Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B309364
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Sanchez v. Bezos
In a defamation suit, reporters' statements to plaintiff that were recounted in plaintiff's declaration were inadmissible hearsay and thus could not be considered for anti-SLAPP purposes. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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H. Bendix | Jul. 5, 2022 |
G059561
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California Business & Industrial Alliance v. Becerra
The Private Attorneys General Act does not violate California's separation of powers doctrine and is constitutional. |
Constitutional Law |
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M. Sanchez | Jul. 5, 2022 |
S261247
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Reposted to Provide Corrected Version: Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center
Second class action regarding similar allegations was not precluded by judgment in first class action where the new defendant was a nonparty lacking privity with party in the first action. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Jul. 5, 2022 |
E076240
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Hargrove v. Legacy Healthcare, Inc.
Plaintiff could not be substituted as the representative Private Attorneys General Act plaintiff after the original plaintiff died since she did not satisfy the legislative prerequisites for filing until after the initial claim was filed. |
Employment Law |
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A. McKinster | Jul. 5, 2022 |
E074729
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Allied Anesthesia Medical Group v. Inland Empire Health Plan
Health care providers who provided services to Medi-Cal enrollees were not the intended third-party beneficiaries in contract between the health care service plan and the California Department of Health Care Services. |
Health Care |
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A. McKinster | Jul. 5, 2022 |
21-55673
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Machowski v. 333 N. Placentia Property
Awarding attorney's fees according to schedule was an abuse of discretion when plaintiff clearly stated her intention to opt out of that method. |
Civil Procedure |
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A. Tashima | Jul. 5, 2022 |
17-72212
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Sarkar v. Garland
Government's motion to administratively close a case because it deemed non-citizen a low enforcement priority was denied because the court's inherent authority to manage its docket would not be served. |
Immigration |
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D. Forrest | Jul. 5, 2022 |
20-16605
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California River Watch v. City of Vacaville
City's coincidental transportation of carcinogenic waste through its water-supply system was not enough to establish liability under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. |
Environmental Law |
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P. Bumatay | Jul. 5, 2022 |
19-55290
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Guillory v. Allen
Plaintiff's Sixth Amendment public trial claim was not procedurally defaulted since the state Court of Appeal rejected his federal claim on the merits and did not invoke any state law grounds. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Collins | Jul. 5, 2022 |
G060053
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Achay v. Huntington Beach Union High School Dist.
School district had a duty to take reasonable measures to protect student on school grounds for school-related activities from injury at the hands of a third party. |
Torts |
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E. Moore | Jul. 1, 2022 |
A158352
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Ilczyszyn v. Southwest Airlines Co.
Liability immunity for airline workers reporting a potential threat under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act includes conduct that arises from the disclosure, not just the disclosure itself. |
Immunity |
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R. East | Jul. 1, 2022 |
A162887
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Essick v. County of Sonoma
Report on harassment by an elected sheriff was not protected as confidential under the California Public Records Act because the county board of supervisors was not his employer. |
Public Records Act |
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J. Streeter | Jul. 1, 2022 |
20-1530
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West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
Clean Air Act Section 111(d) did not grant congressional authority on the Environmental Protection Agency to devise emissions caps in the manner the EPA prescribed in the Clean Power Plan. |
Environmental Law |
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J. Roberts | Jul. 1, 2022 |
21-954
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Biden v. Texas
Government's rescission of a program that returned non-Mexican nationals to Mexico pending removal did not violate the Immigration and Nationality Act since the Act granted discretionary authority to return aliens. |
Immigration |
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J. Roberts | Jul. 1, 2022 |
20-7065
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Canales v. Lumpkin
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-778
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Ramirez v. Guadarrama
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-783
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Cope v. Cogdill
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-1143
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Dr. A. v. Hochul
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-5967
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Grzegorczyk v. U.S.
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-6428
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Hill v. Shoop
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
21-6674
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Storey v. Lumpkin
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
S261247
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Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center
Second class action regarding similar allegations was not precluded by judgment in first class action where the new defendant was a nonparty lacking privity with party in the first action. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Jul. 1, 2022 |
20-56220
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McDougall v. County of Ventura
Order |
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Jul. 1, 2022 | ||
20-17403
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Seidner v. De Vries
Police officer was entitled to qualified immunity because his use of a roadblock to stop a fleeing bicyclist was a use of reasonable force under the circumstances. |
Qualified Immunity |
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D. Forrest | Jul. 1, 2022 |
19-56161
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Hamilton v. Wal-Mart Stores
To assert Private Attorneys General Act causes of action, employee plaintiffs need not comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23 requirements, including manageability. |
Employment Law |
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M. Berzon | Jul. 1, 2022 |
B293030
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People v. Lima
Prosecutor improperly quoting prospective jurors' statements was not unfairly prejudicial in light of overwhelming evidence of guilt at trial and jury's decision to only convict defendant. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Kim | Jun. 30, 2022 |
A160200
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Turo v. Superior Court (People)
Because Turo Inc. does not own or possess the vehicles it rents out, it is not a rental car company for the purpose of Government Code Section 50471.1. |
Business Law |
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M. Miller | Jun. 30, 2022 |
20-603
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Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
Congress may exercise its constitutional power to raise and support the Armed Forces to authorize private damages suits against nonconsenting states under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. |
Constitutional Law |
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S. Breyer | Jun. 30, 2022 |
21-429
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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
The Federal Government and State of Oklahoma have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute a child neglect crime committed by a non-Indian against Indians in Indian country. |
Native American Affairs |
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B. Kavanaugh | Jun. 30, 2022 |
21-35690
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Knapke v. PeopleConnect
Denial of motion to compel arbitration was improper when disputes over material facts regarding principal-agent relationship had not been resolved. |
Arbitration |
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M. Bennett | Jun. 30, 2022 |