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REPLACEMENT COPY OF TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025

Name Category Published
People v. Byers
There was insufficient evidence defendant was armed with a firearm during the offense of possessing the firearm. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/3 Aug. 27, 2020
Starks v. Vortex Industries
Trial court did not abuse its discretion when it determined that motion to intervene in nearly identical action after entry of judgment was untimely. 		Civil Procedure 2DCA/1 Aug. 27, 2020
People v. Nguyen
Defendant was not entitled to Penal Code Section 1170.95 relief because transcripts from preliminary and plea hearings demonstrated he was convicted of second degree murder as direct aider and abettor. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/1 Aug. 27, 2020
Marriage of Siva
Trial court had discretion to allow 'Jackson v. Jackson' credit for respondent's double-satisfaction of his child support payments. 		Family Law 1DCA/4 Aug. 27, 2020
Mitchell v. U.S.
Order 		USSC Aug. 27, 2020
U.S. v. Hussain
Defendants's wire fraud convictions did not involve impermissible extraterritorial application of US law because defendant used domestic wires to perpetrate his fraud. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 27, 2020
Global Commodities Trading Group v. Beneficio De Arroz Choloma
Plaintiff made a prima facie showing that defendant reached out beyond Honduras to create continuing relationships and obligations with citizens of California. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 27, 2020
City of Oakland v. Wells Fargo & Co.
City plausibly alleged that its decrease in property-tax revenues had some direct and continuous relation to defendant's discriminatory lending practices to pursue a claim under Fair Housing Act. 		Civil Rights 9th Aug. 27, 2020
In re I.M.
Probation requirement 'to report any police contacts' to deputy probation officer within 24 hours was unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. 		Juveniles 1DCA/3 Aug. 26, 2020
People v. Contreraz
Suspending execution of defendant's sentence and placing him on probation constituted conditional judgment rather than final judgment; thus, Senate Bill No. 620 applied retroactively. 		statutory_interpretation 6DCA Aug. 26, 2020
Shih v. Starbucks Corp.
Trial court correctly granted defendant summary judgment because any alleged defect in defendant's product was not a legal cause of plaintiff's injuries. 		Torts 2DCA/7 Aug. 26, 2020
Riverside County Transportation Comm. v. Southern California Gas Co.
Once County Transportation Commission terminated Gas Company's licenses for pipelines that stood in the way of new rail line, Gas Company could be held liable for trespass. 		Utilities 4DCA/2 Aug. 26, 2020
Modification: In re Shelton
Board of Parole Hearings considering inmate insight deficiencies must consider whether immutable facts are probative to the inmate's current dangerousness. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/2 Aug. 26, 2020
Williams v. 3620 W. 102nd Street, Inc.
State public policy prohibits arbitration provisions in residential lease agreements. 		Arbitration 2DCA/8 Aug. 26, 2020
Lona v. City of Fullerton Police Dept.
Trial courts may review and consider an agency's denial letter when ruling on removal petitions, notwithstanding the language in Penal Code Section 186.35(c). 		statutory_interpretation 4DCA/3 Aug. 26, 2020
Modification: King v. U.S. Bank National Assn.
Plaintiff's award for damages was reinstated because trial court's order failed to specify its reasons for granting defendant's motion for new trial for excessive damages. 		Remedies 3DCA Aug. 26, 2020
U.S. v. Lusby
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act does not require that defendant's interstate travel not be compelled. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 26, 2020
Abcarian v. Levine
The Hobbs Act does not carry an accompanying civil private right of action for extortion. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 26, 2020
Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs
Appeal was untimely as to district court's judgment because motion for attorneys' fees did not extend time to appeal, and district court did not enter order extending time pursuant to Rule 58. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 26, 2020
Iman v. Barr
In order to base adverse credibility determination on petitioner's nonresponsiveness, agency must identify specific instances, supported by the record, where petitioner did not respond. 		Immigration 9th Aug. 26, 2020
Yim v. Barr
California Penal Code Section 118(a) was a categorical match with Board of Immigration Appeals' generic definition of perjury, and thus constituted an 'aggravated felony.' 		Immigration 9th Aug. 26, 2020
Guenther v. Lockheed Martin
Plaintiff's claim of breach of fiduciary duty in violation of Employee Retirement Income Security Act was time-barred under 29 U.S.C. Section 1113(2). 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 26, 2020
People v. Peterson
Prospective jurors may not be disqualified from service in a capital case solely because of their general objections to the death penalty. 		Criminal Law and Procedure CASC Aug. 25, 2020
Frausto v. Dept. of the Cal. Highway Patrol
Law enforcement officers and arrestees have a special relationship where officers owe arrestees a duty of reasonable care. 		Torts 1DCA/2 Aug. 25, 2020
People v. Valdes
Defendant was entitled to 258 days actual custody credit instead of 257 days. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/6 Aug. 25, 2020
People v. Belche
Trial court did not have jurisdiction to find defendant violated probation based on his indecent exposure because defendant's probation had been formally revoked and not reinstated. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 3DCA Aug. 25, 2020
Skinner v. Ken's Foods, Inc.
Trial court properly awarded respondents catalyst fee award because respondents were successful parties under Code of Civil Procedure Section 1021.5. 		Remedies 2DCA/6 Aug. 25, 2020
Mitchell v. U.S.
Applicant's motion did not make 'a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right,' and thus, certificate of appealability was denied. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 9th Aug. 25, 2020
U.S. v. Obaid
District court correctly denied appellant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction because forfeiture of property was the subject of the action. 		Civil Procedure 9th Aug. 25, 2020
Aliyev v. Barr
Board of Immigration Appeals abused its discretion by denying Petitioner's motion to reopen under 8 C.F.R. Section 1003.2(c)(1). 		Immigration 9th Aug. 25, 2020
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