| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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24-330
|
Franklin v. New York
Order |
|
Mar. 25, 2025 | ||
|
G064459
|
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. 25, 2025 |
|
22-10161
|
U.S. v. Hamilton
Officers had probable cause for a warrantless arrest where defendant fled after officers attempted to stop him and the officers had evidence linking him to a prior shooting. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Forrest | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
23-3222
|
Mayfield v. City of Mesa
Deaf motorist failed to plead that police denied her a reasonable accommodation during her arrest, where the parties were able to communicate with written messages. |
Disability Discrimination |
|
D. Collins | Mar. 25, 2025 |
|
B329889
|
Talbott v. Ghadimi
Client was entitled to mandatory relief from default judgment under Code of Civil Procedure Section 473(b) because the default was caused by his counsel's calculated delay--not his own. |
Civil Procedure, Attorneys |
|
J. Segal | Mar. 20, 2025 |
|
G061948
|
People v. Woods
Worker's compensation attorney should have been charged under specific Labor Code statute rather than general Penal Code statute for his role in business arrangement involving unlawful referral and kickback fees. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Workers' Compensation |
|
M. Sanchez | Mar. 20, 2025 |
|
22-50160
|
U.S. v. Parviz
Use of forged letter to circumvent requirements for minors seeking passports satisfied aggravated identity theft statute because defendant's use of another's identity was at the crux of her passport fraud. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
D. Collins | Mar. 20, 2025 |
|
22-16490
|
Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Mayes
Order |
|
Mar. 20, 2025 | ||
|
24-4023
|
Coleman v. Newson
District court did not err in holding the State of California in contempt for repeatedly failing to comply with its mandate to provide adequate mental health care for prisoners. |
Prisoners' Rights, Constitutional Law |
|
M. Smith | Mar. 20, 2025 |
|
A170656
|
In re L.W.
Juvenile court erred in exercising dependency jurisdiction when substantial evidence supported that despite mother's past drug issues, mother's mental illness was not currently placing child at substantial risk. |
Dependency |
|
G. Burns | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
24-1084
|
Cooper v. Social Security Administration
Logical relationship test for equitable recoupment requires consideration of the equities in each case, so recoupment of social security overpayment from bankrupt beneficiary who engaged in no malfeasance was impermissible. |
Bankruptcy |
|
R. Bennett | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
23-2807
|
Roe v. Critchfield
Because student's facial challenge to Idaho's anti-transgender school bathroom bill was deemed unlikely to succeed on the merits, preliminary injunction was properly denied. |
Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure |
|
M. Christen | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
S280598
|
Madrigal v. Hyundai Motor America
While CCP 998 sets out a default rule for cost-shifting, parties remain free to agree to their own allocation of costs and fees as part of a settlement agreement. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Corrigan | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
S282866
|
Escamilla v. Vannucci
One-year statute of limitations period for claims against attorneys only applies to professional misconduct claims between attorneys and their clients or their intended beneficiaries, not tort claims by third parties. |
Attorneys, Torts |
|
C. Corrigan | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
23-55805
|
Duncan v. Bonta
Law banning possession of large-capacity magazines, the accessory of choice for most mass shooters, did not violate Second Amendment Right to Bear Arms. |
Constitutional Law |
|
S. Graber | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
D085025M
|
Modification: Maniago v. Desert Cardiology Consultants' Medical Group
Voluntary dismissal with prejudice was not an appealable final judgment, and it stripped the appellate court of jurisdiction to hear the appeal. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Buchanan | Mar. 21, 2025 |
|
23-55805
|
Order: Duncan v. Bonta
Order |
|
Mar. 21, 2025 | ||
|
B331764
|
People v. Padron
Trial court erred in denying asylee's request to vacate plea when asylee sufficiently evidenced that his mental impairment affected ability to fully understand plea's consequences which he would have rejected otherwise. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
G. Martinez | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
C099319
|
Johnson v. Dept. of Transportation
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in disqualifying attorney who received a privileged communication from opposing counsel, refused to destroy it, and shared it with experts. |
Attorneys |
|
A. Feinberg | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
A169597
|
People v. Batten
Statute that treated inmates serving life sentences for murder differently depending on whether they were paroled before or after July 2020 did not violate equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional Law |
|
T. Brown | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
E079488
|
People v. Tafoya
Where defendant's Facebook posts were part of conduct constituting a credible threat, posts were not protected speech. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Ramirez | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
F087825
|
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Merced
The California Constitution does not bar disparate tax rates between common property and utility property. |
Tax |
|
D. Franson | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
23-4424
|
U.S. v. Enriquez
Anti-Kickback Statute's bona fide employee exception was an affirmative defense and did not need to be negated by the prosecution in the indictment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Tallman | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
24-2199
|
Cahill v. Nike, Inc.
A district court had the power to order the return or destruction of confidential documents that were inadvertently disclosed by another party to an intervenor. |
Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination |
|
L. VanDyke | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
D084192
|
People v. Tang
A stricken enhancement is not an "imposed" enhancement within the meaning of Penal Code Section 1172.75(a) and cannot be used to qualify for invalid prison prior enhancement resentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
R. Huffman | Mar. 19, 2025 |
|
G063126
|
People v. Hyatt
A defendant need not be incarcerated in state prison to meet right to speedy trial request requirements and may make the request while in county jail awaiting state prison term. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Gooding | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
G063109
|
Harding v. Lifetime Financial, Inc.
Financial advisory firm owed no duty to plaintiff who was scammed by an impostor posing as an advisor employed by the firm. |
Torts |
|
T. Goethals | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
F086484
|
Sandton Agriculture Investments III, LLC v. 4-S Ranch Partners, LLC
The capturing and storing of floodwater was not sufficient to merit classification of that water as personal property following property foreclosure. |
Water Rights |
|
D. Franson | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
B317069
|
Kaushansky v. Stonecroft Attorneys, APC
Professional negligence award was not supported by evidence where plaintiff failed to demonstrate the collectability of the hypothetical underlying judgment that served as the basis for the award. |
Attorneys, Torts |
|
G. Martinez | Mar. 18, 2025 |
|
A169438
|
Koi Nation of Northern California v. City of Clearlake
City's approval of hotel project was set aside after it failed to follow state environmental requirements regarding tribal consultation. |
Native American Affairs, Environmental Law |
|
M. Miller | Mar. 18, 2025 |
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