| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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16-7553
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Lauriano-Esteban v. United States
Order |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | ||
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16-8455
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Ovalle-Garcia v. United States
Order |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | ||
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16-402
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Carpenter v. United States
Whether the warrantless seizure and search of historical cell phone records revealing the location and movements of a cell phone user over the course of 127 days is permitted by the Fourth Amendment. |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | ||
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16-605
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Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates Inc.
Intervenors of right must establish Article III standing if they wish to pursue relief not requested by plaintiff. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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16-529
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Kokesh v. SEC
Claims for disgorgement in SEC enforcement actions are subject to 28 U.S.C. Section 2462's five-year limitations period because disgorgement claims operate as penalty. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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16-74
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Advocate Health Care Network v. Stapleton
Church need not have originally established employee benefit plan in order to be exempt from ERISA's mandates under church-plan exemption. |
Employment Law |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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16-1023
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North Carolina v. Covington
Remedial order purporting to fix unconstitutional racial gerrymanders in North Carolina vacated where district court barely addressed balance of equities. |
Voting Rights |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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15-15542
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D.L. v. United States
After plaintiff quickly and voluntarily dismisses complaint against federal employee, then pursues administrative remedies, dismissal improper when plaintiff re-adds federal employee to complaint. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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S076169
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People v. Parker
'Bedroom Basher' unsuccessful in challenging death sentence stemming from string of 1970s home-invasion rape murders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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S219567
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Weatherford v. City of San Rafael
Standing to maintain action to enjoin alleged illegal expenditure of public funds not limited to plaintiffs who have paid property taxes in relevant jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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S224476
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Williams & Fickett v. Co. of Fresno
Where sole basis for challenge of tax assessment is non-ownership of property, challenger must first exhaust administrative remedies; contrary holding in previous high court case partially overruled. |
Taxation |
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Jun. 5, 2017 | |
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B270513
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Hart v. Darwish
Malicious prosecution filed by tenants against property owners properly dismissed under 'interim adverse judgment' rule even though tenants prevailed in underlying unlawful detainer action. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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D069189
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San Diegans for Open Government v. San Diego State University Research Foundation (investigative newsource)
Anti-SLAPP motions in journalism organization's favor properly granted, where organization's contracting with local radio and television station is protected conduct. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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D070771
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Orange County Water District v. Alcoa Global Fasteners Inc.
In action seeking recovery of costs associated with remediating groundwater contamination, water district unsuccessful except as to one alleged polluter. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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D070562
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Orange County Water District v. MAG Aerospace Industries Inc.
Motion for judgment properly granted against water district although trial court applied wrong causation standard where error was harmless. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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C075897
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City of Galt v. Cohen (Callander Associates Landscape Architecture Inc.)
Dept. of Finance properly found sponsor agreement entered between City of Galt and former redevelopment agency unenforceable under freeze component of the Dissolution Law. |
Municipal Law |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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F070176
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People v. Calistro
'Taking and receiving doctrine' does not bar conviction of both driving stolen car and receiving stolen property within it. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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16-72178
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Sherrod v. U.S.
Order |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | ||
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14-16321
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Wendell v. GlaxoSmithKline LLC
In case alleging defendants' drugs caused rare cancer, district court errs in excluding plaintiffs' expert testimony as unreliable. |
Evidence |
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Jun. 4, 2017 | |
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D070561
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Pacific Bay Recovery Inc. v. California Physicians’ Services Inc.
Demurrer properly sustained without leave to amend where nonemergency care rendered by out-of-network service provider was limited by terms of applicable evidence of coverage. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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C079617
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Hardesty v. State Mining and Geology Board
Landowner with federal mining patents unsuccessful in overturning State Mining and Geology Board's finding that he did not have grandfathered right to surface mine. |
Real Property |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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H042641
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Heimlich v. Shivji
Client entitled to obtain decision on merits of his post-award CCP 998 request for cost after arbitrator erroneously refused to even hear evidence relevant to it. |
Arbitration |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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D070171
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Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Plaintiff unsuccessful in challenging regional water quality control board's approval of fireworks permit over region's surface waters. |
Environmental Law |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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S223763
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People v. Gonzalez
Gang member's nonverbal, threatening gestures that are unaccompanied by words or sound cannot support criminal threat charges under Penal Code Section 422. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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S224724
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People v. Gutierrez
Wrongful denial of 'Batson/Wheeler' motion that alleged discriminatory exclusion of Hispanic juror results in reversal of convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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15-15428
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Bauer v. Becerra
California's use of a portion of 'DROS' fees to fund program that helps curb illegal firearm purchasers does not run afoul of Second Amendment. |
Civil Rights |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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15-10385
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U.S. v. Orozco
Stop of tractor-trailer was unconstitutional pretextual stop not justified under administrative search doctrine. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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14-30210
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U.S. v. Pimentel-Lopez
In drug possession and conspiracy case, jury's special finding that quantity of drugs was less than 50 grams is dispositive and cannot be contradicted by court. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 2, 2017 | |
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B276109
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In re G.F.
Minor who successfully completes informal program of supervision entitled to have his records relating to dismissed Section 602 petition sealed following prosecution's premature dismissal of petition. |
Juveniles |
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Jun. 1, 2017 | |
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B271406
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People v. Zamudio
District attorney's ability to petition for parole revocation without completing certain procedural steps as required of supervision parole agencies, does not violate equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 1, 2017 |
