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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Gutierrez v. Tostado
General negligence's two-year statute of limitations, not the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act's statute of limitations, applied to driver's claim from being rear-ended by an ambulance. 		Health Care CASC Aug. 1, 2025
People v. Faial
Probation could not be revoked where ameliorative legislation operated retroactively to shorten probationer's term such that it terminated before the revocation occurred. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Aug. 1, 2025
In re: Terry L. Wike
Costs and fees assessed against attorney-debtor while he was twice suspended from practicing law in Nevada were not exempt from discharge. 		Bankruptcy 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Amended Opinion: Lapadat v. Bondi
Board of Immigration Appeals erred in concluding that asylum petitioners' experiences did not rise to the level of persecution and that the Roma are not a disfavored group in Romania. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 1, 2025
Sonoma County Human Services Department v. K.P.
Statutes authorizing juvenile courts to order visitation between dependent child and non-dependent sibling were not facially unconstitutional. 		Dependency 1DCA/3 Aug. 4, 2025
Amended Opinion: In re: Joshua Davis
Mandatory Victims Restitution Act permitted victims to seek amended restitution order where they discovered the original order did not include losses that were unclaimed due to government error. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 11, 2025
Cheairs v. City of Seattle
Use of less-lethal ammunition that seriously injured bystander filming protest was not unreasonable force because reasonable officers could have concluded the protesters posed an immediate threat to property and police. 		Constitutional Law 9th Aug. 4, 2025
John Doe 1 v. Twitter Inc.
Twitter's delay in removing minors' pornographic images allowed continuance of plaintiffs' negligence per se claim because it had a duty to report the pornography violation as soon as it knew. 		Cyber Law, Immunity 9th Aug. 4, 2025
King v. Navy Federal Credit Union
Plaintiff's state law unfair competition claims against Navy Federal Credit Union were expressly preempted by federal regulations. 		Banking 9th Aug. 4, 2025
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
Regardless of whether the fee was legislatively or administratively imposed, *Nollan/Dolan* test for takings applies--in this case, leading to the conclusion that a traffic impact mitigation fee did not violate the takings clause. 		Real Property, Constitutional Law 3DCA Jul. 31, 2025
Kiely v. Hyph (USA), Inc.
Granting stay on forum non conveniens grounds was proper where most evidence was in Sweden, which was a suitable alternate forum, and California had almost no connection to the claims. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Jul. 31, 2025
In re Huerta
Alleged racial disparity in gang enhancements, standing alone, did not qualify as an eligible "offense" for purposes of habeas petitioner's Racial Justice Act claim. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus 5DCA Jul. 31, 2025
Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
Reports describing racial, sexual, and ethnic composition of Department of Labor contractors' workforces contained no "commercial" information, and thus did not fall within FOIA exemption. 		Government 9th Jul. 31, 2025
People v. Christensen
Sentence of life without the possibility of parole imposed on kidnapper who was 18 years old at the time of the offense did not violate the Eighth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 Jul. 31, 2025
Marriage of R.K. and G.K.
Father in custody proceedings forfeited due process claims on appeal because he never raised them before the trial court. 		Civil Procedure, Family Law 2DCA/6 Jul. 30, 2025
Michael K. v. Cho
Attorney's rebuttal contesting client's husband's chargeback challenge to her legal fees was protected by litigation privilege under the anti-SLAPP statute. 		Attorneys, Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/5 Jul. 30, 2025
People ex rel. Bonta v. Greenpower Motor Co., Inc.
Trial court did not err in ordering compliance with investigative subpoenas issued by the Attorney General seeking information that was relevant to a Hybrid and Zero-Emissions Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project investigation. 		Civil Procedure, Government 1DCA/4 Jul. 30, 2025
People v. Gresham
Despite defendant's confusion during arrest, because evidence supported that defendant "reasonably should have known" he was resisting officers, his conviction was affirmed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 Jul. 30, 2025
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Regulations adopted under voter initiative that allowed applying good behavior credits to advance minimum eligible parole dates for inmates serving certain indeterminate sentences was inconsistent with existing law and invalid. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jul. 30, 2025
Handley v. Moore
Because case law did not support that the Constitution required the information to include punishment-enhancing facts, defendant's life without the possibility of parole sentence was affirmed. 		Habeas Corpus 9th Jul. 30, 2025
Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kuderer
Order 		9th Jul. 30, 2025
People v. Torres
Mitigating circumstance for enhancements resulting in sentences exceeding 20 years did not apply where the sentence without the enhancement already exceeded 20 years. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Jul. 30, 2025
Johnson v. U.S.
The Administrative Procedure Act's narrow exception to the default rule of judicial review does not apply to discretionary conveyances under the Small Tracts Act. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jul. 29, 2025
Hara v. Netflix
Following U.S. Supreme Court's *Jack Daniel's* decision, because drag queen's likeness was used as an expressive function in a way that was not used as a trademark, *Rogers* test applied. 		Intellectual Property 9th Jul. 29, 2025
Yukutake v. Lopez
Order 		9th Jul. 29, 2025
Modification: X.K. v. M.C.
Trial judge erroneously denied domestic violence restraining order by focusing on the parties' custody disputes instead of credible instances of abuse. 		Family Law 1DCA/4 Jul. 29, 2025
Modification: Getzels v. The State Bar of California
State Bar rule 2.30, which precludes inactive licensees from acting as private arbitrators and mediators, does not violate the Equal Protection Clauses of the federal and California Constitutions. 		Attorneys, Constitutional Law 2DCA/4 Jul. 28, 2025
Steshenko v. Board of Trustees
Trial court properly dismissed vexatious litigant's action, which he filed without permission while the appeal regarding his "vexatious litigant" status was pending. 		Civil Procedure 6DCA Jul. 28, 2025
X.K. v. M.C.
Trial judge erroneously denied domestic violence restraining order by focusing on the parties' custody disputes instead of credible instances of abuse. 		Family Law 1DCA/4 Jul. 28, 2025
Cobos v. National General Insurance Co.
Denial of class certification of bad-faith insurance claim based on potential class members' individualized damages was erroneous where common issues of liability predominated. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/3 Jul. 28, 2025
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