| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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99-17665
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Blair v. Crawford
Petition for extraordinary writ was properly filed with state court and tolled Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act's one-year limitations period. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
00-1089
|
Toyota Motor Manufacturing v. Williams
Disability under federal law must substantially limit performance of tasks that are of central importance to daily life. |
Employment Law |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
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00-6567
|
Dusenbery v. United States
FBI's notice to incarcerated convict about the impending forfeiture of his property satisfied due process. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
99-1786
|
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. v. Knudson
Insurer's claim seeking payment of medical expenses under contractual obligation is not equitable relief and not authorized under ERISA. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
00-927
|
Chao v. Mallard Bay Drilling Inc.
OSHA's authority is not pre-empted by U.S. Coast Guard over workplace on stationary barge. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
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00-9280
|
Kelly v. State
Death sentence is reversed where court failed to instruct jury that parole was not available and evidence addressed future dangerousness. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
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00-1249
|
Thomas v. Chicago Park District
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
|
00SC82
|
Patton v. People
Defendant sufficiently demonstrated double jeopardy violation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
01-0287
|
Sherman v. City of Tempe
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
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00-5117
|
U.S. v. 16328 South 43rd East Avenue
Innocent owner defense not available to property owner who failed to inspect for marijuana plants upon suspicion of growth |
Real Property |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
70742-1
|
State v. Moses
State may prosecute defendant previously convicted in tribal court without violating double jeopardy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
19024-2
|
Weems v. North Franklin School District
School district employee may be terminated for falsifying records without consideration of remediability. |
Employment Law |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
24025-4
|
State v. Cox
Defendant can be convicted of both summary contempt and attempted first-degree escape based on same incident. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
26492-7
|
State v. Teitzel
Defendant's prior convictions for driving under influence may be used to enhance sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
01-607
|
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
City may contract with other city for law enforcement services where council member previously employed by other city and receives PERS benefits. |
Contracts |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
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00-1212
|
Opinion of Bill Lockyer
San Francisco's plans to expand airport into S.F. Bay must be approved by San Mateo County before commission may act on permit. |
Government |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | |
|
00-2462
|
Cooper v. Bravo
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
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01-3329
|
Denney v. Spangler
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
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01-7089
|
Payne v. Saffle
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
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00-1394
|
Wright v. Hickman
Order |
|
Jan. 14, 2002 | ||
|
A089857
|
Minster v. Contadina Food Inc.
Employee of independent contractor may not pursue claim for negligent hiring against hirer of independent contractor. |
Torts |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | |
|
A087483
|
People v. Cooper
Prisoner who is convicted under voter initiative cannot have sentence modified by legislative act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | |
|
S091549
|
Nordyke v. King
Order |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | ||
|
S092653
|
People v. Loyd
Two or more offenses of the same class may be joined together unless party seeking severance establishes substantial danger of prejudice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | |
|
S093526
|
Minster v. Contadina Food, Inc.
Employee of independent contractor may not pursue claim for negligent hiring against hirer of independent contractor. |
Torts |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | |
|
S092882
|
People v. Cooper
Order |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | ||
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S099831
|
Wilson v. Kuzmich
Order |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | ||
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00-4183, 00-4200,and 01-4003
|
Metroplex Corp. v. Thompson Industries, Inc.
Order |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | ||
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00-1412
|
Auto-Trol Technology Corp. v. J. Cox, Inc.
Order |
|
Jan. 13, 2002 | ||
|
C037881
|
Bonifield v. County of Nevada
Plaintiff's wrongful death lawsuit is untimely despite provision in state law for longer tolling period. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jan. 11, 2002 |