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Donnellan v. City of Novato
Cover letter is not sufficient to qualify as notice to party seeking writ of mandate to review administrative decision.
Civil Procedure Mar. 13, 2001
Century City Medical Plaza v. Sperling
Arbitrator has authority to amend award to address issues that were inadvertently omitted.
Civil Procedure Mar. 12, 2001
Arvada 1st Industrial Bank v. Hutchinson
Order entered by court on legal holiday is valid because party had notice of adverse judgment.
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2001
Collins v. Jaquez
Inmate must be indigent before he can file civil complaint without paying filing fee.
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2001
Parker v. Center for Creative Leadership
Arbitration clause in contract applicable to claims of third-party beneficiary of contract.
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2001
Baumgarten v. Coppage
Certificate of review is required to assert claim for professional negligence.
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2001
Curtis v. Counce
Three-year statute of limitations applies to claim for breach of bailment relationship.
Civil Procedure Mar. 6, 2001
Higgins v. Owens
District court has no jurisdiction over judicial disciplinary proceedings.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Tosco Corp. v. Communities for a Better Environment
Plaintiff may not file lawsuit in federal court because its principal place of business is in same state as defendant.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Waldman v. Old Republic National Title Insurance Co.
Defendant must assert right of arbitration in answer to complaint, or thereby waive arbitration.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Schultz v. Wells
Trial court may use variety of factors to evaluate relevance of expert testimony and evidence.
Civil Procedure Mar. 2, 2001
Westrec Marina Management Inc. v. Jardine Insurance Brokers Orange County Inc.
Court may not extend time limit to grant motion for new trial.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Tomassi v. Scarff
Insurance company lacking standing as aggrieved party within meaning of Code of Civil Procedure Section 663 cannot move to vacate judgment.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
7-Eleven Owners for Fair Franchising v. The Southland Corp.
Settlement agreement not product of fraud or collusion when it is fair, adequate and reasonable and national class properly certified.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Franklin & Franklin v. 7-Eleven Owners for Fair Franchising
Trial court has jurisdiction to issue postjudgment injunction enjoining litigation while related judgment is being appealed.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Paul for Council v. Hanyecz
Defendant's illegal laundering of campaign contributions is not protected from lawsuit by public participation statute.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Dowling v. Zimmerman
Judgment awarding attorney fees and costs to defendant is not automatically stayed during SLAPP plaintiff's perfecting of appeal from judgment.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Synan v. Haya
Service by publication insufficient to assert personal jurisdiction over defendant.
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
Tillman v. Association of Apartment Owners
Thirty day tolling of time to file notice of appeal not applicable where motion for new trial not filed in timely manner
Civil Procedure Mar. 1, 2001
People v. Building Permit Consultants Inc.
Court correctly denies defendant's motion to dismiss lawsuit as SLAPP action when they fail to show lawsuit brought to chill First Amendment Rights.
Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2001
Washington Mutual Bank v. Superior Court (Briseno)
Trial court errs in certifying case as nationwide class action before determining effect of choice-of-law provisions inparties' contract.
Civil Procedure Feb. 28, 2001
Washington Mutual Bank v. Superior Court (Briseno)
Certification of nationwide class proper despite choice of law clause in each class member's security instrument.
Civil Procedure Feb. 26, 2001
Herman Chee v. Board of Education of San Juan School District
Order
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
Mohankumar v. Dunn
Order
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
Sabori v. Kuhn
Party to arbitration satisfies obligation to appear and participate in good faith by seeking leave to testify at hearing by telephone.
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
Lane v. The City of Tempe
Party defendant who does not appear at arbitration hearing waives right to appeal arbitration award.
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
State v. Hoggatt
Department of health services may be compelled to transport patients to attend sexually violent person hearing.
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
In the Matter of Leon G.
Law permitting confinement of sexually violent person is unconstitutional because it does not require volitional impairment.
Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2001
Massey v. Board of Trustess of the Ogden Area Community Action Committee
Order
Civil Procedure Feb. 15, 2001
Bentley Environmental Engineering Inc. v. Esmond
Order
Civil Procedure Feb. 12, 2001