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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
12-35946	Baker v. Microsoft Corp. It is an error of law and abuse of discretion to strike class action allegations in contravention of applicable precedent.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 20, 2015
13-16961	Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management Tribe may pursue its Geothermal Steam Act and related claims against Bureau of Land Management, challenging continuation of geothermal leases over Medicine Lake Highlands.	Native American Affairs			Jul. 20, 2015
13-73438	Gage v. Chappell Failure to exercise due diligence by failing to raise claims in first habeas petition results in denial of successive petition.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 20, 2015
S210804	Even Zohar Construction & Remodeling Inc. v. Bellaire Townhouses LLC Code of Civil Procedure Section 1008 governs renewed application for relief from default judgment under Section 473(b); consequently, failure to meet Section 1008 precludes relief from default judgment.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 20, 2015
S215050	In re Marriage of Davis (Sheryl Jones and Keith Xavier) '[L]iving separate and apart" under Family Code Section 771(a) requires spouses to live in separate residences when establishing date of separation.	Family Law			Jul. 20, 2015
G050922	Z.V. v. County of Riverside Foster child assaulted by social worker cannot hold Riverside County liable for assault because it occurred outside scope of social worker's duties.	Torts			Jul. 19, 2015
13-50480	U.S. v. Gonzalez-Corn Removal order underlying illegal reentry charge is valid when based on qualifying felony conviction under the Controlled Substances Act.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 19, 2015
E059133	Paulek v. Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority (Anheuser-Busch LLC) Removal of conservation overlay is a 'project' under CEQA and is not subject to Class 7 or Class 8 exemptions under the Act.	Environmental Law			Jul. 19, 2015
D065963	Dagher v. Ford Motor Co. Used truck buyer lacks standing to sue manufacturer under California's lemon law, but may pursue action under federal lemon law.	Consumer Law			Jul. 19, 2015
B260140	Flowers v. Prasad Disabled person with service dog may bring claims under both Unruh Act and Disabled Persons Act because laws are not inconsistent.	Disability Discrimination			Jul. 19, 2015
E061733	People v. Borynack Realignment Act does not authorize court to suspend execution of sentence for defendant convicted under Destructive Devices and Explosives Chapter of Penal Code.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 19, 2015
S227028	People v. Lopez Order				Jul. 17, 2015
S226553	People v. Prescott Order				Jul. 17, 2015
S226972	People v. Young Order				Jul. 17, 2015
S226231	People v. McLaurin Order				Jul. 17, 2015
D060969	People v. White Descriptions of various indicators of non-consent to sex, found in different subdivisions of Penal Code Section 261, do not establish basis for multiple counts of rape stemming from a single act of intercourse.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 16, 2015
S226917	People v. Gattis Order				Jul. 16, 2015
11-99009	Rogers v. McDaniel Unconstitutionally vague jury instruction on aggravating circumstance warrants habeas relief on death sentence.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 16, 2015
S226529	Assoc. of California Insurance Companies v. Jones Order				Jul. 16, 2015
S226779	Flethez v. San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Assoc. Order				Jul. 16, 2015
S226995	Aguilar (Alexis) on H.C. Order				Jul. 16, 2015
S226267	Boyce v. T.D. Service Company Order				Jul. 16, 2015
12-17096	Torres v. Goddard In civil forfeiture proceedings, prosecutors enjoy absolute prosecutorial immunity for 'judicial phase' of actions only, but not to conduct normally performed by police officers.	Civil Rights			Jul. 16, 2015
13-35251	Ranza v. Nike Inc. Oregon lacks jurisdiction over Nike's foreign subsidiary where subsidiary lacks sufficient contacts to forum and is not Nike's alter ego.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 16, 2015
13-35479	Schroeder ex rel. United States v. CH2M Hill False Claims Act requires dismissal of qui tam relator convicted of conduct giving rise to alleged fraud even if relator only played minor role in fraud.	Government			Jul. 16, 2015
13-35692	Centurion Properties III, LLC, et al. v. Chicago Title Insurance Company Order				Jul. 16, 2015
13-99006	Boyer v. Chappell Trial court's failure to conduct live evidentiary hearing regarding reliability of witness testimony tying convicted murderer to another murder does not warrant habeas relief.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 16, 2015
15-15274	Akebia Therapeutics Inc. v. FibroGen Inc. Biopharmaceutical company is an 'interested person' allowed to seek judicial assistance in the discovery of U.S. patents embroiled in patent disputes in foreign tribunals.	Civil Procedure			Jul. 16, 2015
A140540	Sprint Telephony PCS L.P. v. State Board of Equalization Sprint's failure to strictly comply with notice requirement by stating that property reassessment petition was also a claim for tax refund bars judicial tax-refund action.	Taxation			Jul. 16, 2015
D067411	People v. Morales Second degree murder conviction overturned where defendant makes coerced statements in violation of Miranda.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jul. 15, 2015