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In re Coley
25-year-to-life sentence under Three Strikes law is not cruel and unusual for defendant who intentionally refused to comply with sex offender registration obligations. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2012
In re Reno
Defendant engages in abusive writ practice by filing second habeas petition that is untimely, 521 pages long, and has 143 claims. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2012
Milton H. Greene Archives Inc. v. Marilyn Monroe LLC
Marilyn Monroe's estate may not assert rights to California's posthumous right of publicity after claiming she was domiciled in New York in prior litigation. 		Probate and Trusts Aug. 31, 2012
U.S. v. Vasquez-Cruz
Appellate court must decline to review whether district court improperly failed to depart from guidelines range when sentencing defendant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2012
Fenenbock v. Director of Corrections for California
Defendant is not entitled to pre-trial access to minor witness where there was no evidence of prosecutorial interference with witness' decision to refuse access. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 31, 2012
Assessor for County of Santa Barbara v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 (Rancho Goleta Lakeside Mobileers Inc.)
Tax reassessments of spaces in mobilehome park are invalid because they relied on methodology that was inconsistent with statute. 		Real Property Aug. 31, 2012
California Association of Sanitation Agencies v. State Water Resources Control Board
Regional board's water basin plan does not unlawfully incorporate other agencies' standards and criteria for water quality objectives. 		Environmental Law Aug. 31, 2012
Villari v. Mozilo
Plaintiff lacks standing to maintain shareholder derivative action where he was no longer shareholder and merger’s purpose was not to deprive shareholders of standing. 		Corporations Aug. 31, 2012
Hernandez v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
Class certification is properly denied where individual inquiry would be required to establish if employer failed to provide meal or rest breaks. 		Employment Law Aug. 31, 2012
Fluor Corp. v Superior Court (Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.)
Insurance company can require insureds to obtain its consent before assigning any interest under its policies based on California Supreme Court precedent. 		Insurance Aug. 31, 2012
City of Sebastopol v. WCAB
Labor Code provisions creating incentives for employers to offer return to work for permanently injured employees are inapplicable where employee never lost work time. 		Workers' Compensation Aug. 30, 2012
Save The Peaks Coalition v. United States Forest Service
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
People v. McCoy
Court properly finds two entries into home by defendant for sentencing purposes where jury did not make express finding as to number of entries. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2012
Edwards v. Gillis
Trust beneficiary, who claimed trustee should have made distribution of assets at earlier date, must prove that trustee unreasonably delayed distribution. 		Probate and Trusts Aug. 30, 2012
Take Me Home Rescue v. Luri
Foster care provider must return rescue dog, which she refused to spay, because oral discussions with nonprofit amounted to agreement to spay. 		Contracts Aug. 30, 2012
Lacey v. Maricopa County
Special prosecutor is not immune from civil rights suit where he issued invalid subpoenas intended to punish newspaper for First Amendment activities. 		Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2012
Ayala v. Wong
Court improperly excludes defense counsel from hearing on whether prosecution was systematically excluding nonwhite jurors from trial. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2012
Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Copyright claims against film studio for infringing interest in book and screenplays are barred because plaintiff's delay in filing lawsuit was unreasonable. 		Intellectual Property Aug. 30, 2012
William Jefferson & Co Inc. v. Board of Assessment and Appeals No. 3 for Orange County
Individual representatives of county counsel’s office are permitted to represent assessor and board of equalization under California law. 		Civil Rights Aug. 30, 2012
People v. Ortiz
Substantial evidence supports conviction for kidnapping during carjacking when defendants quickly entered vehicle and forced victims to stay inside. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2012
Muldrow v. Surrex Solutions Corp.
Under commission exemption, employees are not entitled to overtime pay because their job duties involved 'selling' candidates on job placements. 		Employment Law Aug. 30, 2012
People v. Schaefer
Trial court may not consider whether defendant’s death abated victim restitution order because appellate court’s prior order abated all proceedings. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 30, 2012
General Mills Inc. v. Franchise Tax Board
Application of alternate tax formula is appropriate where standard taxation method failed to accurately calculate company's business activity in California. 		Taxation Aug. 30, 2012
Marriage of Green
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
People v. Mason
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
People v. Thomas
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
Espinosa v. W.C.A.B. (Los Angeles County Jail)
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
People v. Siackasorn
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
Curry v. S.C. (People)
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
California Teachers Association v. Governing Board
Order 		Aug. 30, 2012
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