Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B306905
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Letgolts v. David H. Pierce & Assoc.
Despite attorney's sluggishness with a suit, there was no legal malpractice because the underlying claim would not have prevailed. |
Attorneys |
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J. Wiley | Nov. 4, 2021 |
19-73085
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Quebrado Cantor v. Garland
Continuous presence requirement to be eligible for cancellation of removal is not stopped by a final order of removal. |
Immigration |
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M. McKeown | Nov. 4, 2021 |
19-17311
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Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing
Asking a farm laborer to sign an arbitration agreement after he had already traveled from Mexico, was living in company housing, and had started work was not economic duress. |
Arbitration |
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P. Bumatay | Nov. 4, 2021 |
C087688
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Farmland Protection Alliance v. County of Yolo
A trial court did not have the authority under the California Environmental Quality Act to split a project's impact analysis across two types of environmental review documents. |
Environmental Law |
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R. Robie | Nov. 4, 2021 |
B307017
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Chase v. Wizmann
Compliance with municipal noise ordinances does not automatically immunize a defendant from traditional nuisance liability. |
Torts |
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E. Lui | Nov. 3, 2021 |
B312479
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In re D.M.
A matter involving the termination of parental rights was remanded to consider the parental-benefit exception. |
Family Law |
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E. Grimes | Nov. 3, 2021 |
B313874
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Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
Evidence Code Section 1106 bars evidence of victim's prior sexual abuse. |
Evidence |
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B. Hoffstadt | Nov. 3, 2021 |
B309123
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Mitchell v. Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Plaintiff's complaint was time-barred because it alleged a cause of action for professional negligence, rather than general negligence or premises liability. |
Torts |
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K. Yegan | Nov. 3, 2021 |
19-7862
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Coonce v. U.S.
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1499
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ACLU v. U.S.
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1704
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Simmons v. U.S.
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1501
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Roman Catholic Diocese v. Emami
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1594
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Rojas v. U.S.
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
21-7
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Garland v. Velasquez
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1530
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West Virginia v. EPA
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1531
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North American Coal Corp. v. EPA
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1778
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Westmoreland Mining Holdings v. EPA
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1780
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North Dakota v. EPA
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
20-1775
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Arizona v. San Francisco, CA
Order |
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Nov. 2, 2021 | ||
F083149
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Modification: Negron v. Superior Court (People)
A defendant qualified for mental health diversion because he suffered from a qualifying disorder despite also being diagnosed with an excluded disorder. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Meehan | Nov. 2, 2021 |
B311250
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In re Solomon B.
An order terminating a nonoffending noncustodial mother's parental rights was reversed because substantial evidence did not support the juvenile court's detriment finding. |
Juveniles |
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C. Crandall | Nov. 2, 2021 |
C090618
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Family Health Centers of San Diego v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
An administrative law judge did not err in using a materiality standard to determine how to apportion costs for a clinic receiving Medi-Cal reimbursement. |
Health Care |
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P. Krause | Nov. 2, 2021 |
A162043
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California Union Square L.P. v. Saks & Company LLC
Where lease agreement contained several sections regarding attorneys' fees, the section that was specific as to the reason for the dispute governed rather than the general attorneys' fees provision. |
Contracts |
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I. Petrou | Nov. 2, 2021 |
D075529
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State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara
In the prior approval system for insurance rates, the insurance commissioner cannot consider projected investment income from affiliate companies in setting a fair rate. |
Insurance |
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R. Huffman | Nov. 2, 2021 |
D077731
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State Farm General Insurance Company v. Lara
Intervenor attorneys' fees under Insurance Code Section 1861.10(b) may be obtained as long as the intervenor made a significant, distinct contribution. |
Insurance |
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R. Huffman | Nov. 2, 2021 |
H044008
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Zamora v. Security Industry Specialists
Summary adjudication was improper because a jury could infer disability discrimination from lower-ranked, but able-bodied employees being demoted rather than terminated. |
Employment Law |
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M. Greenwood | Nov. 2, 2021 |
20-56399
|
U.S. v. Tan
United States Customs and Border Protection is not required to describe the subjects about which it intends to question in a summons for testimony. |
Government |
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S. Graber | Nov. 2, 2021 |
18-72974
|
Usubakunov v. Garland
An immigration judge's denial of an asylum applicant's continuance of his merits hearing violated the applicant's right to counsel. |
Immigration |
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M. McKeown | Nov. 2, 2021 |
16-99008
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Ochoa v. Davis
Habeas corpus applicant was required to show that the *Brady* violation prejudiced his case in order to make a successful habeas claim. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Clifton | Nov. 2, 2021 |
D077571
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Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians v. Flynt
Because Native American tribes are governmental entities, they have no standing to bring Unfair Competition Law claims. |
Native American Affairs |
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T. Do | Nov. 1, 2021 |