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Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Jewell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in designating Alaskan coast and islands as critical habitat for endangered polar bears.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2016
Fett v. Medical Board of California
Doctor unsuccessful in quashing subpoenas by medical board of his patients' medical records where good cause exists to invade patients' privacy rights.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 29, 2016
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 8, 2016
Hughes v. County of San Bernardino
Employee's retirement does not deprive Civil Service Commission of jurisdiction to continue to hear retiree's pending administrative appeal.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2016
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre
Police Officer's Bill of Rights requires that officer under investigation receive notice of that investigation's nature 'reasonably prior' to any interrogation related thereto.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 29, 2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association et al.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has power to issue rule regulating wholesale demand response and rule is adequately reasoned, resulting in reversal and remand.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 26, 2016
National Federation of the Blind v. United Airlines Inc.
State law claims not expressly preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act are impliedly field preempted by Airline Carrier Access Act and Department of Transportation regulation.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 20, 2016
State of California v. FERC
'Mobile-Sierra' doctrine, presuming contracted-for rates are 'just and reasonable' under Federal Power Act, applies to spot sales for electricity.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2015
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 15, 2015
Pesticide Action Network North America v. United States EPA
EPA's years-long delay in issuing a final response to environmental organizations' petition requesting ban on pesticide is 'egregious' and warrants mandamus relief.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 11, 2015
Rounds v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Discrepancies between vocational expert's testimony, Dictionary of Occupational titles, and determined residual functional capacity merit reconciliation in Supplemental Security Income claim.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 8, 2015
Eno v. Jewell
Order
Administrative Agencies Nov. 13, 2015
AIDS Healthcare etc. v. State Dept. Health Care etc.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation's failure to exhaust administrative remedies bars its petition for writ of mandamus.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 9, 2015
Brown-Hunter v. Colvin
Administrative Law Judge errs by failing to provide specific, clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Social Security claimant's testimony.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 4, 2015
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 3, 2015
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 26, 2015
Najera v. Shimoto
Driver successfully overturns license suspension by challenging reliability of DMV's blood test.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 15, 2015
Levi Family Partnership v. City of LA
Administrative decision can disclose legally relevant sub-conclusions supporting its ultimate decision using the language of ordinance when ordinance requires that the relevant sub-conclusions be specifically stated.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 13, 2015
ASSE Int'l v. Kerry
State Department's imposition of sanctions on Exchange Visitor Program sponsor is subject to Administrative Procedure Act review; court errs in dismissing sponsor's complaint.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 12, 2015
People ex rel. Ross v. Raisin Valley Farms
Unduly narrow interpretation of California Marketing Act provision requires reversal as it relates to marketing order for research and promotional program for raisins.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 5, 2015
Walker v. City of San Clemente
City of San Clemente's failure to comply with Mitigation Fee Act entitles property owners to refund of unused fees.
Administrative Agencies Sep. 1, 2015
Sternberg v. California Board of Pharmacy
Licensed pharmacist properly disciplined for allowing pharmacy technician he supervised steal staggering amount of Norco during two-year period.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 28, 2015
Eno v. Jewell
Owner of placer mining claim not entitled to fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act because proceeding was not an adversary adjudication.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 28, 2015
Everett v. Mountains Recreation etc. Auth.
Vehicle Code defers to parkland management agency's traffic ordinances; plaintiff's suit over agency's stop sign cameras was thus properly dismissed.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 14, 2015
Pesticide Action Network North America v. United States EPA
EPA's years-long delay in issuing a final response to environmental organizations' petition requesting ban on pesticide is 'egregious' and warrants mandamus relief.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 12, 2015
Northwest Requirements Utilities v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wholesale energy customers lack statutory standing to challenge federal orders where they fail to satisfy 'zone-of-interest' test.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 11, 2015
KS Wild v. MacWhorter
Endangered Species Act notice of violation provision simply requires potential plaintiff to provide enough information that potential defendant agency can 'identify and abate' violation.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 10, 2015
Brown-Hunter v. Colvin
Administrative Law Judge errs by failing to provide specific, clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Social Security claimant's testimony.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 4, 2015
Rounds v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Discrepancies between vocational expert's testimony, Dictionary of Occupational titles, and determined residual functional capacity merit reconciliation in Supplemental Security Income claim.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 4, 2015
City of San Diego v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cal. State Univ.
Dictum from state Supreme Court ruling does not support CSU Board of Trustees' position that it has no power to contribute to mitigating off-campus impacts of proposed expansion.
Administrative Agencies Aug. 3, 2015