Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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S262699
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Ducksworth v. Tri-Modal Distribution Services
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2020 | ||
S262972
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People v. Shelton
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2020 | ||
S262634
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Zolly v. City of Oakland
Order |
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Aug. 14, 2020 | ||
S245203
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Facebook v. Superior Court (Lance Touchstone)
Trial court abused its discretion when ruling on motion to quash criminal subpoena by failing to apply seven-factor 'Alhambra v. Superior Court' test. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Aug. 14, 2020 |
S062417
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People v. Silveria and Travis
Defendants failed to demonstrate that trial court abused its discretion in denying defendants' severance motions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Groban | Aug. 14, 2020 |
S105876
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People v. Suarez
Death qualification process is constitutional and does not violate statutory, constitutional, or international law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Liu | Aug. 14, 2020 |
H045092
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Marriage of Ankola
Trial court erred in rescinding order awarding attorney fees because it rescinded order based on new evidence, rather than evidence presented at original proceeding. |
Family Law |
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E. Premo | Aug. 14, 2020 |
G057546
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People for the Ethical Operation of Prosecutors v. Spitzer
Plaintiffs satisfied basic requirements of taxpayer claim under Code of Civil Procedure Section 526a and had standing to sue. |
Constitutional Law |
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R. Ikola | Aug. 14, 2020 |
13-72934
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Enriquez v. Barr
Petitioner was not 'admitted' within meaning of cancellation of removal statute when he was approved as derivative beneficiary of his mother's self-petition under Violence Against Women Act. |
Immigration |
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M. Murguia | Aug. 14, 2020 |
19-70079
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Gomez Fernandez v. Barr
Murder conviction under Penal Code Section 187(a) is an aggravated felony under Immigration and Nationality Act that rendered petitioner removable. |
Immigration |
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M. Smith | Aug. 14, 2020 |
18-16349
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In re Bard IVC Filters Product Liability Litigation
Food and Drug Administration special control requirements do not constitute device-specific requirements that preempt state-law claims for failure-to-warn. |
Torts |
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E. Miller | Aug. 14, 2020 |
C085869
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Oak Valley Hospital Dist. v. State Dept. of Health Care Services
Defendant failed to prove that plaintiff received double compensation for in-house medical treatment of its employees. |
Insurance |
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A. Hoch | Aug. 13, 2020 |
G055726
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People v. Ogaz
Defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront adverse witnesses was violated by admission of analyst's drug testing evidence because defendant did not have opportunity to cross-examine analyst. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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W. Bedsworth | Aug. 13, 2020 |
B298091
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Abdulkadhim v. Wu
Under the sudden emergency doctrine, the only relevant emergency was the one defendant faced, without considering if defendant created a dangerous situation for anyone else. |
Civil Procedure |
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V. Chaney | Aug. 13, 2020 |
E072688
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People v. Lippert
Senate Bill No. 1437 is constitutional because it does not amend Propositions 7 and 115. |
statutory_interpretation |
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C. Codrington | Aug. 13, 2020 |
E071770
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Crawford v. Commission on Professional Competence
Counselor may be dismissed when her conduct has gained sufficient notoriety so as to impair her on-campus relationships. |
Education |
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C. Codrington | Aug. 13, 2020 |
E074079
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In re J.W.
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act does not regulate a California trial court's fundamental jurisdiction. |
Dependency |
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M. Raphael | Aug. 13, 2020 |
18-55313
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Thuraissigiam v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Order |
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Aug. 13, 2020 | ||
18-16663
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Amended Opinion: City of Oakland v. BP PLC
Fact-bound state law claims, such as for public nuisance, do not require interpretations of federal law for federal question jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Ikuta | Aug. 13, 2020 |
17-71727
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Syed v. Barr
Penal Code Section 288.3(a) conviction based on specific intent to commit Section 288 offense constitutes categorical crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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P. Bumatay | Aug. 13, 2020 |
18-17421
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In re Edwin Earl Elliott
Appellant could not reclaim his retirement funds because he filed the bankruptcy petition after the execution lien on his retirement funds had already been satisfied. |
Bankruptcy |
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R. Paez | Aug. 13, 2020 |
18-72689
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City of Portland v. U.S.
Provision regarding aesthetic regulations of small wireless cell facilities in Federal Communications Commission's order conflicted with Section 332 of Telephone Communications Act. |
Administrative Agencies |
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M. Schroeder | Aug. 13, 2020 |
D072515
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Modification: People v. Ware
Gang conspiracy conviction was reversed where no evidence was presented on nature of crimes committed by alleged co-conspiring gang members. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. O'Rourke | Aug. 13, 2020 |
E070624
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People v. Cardenas
Trial court erred by instructing jury on kill zone theory because there was insufficient evidence to warrant the instruction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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F. Menetrez | Aug. 12, 2020 |
G058814
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In re I.B.
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding Mother demonstrated changed circumstances required under a Welfare and Institutions Code Section 388 petition. |
Dependency |
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K. O'Leary | Aug. 12, 2020 |
B300187
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C.W. Johnson & Sons, Inc. v. Carpenter
Court may determine that there has been substantial compliance with licensure requirements if it is shown at evidentiary hearing that contractor acted reasonably and in good faith to maintain proper licensure. |
Civil Procedure |
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A. Gilbert | Aug. 12, 2020 |
G057113
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Ghazarian v. Magellan Health
To avoid bad faith liability, it is not enough that insurer's ultimate decision might be considered reasonable at first glance. |
Insurance |
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E. Moore | Aug. 12, 2020 |
E072119
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People v. Mirmon
Trial court properly sentenced defendant to a term to be served fully consecutively to the sentence defendant was already serving. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Miller | Aug. 12, 2020 |
A156017
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People v. Harrell
Convictions under Penal Code Section 530.5(c) cannot be reclassified as misdemeanor thefts under Proposition 47. |
statutory_interpretation |
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A. Tucher | Aug. 12, 2020 |
E074121
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Blue Fountain Pools and Spas Inc. v. Superior Court (Arias)
Plaintiff's work environment sexual harassment claim was not barred by one-year statute of limitations because a continuing violation existed. |
Employment Discrimination |
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M. Slough | Aug. 12, 2020 |