| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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14-95
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Glebe v. Frost
Robber fails to overturn his conviction because trial court’s restriction of his attorney’s summation of defenses was not a structural error that warranted reversal. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | |
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13-1421
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Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett
Order |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | ||
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14-163
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Bank of America, N.A. v. Toledo-Cardona
Order |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | ||
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14-6213
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Biton v. United States, et al.
Order |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | ||
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14-6464
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Murphy v. North Dakota
Order |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | ||
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14-6579
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Credico v. Unknown Employee Houston FBI
Order |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | ||
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B254274
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Daniel B., a Minor
Juvenile court cannot give program counselors unfettered discretion to determine, based on their own criteria, mother’s satisfactory completion of domestic violence class. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | |
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D066028
|
Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Moreno)
Trial court, rather than arbitrator, must decide if employee may bring alleged California Labor Code violation claims on classwide basis, when agreement is silent on issue. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 17, 2014 | |
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A136516
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Gottschall v. Crane Co.
Superior court improperly grants Crane Co. judgment based on Pennsylvania federal court’s improper interpretation of California law on ‘sophisticated user’ defense. |
Torts |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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14A493
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Maricopa County, Arizona, et al. v. Lopez-Valenzuela, et al.
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | ||
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12-55351
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Street Surfing LLC v. Great American E&S Insurance Co.
Insurer does not need to defend skateboard company from trademark infringement lawsuit where company used plaintiff's ideas before coverage began. |
Insurance |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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12-70037
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JT USA LP v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Business partners may not opt out of TEFRA proceedings as to their indirect interest in partnership, while electing to participate with respect to direct interests. |
Taxation |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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13-10563
|
U.S. v. Martinez
Prior conviction under California law for vehicle flight from pursuing peace officer qualifies as ‘violent felony’ for purposes of Armed Career Criminal Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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13-50332
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U.S. v. Waters
2011 Amendment to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which directs courts to use policy in effect on date of crack cocaine term reduction, does not violate ex post facto clause. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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D064633
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Wofford v. Superior Court (People)
Mandatory supervision releasees are eligible to apply for transfers of their supervision to another state pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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A137679
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Stine v. Dell'Osso
Successor conservator may bring legal malpractice action against attorneys who allowed former conservator to misappropriate over $1 million in conservatorship assets. |
Conservatorship |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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A138768
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Squires v. City of Eureka
Property owners, who claimed city harassed them due to alleged code violations, may not overcome anti-SLAPP motion with declarations failing to show injury. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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B247666
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People v. Pedroza
Double jeopardy bars retrial of gang member where trial court’s grant of new trial amounted to acquittal due to uncorroborated accomplice testimony. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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B244231
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David S. Karton, A Law Corp. v. Dougherty
Law firm is not entitled to attorney fees incurred in suit to recover unpaid fees from client, who had already paid entire contractual debt to firm before trial. |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 16, 2014 | |
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S220888
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Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking v. Eastern Municipal Water District (Safeco Insurance
Co.)
Order |
|
Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S221223
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Davidson (Joseph) on H.C.
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S221530
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Shaw v. S.C. (THC-Orange County, Inc.)
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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14-1056
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Aspen Skiing Co. v. Cherrett (In re Cherrett)
Former employer, who loaned funds to debtor to purchase home in Colorado, cannot dismiss debtor’s chapter 7 bankruptcy case by arguing loan was consumer debt. |
Bankruptcy |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | |
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F068484
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Menefield v. Foreman
Appeals coordinator properly cancels inmate's appeal as duplicative of earlier appeal where they had differences, but both concerned access to chapel. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
Nov. 13, 2014 | |
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S220812
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Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S220675
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Mendoza v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S220936
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Galen v. Redfin Corporation
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S221327
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People v. Windfield
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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S221786
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People v. Atkins
Order |
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Nov. 13, 2014 | ||
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D061956
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Graciano v. Mercury General Corp.
Insurer does not wrongfully refuse to settle third party’s car accident claim, when third party’s attorney misidentified insured and his policy number. |
Insurance |
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Nov. 13, 2014 |