| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B133284
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Gardenhire v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Employee is not required to report illegal activity to outside agency to establish claim of retaliation. |
Employment Law |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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B134875
|
Jensen v. Wells Fargo Bank
Factual dispute exists in case where bank claims it reasonably attempted to accommodate employee's disability, but employee didn't act in good faith. |
Employment Law |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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98-56747
|
Sassounian v. Roe
Murderer's conviction is upheld, but juror misconduct warrants relief on special circumstances finding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-7047
|
Crayton v. Kaiser
Order |
Civil Rights |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-5145
|
Langston v. Littlefield
Order |
Civil Rights |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-6150
|
Trammell v. Sawyer
Order |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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99-3380
|
U.S. v. Taylor
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-1134
|
U.S. v. Martinez-Villalva
Court errs in enhancing sentence when government fails to prove by preponderance of evidence prison sentence of at least one year. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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98-2326
|
Lybrook v. The Members of the Farmington Municipal Schools Board of Education
School teacher fails to demonstrate adverse employment action by school district as required to establish First Amendment retaliation violation. |
Employment Law |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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98CA2614
|
People v. Ellis
Order |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | ||
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00-6130
|
Evitt v. Durland
Order |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-3059
|
U.S. v. Crosby
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
|
99-7102
|
Smith v. Saffle
Order |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-3033
|
U.S. v. Freeman
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
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00-5055
|
U.S. v. Metzger
Bank robber who caused police to injure bystander is entitled to sentence enhancement for inflicting serious bodily injury. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 5, 2000 | |
|
00-345
|
Turnbull v. United States
Order |
|
Dec. 4, 2000 | ||
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00-5738
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Jackson v. United States
Order |
|
Dec. 4, 2000 | ||
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00-5992
|
Patterson v. United States
Opinion |
|
Dec. 4, 2000 | ||
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S091834
|
People v. Jillo
Order |
|
Dec. 4, 2000 | ||
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A087820
|
Treweek v. City of Napa
Court's errs in granting city judgment on the pleadings based on decision that public ramp is trail for purposes of Governmental immunity. |
Government |
|
Dec. 4, 2000 | |
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00-01322
|
EEOC v. Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP
Court is required to issue EEOC's injunction prohibiting employer from requiring employees to agree to arbitration of Title VII claims as condition of employment. |
Employment Law |
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Dec. 4, 2000 | |
|
00-836
|
Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
Order |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | ||
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00-836
|
Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board
Order |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | ||
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00-1033
|
Jacoway v. Wolfe (In re Jacoway)
Bankruptcy court errs in failing to consider whether debtor's Individual Retirement Account was designed and used principally for retirement purposes. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
|
G026843
|
Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. v. Superior Court (Saba A. Saba)
Court should apply substantial evidence, not independent judgment test, in reviewing New Motor Vehicle Board's decision regarding terminating dealer's agreement. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
|
F034537
|
People v. Superior Court (Gary)
Recommittment petition for sexually violent predator must be supported by two concurring psychological evaluations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
|
C033002
|
People v. Dey
Presence of marijuana in passenger compartment of automobile provides probable cause for search of trunk. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
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B128620
|
Plut v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Court does not err in reducing insured's damages award by amount of insurer's prior payments to insured and settlement proceeds. |
Insurance |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
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B133413
|
Thomas v. Gordon
Plaintiff who had no property interest in corporation may not sue accountant for failing to keep her apprised of financial affairs. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Dec. 3, 2000 | |
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B133742
|
Maria D. v. Westec Residential Security, Inc.
Private security company is not responsible for rape its security guard commits while on duty because crime is not part of job. |
Torts |
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Dec. 3, 2000 |