| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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99-6083
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Hale v. Gibson
Court of appeals denies writ of habeas corpus to convicted murderer and kidnapper sentenced to death. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 3, 2000 | |
|
99-2011 and 99-2030
|
National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 1385, Western Council of Industrial Workers
National Labor Relations Act doesn't pre-empt Indian tribe's authority to prohibit closed union shops for tribal and nontribal members who work on tribal lands. |
Native American Affairs |
|
Oct. 3, 2000 | |
|
99-1578
|
Law v. Pugh
Order |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Oct. 3, 2000 | |
|
99-6409
|
U.S. v. Crowe
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 3, 2000 | |
|
S075759
|
People v. Montes
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S085323
|
People v. Kelley
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S087893
|
People v. McCoy
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-10435
|
U.S. v. Garcia-Guizar
District court's correction of calculating error that adds 33 months to original sentence is not vindictive or violative of due process. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
97-70692
|
Cardenas-Uriarte v. INS
Immigrant convicted of possessing drug paraphernalia did not commit deportable offense if he qualifies for first offender treatment. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-1638
|
Dolven v. Bartleson (In re Bartleson)
Creditor of nondischargeable debt may exercise collection rights outside reorganization plan that does not expressly preclude such activity. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-1644
|
Vasquez v. Adair (In re Adair)
Absent request for further information by trustee, debtor does not have ongoing duty to update information in bankruptcy schedules. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-1750
|
Gerwer v. Salzman (In re Gerwer)
Debtor may not direct payment from third party toward nondischargeable portion of debt. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
00-1151
|
Olson v. Derham-Burk (In re Olson)
Individual debtor may not amend bankruptcy petition under Chapter 13 to include joint petition from spouse. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-50330
|
U.S. v. Sager
Court errs by disallowing cross-examination of witness regarding investigatory details and not allowing jury to consider whether investigation was flawed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-55478
|
U.S. v. Martin
Government's motion to reconsider sentence is timely if it is made before resentencing has occurred. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-56720
|
Mena v. City of Simi Valley
Officers are not entitled to immunity for knowingly searching portions of property erroneously included within terms of search warrant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-15796
|
Pace v. Honolulu Disposal Service Inc.
Oral agreement that would eviscerate plain language of collective bargaining agreement is inadmissible under parol evidence rule. |
Labor Law |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
98-71189
|
Bandari v. INS
Immigration judge' s adverse credibility finding may not be based on petitioner's minor discrepancies concerning time and location of severe beating by police. |
Immigration |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
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98-36256
|
Montana Chamber of Commerce v. Argenbright
First Amendment does not permit restricting corporate speech on public issues. |
Constitutional Law |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S075263
|
People v. Murphy
Review granted |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
H017911 and H018357
|
People v Hester
Absent explicit or implicit waiver, right to claim sentencing error isn't waived by entering into plea agreement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S081565
|
People v. Nava
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S062201
|
Guz v. Bechtel National Inc.
Review granted |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | ||
|
S078962
|
Kazi v. State Farm Fire
Review granted |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | ||
|
S077350
|
Ketchum III v. Moses
Order |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | ||
|
S079256
|
Industrial Indemnity Co. v. Apple Computer Inc.
Appellate opinion certified |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | ||
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99-0550
|
State v. Miranda
Disorderly conduct is lesser included offense of aggravated assault despite recent case law to contrary. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
00-0064
|
State v. Honorable Cindy Kelly Jorgenson
Defendant's retrial is dismissed with prejudice because reversal of original conviction based on prosecutorial misconduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-2496
|
United States v. Philip Morris Inc.
Government fails to demonstrate that tobacco's company participation in conspiracy establishes personal jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Oct. 2, 2000 | |
|
S072071
|
People v. Jones
Order |
|
Oct. 1, 2000 |