| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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12-7822
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Fernandez v. California
Police may search robbery suspect’s apartment without warrant because they obtained consent of another inhabitant well after suspect had been removed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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12-464
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Kaley v. U.S.
Couple cannot contest restraining order, which froze assets that were subject to forfeiture, because they challenged grand jury’s probable cause finding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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09-99005
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Ayala v. Wong
Trial judge may not consider whether prosecution’s peremptory challenges are racially discriminatory during private hearings without defense counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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11-17608
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Escriba v. Foster Poultry Farms Inc.
Employee may not sue employer under Family and Medical Leave Act after she was fired for taking two more weeks off work than requested. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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B248654
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Hilton v. Superior Court (People)
Driver does not have to pay additional restitution to his victim because court lacked authority to reopen restitution issue after probation term ended. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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H037514
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Robert v. Stanford University
Stanford University recovers $100,000 in attorney fees after prevailing in former employee’s race discrimination suit, despite lack of written findings by trial court. |
Employment Law |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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C073052
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Johnson v. Prasad
Homeowners may be liable for child’s drowning death in swimming pool because they knowingly rented out the property and expected people to use the pool. |
Torts |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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E058521
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People v. Harris
Burglar gets sentence increase because he broke into guest room, which was attached to main house where owner was present at the time. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 26, 2014 | |
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13-6440
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Hinton v. Alabama
Death row inmate may be entitled to new trial because his trial attorney failed to understand Alabama law regarding expert witness funding. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | |
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13-439
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Carmax Auto Superstores, et al. v. Fowler
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-5997
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Ford v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-6733
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Snipes v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-7283
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Story v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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S189577
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Ennabe v. Manosa
Underage host, who provided alcohol to guests and charged admission fees, may be responsible for death related to alcohol consumption at her party. |
Torts |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | |
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13-7664
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Jones v. Florida
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-7826
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Lawhorn v. Wright
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-7876
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Johnson v. Holder
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-7911
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Cobble v. Owens
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-7938
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Tate v. Florida
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-8168
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Lai v. Ipson
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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13-8315
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Settle v. United States
Order |
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Feb. 25, 2014 | ||
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D063385
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Montague v. AMN Healthcare Inc.
Nurse staffing company is not liable for carbolic acid poisoning of nurse by medical assistant, who was assigned by company to work at hospital. |
Torts |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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D064350
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People v. Superior Court (Flores)
Juvenile offender chooses wrong law in his attempt to recall sentence of 76 years to life, which he claimed equated to life without parole. |
Juveniles |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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10-56887
|
Stout v. FreeScore LLC
Customer may sue FreeScore LLC, an online provider of credit score services, for making misleading statements while advertising itself as credit repair organization. |
Business Law |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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11-16401
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Sheehan v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco must face mentally ill woman’s civil rights lawsuit after officers nearly killed her due to her threats, while waiting for backup. |
Civil Rights |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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G048053
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Gilmore Bank v. AsiaTrust New Zealand Limited
Businessman who was tricked into purchasing failing company may pursue New Zealand company as part of effort to recover $3.3 million judgment in his favor. |
Civil Procedure |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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D062532
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Schmidt v. Bank of America N.A.
Landowner may maintain trespass claim against Bank of America in relation to construction of condominium project’s infrastructure around easement. |
Real Property |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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G047591
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Vargas v. Balz (City of Brea)
Brea City Clerk’s unilateral changes to arguments in opposition to two municipal initiatives on November 2012 ballot violate Elections Code. |
Government |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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B240688
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Hagopian v. State of California
California Coastal Commission may penalize coastal Los Angeles County homeowners, who began building a guest house on their property without permit. |
Real Property |
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Feb. 24, 2014 | |
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B246769
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KB Home Greater Los Angeles Inc. v. Superior Court (Allstate Insurance Co.)
Allstate may not demand reimbursement from builder for making repairs to home because it did not give builder a chance to repair those damages. |
Real Property |
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Feb. 24, 2014 |