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Marylander v. Officer of Statewide Health Planning and Development
State agency memoranda to the Governor are not unconditionally privileged under Evidence Code Section 1040(b)(2).
Civil Procedure Aug. 4, 2000
Pullin v. Superior Court (The Vons Companies Inc.)
Evidence is not made inadmissible merely because it is obtained by investigation rather than by way of formal discovery.
Civil Procedure Aug. 4, 2000
Baker v. Snyder
Presumption of reliability of blood alcohol test is not rebutted where seal on blood sample is broken six days prior to testing.
Civil Procedure Aug. 4, 2000
Schupper v. Fourth Judicial District Attorneys Office for the State of Colorado
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 2, 2000
Tobin v. Crown West Farms Inc.
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
Bloomer v. Norman Regional Hospital
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
U.S. v. Charles Schwab & co.
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
Rose v. The Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.
No contest pleas are admissible evidence in civil trials so long as they are not being used to prove guilt.
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
US v. Hurd
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
Einstein v. Tulsa County Election Board
Order
Civil Procedure Aug. 1, 2000
Western Agricultural Insurance Co. v. Chrysler Corp.
Court-appointed arbitrator's denial of motion to compel binding arbitration may be appealed to superior court.
Civil Procedure Jul. 31, 2000
Couveau v. American Airlines Inc.
Where district court's reasoning for granting summary judgment is absent from record, order cannot be affirmed based on plaintiff's violation of local rule.
Civil Procedure Jul. 24, 2000
Sandoval v. Archdiocese
Six-year statute of limitations not applicable to claims against parties other than perpetrator of sexual offenses.
Civil Procedure Jul. 13, 2000
Valley Presbyterian Hospital v. Superior Court (Homel)
In wrongful death action, court may not order hospital to produce employees to be interviewed by plaintiff's counsel.
Civil Procedure Jul. 13, 2000
Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Constr. Co.
Venue provisions under federal statute are permissive, and may be brought in district where award was made, or any district under venue statute.
Civil Procedure Jul. 6, 2000
Nelson v. Adams USA Inc.
Court may properly assess attorney fees against non-party without first securing service of process upon, or jurisdiction over, that non-party.
Civil Procedure Jul. 6, 2000
Pegram v. Herdrich
Certiorari granted
Civil Procedure Jul. 6, 2000
Decola v. Freyer
Trial court has discretion to allow extension for filing appeal of arbitration award when arbitrator never sent notice of award to parties.
Civil Procedure Jul. 6, 2000
Herpin v. Head (In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause)
Ballot Title Setting Board has jurisdiction to set titles and correct clerical errors but not to consider a motion for rehearing.
Civil Procedure Jul. 5, 2000
Sanderson v. Henderson ( In the Matter of the Title, Ballot Title and Submission Clause)
Ballot Title Setting Board's denial of motion for rehearing proper as to matters that could have been raised in original motion.
Civil Procedure Jul. 5, 2000
Curley v. Mick
Order
Civil Procedure Jul. 5, 2000
Galan v. Wolfriver Holding Corp.
Trial court has discretion to determine prevailing party for purposes of collecting attorney's fees under Civil Code Section 1942.4.
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Roskind v. Morgan stanley Dean Witter & Co.
Federal law does not pre-empt claims brought under California's Unfair Competition Law.
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Lane v. Hughes Aircraft Co.
Appellate court must apply 'highly deferential standard' in determining whether lower court properly granted new trial.
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Pratt v. Gursey, Schneider & Co.
Parties stipulating to arbitration may expressly waive the right to appeal from any judgment.
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Johnson v. Superior Court
Sperm donor confidentiality agreement precludes disclosure of donor information in all circumstances contrary to public policy
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Andress v. City of Chandler
Arbitration statute that requires parties to submit to arbitration does not extend time to file notice of claim.
Civil Procedure Jun. 30, 2000
Pope v. JJ Man-Data Inc.
New trial may not be granted if juror shows no dishonesty or bias in voir dire.
Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2000
Han v. Stanford University
Failure to include citations to record in appellate brief warrants dismissal.
Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2000
Monegro v. Rosa
Action shouldn't be dismissed under forum non conveniens where there is no impediment to compulsory appearance of defendants in federal court.
Civil Procedure Jun. 29, 2000