| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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C082944
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Modification: Delta Stewardship Council Cases
Delta Reform Act did not require Council to adopt, as legally enforceable regulations, performance measure targets to achieve certain objectives of the Act. |
Environmental Law |
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M. Butz | Jun. 9, 2020 |
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19A1047
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Williams v. Wilson
Order |
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Jun. 8, 2020 | ||
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B290675
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Modification: Boermeester v. Carry
Fair procedure requires universities allow students in disciplinary sexual misconduct proceedings to cross-examine critical witnesses where credibility is an issue. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Bigelow | Jun. 8, 2020 |
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D076909
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In re Scott
Sentencing court considering whether to impose increased sentence based on prior qualifying conviction may consider facts defendant admitted as factual basis for guilty plea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Haller | Jun. 8, 2020 |
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A153427
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Doe v. Marten
Plaintiff's medical malpractice claim was not time-barred because defendant's conduct actually and reasonably induced plaintiff to refrain from filing timely action. |
Civil Procedure |
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C. Fujisaki | Jun. 8, 2020 |
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B296742
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People v. Ruiz
Immigration advisement that conviction 'may have' deportation consequences is not adequate for defendants charged with serious controlled substance offenses; defendants must be advised they 'will' be deported. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Gilbert | Jun. 8, 2020 |
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F076908
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People v. Sanchez
Jury verdict of not guilty of murder did not preclude, on collateral estoppel grounds, second trial on assault on child causing death. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Detjen | Jun. 5, 2020 |
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B294228
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Nicole G. v. Braithwaite
Domestic Violence Prevention Act authorizes ordering restrained parties to move out of property while protected party resumes residence. |
Family Law |
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M. Stratton | Jun. 5, 2020 |
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B284002
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Risperdal and Invega Cases
State-law failure-to-warn claims concerning prescription drugs are preempted only where there is clear evidence that FDA would have rejected proposed label change. |
Torts |
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H. Dhanidina | Jun. 5, 2020 |
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19-70115
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National Family Farm Coalition v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Substantial evidence did not support EPA's decision to grant registration for dicamba herbicides as required under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. |
Environmental Law |
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W. Fletcher | Jun. 5, 2020 |
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15-72942
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Roy v. Barr
Petitioner failed to establish equal protection violation with respect to 8 U.S.C. Section 1432(a)(3), the applicable derivative-citizenship statute. |
Immigration |
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S. Graber | Jun. 5, 2020 |
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B291116
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Rubinstein v. Fakheri
The fact that companies' corporate powers were suspended at time of assignment did not affect assignee's standing to sue. |
Contracts |
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E. Lui | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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A156411
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Jarboe v. Hanlees Auto Group
Company affiliation and relatedness of arbitrable claims alone do not establish third-party beneficiary relationships or compel application of equitable estoppel. |
Arbitration |
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P. Siggins | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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B296331
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People v. Tarkington
If petitioner is ineligible for resentencing under Senate Bill No. 1437, their requested appointment of counsel is not required. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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L. Edmon | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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B303804
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In re B.P.
Orders issued before dispositional order on Welfare and Institutions Code Section 342 petition are interlocutory and not appealable. |
Dependency |
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T. Bigelow | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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A156062
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Hernandez v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Under Vehicle Code Section 13365 DMV must receive express notification of violation of Misdemeanor Statute before suspending driver's licenses. |
statutory_interpretation |
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M. Simons | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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19-15399
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N.L. v. Credit One Bank
Companies calling customers without consent with the intent to call previous consenting customers are not exempt from TCPA liability. |
Consumer Law |
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D. Bress | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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19-35122
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Brady v. AutoZone Stores
When class representative voluntarily settles his individual claims, he must do more than expressly leave class claims unresolved to avoid mootness. |
Civil Procedure |
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R. Nelson | Jun. 4, 2020 |
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B299798
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The California Gun Rights Foundation v. Superior Court (Dept. of Justice)
CPRA Section 6259 does not limit jurisdiction over CPRA dispute to superior court of county where disputed records are located. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. Edmon | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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B298122
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McGee v. Torrance Unified School District
Completion of public works project moots challenges to validity of contracts under which project was carried out. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Bigelow | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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A157663
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Owens v. City of Oakland Housing, Residential Rent
Single-family homeowner renting out rooms to multiple persons transforms single-unit dwelling into multi-unit dwelling; thus, that portion of home is not exempt from local rent regulations. |
Real Property |
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P. Siggins | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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18-15937
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In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
Congress intended to allow states to enforce anti-tampering rules related to post-sale vehicles, and such rules are not impliedly preempted. |
Environmental Law |
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S. Ikuta | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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B293290
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Harris v. University Village Thousand Oaks, CCRC, LLC
Statutory scheme for continuing care residential communities does not conflict with arbitration provisions of Civil Code Section 1953. |
Arbitration |
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M. Tangeman | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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B290929
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Kon v. City of Los Angeles
Plaintiff's conviction of disturbing the peace did not bar his suit for excessive force, because there was no inconsistency between the two cases. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Wiley | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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B297171
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Wicks v. Antelope Valley Healthcare Dist.
Hospital was not liable for negligence of doctors because evidence showed decedent was notified that physicians were not hospital employees. |
Torts |
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E. Grimes | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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18-73167
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Lepe Moran v. Barr
Petitioner's conviction for felony vehicular flight from pursuing police car while driving against traffic is categorically a crime involving moral turpitude that made him removable. |
Immigration |
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S. Graber | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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16-73652
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Grigoryan v. Barr
Government violated petitioners' due process rights by failing to provide them full and fair opportunity to rebut government's fraud allegations. |
Immigration |
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M. Murguia | Jun. 3, 2020 |
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19-831
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Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin
Order |
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Jun. 2, 2020 | ||
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19-7007
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Furlow v. U.S.
Order |
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Jun. 2, 2020 | ||
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18-1432
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Nasrallah v. Barr
8 U.S.C. Sections 1252(a)(2)(C) and (D) do not preclude judicial review of noncitizen's factual challenges to Convention Against Torture order. |
Immigration |
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B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 2, 2020 |