Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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04-80074
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Chamberlan v. Ford Motor Co.
Car company's application to appeal certification of class action does not satisfy criteria for review. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-35579
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Hells Canyon Preservation Council v. U.S. Forest Service
Preservation group's lawsuit against Forest Service was not barred by doctrine of res judicata. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-15745
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Lutz v. Glendale Union High School, District No. 205
References to jury in prayer for relief are not sufficient to invoke right to jury trial for entire case. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-15306
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Canatella v. State of California
Federal court cannot allow plaintiff to intervene when it must abstain from case due to ongoing state proceedings. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
A105638
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Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Insurance Co.
Trial court was not entitled to consider evidence that was not considered by insurance commissioner in making his claim determinations. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
D040473
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Gober v. Ralphs Grocery Co.
Different evidence excluded during liability trial that is relevant to amount of punitive damages may be admissible. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
B176052
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Gallant v. City of Carson
Former employee's defamation claim overcame public employer's anti-SLAPP motion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
G031282
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Sole Energy Co. v. Hodges
Entry of $27 million default judgment as sanction for discovery abuses violated due process. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
H024127
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County of Santa Cruz v. Waterhouse
State law preempts county ordinance regulating height of mobilehomes. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
B159733
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Mileikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem
Terminating sanctions for repeated failure to provide discovery was proper. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
G033761
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Arias v. Katella Townhouse Homeowners Assoc. Inc.
Payments made by defendant after offer to compromise expired are considered part of plaintiff's judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
H025985
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Rodrigues v. Superior Court (Joaquim)
Default must be aside when attorney from outside jurisdiction attests to mistake leading to default. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-15954
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Milicevic v. Fletcher Jones Imports Ltd.
Court need not exclude from courtroom plaintiff's attorney who is also defense witness. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-17095
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Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-15695
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Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. v. Grunwald
Federal law preempts state ethics standards for neutral arbitrators. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-16654
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U.S. v. Orr Water Ditch Co.
Nevada law providing automatic stay of state engineer's decisions applies to federal water proceedings. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
E035882
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Shewry v. Begil
Health services department's claim for reimbursement of Medi-Cal benefits is not barred by applicable statute of limitations. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
B168144
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Yeboah v. Progeny Ventures Inc.
Court 'order' that approves special master's resolution of accounting dispute is not appealable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 20, 2005 | |
03-56306
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Thomas v. Fry's Electronics Inc.
Motion under California's anti-SLAPP law is available to federal litigants. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
B176988
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Falahati v. Kondo
Default judgment that denied due process to defendant was improperly entered. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 19, 2005 | |
02-35906
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Bains LLC v. ARCO Products Co.
Punitive damages award against corporation for racial discrimination exceeds constitutional limits. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 2005 | |
03-16068
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Agyeman v. Corrections Corp. of America
District court should have appointed counsel for plaintiff where case was complex and exceptional. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 2005 | |
F045075
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Morgan v. San Joaquin Community Hospital
Notice of appeal stated within points and authorities of defective motion for reconsideration is valid. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 2005 | |
F043836
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Crippen v. Central Valley RV Outlet Inc.
Plaintiff failed to prove arbitration agreement is procedurally unconscionable. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 2005 | |
A105783
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Biles v. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Failure to identify witness in interrogatory answer and to supplement answer before submitting witness' declaration are not grounds for excluding declaration. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 17, 2005 | |
G029531
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Mandel v. Household Bank (Nevada), National Assn.
Unilateral amendment, which imposed binding arbitration of disputes under credit card agreement, is proper under Nevada law. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 14, 2005 | |
03-1488
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Tory v. Cochran
Injunction granted to now-deceased attorney in slander case amounts to overly broad prior restraint upon speech. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 13, 2005 | |
03-17095
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Cummings v. Connell
All members of civil rights class action lawsuit are entitled to award of nominal damages. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 17, 2005 | |
C045602
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People v. Nickerson
Jurisdiction over appeal from misdemeanor conviction belongs to appellate division of superior court. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 5, 2005 | |
03-388
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Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC
Federal insecticide statute does not preempt failure-to-warn claim arising from equivalent state law. |
Civil Procedure |
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May 4, 2005 |