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Eden Township Healthcare District v. Sutter Health
Government official’s participation in negotiation of contract does not void agreement where there is no conflict of interest involved. 		Government Dec. 23, 2011
American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California v. Superior Court (California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation may not withhold names of pharmaceutical companies from which it sought to obtain drug used in executing condemned inmates. 		Government Dec. 22, 2011
SJCBC LLC v. Horwedel
Petitioners seeking to rescind nuisance abatement orders need not exhaust administrative remedies where they could not directly initiate hearing under municipal code. 		Government Dec. 22, 2011
Opinion of Harris
City may enact ordinance making it unlawful to engage in specified fireworks activities within city limits, so long as ordinance does not operate as total ban. 		Government Dec. 21, 2011
The Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems Inc.
Regulations on relations with foreign country do not preclude confirmation of foreign arbitration award as against public policy. 		Government Dec. 16, 2011
Community Water Coalition v. Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Santa Cruz)
Prospective recipient of city services may apply for approval of services if city indicates willingness to provide services and is party to agreement for which approval is sought. 		Government Dec. 12, 2011
Allende v. Dept. of the California Highway Patrol
Agency’s policy of seeking recovery of costs incurred for every DUI arrest following dispatch of officer is not overbroad under Government Code Section 53150. 		Government Dec. 12, 2011
Developmental Services Network v. Douglas
Healthcare providers do not have cause of action relative to adequacy of rates received to challenge state implementation of Medicaid plan under federal law. 		Government Dec. 1, 2011
SJCBC LLC v. Horwedel
Petitioners seeking to rescind nuisance abatement orders need not exhaust administrative remedies where they could not directly initiate hearing under municipal code. 		Government Dec. 1, 2011
Community Water Coalition v. Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Santa Cruz)
Prospective recipient of city services may apply for approval of services if city indicates willingness to provide services and is party to agreement for which approval is sought. 		Government Nov. 21, 2011
Perry v. Brown
Proponents of Proposition 8 have standing to assert state's interest in initiative’s validity when public officials charged with that duty refused to do so. 		Government Nov. 18, 2011
Honchariw v. County of Stanislaus
Local agency’s denial of housing development proposal must issue written findings of adverse impact where project complies with general plan and zoning standards. 		Government Nov. 15, 2011
City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient’s Health and Wellness Center Inc.
State’s medical marijuana laws do not preempt city’s zoning ordinance, which banned medical marijuana dispensaries, where Legislature did not clearly indicate otherwise. 		Government Nov. 10, 2011
Service Employees International Union Local 99 v. Options-A Child Care and Human Services Agency
General public may enforce provision requiring compliance with Ralph M. Brown Act as intended beneficiary of contract between state agency and service provider. 		Government Nov. 10, 2011
Conahan v. Sebelius
Medicare Advantage plan is not required to pay for out-of-network surgery where it determined that surgery would be too dangerous and developed alternative plan. 		Government Nov. 2, 2011
Brown v. Superior Court (California Correctional Peace Officers Association)
Furlough program is valid where implemented by executive order and retroactively validated by legislative amendments to Budget Act. 		Government Nov. 2, 2011
American Trucking Associations Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempts provision in concession agreements between port and motor carriers, which required carriers to hire employee drivers over time. 		Government Nov. 1, 2011
Taylor v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Social Security Appeals Council improperly rejects doctor's psychiatric evaluation, which concerned assessment of mental health since applicant’s disability onset date. 		Government Oct. 28, 2011
Newton-Nations v. Betlach
Secretary of Health and Human Services exceeds waiver authority by approving Arizona's heightened cost sharing requirements for Medicaid recipients. 		Government Oct. 28, 2011
Carrillo-Yeras v. Astrue
Delay in reopening determination of eligibility for disability insurance benefits must be supported by showing that agency diligently pursued investigation. 		Government Oct. 26, 2011
Gananian v. Wagstaffe
District attorneys do not have mandatory duty to investigate and prosecute alleged offenses related to expenditure of voter-approved school bond funds. 		Government Oct. 24, 2011
Johnson v. Metropolitan News Co.
Newspaper need not be 'printed' exclusively in one city to qualify as newspaper of general circulation, and is 'printed' where circulation copies are mechanically produced. 		Government Oct. 11, 2011
Pack v. Superior Court (City of Long Beach)
Federal law preempts provisions of city's ordinance, which permit and regulate medical marijuana collectives, rather then merely decriminalizing specific acts. 		Government Oct. 5, 2011
Lanigan v. City of Los Angeles
Waiver of right to protections under Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act is permissible in context of settlement of pending disciplinary action. 		Government Oct. 4, 2011
Brown v. Superior Court (California Correctional Peace Officers Association)
Furlough program is valid where implemented by executive order and retroactively validated by legislative amendments to Budget Act. 		Government Oct. 3, 2011
Traudt v. City of Dana Point
Individual lacks standing to challenge zoning ordinance said to ban collective entities engaging in production and distribution of medical marijuana. 		Government Oct. 2, 2011
American Trucking Associations Inc. v. The City of Los Angeles
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act preempts provision in concession agreements between port and motor carriers, which required carriers to hire employee drivers over time. 		Government Sep. 26, 2011
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation v. U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Substantial evidence supports Office of Foreign Assets Control's designation of nonprofit organization as 'specially designated global terrorist,' justifying freeze on organization's assets. 		Government Sep. 25, 2011
Golden Hill Neighborhood Association Inc. v. City of San Diego
City’s failure to show proportionality of assessments charged against its park and open areas invalidates votes establishing creation of special district. 		Government Sep. 22, 2011
Tomra Pacific Inc. v. Chiang
Loans between state funds to help balance state budget are lawful where provisions do not violate single-subject rule prohibiting legislation with multiple subjects. 		Government Sep. 22, 2011
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