| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B248270
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Cutler v. Franchise Tax Board
Taxpayer who successfully challenged California’s discriminatory ‘property and payroll’ tax law deserves attorney fees under private attorney general statute. |
Taxation |
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Sep. 2, 2014 | |
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G048020
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People v. Garcia
Prosecutor violates due process by raising defendant’s sexual orientation in closing arguments to suggest motive for sexually abusing child of same sex. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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13-1455
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Bechtold v. Gillespie (In re Gillespie)
Debtor is liable for attorney fees incurred by creditor in litigating claims that arose prepetition, because debtor affirmatively participated in underlying action. |
Bankruptcy |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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11-35517
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Organized Village of Kake v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Order |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | ||
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12-60052
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America’s Servicing Co. v. Schwartz-Tallard (In re Schwartz-Tallard)
Debtor may recover attorney fees incurred in litigating creditor’s appeal of bankruptcy court’s ruling, which determined creditor had violated automatic stay. |
Bankruptcy |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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12-16944
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Oracle Corp. v. SAP AG
Oracle Corp. is not entitled to $1.3 billion in hypothetical-license damages against SAP AG when it failed to present objective, non-speculative evidence of license price. |
Intellectual Property |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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D065949
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Suarez v. City of Corona
City may not recover defense costs against plaintiff’s attorneys for maintaining lawsuit against city, which trial court ultimately determined was frivolous. |
Civil Procedure |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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F068323
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Marriage of Evans
Husband and wife may enter agreement regarding their interest in home after separation and before petition for dissolution, without first exchanging disclosure declarations. |
Family Law |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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F066498
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Citizens for the Restoration of L Street v. City of Fresno (FFDA Properties LLC)
Although historic preservation commission’s approval of mitigated negative declaration for project violated CEQA, city properly finds no historical resources would be impacted. |
Environmental Law |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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B249825
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Brown v. County of Los Angeles
Inmate, who committed murder at 16, may not later attack plea bargain based on civil contract law, under which minors may not enter into contracts. |
Contracts |
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Sep. 1, 2014 | |
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S218973
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Yvanova v. New Century Mortgage Corp.
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S205907
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Reyes v. Liberman Broadcasting
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S207760
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Franco v. Arakelian Enterprises
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S211962
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Brown v. S.C. (Morgan Tire & Auto)
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S215870
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Horne v. International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S216031
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In re Mark R.
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S217994
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Ybarra v. Apartment Investment and Management Co.
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S219781
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People v. Rivera
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S205263
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Caron v. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S202921
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People v. Le
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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S208716
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Flores v. West Covina Auto Group
Order |
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Aug. 29, 2014 | ||
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H038040
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Bloxham v. Saldinger
In resolving boundary dispute, trial court may rely on one property owner’s expert survey over the other’s, as long as its use is supported by substantial evidence. |
Real Property |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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F065957
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People v. Gray
Sexually Violent Predators Act does not violate equal protection rights of sexually violent predators who are subject to different treatment than mentally disordered offenders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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G049669
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People v. Kent
Counsel should continue to identify possible appellate issues, even if ‘arguable-but-unmeritorious,’ to aid appellate courts in ‘Wende’ review. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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13-1590
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Sterba v. PNC Bank (In re Sterba)
Bankruptcy court improperly relies on California’s choice of law rules instead of Ninth Circuit precedent in deciding timeliness of creditor’s claim. |
Bankruptcy |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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S207542
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People v. Chandler
Defendant commits attempted criminal threat where his threat to kill female neighbors was sufficient to cause them to be in sustained fear. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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S204543
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Patterson v. Domino’s Pizza LLC
Domino’s is not liable for sexual harassment based on acts of franchisee’s worker because it lacked authority to control franchisee’s workers. |
Employment Law |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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S219448
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People v. Trejo
Order |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | ||
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12-50485
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U.S. v. Nora
Court must suppress evidence obtained in case where police effectively arrested person inside his home without arrest warrant and absent exigent circumstances. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Aug. 28, 2014 | |
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12-55481
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Cruz v. City of Anaheim
Court improperly grants summary judgment in favor of city in police-involved shooting where it was unclear whether suspect reached for firearm in his waistband. |
Civil Rights |
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Aug. 28, 2014 |