Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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D060146
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Morgan v. Imperial Irrigation District (Imperial County Farm Bureau)
Imperial Irrigation District may conduct one protest election concerning proposed water rate increase, even if proposed fees created different rate classes. |
Government |
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Feb. 5, 2014 | |
B245879
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Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons. |
Government |
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Jan. 29, 2014 | |
C071498
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Steinberg v. Chiang
State Controller may not make independent assessment that California's budget bill was not balanced or withhold legislators’ salaries on that basis. |
Government |
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Jan. 27, 2014 | |
D062970
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Lexin v. City of San Diego
Members of Board of Directors of San Diego’s retirement fund may recover costs incurred in defending themselves from criminal litigation regarding adoption of proposal. |
Government |
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Jan. 23, 2014 | |
A138136
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Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Reuters America LLC)
U.C. Regents do not need to turn over records regarding investments in private equity firms because those records were not in their possession or used by them. |
Government |
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Jan. 15, 2014 | |
B245879
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Quezada v. City of Los Angeles
Police officers lose case alleging they received poor treatment during LAPD's investigation into off-duty discharge of one of their weapons. |
Government |
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Jan. 9, 2014 | |
12-606
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Opinion of Harris
Mayor of South San Francisco and council member may receive public funds to perform improvements as part of noise insulation program. |
Government |
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Dec. 26, 2013 | |
D062970
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Lexin v. City of San Diego
Members of Board of Directors of San Diego’s retirement fund may recover costs incurred in defending themselves from criminal litigation regarding adoption of proposal. |
Government |
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Dec. 24, 2013 | |
12-35475
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Al-Nashiri v. MacDonald
Federal court lacks authority to hear Saudi national’s lawsuit, which challenges his military commission trial in relation to alleged terrorist plots in Yemen. |
Government |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | |
A138136
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Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Reuters America LLC)
U.C. Regents do not need to turn over records regarding investments in private equity firms because those records were not in their possession or used by them. |
Government |
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Dec. 20, 2013 | |
10-56877
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Omnipoint Communications Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach
T-Mobile must obtain voter approval under city measure before building new wireless antennae on parks owned by City of Huntington Beach. |
Government |
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Dec. 11, 2013 | |
F064501
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San Pablo Bay Pipeline Co. LLC v. California PUC (Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.)
California PUC may regulate pipeline used by refineries to transport oil, including Shell Petroleum Co.’s privately owned truck ranks and storage tanks. |
Government |
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Dec. 11, 2013 | |
C071822
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Maral v. City of Live Oak
City may prohibit cultivation and sale of medical marijuana within its limits without violating Medical Marijuana Program or Compassionate Use Act. |
Government |
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Nov. 28, 2013 | |
A135744
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Eel River Disposal and Resource Recovery Inc. v. Humboldt County
Humboldt County unfairly awards waste management franchise to local company when other companies submitted lower, more competitive bids. |
Government |
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Nov. 7, 2013 | |
B242080
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Water Replenishment District of Southern California v. City of Cerritos
City must pay water replenishment district’s fees for drawing groundwater, even if another court's interim order found those fees were invalid. |
Government |
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Oct. 31, 2013 | |
B247362
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City of Bell v. Superior Court (Rizzo)
City of Bell does not have to defend Robert Rizzo in civil or criminal lawsuits against him after he stole from the city for nearly 17 years. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 2013 | |
13-504
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Opinion of Harris
Attorney General does not allow lawsuit against former mayor of City of Glendale under terms of charter, challenging his taking of vacant City Council position. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 2013 | |
B247320
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Garcia v. Governing Board of Bellflower Unified Shool District
Former employee gets attorney fees after forcing school district to hand over documents related to possible complaints about mold. |
Government |
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Oct. 25, 2013 | |
G047336
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All Towing Services LLC v. City of Orange
Towing company cannot undo city council’s contract awards to other companies by claiming council members received campaign contributions. |
Government |
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Oct. 23, 2013 | |
H038087
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Griffith v. Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
Water agency may account for average water usage in enacting ordinance that charges property owners for groundwater conservation efforts. |
Government |
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Oct. 16, 2013 | |
C072325
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State Dept. of Public Health v. Superior Court (Center for Investigative Reporting)
Dept. of Public Health must reveal more information to news organization regarding violations of patient care standards at facilities for mentally ill. |
Government |
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Oct. 10, 2013 | |
09-16995
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Prudential Locations LLC v. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Real estate company may not obtain identities of people who accused it of receiving kickbacks from a bank from Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. |
Government |
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Oct. 10, 2013 | |
B247362
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City of Bell v. Superior Court (Rizzo)
City of Bell does not have to defend Robert Rizzo in civil or criminal lawsuits against him after he stole from the city for nearly 17 years. |
Government |
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Oct. 10, 2013 | |
B247362
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City of Bell v. Superior Court (Rizzo)
City of Bell does not have to defend Robert Rizzo in civil or criminal lawsuits against him after he stole from the city for nearly 17 years. |
Government |
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Oct. 7, 2013 | |
B242291
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Owens v. County of Los Angeles
Los Angeles County resident unsuccessfully mounts post-election challenge to user utility tax that imposed 4.5 percent tax on telephone, electricity and gas usage. |
Government |
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Oct. 3, 2013 | |
B230436
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420 Caregivers LLC v. City of Los Angeles
Ordinance seeking to cap number of medical marijuana collectives is lawful because limited police resources and increased crime provided rational basis for regulation. |
Government |
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Sep. 27, 2013 | |
C072325
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State Dept. of Public Health v. Superior Court (Center for Investigative Reporting)
Dept. of Public Health must reveal more information to news organization regarding violations of patient care standards at facilities for mentally ill. |
Government |
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Sep. 19, 2013 | |
12-16373
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In re Application for Exemption from Electronic Public Access Fees by Jennifer Gollan and Shane Shifflett
Journalists may not appeal order denying their request for exemption from fees associated with electronic access to court documents. |
Government |
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Aug. 30, 2013 | |
E055176
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Mission Springs Water District v. Verjil (Brophy)
Water district may sue proponents of initiatives, which would undo district's water and sewer rate increases, in order to keep initiatives off ballot. |
Government |
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Aug. 8, 2013 | |
A136803
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The Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco v. Superior Court (Pacific Merchant Shipping Association)
Records held by Board of Pilot Commissioners' port agent related to pilot assignments are not subject to public records request under California Public Records Act. |
Government |
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Aug. 2, 2013 |