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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
People v. DelRio
Evidence of victim's previous domestic violence arrests was admissible when defendant claimed self-defense in homicide case. 		Evidence 2DCA/8 Sep. 2, 2020
People v. Martinez
Where trial court revokes supervision and Legislature enacts ameliorative statute prior to or during pendency of appeal from revocation order, defendant is entitled to seek relief under new law. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/6 Sep. 2, 2020
Rivera v. Shivers
Trial court erred in believing that the parties stipulated to a nonbinding judicial arbitration. 		Arbitration 4DCA/3 Sep. 2, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Herman
Restraining order precluding defendant from threatening plaintiff during city council meetings was not a violation of defendant's First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 		Constitutional Law 2DCA/2 Sep. 2, 2020
People v. Cooper
Trial court erred by summarily denying defendant's Senate Bill No. 1437 petition without appointing counsel because right to counsel attaches upon filing facially sufficient petition alleging relief. 		statutory_interpretation 1DCA/1 Sep. 2, 2020
Jaimes-Cardenas v. Barr
Domestic violence waiver established under 8 U.S.C. Section 1227(a)(7), and made applicable to cancellation of removal by Section 1229b(b)(5), is limited to crimes of domestic violence and stalking. 		Immigration 9th Sep. 2, 2020
In re Nanette Sisk
Order 		Bankruptcy 9th Sep. 2, 2020
Modification: Ghazarian v. Magellan Health, Inc.
To avoid bad faith liability, it is not enough that insurer's ultimate decision might be considered reasonable at first glance. 		Insurance 4DCA/3 Sep. 2, 2020
Amended Opinion: People v. Triplett
Juries should be informed or reminded of their right to readback of testimony upon request to review testimony but such error was harmless here. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Sep. 2, 2020
Land v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board prejudicially abused its discretion in refusing to consider additional evidence proffered by appellant. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/1 Sep. 2, 2020
Reilly v. Marin Housing Authority
Section 8 beneficiary's compensation for providing in-home care for severely disabled adult daughter should be excluded from income in calculating the rental subsidy. 		statutory_interpretation CASC Sep. 1, 2020
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom
California law empowers Governor to concur in United States Secretary of the Interior's determination to allow casino-style gaming on certain land taken into federal trust for Indian tribe. 		Gaming CASC Sep. 1, 2020
In re A.C.
The absence of a relationship between father and daughter was a permissible factor in juvenile court's decision to place daughter with grandmother. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Sep. 1, 2020
Marriage of DeSouza
Appellant's failure to disclose information about his bitcoin investments tied up in bankruptcy was a breach of his fiduciary duty to his former wife under Family Code Section 1100(e). 		Family Law 1DCA/3 Aug. 31, 2020
Prang v. Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Bd.
Taxpayers must strictly comply with the notice requirements of Revenue and Taxation Code Section 480.1 to avoid retroactively levied assessments. 		statutory_interpretation 2DCA/2 Aug. 31, 2020
Marshall v. Webster
Plaintiffs' notice of appeal from anti-SLAPP order was untimely; thus, court lacked jurisdiction to consider the appeal. 		Civil Procedure 3DCA Aug. 31, 2020
Jordan v. SSA Terminals
Credible complaints of severe, persistent, and prolonged pain can establish a prima facie case of disability, even if the claimant can literally perform his past work. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Aug. 31, 2020
People v. Federico
Order 		CASC Aug. 28, 2020
People v. Padilla
Order 		CASC Aug. 28, 2020
Gund v. County of Trinity
Plaintiffs who responded to 911 call for assistance of unknown nature were engaged in 'active law enforcement service'; thus, workers' compensation was their exclusive remedy for the injuries they sustained. 		Workers' Compensation CASC Aug. 28, 2020
Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources v. County of Stanislaus
Agencies may not categorically classify projects as ministerial simply because a suggested set of standards for approval exists. 		Environmental Law CASC Aug. 28, 2020
Eisenberg Village v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc.
One-year statute of limitation under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 340(a) applies to disgorgement claims brought under Business and Professions Code Section 7031(b). 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/4 Aug. 28, 2020
Conyer v. Hula Media Services, LLC
Trial court incorrectly denied defendant's motion to compel arbitration because plaintiff demonstrated his assent to the arbitration clause and defendant had no obligation to call plaintiff's attention to the arbitration clause. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Aug. 28, 2020
People v. Conatser
Defendant was entitled to retroactive application of Senate Bill No. 180 because court imposed split sentence and therefore, his proceeding was ongoing when Senate Bill No. 180 became effective. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 Aug. 28, 2020
Thurston v. Fairfield Collectibles of Georgia, LLC
Under California case law, substantial sales of goods or services to California residents via one's own website constitutes purposeful availment. 		Civil Procedure 4DCA/2 Aug. 28, 2020
Morgado v. City and County of San Francisco
Employer's monetary obligation to wrongfully terminated employee 'may be mitigated by deducting compensation or benefits actually received by employee that are inconsistent with original employment.' 		Employment Law 1DCA/4 Aug. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Litwin
District court erred in dismissing juror because its determination that juror harbored 'malice toward the judicial process' was not supported by the record. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 28, 2020
U.S. v. Rodriguez-Gamboa
Because geometric isomers of methamphetamine are impossible, there is no realistic probability that defendant's California methamphetamine statute of conviction will be used to prosecute someone in connection with geometric isomers of methamphetamine. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 28, 2020
Akopyan v. Superior Court (Unzueta)
Trial court erred in granting disqualification motion under Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6(a)(2) following conditional reversal where remand was for reconsideration of pretrial 'Batson/Wheeler' motion. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 Aug. 27, 2020
Modification: Golden Door Properties, LLC v. Superior Court (County of San Diego)
County's emails were official records under Public Resources Code Section 21167.6 and should not have been destroyed because they were subject to discovery under the Public Records Act. 		Public Records Act 4DCA/1 Aug. 27, 2020
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