| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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H050939
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Great Oaks Water Co. v. Santa Clara Valley Water Dist.
Charges levied against water retailer were not taxes under California Constitution because they fell under an exception for specific benefits conferred to a payor not provided to those not charged. |
Tax, Utilities |
|
C. Wilson | Apr. 2, 2025 |
|
B322224
|
Modification: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. City of Los Angeles
No constitutional violation where suspended terms of a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement between a utility and City of Los Angeles did not involve vested rights. |
Government |
|
N. Stone | Mar. 31, 2025 |
|
G064459
|
Modification: Montoya v. Superior Court (Fowler)
Burden of proof may be shifted to defendant doctor when the CT scan he delayed in ordering was crucial to establishing medical negligence causation. |
Torts, Civil Procedure |
|
M. Sanchez | Mar. 31, 2025 |
|
B315409
|
Modification: Catholic Medical Mission Bd. v. Bonta
Trial court abused its discretion in issuing permanent injunction against Attorney General's enforcement of consumer protection statute without analyzing injunction's necessity. |
Remedies |
|
G. Martinez | Mar. 31, 2025 |
|
23-3453
|
Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
Nonprofit church's claim that County of Maui substantially burdened its exercise of religion in denying special use permit was a legal question for court, not jury, to decide. |
Constitutional Law |
|
S. Mendoza | Mar. 31, 2025 |
|
23-2940
|
Bigfoot Ventures Limited v. Knighton
Plaintiff could not adequately represent shareholders in derivative action that appeared to be waged as leverage in other litigation between the parties. |
Civil Procedure, Corporations |
|
R. Gould | Mar. 31, 2025 |
|
C101953
|
People v. Griggs
A judge's order recalling defendant's sentence and assigning the matter for resentencing under Penal Code Section 1172.1 is not appealable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Renner | Mar. 28, 2025 |
|
23-469
|
U.S. v. Holcomb
Search warrant provision allowing for seizure of information displaying defendant's "dominion and control" over defendant's computer files was invalid as overbroad and insufficiently particular. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Rakoff | Mar. 28, 2025 |
|
23-3882
|
Osheske v. Silver Cinemas Acquisition Co.
Selling tickets to in-person movie screenings is not engaging in the rental, sale, or delivery of audiovisual materials within the meaning of the Video Privacy Protection Act. |
Consumer Law |
|
M. McKeown | Mar. 28, 2025 |
|
D083555
|
Cleveland Nat. Forest Foundation v. County of San Diego
San Diego County's "thresholds of significance," used for assessing the environmental impact of land-use projects, were unsupported by substantial evidence. |
Environmental Law |
|
W. Dato | Mar. 28, 2025 |
|
A163664
|
Kazelka v. California Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Trial court erred in excluding preliminary alcohol screening test results from administrative hearing based on officer's failure to provide admonition. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
I. Petrou | Mar. 28, 2025 |
|
A172271
|
Ballesteros v. Ford Motor Co.
Defendant Ford Motor, as nonsignatory to financing contract, could not compel arbitration where plaintiff's claims were based on Song-Beverly Act warranties and no inequitable results would occur from denying arbitration. |
Arbitration, Consumer Law |
|
D. Chou | Mar. 27, 2025 |
|
B338111
|
In re J.D.
Because juvenile's theft and assault charges were separate and distinct despite occurring within 30 minutes of each other, *Kellett* bar against multiple prosecutions was inapplicable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Juveniles |
|
K. Yegan | Mar. 27, 2025 |
|
23-852
|
Bondi v. Vanderstok
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule interpreting the Gun Control Act to cover "ghost gun" kits and unfinished gun frames or receivers is not facially inconsistent with the Act. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
N. Gorsuch | Mar. 27, 2025 |
|
23-824
|
U.S. v. Miller
Waiver of sovereign immunity regarding provisions of the Bankruptcy Code did not waive immunity for state-law claims nested within a claim to avoid fraudulent transfer under 11 U.S.C. Section 544(b). |
Bankruptcy |
|
K. Jackson | Mar. 27, 2025 |
|
24-2141
|
SDVF, LLC V. Cozzia USA LLC
Registered judgment relied on underlying judgment for its enforceability, and vacatur of that underlying judgment meant the registered judgment could not be enforced. |
Civil Procedure, Remedies |
|
K. Lee | Mar. 27, 2025 |
|
23-15726
|
Napouk v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.
Order |
|
Mar. 27, 2025 | ||
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B315418
|
People v. Cabada
Remand was unnecessary where jury would have found aggravating factors true beyond a reasonable doubt if presented to them, and trial court indicated it would not have imposed lesser sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
K. Yegan | Mar. 26, 2025 |
|
F088486
|
In re H.M.
Social service's and juvenile court's duty of further inquiry was met when they continually followed through with all prospects to determine minor's potential Native American ancestry. |
Dependency, Native American Affairs |
|
D. Franson | Mar. 26, 2025 |
|
23-1095
|
Thompson v. United States
Section 1014 violations for false statements to a federal loan or credit agency do not include misleading statements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Banking |
|
J. Roberts | Mar. 24, 2025 |
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23-825
|
Delligatti v. United States
Knowing or intentional causation of injury necessarily involves the use of physical force, by act or omission, against another and is a crime of violence for 18 U.S.C. Section 924. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Thomas | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
24-2275
|
Pizzuto v. Tewalt
District court properly granted death row inmate's discovery requests regarding the protocol, manufacturing, and origin of Idaho's execution drugs. |
Prisoners' Rights, Constitutional Law |
|
M. Bennett | Mar. 24, 2025 |
|
A171160
|
C.T. v. Superior Court (K.W.)
Although neither child nor child's parents still resided in California, trial court that had rendered temporary custody determination retained continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over such matters until fully adjudicated. |
Family Law |
|
T. Brown | Mar. 24, 2025 |
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B329625
|
Estate of St. John v. Schaeffler
Out-of-possesion landlord had no duty of care to decedent when landlord had no actual knowledge of the dangerous condition: failure to fence-in a 300-pound pig. |
Real Property, Torts |
|
B. Hoffstadt | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
B333127
|
K.T. v. E.S.
Good cause existed to extend domestic violence restraining order to include children as protected parties where evidence showed the enjoined party had abused the requesting party in the children's presence. |
Family Law |
|
M. Stratton | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
D084751
|
Modification: Jackson v. Superior Court (People)
Statistical and other evidence was sufficient to entitle defendant to evidentiary hearing on whether there was a violation of the Racial Justice Act due to officers' implicit bias. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Huffman | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
G063080
|
Drury v. Ryan
Trial court's refusal to allow negligence per se jury instruction was reversible error where defendant's traffic violation led to collision. |
Torts, Evidence |
|
E. Moore | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
G062427
|
People v. Nguyen
Defendants' petition for resentencing was remanded, as trial court did not appear to realize that it had discretion dismiss the special circumstances allegation attached to their murder charges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
E. Moore | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
A169841
|
Suchard v. Sonoma Academy
Dismissal was appropriate for class action unfair competition claim against school that purportedly retained teachers with abuse history where named plaintiffs failed to articulate an economic harm. |
Education, Consumer Law |
|
A. Tucher | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
24A893
|
Hoffman v. Westcott
Order |
|
Mar. 25, 2025 |
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