Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S236397
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In re George F.
Order |
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Sep. 15, 2016 | ||
S236327
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In re Larry N.
Order |
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Sep. 15, 2016 | ||
S236456
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In re Vanessa G.
Order |
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Sep. 15, 2016 | ||
C079918
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In re A.F.
Substantial evidence supports orders declaring minor dependent of court and removing him from parental custody based on parents' mental illness and substance abuse. |
Juveniles |
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Sep. 14, 2016 | |
14-55525
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Herrera v. Command Security Corp.
Union may proceed with Railway Labor Act claims of unlawful interference and coercion against employer of airport workers under principles of equitable tolling. |
Labor Law |
|
Sep. 14, 2016 | |
14-15356
|
Wood v. Burwell
Plaintiffs that successfully challenged Secretary's approval of Arizona demonstration project entitled to 'prevailing party' status under Equal Access to Justice Act. |
Remedies |
|
Sep. 14, 2016 | |
13-74056
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Fuentes v. Lynch
Listed beneficiaries on asylum and NACARA applications not "admitted in any status" and eligible for cancellation of removal under 8 U.S.C. Section 1229b(a)(2). |
Immigration |
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Sep. 14, 2016 | |
G052158
|
People v. Cortez
Court may alter misdemeanor sentences while resentencing former felony conviction as misdemeanors under Penal Code Section 1170.18. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 14, 2016 | |
F070988
|
Citizens for Ceres v. City of Ceres
Recovery of cost of preparing administrative record in CEQA action not limited to city, where real party in interest is also prevailing party under statute. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 13, 2016 | |
D067899
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Mendez v. Rancho Valencia Resort Partners LLC
Five-star resort prevails over neighbors who claimed that noise emanating from its outdoor events constituted private nuisance. |
Real Property |
|
Sep. 13, 2016 | |
A135335
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California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Air quality management district does not have to conduct environmental review before publishing new thresholds for determining impacts of future projects. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 12, 2016 | |
A147570
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California PUC v. Superior Court (Aguirre)
Superior court lacks jurisdiction over lawsuit seeking documents from CPUC under Public Records Act, resulting in sustained demurrer in CPUC's favor. |
Utilities |
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Sep. 12, 2016 | |
14-72327
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Bahr v. U.S. EPA
Completed measures to meet national primary ambient air quality standards do not constitute contingency measures for to 'make further progress' under Clean Air Act. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 12, 2016 | |
14-35487
|
Kimzey v. Yelp! Inc.
Communications Decency Act immunizes Yelp! from liability arising from negative reviews posted on Yelp despite locksmith's 'creative' pleading. |
Business Law |
|
Sep. 12, 2016 | |
14-15189
|
Mendiola-Martinez v. Arpaio
Inmate shackled during labor wins partial victory in civil rights action, securing reversal of summary judgment in county-defendants' favor. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Sep. 12, 2016 | |
B268149
|
Michael V., a Minor
Order terminating mother's parental rights suspended where child protection agency failed to conduct meaningful investigation into mother's claim of Indian ancestry. |
Native American Affairs |
|
Sep. 12, 2016 | |
14-35100
|
USPS v. Bellevue Post Office LLC
Purchase option remains valid despite minor errors in service of earlier renewal options as lease only established that notices be 'given in writing.' |
Contracts |
|
Sep. 11, 2016 | |
B262097
|
Penilla v. Westmont Corp.
Landowner's motion to compel arbitration properly denied where arbitration provision was significantly unconscionable, both procedurally and substantively. |
Arbitration |
|
Sep. 11, 2016 | |
15-10241
|
U.S. v. Kaplan
Doctor's use of single-use needle guides in treating paying patients satisfies 'held for sale' element of 21 U.S.C. Section 331(k) of the FDCA. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 11, 2016 | |
14-15562
|
Aerotec International Inc. v. Honeywell International Inc.
Provider of repair services for airline engines unsuccessful in overturning summary judgment in favor of competitor where it fails to provide evidence of antitrust violations. |
Antitrust |
|
Sep. 11, 2016 | |
A143873
|
People v. Holm
Private golf and country club is a 'commercial establishment' for purposes of newly-enacted Penal Code Section 495.5 shoplifting statute under Prop. 47. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Sep. 8, 2016 | |
A143369
|
People v. Sibrian
Expert testimony regarding police tactics and training admissible where proper use of gun, Taser outside scope of lay juror's knowledge. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
B265722
|
Lucioni v. Bank of America N.A.
Borrower unsuccessful in obtaining injunction to prevent nonjudicial foreclosure, where Homeowner's Bill of Rights only authorizes injunctive relief for violation of specifically enumerated sections. |
Real Property |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
A144424
|
People v. Blackwell
'Miller' does not require 'irreparable corruption' be proved to jury before sentencing court may impose life without possibility of parole on juvenile homicide offender. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Sep. 8, 2016 | |
S075136
|
People v. Covarrubias
Erroneous excusal of prospective juror based solely on his views on death penalty compels automatic reversal of murderer's death penalty phase; judgment otherwise upheld. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
15-73803
|
MPS Merchant Services Inc. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Energy companies unsuccessful in challenging Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's determination they committed tariff violations. |
Utilities |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
14-60007
|
In re Tract Gut, LLC
Procedural safeguards that attend state tax sales of repossessed properties make dismissal without leave to amend proper, where bankruptcy complainant's lone contention was that the received price was too low. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
14-16192
|
Deocampo v. Potts
California law does not render judgment against indemnifiable employees a liability of the municipal employer for purposes of adjusting or discharging debts of a chapter 9 debtor. |
Bankruptcy |
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Sep. 8, 2016 | |
14-15027
|
Pauluk v. Savage
County employees successfully overturn denial of qualified immunity in 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 action alleging employee died from toxic mold in workplace. |
Civil Rights |
|
Sep. 8, 2016 | |
F070802
|
Hott v. College of the Sequoias Community College Dist.
Salary of former school district administrator reassigned as faculty member under Ed. Code Section 87458 properly calculated based on faculty member status, not managerial level. |
Employment Law |
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Sep. 7, 2016 |