| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12-126
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McQuiggin v. Perkins
Prisoner’s federal habeas petition is untimely because he waited nearly six years to use affidavits asserting someone else committed the crime. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
11-10189
|
Trevino v. Thaler
Texas defendant may raise ineffective assistance claim in federal habeas petition because state procedural system virtually denied him opportunity to raise claim directly. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
B245619
|
National Football League v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
NFL must face former football players’ brain damage claims in New York before seeking indemnification from insurers in California. |
Insurance |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
C070776
|
People v. Oakley
Repeat drug offender receives additional three-year term for transportation of methamphetamine whether drugs were for personal use or not. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
11-99014
|
Stanley v. Ryan
Order |
|
May 29, 2013 | ||
|
11-56849
|
Leyva v. Medline Industries Inc.
Court incorrectly denies class certification of wage-and-hour claims against medical product manufacturer on grounds that damages calculations would be individual. |
Employment Law |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
11-50379
|
U.S. v. Rojas-Pedroza
Mexican citizen unsuccessfully attacks illegal reentry conviction based on most recent removal when he was removed four other times as well. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
B246330
|
People v. Hurtado
Defendant is ineligible for resentencing under Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 because his prior convictions for first degree burglary were serious felonies. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
A135760
|
People v. Smith
Court may not deny hearing for inmate who petitioned for conditional release after showing significant progress in treatment of deviant sexual behavior. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2013 | |
|
S181137
|
People v. Benitez
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
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S182172
|
People v. Bowman
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
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S184190
|
People v. Chikosi
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S186758
|
People v. Miller
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S187515
|
People v. Davis (S187515)
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
H037923
|
People v. Scott
Defendant is sentenced to county jail, instead of state prison, pursuant to Criminal Justice Realignment Act following probation revocation. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2013 | |
|
S209836
|
Flores v. Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S048543
|
People v. Rountree
Defendant receives death penalty for kidnapping teenager by forcing her into car, robbing her, and fatally shooting her in a remote location. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2013 | |
|
S188661
|
People v. Thompson
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S192048
|
People v. Smith
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
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S193189
|
People v. Shockman
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S193395
|
People v. Kelley
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S198061
|
People v. Davis (S198061)
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
10-16772
|
Din v. Kerry
Government may not deny visa to Afghan citizen, who worked for former Taliban government, without providing reason beyond reference to terrorist activities. |
Immigration |
|
May 24, 2013 | |
|
09-16362
|
Levin v. USA
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S198269
|
People v. Reese
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S199979
|
People v. Archuleta
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
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S200398
|
People v. Rivera
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S200663
|
People v. Alger
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S209368
|
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association v. Bowen (Legislature of the State of California)
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 | ||
|
S206925
|
Alamo v. Practice Management Information Corp.
Order |
|
May 24, 2013 |
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