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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
B249232	Britton v. Girardi Probate Code § 16460’s duty of inquiry triggered when plaintiffs received insufficient settlement information from defendants in 1997; thus, 2012 suit barred by statute of limitations.	Civil Procedure			Apr. 1, 2015
B238618	East West Bank v. Rio School Dist. Public works contractor may only recover attorney fees on claim for which they are allowed when there are no common issues with other claims.	Government			Apr. 1, 2015
14-15	Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. Supremacy Clause does not confer private right of action; Medicaid providers cannot sue to enforce Section 30(A) of Medicaid Act.	Constitutional Law			Mar. 31, 2015
14-1336	Institute of Imaginal Studies dba Meridian University v. Christoff (In re Christoff) Debt owed to for-profit university by former student is not excepted from discharge absent receipt of actual funds.	Bankruptcy			Mar. 31, 2015
15-99006	Doe v. Ayers Counsel’s failure to present compelling mitigating evidence, including defendant’s prison rape, warrants reversal of capital punishment.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Mar. 31, 2015
13-15234	Barnett v. Norman Abuse of discretion to permit uncooperative prisoner witnesses not to testify without first encouraging their testimony.	Civil Rights			Mar. 31, 2015
12-70779	Marquez Carrillo v. Holder Penal Code § 273.5 is ‘categorically a crime of domestic violence,’ and thus substantiates permanent resident’s removal under 8 U.S.C. §1227.	Immigration			Mar. 31, 2015
D065131	Winternitz v. Winternitz Mistakes in custody evaluator’s report went to weight of report and not its admissibility; court did not err in refusing to strike report.	Family Law			Mar. 30, 2015
H040220	Herting v. California Dept. of Health Care Services DHCS may seek reimbursement from special needs trust for medical expenses paid on behalf of young beneficiary.	Health Care			Mar. 30, 2015
A140095	Protect Our Benefits v. City & Co. of SF Voter-approved proposition curtailing vested pension rights of city and county employees largely struck down.	Government			Mar. 30, 2015
14–618	Woods v. Donald State court’s holding relating to ineffective assistance of counsel claim is not contrary to federal precedent; should not have been disturbed.	Prisoners Rights			Mar. 30, 2015
14-593	Grady v. North Carolina North Carolina’s satellite-based monitoring program of recidivist sex offender constitutes a Fourth Amendment search, and may be unreasonable.	Constitutional Law			Mar. 30, 2015
14-518	Cantor v. Personhuballah Order				Mar. 30, 2015
13-1505	Freidus v. ING Groep Order				Mar. 30, 2015
13-10116	U.S. v. Fries Prosecution of man’s use of chlorine bombs, requiring evacuation of entire neighborhood, is within federal government’s prosecutorial authority.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Mar. 30, 2015
D062901	Simplon Ballpark, LLC v. Scull Failure to raise presumption of invalidity of proof of service bars challenge on appeal.	Civil Procedure			Mar. 30, 2015
12-50373	U.S. V. Jiminez-Arzate California conviction under Penal Code Section 245(a)(1) constitutes crime of violence for federal sentencing purposes.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Mar. 30, 2015
B252688	Conway v. State Water Resources Control Bd. Water pollution control measurement method falls safely within state board’s broad discretion.	Environmental Law			Mar. 30, 2015
C073452	Gallup v. Superior Court Former court mediator must exhaust administrative remedies prior to suing court for violating Labor Code for allegedly retaliating against her for whistleblowing.	Administrative Agencies			Mar. 30, 2015
C073999	Cline v. Homuth Plaintiff’s evidence insufficient to demonstrate parties intended to exclude grandmother from liability under release entered into after collision caused by grandson.	Contracts			Mar. 30, 2015
10-56971	Peruta v. County of San Diego Order				Mar. 29, 2015
11-16255	Richards v. Prieto Order				Mar. 29, 2015
14-70158	Sussex v. U.S. District Court ‘Evident partiality’ of arbitrator must be supported by a significant showing before district court can disqualify such arbitrator.	Civil Procedure			Mar. 29, 2015
13-50136	United States v. Shaw Government not required to prove bank was intended financial victim to support bank fraud charge under 18 U.S.C. Section 1344(1).	Criminal Law and Procedure			Mar. 29, 2015
13-30224	U.S. v. Moe Meth buyer fails to overturn conspiracy conviction where her year-long dealings with supplier showed more than casual, occasional buyer-seller transaction.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Mar. 29, 2015
09-71491	Maldonado v. Holder En banc panel overrules its past precedent requiring potential deportees to show safe relocation was ‘impossible,’ as such precedent departs from federal regulations implementing Convention Against Torture.	Immigration			Mar. 29, 2015
B260798	BNSF Railway Co. v. Superior Court (Kralovetz) California lacks jurisdiction over out-of-state corporation even though it conducted substantial business in the state.	Civil Procedure			Mar. 29, 2015
A140038	Keys v. Alta Bates Summit Substantial evidence present to uphold negligent infliction of emotional distress claim when plaintiffs were aware of injury caused by hospital’s inadequate treatment.	Torts			Mar. 26, 2015
13-30077	U.S. v. Dreyer Order				Mar. 26, 2015
S224317	People v. Aparicio Order				Mar. 26, 2015