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Blakes v. Superior Court (People)
Motion to suppress should have been granted because the odor of burnt marijuana was insufficient to support probable cause for the warrantless search of a vehicle. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Dec. 20, 2021
Wall v. California Coastal Commission
Payment of an in-lieu public access fee was required for the approval of a coastal development permit pursuant to the Coastal Act of 1976. 		Real Property 2DCA/6 Dec. 20, 2021
Save Civita Because Sudberry Won't v. City of San Diego
Where city made clear the nature of a project's overall changes and stated that prior comments will not receive a response, city did not have to summarize revisions made to a previously circulated draft environmental impact report. 		Government 4DCA/1 Dec. 20, 2021
Modification: People v. Jimenez
Defendant's murder conviction was reversed because the police officer obtained defendant's confession by threatening to charge his sons with murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Dec. 20, 2021
Esquivel v. U.S.
Communications between the fire specialist and land owner regarding fire suppression operations fell under the discretionary function exception, making the United States immune from suit. 		Immunity 9th Dec. 20, 2021
Torres v. Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Order 		USSC Dec. 20, 2021
Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana
Order 		USSC Dec. 20, 2021
LeDure v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Order 		USSC Dec. 20, 2021
Woods v. American Film Institute
Festival volunteers were denied class certification because the need to decide the expectations of individual class members would preclude common issues from predominating. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/2 Dec. 20, 2021
Clawson v. Board of Registered Nursing
Gross negligence while conducting residential appraisals was unprofessional conduct subject to discipline by the Board of Registered Nursing. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/5 Dec. 20, 2021
Church Mutual Insurance Co. v. GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance
An insurer was not entitled to equitable contribution from another insurer even though both policies covered the risk of fire damage to the same church building. 		Insurance 3DCA Dec. 20, 2021
Conservatorship of Joanne R.
Despite the 9-month difference in delay between a bench trial and a jury trial, a conservatee's waiver of a jury trial was knowing and intelligent, and was not improperly induced. 		Conservatorship 2DCA/7 Dec. 20, 2021
People v. Wright
Denial of defendant's motion to represent himself at trial for being untimely was not an abuse of discretion when the motion was made two days before trial and appeared to be an attempt at an unjustifiable delay. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Dec. 17, 2021
Goodwin v. Comerica Bank, N.A.
A bank forfeited the right to demand disqualification of the arbitrator because it did not seek disqualification before the conclusion of the arbitration proceedings. 		Arbitration 1DCA/4 Dec. 17, 2021
Modification: People v. Sorden
Defendant could not collaterally attack criminal protective order that restricted him from 'disturbing the peace' because CPO cannot be attacked for only being legally erroneous. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/1 Dec. 17, 2021
Mission Peak Conservancy v. State Water Resources Control Board
State Water Resources Control Board action of granting a small domestic use registration is ministerial, and therefore exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 		Water Rights 1DCA/5 Dec. 17, 2021
Food & Water Watch v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency's permit to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations must contain sufficient monitoring provisions to ensure wastewater discharge compliance. 		Water Rights 9th Dec. 17, 2021
People v. Jimenez
Defendant's murder conviction was reversed because the police officer obtained defendant's confession by threatening to charge his sons with murder. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/2 Dec. 16, 2021
Edward v. Ellis
Under the anti-SLAPP statute, in a libel action involving a limited public figure, plaintiffs need only establish a probability they can prove actual malice and that may be proven through circumstantial evidence. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Dec. 16, 2021
Fair Education Santa Barbara v. Santa Barbara Unified School District
Contracts for anti-bias training services were not void for failing to go through a public bidding process because the contracts were for "special services" exempt from the bidding process. 		Government 2DCA/6 Dec. 16, 2021
Wheeler v. Appellate Division (People)
Local ordinances imposing liability on landlords for allowing unlicensed commercial cannabis activity were not preempted by state law when the laws were not coextensive and landlords could comply with both laws. 		Government 2DCA/3 Dec. 16, 2021
Ring v. Harmon
An estate's personal representative has standing to bring a financial elder abuse claim in her individual capacity. 		probate_and_trusts 4DCA/2 Dec. 16, 2021
Musero v. Creative Artists Agency, LLC
The allegedly misappropriated creative aspects of a writer's television pilot did not warrant anti-SLAPP protection. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/7 Dec. 16, 2021
Dr. A v. Hochul
Order 		USSC Dec. 15, 2021
Modification: C.T. v. K.W.
A mother was eligible for attorneys fees because a child support action and custody action were related actions. 		Family Law 1DCA/4 Dec. 15, 2021
Modification: City of Oxnard v. County of Ventura
A city seeking a preliminary injunction to prohibit the county from providing ambulance services was denied because the city effectively delegated its administrative control over that service prior to 1980. 		Administrative Agencies 2DCA/6 Dec. 15, 2021
Tomczyk v. Garland
For purposes of reinstatement of a prior removal order, an individual's inadmissible status renders that individual's reentry illegal regardless of the manner of reentry. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 15, 2021
Alcaraz-Enriquez v. Garland
A fundamentally fair hearing was denied when the government made no effort to make underlying witnesses to a probation report available for cross-examination. 		Immigration 9th Dec. 15, 2021
People v. Benzler
The trial court erred when it denied an eligible inmate's motion for a parole-related hearing. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Dec. 15, 2021
People ex rel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Rubin
An Insurance Fraud Protection Act action that alleges the same fraud as a pending action is not barred if it seeks penalties based on a separate pool of victims. 		Insurance 4DCA/3 Dec. 15, 2021
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