| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11-104
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Holder v. Becerra
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-831
|
Holder v. Pimentel-Ornelas
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-1175
|
Marx v. General Revenue Corp.
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-9459
|
Opong-Mensah v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd.
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-9515
|
Jones v. LA State Bar Assn., et al.
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
|
11-9691
|
Smith v. Dybing
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-9974
|
Johnson v. United States
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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11-72891
|
Native Village of Point Hope v. Salazar
Challenge to oil company’s exploration plan for developing oil and gas reserves is moot because plan referenced oil spill response plan, which was later approved. |
Environmental Law |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
09-15170
|
Martinez v. Ryan
Order |
|
May 29, 2012 | ||
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09-56533
|
Ordonez v. U.S.
Sovereign immunity bars money damages award against government on motion seeking return of seized property, even if property cannot be returned. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
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10-17895
|
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. Lee
Tribe is not necessary party in lawsuit against tribal officials where officials would adequately represent tribe’s interests and complete relief could be accorded. |
Native American Affairs |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
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11-10290
|
U.S. v. Johnson
Government need not prove that false statements related to lawfulness of underlying sale to sustain conviction for making false statement about information required to be kept by federally licensed firearms dealer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
11-15294
|
Schechner v. KPIX-TV
Plaintiffs in age discrimination case fail to establish prima facie case where employer's legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for layoff decisions were not pretext for discrimination. |
Employment Law |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
11-55395
|
Marsh v. County of San Diego
Constitution protects mother's right to control remains, memory, and images of deceased child against unwarranted public exploitation by government. |
Civil Rights |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
B231155
|
Cyr v. McGovran
Three-year statute of limitations for injury to real property does not apply where plaintiff only had option to purchase, rather than title to property. |
Real Property |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
A132431
|
Thomas v. Stenberg
Defendants do not owe legal duty to plaintiff, who was injured when cow collided with plaintiff’s motorcycle on private road passing through defendants' property. |
Torts |
|
May 29, 2012 | |
|
11-10182
|
U.S. v. King
Order |
|
May 28, 2012 | ||
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10-16951
|
Snow v. McDaniel
Summary judgment on inmate's claim of deliberate indifference to medical needs is improper because prison doctors inexplicably ignored specialists' surgery recommendations in treating inmate. |
Prisoners Rights |
|
May 28, 2012 | |
|
11-10053
|
U.S. v. Harris
Unexplained absence of original judge and subsequent sentencing by visiting judge, who was not sufficiently familiar with record, violates Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 25(b). |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 28, 2012 | |
|
11-16335
|
Wilhelm v. Rotman
Plaintiff's allegations against defendant prison physician are sufficient to proceed past screening stage where physician failed to request referral properly. |
Civil Procedure |
|
May 28, 2012 | |
|
D057437
|
San Diego City Firefighters Local 145 AFL-CIO v. The Board of Administration of the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System
Claims arising from repeal of two facets of San Diego City Employees' Retirement System fail because causes of action required existence of valid contracts. |
Labor Law |
|
May 28, 2012 | |
|
G044915
|
Rezek v. Superior Court (People)
Statements of witnesses to crime are not immune from discovery when they were obtained due to internal affairs investigation and placed in officer’s personnel file. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 28, 2012 | |
|
F060251
|
Landeros v. Torres
In motor vehicle negligence case, plaintiff can recover noneconomic damages as permissive user under father's insurance policy, even if she did not have valid license. |
Torts |
|
May 24, 2012 | |
|
F061214
|
Perez v. Torres
Defendant is not entitled to costs incurred after making offer under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 because offer failed to include acceptance provision. |
Civil Procedure |
|
May 24, 2012 | |
|
10-1320
|
Blueford v. Arkansas
Double jeopardy does not bar defendant from being retried on capital murder where jury foreperson reported that jury was unanimous against murder charges before deliberations concluded. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
May 24, 2012 | |
|
10-1042
|
Freeman v. Quicken Loans Inc.
Plaintiffs must demonstrate that charge for settlement services was divided between two or more persons to establish violation of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. |
Real Property |
|
May 24, 2012 | |
|
S201116
|
Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley (Logan)
Order |
|
May 24, 2012 | ||
|
S200997
|
Thompkins (Rufus) on Habeas Corpus
Order |
|
May 24, 2012 | ||
|
S201241
|
People v. Schoenbachler
Order |
|
May 24, 2012 | ||
|
S201479
|
People v. Rouse
Order |
|
May 24, 2012 |
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