| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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G063075
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Santa Ana Police Officers Assn. et al. v. City of Santa Ana
City's failure to follow mandated procedures regarding investigation into the public release of police officers' records required mandamus relief to compel its compliance. |
Municipal Law |
|
M. Sanchez | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
A168481
|
Moniz v. Adecco USA, Inc.
Private Attorneys General Act plaintiff lacked standing to move to vacate settlement reached in overlapping PAGA action against the same defendant. |
Employment Law, Civil Procedure |
|
T. Brown | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
A168750
|
People v. Hill
Defendant was not eligible for resentencing under Penal Code Section 1172.6 where the jury was not instructed on the natural and probable consequences doctrine. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Richman | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
24-361
|
Speech First, Inc. v. Whitten
Order |
|
Mar. 4, 2025 | ||
|
24-349
|
Johnson v. Myers
Officers not entitled to qualified immunity for using deadly force without warning less than six seconds after kicking in door where suspect raised his hand in compliance with officers' commands. |
Qualified Immunity |
|
W. Fletcher | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
24-1612
|
50 Exchange Terrace LLC v. Mount Vernon Specialty Insurance Co.
Plaintiff lacked standing and ripeness to sue insurer prior to conducting an appraisal required by the parties' insurance policy. |
Insurance, Civil Procedure |
|
D. Hamilton | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
S279670
|
People v. Patton
Trial court did not engage in improper factfinding by determining that defendant's conclusory legal allegations that conflicted with the record were insufficient to establish a prima facie case for resentencing relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
M. Jenkins | Mar. 4, 2025 |
|
A168100
|
Zaragoza v. Adam
Expert declaration concluding that medical negligence defendant acted within the standard of care without providing underlying facts and reasons was insufficient to satisfy defendant's burden at the summary judgment stage. |
Torts, Civil Procedure |
|
C. Fujisaki | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
B336065
|
Pateras v. Armenta
Payments father received from Indian tribe's general welfare program constituted income that, while not taxable, could be considered to calculate child support. |
Family Law, Native American Affairs |
|
A. Gilbert | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
C099609
|
People v. Planchard
Defendant's harassing and threatening messages constituted stalking even though they were publicly posted on Facebook, rather than directly sent to the victim. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
L. Earl | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
E084220
|
In re J.B.
De facto parent lacked standing to appeal order granting additional reunification services to minor's biological parents because she was not a party aggrieved by the order she sought to appeal. |
Dependency |
|
D. Miller | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
A168965
|
People v. Wilson
Because prosecutorial directive was not a recommendation to, or stipulation for, defendant's resentencing, trial court did not have jurisdiction and therefore appropriately dismissed the case. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
V. Rodriguez | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
B333665
|
Estate of Tarlow
Probate Code Section 11700 conferred standing to trustee who, as devisee of a $20 million trust fund, had a claim regarding an estate's distribution. |
Trust and Estates |
|
H. Zukin | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
B322224
|
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees v. City of Los Angeles
No constitutional violation where suspended terms of a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement between a utility and City of Los Angeles did not involve vested rights. |
Government |
|
N. Stone | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
24-1645
|
Jones v. Starz Entertainment, LLC
Stalemate caused by procedural issues in a consolidated JAMS arbitration did not amount to defendant's refusal to engage in arbitration pursuant to its terms of use. |
Arbitration |
|
R. Clifton | Mar. 3, 2025 |
|
B330631
|
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist.
Postemployment retirement benefits, including disability retirement benefits, did not fall under the Fair Employment and Housing Act's protections. |
Employment Discrimination |
|
H. Baltodano | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
D083400
|
Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services
Trial court correctly declined to compel representative-only Private Attorneys General Act action to arbitration. |
Arbitration, Employment Law |
|
T. Do | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
D085025
|
Maniago v. Desert Cardiology Consultants' Medical Group
Voluntary dismissal with prejudice was not an appealable final judgment, and it stripped the appellate court of jurisdiction to hear the appeal. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Buchanan | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
C098392
|
Serrano v. Public Employees' Retirement System
CalPERS was not required to count police sergeant's term as association president as pensionable compensation when he took a leave of absence to serve that term. |
Government, Employment Law |
|
R. Robie | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
23-15999
|
Chabolla v. ClassPass, Inc.
User was not bound by terms of use presented on website because she did not unambiguously manifest her assent to the terms on any screen where they were conspicuously presented. |
Arbitration, Consumer Law |
|
S. Mendoza | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
S282264
|
Ranger v. Alamitos Bay Yacht Club
The exclusion of "club workers" from the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act's coverage does not deprive plaintiffs of their federal right to pursue tort remedies under general maritime law. |
Workers' Compensation, Maritime Law |
|
K. Evans | Feb. 28, 2025 |
|
23-35560
|
Cedar Park Assembly of God v. Kreidler
Washington church failed to establish constitutional standing when challenging the state's Reproductive Parity Act's requirements with respect to providing health insurance for employees. |
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law |
|
S. Graber | Mar. 7, 2025 |
|
D083668
|
Herron v. San Diego Unified Port District
Petitioner could not establish a claim for traditional mandamus where the complained of act was a discretionary grant of a lease from the port district. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
J. Kelety | Feb. 27, 2025 |
|
C097671
|
Siskiyou Hospital v. County of Siskiyou
Hospital's writ request for County to stop sending mental health hold patients to its facilities was properly denied when its complaint failed to identify any legal mandatory duty violated by County. |
Health Care |
|
E. Duarte | Feb. 27, 2025 |
|
23-971
|
Waetzig v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Because a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure voluntary dismissal with prejudice is a final judgment, courts may reopen such a case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). |
Civil Procedure |
|
S. Alito | Feb. 27, 2025 |
|
23-900
|
Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers Inc.
In trademark suits under the Lanham Act, a prevailing plaintiff may only be awarded disgorged profits from the party against whom relief is sought in the complaint and not from non-party affiliated entities. |
Intellectual Property, Remedies |
|
E. Kagan | Feb. 27, 2025 |
|
23-35378
|
Lui v. DeJoy
Conditions surrounding Postmaster's demotion, plus her replacement with a white man, gave rise to an inference of discrimination. |
Employment Law |
|
W. Fletcher | Feb. 27, 2025 |
|
D082480
|
Packard v. Packard
Where trust beneficiary was seeking to correct alleged mistake in trustor's expression of trust's intent, trial court erred in applying statute of limitations for contesting trust. |
Trust and Estates |
|
M. Buchanan | Feb. 26, 2025 |
|
B309408
|
On Remand: Ramirez v. Charter Communications, Inc.
Trial court correctly declined to sever unconscionable terms of arbitration agreement with a lack of mutuality in the covered and excluded claims provisions. |
Arbitration, Employment Law |
|
T. Willhite | Feb. 26, 2025 |
|
23-621
|
Lackey v. Stinnie
To be a prevailing party entitled to fees, a federal plaintiff must prevail on the merits and receive enduring judicial relief that materially alters the legal relationship between the parties. |
Remedies |
|
J. Roberts | Feb. 26, 2025 |
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