Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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98SC339
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Colorado State Personnel Board and Department of Corrections
Agency's order awarding attorney fees but did not set amount may be a final, appealable order. |
Government |
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Nov. 4, 1999 | |
98SA377
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Municipal Subdistrict, Northern Colorado Waster Conservancy District v. Chevron Shale Oil Co.
Economic conditions pertaining to represent feasibility up water rights may be considered in evaluating development of conditional water rights. |
Government |
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Nov. 4, 1999 | |
99SA259
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In re Proposed Initiatives for 1999-2000 Nos. 172-175
Title Board needn't designate ballot initiatives with title and submission clause when the proposed initiatives are unconstitutional. |
Government |
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Nov. 4, 1999 | |
A083687
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San Francisco Forty-Niners v. Nishioka (Comstock)
Trial court may prohibit circulation of initiative petition that contains undisputed, objective falsehoods designed to mislead voters. |
Government |
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Nov. 4, 1999 | |
99SA165
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In re Title, Ballot Title, and Submission Clause, and Summary for 1999-2000 #104
Proposed initiative can only have a single subject. |
Government |
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Nov. 3, 1999 | |
B108947
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Haggis v. City of Los Angeles
Allegations of city's failure to comply with ordinances are barred by statutes of limitations and Tort Claims Act. |
Government |
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Nov. 2, 1999 | |
97-17204
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United States v. C.W. Roen Construction Co.
Establishment of prevailing wage for False Claims Act suit doesn't always require area-practice survey. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 1999 | |
97-56452
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United States v. Parsons Co.
Proof of falsity under False Claims Act should not be determined by applying 'reasonable interpretation' approach. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 1999 | |
96-16021
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Owens Valley Indian Housing Authority v. Turner
Federal courts lack jurisdiction over landlord-tenant dispute involving American Indian housing agency. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 1999 | |
99-70062
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San Jose Mercury News Inc. v. U.S. District Court (Saldivar)
Nonparty members of the public have prejudgment right to access court records in civil cases. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 1999 | |
98-3209
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United States ex rel. Hafter v. Spectrum Emergency Care Inc.
Qui tam plaintiff cannot proceed without showing direct and independent knowledge of fraudulent claims information. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 1999 | |
97-1476 and 97-1477
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Malik v. Arapahoe County Dept. of Social Services
Government officials' participation in investigative act of seeking child placement order may not have been protected by absolute or qualified immunity. |
Government |
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Oct. 28, 1999 | |
97-16420
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Fiduccia v. United States Dept. of Justice
Requiring those seeking information from the government to wait eight years violates the Freedom of Information Act. |
Government |
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Oct. 28, 1999 | |
98-7171
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Beck v. City of Muskogee Police Dept.
State and federal claims arising out of rape charge are barred by limitations period, but dismissal of probation revocation claim is not. |
Government |
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Oct. 27, 1999 | |
99-4086
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Wight v. State of Utah
Order |
Government |
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Oct. 27, 1999 | |
98-15507
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Yang v. State of California Dept. of Social Services
Non-citizen veterans may not receive retroactive payment for welfare benefits that were taken away by Congress but later restored. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
H018276
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Kleitman v. Superior Court (Wesley)
Court can't compel city council members to disclose personal recollections of closed city council meeting even if Brown Act violation alleged. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
E023958
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Fontana Police Dept. v. Villegas-Banuelos
Party receiving unedited tapes of conversations between law enforcement agencies only after police's protective order was denied, is entitled to attorney fees. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
H018406
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Ingram v. Flippo
District attorney's statements made in a press release are privileged pursuant to prosecutorial immunity principles. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D029798
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Public Defender Assn. of San Diego County v. Board of Supervisors of San Diego County
Public defender transferring his attorneys for the purpose of making them unavailable violates his mandatory duties under the Government Code. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
C029036
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City of Shasta Lake v. County of Shasta
County supplying services to newly incorporated city is entitled to receive cost of services, less taxes generated within the city. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
E021721
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Redevelopment Agency of the City of Long Beach v. County of Los Angeles (Metropolitan Water District)
Assessed property values before redevelopment ordinance becomes effective are used for dividing taxes between county and agency, notwithstanding subsequent assessed value reductions. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
A084730
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McLaughlin v. State Board of Education
Proposition 227, requiring public schools to teach limited-English students in English only, doesn't permit school boards to request waiver from requirement. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
E023958
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Fontana Police v. Banuelos-Villegas
Party receiving unedited tapes of conversations between law enforcement agencies only after police's protective order was denied, is entitled to attorney fees. |
Government |
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Oct. 22, 1999 | |
D029328 and D029926
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Community Facilities Dist. v. Harvill
Special election authorizing bond sales to fund public improvements doesn't create contractual relationship between bondholders and voters requiring bondholders to construct improvements. |
Government |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
H019262
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City of San Jose v. Superior Court (San Jose Mercury News Inc.)
City may refuse to disclose to newspaper identities of people complaining about airport noise. |
Government |
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Oct. 21, 1999 | |
C027794 and C027795
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Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. Superior Court (City of Lodi)
City may not subpoena insurance files to assess ability of potential defendants to pay damages for environmental clean-up. |
Government |
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Oct. 14, 1999 | |
97-15857
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Howard v. United States
As the government did not charge admission for use of its recreational facilities, it is immune from liability. |
Government |
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Sep. 30, 1999 | |
98-15901
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AlliedSignal Inc. v. City of Phoenix
City's delivering of water is not a fundamental governmental policy worthy of public-entity immunity. |
Government |
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Sep. 30, 1999 | |
99-2385
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Lefcourt v. Superior Court
Opinion |
Government |
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Sep. 27, 1999 |