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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
Gray v. Superior Court (People)
Proximity to home where child engaged in independent study program associated with a public charter school did not trigger the placement restrictions for sexually violent predators eligible for conditional release. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA Jul. 10, 2025
Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Napa
Following the reasoning and ruling of other appellate districts, the First District ruled that utilities may be taxed at a different rate than nonutility properties. 		Utilities, Tax 1DCA/3 Jul. 10, 2025
Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees
Order 		USSC Jul. 10, 2025
U.S. v. Vlha
The Second Amendment does not cover conduct regulated by 18 U.S.C. section 922(a)(1)(A) because requiring commercial firearm manufacturers to obtain licenses does not meaningfully constrain would-be purchasers from obtaining firearms. 		Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Jul. 10, 2025
U.S. v. Bejar-Guizar
Border patrol agent's detention of man covered in mud near the border for questioning was supported by reasonable suspicion and did not violate the Fourth Amendment. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration 9th Jul. 10, 2025
Amended Opinion: Adams v. County of Sacramento
Personal text messages from a public employee regarding a racist image did not constitute a matter of legitimate public concern and therefore were not protected by the First Amendment. 		Constitutional Law 9th Jul. 10, 2025
Modification: People v. Miller
Defendant charged with felony-murder following the passage of Senate Bill 1437 was not eligible for relief under Penal Code section 1172.6. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/5 Jul. 9, 2025
Allos v. Poway Unified School Dist.
School district was immunized from liability for employee's claims stemming from its decision to require employees to return to in-office work after COVID-19 stay-at-home order was lifted. 		Immunity, Employment Discrimination 4DCA/1 Jul. 9, 2025
Estate of Boyajian
Because holographic will was not physically altered, it was not canceled nor replaced by a standalone document that still failed to meet testamentary requirements. 		Trust and Estates 4DCA/3 Jul. 9, 2025
U.S. v. Liberato
Because government failed to meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that individual stopped at border was ever free from official restraint before apprehension, criminal conviction was reversed. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Immigration 9th Jul. 9, 2025
Hampton v. Shinn
Prosecution's failure to disclose jailhouse informant's unfavorable presentence investigation report did not constitute grounds for habeas relief. 		Habeas Corpus 9th Jul. 9, 2025
People v. Superior Court (Broadway)
Granting peremptory challenge to judge in behavioral health court was statutorily mandated where the challenge was timely and appropriate. 		Judges, Civil Procedure 4DCA/1 Jul. 9, 2025
Montejo-Gonzalez v. Bondi
Order 		9th Jul. 9, 2025
In re C.R.
Despite not making an explicit finding, juvenile court's determination that ICWA was inapplicable was affirmed because it was based on a well-developed record, supported by substantial evidence. 		Dependency 2DCA/3 Jul. 8, 2025
People v. Jimenez
Trial court's dismissal of defendant's Racial Justice Act claim was appropriate where defendant's report provided only raw numbers with no meaningful effort to compare groups. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 6DCA Jul. 8, 2025
People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank)
When a party to an action, the People are subject to deposition under the Code of Civil Procedure and must designate a person most qualified to testify on their behalf. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Jul. 8, 2025
Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D.
Order 		USSC Jul. 8, 2025
Montana v. Planned Parenthood of Montana
Order 		USSC Jul. 8, 2025
Rowland v. Watchtower & Bible Tract Society
Attorney was properly sanctioned under 28 U.S.C. section 1927, despite signing misleading affidavit "as a fact witness," rather than as attorney of record in the matter. 		Civil Procedure 9th Jul. 8, 2025
Brown v. City of Inglewood
Elected official was not an "employee" for the purposes of whistleblower protections under the Labor Code and could not sue for alleged retaliation. 		Employment Law CASC Jul. 8, 2025
People v. The North River Insurance Co.
When a surety has moved to vacate a bail forfeiture, Penal Code section 1305 does not authorize the trial court to compel the prosecution to make an extradition decision. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Jul. 8, 2025
In re E.G.
Juvenile court's jurisdictional finding that substantial evidence supported sexual abuse allegations was affirmed despite child's retraction of sexual abuse allegations. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Jul. 7, 2025
Oakland Unified School Dist. v. Public Employment Relations Bd.
The Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) does not prohibit public school employees from engaging in unfair labor practice strikes. 		Labor Law, Education 1DCA/5 Jul. 7, 2025
Taylor v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Education code shielded school district from liability for negligent hiring of employee who caused student's death during non-school-related, off-campus interaction with the employee. 		Immunity, Torts 2DCA/3 Jul. 7, 2025
Ford Motor Warranty Cases
Ford Motor Company was not entitled to compel auto-buyers' claims to arbitration by relying on arbitration clauses in the sales contracts between the buyers and seller dealerships. 		Arbitration, Consumer Law CASC Jul. 7, 2025
In re Bradshaw
Defrauding trust by repeatedly hiring contractor trustee controlled without disclosing his role and attempting to conceal this role from the court warranted disbarment. 		Attorneys CASC Jul. 7, 2025
In re: Pamela Lacher
Bankruptcy discharge injunction did not operate to stay State Bar disciplinary proceedings that arose due to attorney's conduct as to one of her debts. 		Bankruptcy, Attorneys BAP Jul. 2, 2025
Consumer Advocacy Group, Inc. v. Walmart, Inc.
Plaintiff who agreed to arbitration as an individual did not bind the state, so he could maintain qui tam action on behalf of the real party in interest, the state. 		Arbitration, Consumer Law 1DCA/1 Jul. 2, 2025
Rogers v. City of Redlands
City's imposition of a surcharge to its waste refuse customers to help alleviate street repair costs incurred from the impact of refuse vehicles violated Vehicle Code section 9400.8. 		Municipal Law, Utilities 4DCA/3 Jul. 2, 2025
RND Contractors, Inc. v. Superior Court (Wiseman + Rohy Structural Engineers)
In case of first impression, any adverse party may oppose a motion for summary judgment even if plaintiff did not oppose the motion and there was no cross-claim. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Jul. 2, 2025
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