| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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97-309
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AM. Bible Society v. Richie
Order |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | ||
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97-5901
|
Hodgkiss v. U. S.
Order |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | ||
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96-1465
|
Bankruptcy of Watson
Non-ERISA qualified pension plan is not excluded from estate property. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
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96-1617
|
Bankruptcy of Medley
Claim for debtor misrepresentation and inducement of elderly couple to loan money is nondischargeable. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B111293
|
People v. Fitzgerald
Defendant's sentence is modified to reduce presentence custody credits based on conviction for violent felony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B104613
|
Mount Olympus Property Owners Association Inc. v. Shpirt
No attorney fees are awarded for property restrictions violations absent common areas between properties. |
Real Property |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B108759
|
Blake v. City of Port Hueneme
Special assessments against real property which don't provide special benefits to homeowners are invalid. |
Taxation |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
S047749
|
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. County of Stanislaus
County can bring federal class action suit alleging illegal price fixing against gas utility company. |
Antitrust |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
A075649
|
Watts v. Oakland Civil Service Board
Reclassified employee doesn't have reversion interest in former, misclassified position after being laid off. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
A076631
|
California Court Reporters Association Inc. v. Judicial Council of California
Electronic recording isn't permitted as method of creating official record in superior court proceedings. |
Government |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B107076
|
People v. Phillips
Reversal required where court fails to define reasonable doubt or to instruct about presumption of innocence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
A076191
|
Klein v. Nature's Recipes Inc.
No unfair competition by unwittingly causing contaminated pet food to be distributed into stream of commerce. |
Antitrust |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
A075474
|
People v. Hall
Defendant's challenge to court's jurisdiction to order execution of sentence after commitment for another offense fails. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B101125
|
Marriage of Walters
Concealment of child by mother doesn't estop county from collecting child support arrearages from father. |
Family Law |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B106201
|
Pieper v. Commercial Underwriters Insurance Co.
Fire damage isn't covered under brush fire policy exclusion despite fact fire was caused by arson. |
Insurance |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
94-56507
|
Pelletier v. Federal Home Bank of San Francisco
Bank officer doesn't have property interest in continued employment in contract requiring denied agency approval. |
Employment Law |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
94-8313, 95-0144, 95-5540, 95-5542, 95-5946
|
Management Activities, Inc. v. USA
Discretionary function exception renders Federal Aviation Administration immune from negligence suit for failure to warn of wake hazards. |
Government |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
98-0437
|
People v. U.S.
Congress doesn't waive federal government's sovereign immunity by enacting Clean Air Act. |
Environmental Law |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
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98-0454
|
Chavez v. Immigration and Nationalization Service
Personal injury claim against individual employees of federal agencies is barred by the statute of limitations based on case precedent. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
98-1852
|
Bankruptcy of Mackey
Statement of election to have appeal heard by district court is timely under 3-day rule for service by mail. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
98-1228
|
Bankruptcy of Nunez
Tax forms filed by debtor after Internal Revenue Service files substitute forms constitute "returns" for dischargeabilty purposes. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
98-0764
|
Stanton v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.
Employer's common law claims against insurance company are not pre-empted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. |
Insurance |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
99-0011
|
Ryan v. Arellano
Double jeopardy bars state from retrying defendant for felony murder predicated on kidnapping charge where defendant has been convicted of lesser-included offense of kidnapping. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
96-1866
|
Doe v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist.
Certiorari granted |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | ||
|
S067733
|
Barris v. County of Los Angeles
State statute limiting damages in medical malpractice suits applies to federal 'patient dumping' statute claim. |
Torts |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B108201
|
Martin v. WCAB
Statements of independent witness employee don't become privileged simply because given in anticipation of litigation. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
B110092
|
People v. Goodwin
Order |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | ||
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S064811
|
People v. Horejs
Order |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | ||
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97-70272
|
Borja v. INS
Homeland insurgents' use of terrorism to extort money from pro-government alien isn't grounds for asylum. |
Immigration |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 | |
|
S064553
|
People v. Youngblood
Order |
|
Jun. 4, 1999 |
