Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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03-508
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Opinion of Lockyer
School board may not avoid conflict of interest provisions of Government Code Section 1090 by delegating its authority to district superintendent. |
Government |
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Feb. 12, 2004 | |
C042014
|
De Asis v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles
Trial court correctly found AB 60 did not become law where Legislature and governor acquiesce in retrieval of bill. |
Government |
|
Feb. 11, 2004 | |
03-401
|
Opinion of Lockyer
County transportation authority may not reimpose retail transactions and use tax for additional period of time without adopting new expenditure plan. |
Government |
|
Feb. 6, 2004 | |
03-804
|
Opinion of Lockyer
Independent fire districts are eligible to receive funding under Proposition 172. |
Government |
|
Feb. 1, 2004 | |
02-56818
|
Diaz v. Gates
Plaintiff suing under RICO for wrongful conviction failed to establish injury to business or property. |
Government |
|
Jan. 27, 2004 | |
02-56432
|
U.S. ex rel. Ali v. Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall
Private construction firm is not immune for making allegedly false claims while working for state university. |
Government |
|
Jan. 27, 2004 | |
G030056
|
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. v. Superior Court (Dillman)
American prisoners of war who performed slave labor for Japanese companies during World War II are barred from suing under state law. |
Government |
|
Jan. 23, 2004 | |
03-604
|
Opinion of Lockyer
Member of state commission may not disclose to appointing authority or its counsel information received in closed session of governing board. |
Government |
|
Jan. 6, 2004 | |
03-901
|
Opinion of Lockyer
Court will decide whether man is unlawfully holding two public offices simultaneously. |
Government |
|
Dec. 22, 2003 | |
E029463
|
Eastburn v. Regional Fire Protection Authority
Absent bad faith or gross negligence, fire protection services are immune from liability. |
Government |
|
Dec. 17, 2003 | |
02-16535
|
Arizona Libertarian Party Inc. v. Bayless
Arizona's semi-closed primary system which allows nonmembers to vote for Libertarian Party precinct committeemen violates party's associational rights. |
Government |
|
Dec. 15, 2003 | |
A102255
|
Teamsters Local 856 v. Priceless
Public employees have legally protected right of privacy in their personnel files. |
Government |
|
Dec. 12, 2003 | |
C042192
|
California State Employees Assn. v. California Public Employees' Retirement System Board of Administration
Court finds that Proposition 162's sole purpose was to limit legislative authority over composition of Board of Administration. |
Government |
|
Dec. 12, 2003 | |
B161974
|
TrafficSchoolOnline Inc. v. Clarke
Party must file written claim before seeking damages against government entity. |
Government |
|
Dec. 10, 2003 | |
D041167
|
Marron v. Superior Court (Hassanein)
Public entity may be liable for enhanced damages in lawsuit alleging dependent adult abuse. |
Government |
|
Dec. 8, 2003 | |
A098756
|
Mason v. Retirement Board of the City and County of San Francisco
Public retirement board was not obligated to include cash payments for unused vacation and sick leave when calculating retirement benefits. |
Government |
|
Dec. 8, 2003 | |
D039275
|
Southern California Underground Contractors Inc. v. City of San Diego
Contractor that administered city contract with deceit and corruption deserved permanent disbarment. |
Government |
|
Dec. 5, 2003 | |
A102525
|
Fagan v. Superior Court (People)
District attorney cannot publicly disclose urinalysis results contained in police personnel files. |
Government |
|
Dec. 5, 2003 | |
H024372
|
Rawls v. Zamora
Person seeking sheriff's office who lacked law enforcement experience was properly denied write-in candidacy. |
Government |
|
Dec. 5, 2003 | |
B164033
|
Los Angeles Times Communications v. Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Newpaper is entitled to attorney fees in action arising from county's various Brown Act violations. |
Government |
|
Dec. 5, 2003 | |
B163797
|
Utility Audit Company Inc. v. City of Los Angeles
In action for unpaid interest on refunds for sewer service, city raised triable issues of fact regarding statute of limitations and claims filing periods. |
Government |
|
Dec. 4, 2003 | |
A101076
|
Lindelli v. Town of San Anselmo (Marin Sanitary Service)
Municipality may not evade stay provision by repassing materially identical ordinance as interim measure until referendum election. |
Government |
|
Nov. 26, 2003 | |
C041927
|
Jopson v. Feather River Air Quality Management District
Air quality district is not liable for mistakenly calculating emission reduction credits earned by ranch. |
Government |
|
Nov. 25, 2003 | |
B159850
|
Jackson v. City of Los Angeles
Peace officer's bill of rights establishes statute of limitations to discharge police officer. |
Government |
|
Nov. 25, 2003 | |
03-803
|
Opinion of Lockyer
Nonprofit group may not sue to remove school board member based on change of residency. |
Government |
|
Nov. 25, 2003 | |
D039112
|
City of Carlsbad v. Rudvalis
City that initiated road project is not liable for damages caused by resulting urbanization. |
Government |
|
Nov. 21, 2003 | |
02-35792
|
Cunningham v. City of Wenatchee
Detective is entitled to qualified immunity for actions during sex abuse investigation. |
Government |
|
Nov. 18, 2003 | |
C039132
|
Sheyko v. Saenz
Social services agency's regulations implementing Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System as fraud prevention measure do not exceed statutory authority. |
Government |
|
Nov. 18, 2003 | |
02-35902
|
Gausvik v. Perez
Police detective had qualified immunity for interviews conducted with alleged sexual abuse victims. |
Government |
|
Nov. 17, 2003 | |
A097072
|
Shea Homes Ltd. Partnership v. County of Alameda
Initiative reserving more land for agriculture and open space and altering county's solid waste management practices does not violate single subject rule. |
Government |
|
Oct. 29, 2003 |