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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
12-50477	U.S. v. Alcantara-Castillo Defendant's conviction overturned where prosecutor improperly compelled defendant to comment on key witness' veracity and impermissibly vouched for same witness.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2015
13-15099	Turner v. City and County of San Francisco San Francisco employee does not engage in protected speech under the First Amendment when his speech was focused on and driven by private grievances.	Civil Rights			Jun. 11, 2015
13-35866	Alaska Wilderness League v. Jewell Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement not required to consult under Endangered Species Act prior to approving Shell's oil spill response plans.	Environmental Law			Jun. 11, 2015
C075331	People v. Namphonh Trial court properly ordered sex offender to pay victim's medical examination costs despite claim of present inability to pay.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2015
E057279	People v. Garcia Instructing on the legal impossibility of conspiracy to commit attempted murder is error but error was harmless.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 10, 2015
10-56739	Doe v. Nestle USA Inc. Former child slaves who were forced to harvest cocoa in Ivory Coast may sue corporations for aiding and abetting child slavery by assisting Ivorian farmers.	Torts			Jun. 10, 2015
11-73131	Fuentes v. Lynch Woman's conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering rendered her statutorily ineligible for cancellation of removal because offense involved more than $10,000.	Immigration			Jun. 10, 2015
13-50636	U.S. v. Osuna-Alvarez Aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. Section 1028A does not require theft as an element of the offense.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 10, 2015
14-72794	In re Pesticide Action Network N. Am. Order				Jun. 10, 2015
E061137	D.T., a Minor Evidence supported wardship over minor for assault with deadly weapon where he repeatedly poked sharp, pointy knife on back of terrified girl.	Juveniles			Jun. 10, 2015
A138234	Chan v. Curran Plaintiff who prevailed in medical malpractice action fails to convince judiciary to apply 'changed circumstances' analysis to MICRA's $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages.	Torts			Jun. 9, 2015
E059942	In re Joseph H. It is error to commence <EM>Gladys R.</EM> questionnaire on minor without <EM>Miranda</EM> warnings but error is harmless when minor made repeated spontaneous admissions.	Juveniles			Jun. 9, 2015
12-17503	Zapata v. Vasquez Gang member is entitled to habeas relief where counsel's failure to object to prosecutor's inflammatory, fabricated, and ethnically charged remarks, constituted ineffective assistance.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 9, 2015
12-56258	Lee v. Jacquez State's failure to prove rule is an adequate state law ground barring federal review results in reversal and consideration of claims on the merits.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 9, 2015
12-73710	National Parks Conservation Association v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA's 'BART' determinations to reduce nitrous oxide emissions at Montana plant are lacking in explanation and are, thus, arbitrary and capricious.	Environmental Law			Jun. 9, 2015
12-99005	Bemore v. Chappell Prisoner entitled to reduction of life sentence to life without parole based on ineffective assistance of counsel because jury might have been persuaded by mitigating evidence.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 9, 2015
C071959	Jimenez v. 24 Hour Fitness USA General presumption that fact-intensive gross negligence claims should proceed to a jury, especially where some deviation from 'industry standard' can be shown.	Torts			Jun. 9, 2015
A140263	Elias V., a Minor Minor's purported confession is inadmissible because it was product of coercive interrogation warranting reversal of wardship ruling.	Juveniles			Jun. 9, 2015
F067723	Lee v. Silveira Plaintiff is not entitled to recover CCP 998 fees because judgment was less than plaintiff's offer of compromise after negotiated rate differential is deducted.	Civil Procedure			Jun. 9, 2015
C074810	Whitlow v. Rideout Memorial Hospital Hospital not entitled to summary judgment where triable issue of fact remains regarding ostensible agency.	Torts			Jun. 9, 2015
B261007	Williams v. Superior Court PAGA claims generally are not individual claims; thus, it is not within scope of employers' power to have such claims submitted to arbitration.	Labor Law			Jun. 9, 2015
B255945	Khalatian v. Prime Time Shuttle Inc. Employer's 14-month delay in filing motion to compel arbitration did not constitute waiver of its right to arbitrate driver's dispute.	Employment Law			Jun. 9, 2015
B253580	People v. Chung Consecutive sentences on three offer to sell counts violated bar on multiple punishment for 'single act' under Penal Code Section 654.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 9, 2015
14-235	Bank of America v. Bello Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-580	Bank of America v. Waits Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-581	Bank of America v. Lee Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-600	Bank of America v. Iest Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-652	Bank of America v. Nemcik Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-749	Bank of America v. Hall Order				Jun. 8, 2015
14-750	Bank of America v. Phillips Order				Jun. 8, 2015