| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13-10475
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United States v. Marcia-Acosta
Court errs in including sentencing enhancement under modified categorical approach when it focused on the facts rather than the elements pled to. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2015 | |
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13-35468
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MTB Enterprises Inc. v. ADC Venture 2001-2 LLC
FIRREA requires dismissal of jilted borrower’s lawsuit against failed financial institution because it was filed in wrong court. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2015 | |
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B255958
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Boyce v. T.D. Service Company
Court declares ‘Enough!’ from homeowner who lost his home due to default and kept suing parties for wrongful foreclosure. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 23, 2015 | |
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H039848
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Ruelas v. Superior Court (People)
Sex registry requirement for juveniles adjudicated of misdemeanor sex crime and committed to Division of Juvenile Justice does not violate equal protection. |
Juveniles |
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Mar. 22, 2015 | |
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13-55808
|
Kohler v. Eddie Bauer
Eddie Bauer’s checkout counters possibly violate ADA and California disability laws for being inaccessible to persons with disabilities. |
Disability Discrimination |
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Mar. 22, 2015 | |
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13-55374
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Lisker v. Monsue
Absolute witness immunity does not protect officers’ falsification of crime-scene reconstruction evidence that resulted in plaintiff’s 26 years of wrongful imprisonment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 22, 2015 | |
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12-15969
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Munns v. Kerry
Family members and former coworker of kidnapped and murdered security contractors did not have standing to sue government because they could not demonstrate injury in fact. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 22, 2015 | |
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A140943
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Lewis v. Safeway
Recording of customer’s date of birth during sale of alcoholic via credit card falls under exception to Cal. Civil Code Section 1747 (Song-Beverly Credit Card Act of 1971). |
Consumer Law |
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Mar. 22, 2015 | |
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S223991
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People v. Jafari
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
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S223679
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Yoonessi v. Toyota Motor Sales USA
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
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S224630
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Goodwill Industries v. W.C.A.B. (Bembinster-Rieger)
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
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13-15145
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Ali v. Rogers
District court lacks jurisdiction to preside over civil rights claims that sounded in admiralty and were not brought against federal government.` |
Maritime Law |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
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S223763
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People v. Gonzalez
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
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S223536
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Mountain Air Enterprises v. Sundowner Towers
Order |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | ||
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12-55667
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Daire v. Lattimore
Career criminal is not entitled to habeas relief despite counsel’s failure to present evidence of serious bipolar disorder at state court sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
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12-17098
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Picot v. Weston
Two trips to California for business purposes not sufficient for exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over Michigan resident. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
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11-56949
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Curiel v. Miller
‘Strong evidence’ not present to rebut presumption that Supreme Court did not intend to override lower court’s denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus as untimely. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
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D066483
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Trilogy at Glen Ivy v. Shea Homes
Defendant homebuilder’s contortion of anti-SLAPP statute fails as premised upon unlikely interpretation of complaint. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 19, 2015 | |
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G050114
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Tamas v. Safeway
Stay of FDA regulation does not prohibit use of MPC ingredient in yogurt. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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13-50506
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U.S. v. Zaragoza-Moreira
Due process violated when border agent knowingly allows exculpatory video evidence to be destroyed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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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 |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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11-35914
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Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign v. King County
King County’s decision to pull organization’s ad due to threats of violent disruption does not violate organization’s First Amendment rights. |
Constitutional Law |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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B248447
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Amis v. Greenberg Traurig LLP
Mediation confidentiality statutes bars malpractice claim where former attorney’s alleged misconducts occurred during mediation. |
Attorneys |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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B249094
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City of Glendale v. Marcus Cable Associates
Cable service provider’s request for costs of proof incurred pre-trial is prohibited by Section 555a(a) of the Cable Communications Policy Act. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 18, 2015 | |
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B251810
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City of San Buenaventura v. United Water Conserv. Dist.
Fees charged to city by water district are not 'property-related' under XIII D of the California Constitution. |
Government |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
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F067687
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Baker v. Castaldi
So-called ‘judgment’ that left issue of punitive damages for future determination is interlocutory and nonappealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
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B243362
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I-CA Enterprises Inc. v. Palram Americas Inc.
Joint and several liability is inappropriate where company’s damages, stemming from interference of two separate contracts, are not indivisible. |
Contracts |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
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A139821
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Environmental Law Found. v. Beech-Nut Nutrition
Averaging contaminant exposure across units permissible means of measurement in duty to warn under Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act case. |
Consumer Law |
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Mar. 17, 2015 | |
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D065630
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Ukkestad v. RBS Asset Finance Inc.
Trust instrument that does not specifically identify real properties nevertheless satisfies statute of frauds where it was reliable enough to allow identification. |
Probate and Trusts |
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Mar. 16, 2015 | |
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C075255
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People v. Brewer
Material change in law requires reconsideration of injunction relating to detention of prisoners found incompetent to stand trial. |
Prisoners Rights |
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Mar. 16, 2015 |