| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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G049624
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Huntington Continental Townhouse Association Inc. v. Miner
Townhouse association must accept partial payment of delinquent assessments from owner and may not foreclose on lien when unpaid assessments were less than $1,800. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 14, 2014 | |
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B253816
|
Quentin H., a Minor
Father convicted of child sex abuse in 1987 rebuts presumption that he is dangerous to his children, which required remand to juvenile court to consider all evidence. |
Juveniles |
|
Oct. 14, 2014 | |
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B250502
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People v. Archer
Offender may not withdraw plea based on trial court’s alleged miscalculation of his maximum prison term based on charges arising from one crime spree. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 14, 2014 | |
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F067312
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People v. Tubbs
Trial court improperly strikes requirement that resentenced offender be subject to postrelease community supervision, as mandated under Three Strikes Reform Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 13, 2014 | |
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12-15807
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Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc. v. Cable News Network, Inc.
Order |
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Oct. 13, 2014 | ||
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14-401
|
Opinion of Harris
Attorney General permits Siskiyou County to sue public officials who are simultaneously holding two public office positions that may be incompatible. |
Government |
|
Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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09-308
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Opinion of Harris (09-308)
Courts that receive funds from former probationers for payment of statutory fines and fees must first allocate funds toward unpaid victim restitution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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G050051
|
Indio Police Command Unit Association v. City of Indio
City of Indio must meet and confer with Indio Police Command Unit Association regarding reorganization plan that would eliminate positions and demote officers. |
Labor Law |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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G049172
|
Network Capital Funding Corp. v. Papke
Employee’s mere agreement to submit all disputes to arbitration does not mean he can initiate class arbitration where agreement did not so provide. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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F067506
|
People v. Accredited Surety Casualty Co.
Surety’s delay in seeking relief from bond forfeiture is unreasonably based on belief that defendant would be returned to county despite outstanding warrants elsewhere. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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A138712
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People v. Evans
Police exceed scope of private search by computer repairman in violation of Fourth Amendment by taking files and viewing videos not viewed by repairman. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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13-70491
|
Medina-Lara v. Holder
Permanent resident may not be removed for drug conviction when charging papers specified count '3,' but abstract of judgment stated he pleaded to count '3A.' |
Immigration |
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Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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A139429
|
Guerrero v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. may not be sued following San Bruno pipeline explosion where suit would interfere with PUC’s authority over gas rates. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
Oct. 12, 2014 | |
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14A374
|
Otter v. Latta
Order |
|
Oct. 9, 2014 | ||
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E054523
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Lobo v. Tamco
Employer is not liable for death caused by employee’s negligent driving when leaving work, where jury correctly found use of car did not benefit employer. |
Torts |
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Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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G049275
|
Hoang v. California State Board of Pharmacy
State Board of Pharmacy properly revokes pharmacist's license due to covert use of other pharmacy's billing authority for filling Medi-Cal patients’ prescriptions. |
Health Care |
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Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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E054475
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People v. Batchelor
Driver’s murder conviction is overturned because he was entitled to have second jury informed of vehicular manslaughter conviction in earlier, related trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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13-10588
|
U.S. v. Renzi
Former Arizona Congressman who ran insurance agency commits insurance fraud by sending misleading letters to clients and regulators to conceal diverted campaign funds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 9, 2014 | |
|
B243205
|
Lunada Biomedical v. Nunez
Dietary supplement maker may not sue consumer or attorneys for declaration that it did not violate Consumer Legal Remedies Act after receiving notice of suit. |
Business Law |
|
Oct. 9, 2014 | |
|
B253036
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People v. Clark
Police have no duty to investigate whether suspect may be cultivating marijuana legally under the Compassionate Use Act prior to obtaining search warrant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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11-O-11334
|
Smithwick v. State Bar
Attorney is entitled to significant mitigation for 30 years of discipline-free practice prior to misconduct, which involved fee sharing with nonattorney entity. |
Attorneys |
|
Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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11-O-17734
|
Guzman v. State Bar
Attorney is disbarred for allowing office manager unrestricted access to his client trust account, when he knew she was under investigation for fraud. |
Attorneys |
|
Oct. 9, 2014 | |
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13-10657
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In re Jeffrey R. Berry
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 | ||
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13-10702
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In re Hien A. Dao
Order |
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Oct. 8, 2014 | ||
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14-5402
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In re Orville Wynter
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 | ||
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14-35420
|
Latta v. Otter
Idaho and Nevada laws prohibiting same-sex marriage and refusing to recognize valid same-sex marriages performed elsewhere violate equal protection. |
Constitutional Law |
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Oct. 8, 2014 | |
|
A139263
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Snyder v. California Insurance Guarantee Association
Statute of limitations does not bar action against California Insurance Guarantee Association for declaration of obligations, if insured has not yet acquired covered claim. |
Insurance |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 | |
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14A374
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Otter v. Latta
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 | ||
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13-10751
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Honesto, Peter v. California
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 | ||
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13-10753
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Isby-Israel, Aaron v. Young, Judge, USDC SD IN, et al.
Order |
|
Oct. 8, 2014 |
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