care for his basic needs without medication, renewal of conservatorship was affirmed. 		Conservatorship 1DCA/2 Feb. 6, 2026
Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Greater St. Louis v. Funko Inc.
Funko's purportedly "forward-looking" statements about potential excess inventory risks were not entitled to PSLRA safe-harbor, where they implied that Funko was not already experiencing those risks. 		Securities 9th Feb. 6, 2026
U.S. v. Engstrom
Because defendant failed to provide a complete debrief to the government as required for safety-valve relief, district court erred in imposing a sentence below the statutory minimum. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Feb. 6, 2026
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi
Applying categorical rule regarding traffic-caused lateness rather than considering the totality of the circumstances when deciding whether to reopen in-absentia removal order was an abuse of discretion. 		Immigration 9th Feb. 6, 2026
Higginson v. Kia Motors America
New trial was required where defendant's discovery misuse constituted an irregularity in the proceedings that prevented plaintiff from having a fair trial. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 5, 2026
Harris v. Muhammad
District court erroneously denied preliminary injunction for prisoner who sought a diet consistent with his religious beliefs. 		Constitutional Law, Prisoners' Rights 9th Feb. 5, 2026
Parsonage v. Wal-Mart Associates
Plain language of Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act grants consumers standing to recover statutory damages as remedy for violations of their statutory rights without any further showing of injury. 		Consumer Law 4DCA/1 Feb. 5, 2026
People v. Gomez
No Racial Justice Act violation where prosecutor's "John the dog" analogy to demonstrate circumstantial evidence was innocuous. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 5, 2026
People v. Heaps
Judicial assistant's ex parte response to note from deliberating jurors violated criminal defendant's Sixth Amendment rights because there was no evidence sufficient to overcome the presumption of prejudice. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Feb. 4, 2026
Navellier v. Putnam
Parties were admonished and warned of sanctions after failing to follow local court rules pertaining to notifying the court of a bankruptcy that could affect the case. 		Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy 1DCA/5 Feb. 4, 2026
The Committee for Tiburon LLC v. Town of Tiburon
Program Environmental Impact Report for local agency's general plan did not require site-specific environmental analysis of a site identified in its housing element, where no housing project had been proposed. 		Environmental Law 1DCA/3 Feb. 4, 2026
Guam Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists v. Moylan
Order 		9th Feb. 4, 2026
Brown v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Driver's license holder's procedural due process rights were not violated by Department of Motor Vehicle's refusal to disclose identity of third-party reporter who requested reevaluation of licensee's ability to drive. 		Administrative Agencies, Constitutional Law 3DCA Feb. 3, 2026
Modification: Microsoft Corp. v. Superior Court (City of Los Angeles)
LAPD nondisclosure order prohibiting Microsoft from notifying USC of the existence of warrant did not violate the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA) or Microsoft's First Amendment rights. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law 2DCA/4 Feb. 3, 2026
Modification: Santa Clara Valley Water Dist. v. Eisenberg
Trial court properly granted preliminary injunction on water district's conversion claim, requiring a director to return a confidential report to the district. 		Torts 6DCA Feb. 3, 2026
Fuentes v. Empire Nissan
Although illegible terms in an arbitration agreement contributed to a high degree of procedural unconscionability, they were not automatically indicative of substantive unconscionability that would render the agreement unenforceable. 		Arbitration, Contracts CASC Feb. 3, 2026
Modification: People v. Aguilar
Trial court's failure to investigate potential juror's confusion invalidated peremptory challenge to strike that juror when there was a possibility that challenge was race-related. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Feb. 2, 2026
Knife Rights, Inc. v. Bonta
California's ban on the concealed carry of switchblades does not violate the Second Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Feb. 2, 2026
Kalbers v. Volkswagen AG
Documents provided to the grand jury investigating Volkswagen's emissions test evasion software were exempt from the Freedom of Information Act. 		Government 9th Feb. 2, 2026
Fiedler v. U.S.
Discretionary function exception applied to Coast Guard ship inspection that allegedly overlooked fire hazards. 		Maritime Law 9th Feb. 2, 2026
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