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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
11-30135	U.S. v. Elkins Requiring sex offender to register under Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act does not violate Ex Post Facto Clause because registration requirement is not punitive.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 14, 2012
11-35216	Brewes v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration District court errs by refusing to consider additional evidence submitted to Appeals Council by plaintiff who had been denied disability benefits.	Government			Jun. 14, 2012
B234568	Oak Springs Villas Homeowners Association v. Advanced Truss Systems Inc. Good faith settlement order cannot be appealed by non-settling party on final judgment grounds where party failed to first file writ.	Civil Procedure			Jun. 14, 2012
A132664	People v. Rangel Search of text messages in defendant's cell phone occurs under valid warrant where phone likely contained items that were functional equivalent of those listed in warrant.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 14, 2012
A131881	Casey v. Perini Corp. In asbestos case, plaintiff fails to establish threshold exposure to asbestos-containing products attributable to defendant because all that existed was speculation as to causation.	Torts			Jun. 13, 2012
C067525	D.L., a Minor Minor must first receive notice of mandatory Deferred Entry of Judgment hearing date before court may sustain allegations in petition.	Juveniles			Jun. 13, 2012
10-16233	National Association of Optometrists & Opticians v. Harris California laws do not violate dormant Commerce Clause by prohibiting opticians from offering prescription eyewear at same location where eye examinations are provided.	Constitutional Law			Jun. 13, 2012
10-56187	L.A. Printex Industries Inc. v. Aeropostale Inc. Plaintiff's sale of more than 50,000 yards of fabric bearing copyrighted design created genuine dispute of material fact in copyright infringement case.	Intellectual Property			Jun. 13, 2012
10-57012	Harris v. Rand U.S. Supreme Court decision in 'Hertz Corp. v. Friend' does not impose heightened requirement that complaint plead corporate party's ‘nerve center’ is in particular place.	Civil Procedure			Jun. 13, 2012
11-15479	Bullion Monarch Mining, Inc. v. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc. Order				Jun. 13, 2012
11-35249	Rijal v. USCIS Order				Jun. 13, 2012
C063851	People v. Solis Defendant is properly sentenced to full consecutive terms for multiple counts of forcible rape because legal standard for finding that offenses were committed on 'separate occasions' is not unconstitutionally vague.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 13, 2012
10-10361	U.S. v. Berry Jury instruction on social security fraud, which merged definitions of 'knowingly' and 'willfully,' is harmless error where payee defendant had notice of responsibilities.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 12, 2012
11-15369	Okwu v. McKim Inclusion of comprehensive remedial scheme in Title I of Americans with Disabilities Act precludes 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 civil rights claims predicated on Title I violations.	Civil Rights			Jun. 12, 2012
11-55004	Avina v. United States Summary judgment in favor of government on tort claims is improper because jury could find that DEA agents acted unreasonably by pointing guns at handcuffed 11-year-old.	Torts			Jun. 12, 2012
B237553	Gabriel G., a Minor Juvenile court fails to ensure compliance with Indian Child Welfare Act where child was eligible for membership in Indian tribe and tribe was not provided notice.	Native American Affairs			Jun. 12, 2012
A129695	Brannan v. Lathrop Construction Associates Inc. Employee of subcontractor on construction site may not hold contractor liable for workplace injury although contractor was responsible for coordinating work of subcontractors.	Torts			Jun. 12, 2012
11-702	Opinion of Harris Employee organization may sue in quo warranto where city initiative was placed on ballot with questionable meet and confer process.	Government			Jun. 12, 2012
B231854	J.L., a Minor Petition declaring juvenile ward of court cannot be sustained on more than one count for single incident of aggravated assault under Penal Code Section 245.	Juveniles			Jun. 12, 2012
B224884	Health Net Inc v. RLI Insurance Co. Dishonest acts exclusion does not preclude coverage for entirety of insured’s potentially covered claims against insurer, which sought reimbursement for costs in underlying lawsuits.	Insurance			Jun. 12, 2012
11-9766	Burnley v. Norwood Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-9939	Laboy v. Illinois Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-10417	In re Kris E. Helton Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-845	Parker v. Matthews Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 proscribes using federal habeas review as vehicle to second-guess reasonable decisions of state courts.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
11-45	Elgin v. Dept. of Treasury Civil Service Reform Act precludes district court jurisdiction over petitioners' claims because Congress intended CSRA review scheme to provide exclusive avenue to judicial review.	Employment Law			Jun. 11, 2012
11-836	Hartman v. Moore Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-1011	Howes v. Walker Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-1327	Evans v. Michigan Does double jeopardy bar a retrial where case is dismissed based upon court's legal error of creating new element for charged offense?	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
11-1085	Amgen Inc., et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-9684	Woolridge v. Fakhoury Order				Jun. 11, 2012