Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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21-5975
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Balderas v. U.S.
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
21-234
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George v. McDonough
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
21-418
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Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
21-499
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Vega v. Tekoh
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
21-439
|
Nance v. Ward
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
21-511
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Shoop v. Twyford
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
G059259
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People v. Zamora
Where juror objects to release of jurors' identifying information, court must determine whether good cause for disclosure exists before releasing the identifying information. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Goethals | Jan. 19, 2022 |
E077170
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Modification: In re Terraza
Prisoner lacking capacity to give informed consent to organic therapy was entitled to consideration of views or wishes expressed while competent that indicate whether he would consent to treatment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
C. Umeda | Jan. 19, 2022 |
B308095
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People v. Luper
Independent review of the entire record for error by the appellate court when counsel fails to identify arguable issues is not a guaranteed right in appeals from commitment extension proceedings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Harutunian | Jan. 19, 2022 |
A162116
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In re Eli B.
A juvenile court did not err in terminating a mother's parental rights because the beneficial relationship exception did not apply. |
Juveniles |
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T. Stewart | Jan. 19, 2022 |
20-30181
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U.S. v. Castellanos-Avalos
Where defendant could not satisfy deprivation-of-judicial-review requirement given that defendant sought judicial review and received it, the court did not need to address 'Palomar-Santiago' case law. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Jan. 19, 2022 |
20-35818
|
ICTSI Oregon v. International Longshore and Warehouse Union
The court lacked jurisdiction because the labor union's argument on interlocutory appeal was a question of fact. |
Civil Procedure |
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D. O'Scannlain | Jan. 19, 2022 |
20-71740
|
Young v. U.S.
Certification denied for petitioners' applications for successive habeas corpus petitions that did not "rely on" a new rule of constitutional law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Berman | Jan. 19, 2022 |
21-35149
|
Smith v. Charter Communications
Order |
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Jan. 19, 2022 | ||
B307585
|
Starr v. Chaparro
Voter-adopted ordinance regarding mayoral term could not be amended except by voters so petition initiative seeking to amend that ordinance should have been presented to voters instead of adopted. |
Government |
|
A. Gilbert | Jan. 19, 2022 |
B308435
|
Sanchez v. Westlake Services
Under Code of Civil Procedure Section 904.1(a)(2), for the trial court's attorney fees order to constitute an appealable postjudgment order, a prior appealable judgment is required. |
Attorneys |
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D. Perluss | Jan. 19, 2022 |
B311135
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In re Malik T.
A juvenile court erred in concluding that it lacked the authority to order additional reunification services. |
Juveniles |
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D. Perluss | Jan. 19, 2022 |
C093386
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In re Lisea
Improper kill zone instruction was prejudicial error warranting reversal of attempted murder conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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C. Blease | Jan. 18, 2022 |
A160578
|
People v. Flores
Defendant-Appellant was entitled to a weighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances to determine if his age at the time of the offense entitled him to imposition of a lower sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
T. Jackson | Jan. 18, 2022 |
D079064
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Ocean Street Extension Neighborhood v. City of Santa Cruz
A city did not violate its municipal code when it granted a planned development permit without requiring compliance with the code's slope modifications. |
Government |
|
R. Huffman | Jan. 18, 2022 |
C090477
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Modification: San Diego Unified School Dist. v. State of California
Statutes that partially fulfilled a financial obligation to school districts were not wrongly retroactive because they did not alter the remaining obligations. |
Education |
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C. Blease | Jan. 18, 2022 |
21A240
|
Biden v. Missouri
The Secretary of Health was authorized to require vaccination against COVID-19 in order for healthcare facilities to receive Medicare and Medicaid funding. |
Government |
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P. Curiam (USSC) | Jan. 18, 2022 |
21A244
|
National Federation of Independent Business v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA mandate, requiring businesses with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated or test negative weekly, was beyond the scope of its authority. |
Administrative Agencies |
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P. Curiam (USSC) | Jan. 18, 2022 |
19-73312
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Amended Opinion: Plancarte Sauceda v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals' rejection of petitioner's proposed particular social group of 'female nurses' on ground that nursing is not immutable characteristic was unreasonable. |
Immigration |
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W. Fletcher | Jan. 18, 2022 |
20-56049
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Childs v. San Diego Family Housing LLC
Collateral order doctrine did not apply to a denial of derivative sovereign immunity because the denial would not be unreviewable via an appeal from a final judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Ikuta | Jan. 18, 2022 |
20-56122
|
Bristol SL Holdings v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company
Health center's bankruptcy successor-in-interest has standing to pursue health center's claims under ERISA. |
Health Care |
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L. VanDyke | Jan. 18, 2022 |
21-56259
|
John Doe v. San Diego Unified School District
Order |
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Jan. 18, 2022 | ||
A160262
|
People v. Langi
The trial court erred in treating the opinion affirming defendant's conviction as conclusively establishing that defendant was found as the actual killer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Pollak | Jan. 14, 2022 |
A162343
|
Western Growers Assn. v. Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board
The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board had statutory authority to issue emergency mandates affecting businesses during the pandemic. |
Administrative Agencies |
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S. Margulies | Jan. 14, 2022 |
20-480
|
Babcock v. Kijakazi
"Dual-status military technician" pension payments were not based wholly on services as a member of uniformed service and were subject to Social Security Act's Windfall Elimination provision. |
Administrative Agencies |
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A. Barrett | Jan. 14, 2022 |