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People v. Casica
Woman receives reduced sentence for burglary and forgery offenses because her one objective in crimes was to steal her friend’s money. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
U.S. v. Popov
Health care provider who submitted fraudulent Medicare claims can hold off on paying $607,457 in restitution because court improperly calculated restitution amount. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
Burquet v. Brumbaugh
Woman obtains restraining order against ex-boyfriend who repeatedly contacted her, appeared at her residence uninvited and refused to leave. 		Family Law Feb. 12, 2014
Law School Admission Council Inc. v. State of California
California may target Law School Admission Council with law to prevent discrimination in law school admissions process without violating equal protection. 		Constitutional Law Feb. 12, 2014
Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed. 		Attorneys Feb. 12, 2014
People v. Sasser
Sex offender receives multiple sentence enhancements due to his prior conviction for lewd act on child, resulting in aggregate term of 495 years to life. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 12, 2014
Romo v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
Order 		Feb. 11, 2014
U.S. v. Vallejos
Offender who used LimeWire’s peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download child pornography receives sentence increase for distribution. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
U.S. v. Vasquez-Perez
Foreign citizen does not need verbal notice of additional allegations against him at initial hearing, when he was already in custody for illegally reentering U.S. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
Smith v. Swarthout
Juror’s failure to disclose that he knew defendant through his daughter, who was defendant's neighbor, does not affect attempted murder conviction. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
People v. Lipsett
Thief makes criminal threats by yelling 'shoot him' at victim’s dog, intending to scare victim into leaving with dog so he could steal his bike. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
John Z., a Minor
Juvenile court incorrectly determines teenager was competent to stand trial based solely on his attorney’s input and without aid of an expert. 		Juveniles Feb. 11, 2014
Tuthill v. The City of San Buenaventura
Buyers may not sue city for failure to disclose that their unit in townhome complex was subject to Affordable Housing Program restrictions. 		Real Property Feb. 11, 2014
Kelley v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (Merle Norman Cosmetics Inc.)
Company may not claim employee voluntarily quit by making unreasonable demands when she came back from stress leave due to sexual harassment. 		Employment Law Feb. 11, 2014
People v. Bautista
State may charge man, who possessed ‘50 to 100 days’ worth of heroin, with drug dealing, even if magistrate judge believed there was not enough evidence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 11, 2014
U.S. v. Carter
Participant in fraudulent airline ticketing scheme gets out of $66,000 restitution payment because forfeited assets already satisfied that obligation. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 10, 2014
U.S. v. Hammond
Oregon ranchers must be sentenced to at least five years of imprisonment for burning 139 acres of federal government’s public land. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 10, 2014
Brewster v. Sun Trust Mortgage Inc.
Nationstar Mortgage may not collect foreclosure fees from servicemember based on unlawfully initiated foreclosure on his home while he was deployed. 		Real Property Feb. 10, 2014
In re Martinez
Offender is ineligible for resentencing under new version of the Three Strikes law because his spousal rape conviction was a serious and violent felony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 10, 2014
Collateral Loan and Secondhand Dealers Association v. County of Sacramento
Sacramento County may not enforce part of e-filing ordinance, which allowed pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers to stop filing paper reports. 		Government Feb. 10, 2014
Marriage of Boblitt
Wife is not entitled to new discovery just because former husband filed postjudgment motion, more than four years after their divorce trial ended. 		Family Law Feb. 10, 2014
The Utility Reform Network v. PUC (Pacific Gas and Electric Co.)
California PUC cannot solely rely on hearsay evidence to support its finding of need for proposed gas-fired power plant in Oakley. 		Administrative Agencies Feb. 7, 2014
J.J. v. M.F.
Mother’s single act of pushing father during altercation does not warrant restraining order against her in light of father’s long history of abuse. 		Family Law Feb. 7, 2014
City of Palmdale v. City of Lancaster (General Motors)
City of Lancaster must wait two years after auto dealership moves to new sales lot within City, before it can begin offering financial assistance. 		Government Feb. 7, 2014
Marriage of Martin
Family court maintains authority to alter date of divorce, despite death of spouse in time period between court’s oral and written judgments. 		Family Law Feb. 7, 2014
People v. Jones
Gang member who was caught on surveillance cameras shooting another gang member is guilty of first degree murder, regardless of possible jury instruction issues. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 7, 2014
Dale v. Maney (In re Dale)
Married couple must pay their creditors with $30,000 inheritance from husband’s mother, which he received after they filed for bankruptcy. 		Bankruptcy Feb. 7, 2014
DeNoce v. Neff (In re Neff)
In chapter 7 bankruptcy case, debtor no longer has to pay $310,000 judgment, despite claim that he transferred property to avoid paying judgment. 		Bankruptcy Feb. 6, 2014
Jensen v. State Bar
Attorney who left infant daughter alone for 40 minutes is suspended, rather than disbarred, even though he had two prior records of discipline. 		Attorneys Feb. 6, 2014
U.S. v. Lyle
Pharmacist illegally tampers with consumer product by opening box of Fentanyl patches, removing them and re-gluing empty box for resale. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 6, 2014
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