| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B272039
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Marriage of Ciprari
Direct tracing and exhaustion tracing are not the two 'exclusive' methods of tracing under California. Instead, tracing methods may vary depending on the facts in each case. |
Family Law |
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B. Currey | Feb. 8, 2019 |
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F075035
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Modification: People v. The North River Insurance Co.
Penal Code Section 1306(b) entitles Counties, as agents of the State of California, to seek compensation for the costs of returning a defendant like Amanda Sanchez to custody. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Meehan | Feb. 8, 2019 |
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17-71636
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Lulac v. Wheeler
Order |
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Feb. 8, 2019 | ||
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17-35719
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U.S. v. Hill
Defendant moving to vacate his sentence in light of Johnson v. U.S. must show alleged misinformation about his ACCA eligibility was demonstrably made the basis for the sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Ikuta | Feb. 8, 2019 |
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S238941
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Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC
Employee should not be viewed as third party beneficiary who may maintain an action against payroll company for alleged breach of contract between the employer and payroll company regarding payment of wages. |
Contracts |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Feb. 8, 2019 |
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D073772
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Sunrise Financial, LLC v. Superior Court
After a defendant makes a general appearance they only have 15 days to file their Section 170.6 challenge, because the word 'appearance' in Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.6 means 'general appearance.' |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Haller | Feb. 8, 2019 |
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D071011
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People v. Johnson
Senate Bill 1393 amended Penal Code Sections 667(a) and 1385 to give trial courts discretion, at sentencing, to strike five-year prior serious felony enhancements; thus, matter remanded for resentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Nares | Feb. 7, 2019 |
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D074260
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In re M.F.
A court may find that reasonable services were not provided or offered when services were not accessible, delays in providing services occurred or the services were not appropriately tailored to a parent's needs. |
Family Law |
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G. Nares | Feb. 7, 2019 |
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B286069
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Rostack Investments v. Sabella
Securing judgment with bond collateralized by letter of credit instead of cash-collateralized bond that would net interest but tie up cash was reasonable and necessary based on defendant's own financial situation. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. Rubin | Feb. 7, 2019 |
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17-35597
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The Depot v. Caring for Montanans
Under 29 U.S.C Section 1132(a)(3), a plaintiff may not seek recovery out of a defendant's general assets but must seek to recover specifically identified funds traceable items from a defendant. |
Remedies |
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J. Bybee | Feb. 7, 2019 |
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16-35528
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EEOC v. Global Horizons
Under Title VII, fruit growers were joint employers of Thai workers under H-2A guest worker program even in matters relating to housing, meals, and transportation because they possessed ultimate authority over those matters. |
Employment Discrimination |
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P. Watford | Feb. 7, 2019 |
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B286062
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People v. Landen
School district was a direct victim of defendant's deadly threats and use of poison at elementary school because it incurred substantial costs in protecting student and teachers; thus restitution order affirmed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Gilbert | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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B280151
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Ward v. Tilly's, Inc.
Requiring an employee to call in two hours before the start of an employees on-call shift to determine whether they are needed to work those shifts triggers Wage order No. 7-2001. |
Labor Law |
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L. Edmon | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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B281760
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Marriage of Anka & Yeager
If an attorney intentionally asks numerous questions that disclose confidential information from a custody evaluation report, that attorney can be sanctioned under Family Code Section 3111(f). |
Family Law |
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A. Gilbert | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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A150211
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Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals
Trial court properly determined that hospital violated plaintiff's statutory and common law right to due process by substantially restricting his medical privileges without notice and a hearing. |
Employment Law |
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S. Pollack | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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B282972
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Darab N. v. Olivera
The tender doctrine compels disclosure only in cases in which a patient's own action initiates the exposure, and not when an opposing party seeks to tender a patient's medical issues. |
Evidence |
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V. Chaney | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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G048762
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Modification: People v. Marquez
Collection of defendant's DNA sample was unlawful under the Fourth Amendment because DNA not collected as part of routine booking procedure; however, later DNA evidence properly admitted under attenuation doctrine. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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E. Moore | Feb. 6, 2019 |
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A150162
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DFS Group, L.P. v. County of San Mateo
In valuing the possessory interests plaintiff acquired under lease to sell merchandise duty-free at airport, County may not include the entire value of, and thereby directly tax, the exclusive concession plaintiff also acquired. |
Tax |
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T. Stewart | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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D074710
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People v. Ellis
Penal Code Section 2085.5(a) does not restrict the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from collecting fines from previous convictions of a prisoner, if he is still an inmate in a California prison. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Huffman | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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B283529
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Symmonds v. Mahoney
A singer's selection of the musicians playing with him advances and assists the performance of the music, and therefore is an act in furtherance of his exercise of the right of free speech. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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H. Bendix | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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18A774
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June Medical Services v. Gee
Order |
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Feb. 5, 2019 | ||
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15-73120
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Islas-Veloz v. Whitaker
Supreme Court held in 'Jordan v. De George' that the phrase 'crime involving moral turpitude' was not unconstitutionally vague; thus, petition for review challenging order of removal denied. |
Immigration |
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M. McKeown | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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17-55723
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NAAAOM v. Charter Communications
42 U.S.C. Section 1981's text permits an exception to the default but-for causation standard by virtue of 'an indication to the contrary in the statute itself.' |
Civil Rights |
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M. Smith | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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16-56479
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NAAAOM v. COMCAST
Order |
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Feb. 5, 2019 | ||
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S126560
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People v. Armstrong
Prosecution's excusal for cause of jurors who repeatedly affirmed their ability to vote for death sentence violates 'Wainwright v. Witt' standard; requires death sentence be overturned. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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C. Corrigan | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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S235735
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Rand Resources, LLC v. City of Carson
Certain of defendants' communications with third party formed the basis of plaintiffs' interference claims and were made 'in connection with' a matter of public interest; thus Court of Appeal erred in part in denying anti-SLAPP motion. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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M. Cuéllar | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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S112691
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People v. Westerfield
Absent evidence that a jury was materially affected by the publicity and interest that a case generates, a court does not abuse its discretion by denying a motion for jury sequestration. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Cantil-Sakauye | Feb. 5, 2019 |
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C079134
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People v. Hull
Grant of immunity was not required when alleged victim invoked right against self-incrimination and became unavailable under Evidence Code Section 1291 because his prior testimony was neither clearly exculpatory nor essential. |
Evidence |
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W. Murray | Feb. 4, 2019 |
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B283457
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Perow v. Uzelac
Under Family Code Section 213, a party does not change or expand the message - and hence does not seek affirmative relief - if a party is only seeking costs. |
Family Law |
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B. Hoffstadt | Feb. 4, 2019 |
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B284932
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Dondlinger v. L.A. County Regional Park
A statute, such as Public Resources Code Section 5566, meets the uniformity requirement when it does not require a uniform 'effect' or 'outcome', but rather uniform application of the statute. |
statutory_interpretation |
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V. Chaney | Feb. 4, 2019 |