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Omnipoint Communications Inc. v. City of Huntington Beach
T-Mobile must obtain voter approval under city measure before building new wireless antennae on parks owned by City of Huntington Beach.
Government Dec. 11, 2013
Dzakula v. McHugh
Employee’s failure to list discrimination lawsuit against Secretary of Army when filing for bankruptcy causes district court to toss lawsuit.
Employment Law Dec. 11, 2013
San Pablo Bay Pipeline Co. LLC v. California PUC (Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co.)
California PUC may regulate pipeline used by refineries to transport oil, including Shell Petroleum Co.’s privately owned truck ranks and storage tanks.
Government Dec. 11, 2013
Marriage of La Moure
During divorce, husband may not tamper with retirement accounts after wife showed he used them to hide money, despite potential ERISA protection.
Family Law Dec. 11, 2013
Jovanni B., a Minor
Juvenile court may not exclude man from dependency proceedings solely due to DNA test that revealed another man is child's father.
Juveniles Dec. 11, 2013
Sprint Communications Inc. v. Jacobs
Federal court must decide whether federal law applies to dispute between telecommunications companies concerning long distance, Internet-based phone calls.
Constitutional Law Dec. 10, 2013
Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall
Order
Dec. 10, 2013
U.S. v. Olsen
Order
Dec. 10, 2013
U.S. v. Roybal
Sex offender is guilty of ‘distributing’ child pornography to a minor by having her make copies of pornographic images on his computer.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 10, 2013
Pulido v. Superior Court (People)
Trial court properly refuses to appoint a commission in Mexico to examine witness, who already identified perpetrator of crime at trial.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 10, 2013
People v. Fandinola
Burglar does not have to pay monthly probation supervision fee because he was placed on mandatory supervision, not probation.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 10, 2013
Broadcom Corporation v. USDC ED TX, et al.
Order
Dec. 9, 2013
Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International, et al.
Order
Intellectual Property Dec. 9, 2013
Williams v. Florida
Order
Dec. 9, 2013
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
Jewish family may sue Spanish museum to recover lost Pissarro painting, which they were forced to surrender when fleeing Germany in 1939.
International Law Dec. 9, 2013
Richards v. Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young may arbitrate former employee’s state wage and hour claims despite its initial delay in moving to compel arbitration.
Employment Law Dec. 9, 2013
Sachs v. Republic of Austria
Traveler who lost her legs while boarding train in Austria may sue Austrian government based on her online purchase of Eurail pass.
International Law Dec. 8, 2013
Cuevas v. Superior Court (People)
Police department may have to return seized cash after improperly initiating forfeiture proceedings, instead of district attorney.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 8, 2013
People v. Rocha
Prosecution may use evidence of prior burglary of garage to show that man intended to steal when he entered stranger’s garage without permission.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 8, 2013
Williams v. Superior Court (Allstate Insurance Co.)
Auto adjusters may again pursue class action against Allstate because trial court incorrectly decertified class based on U.S. Supreme Court's 'Dukes' decision.
Employment Law Dec. 8, 2013
Rabuck v. Superior Court (People)
Sexually violent predator fails to evade commitment by arguing that his evaluators' reports were based on a prior, invalid assessment protocol.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 8, 2013
Parthemore v. Col
Prisoner who broke his knee after prison optometrist refused to give him new glasses prescription may not sue without first bringing claim to prison administrators.
Torts Dec. 8, 2013
Evans v. Shoshone-Bannock Land Use Policy Commission
Non-Indian owner of land on Indian reservation may sue tribe, without first exhausting tribal court remedies, for interfering with efforts to build home.
Native American Affairs Dec. 5, 2013
Muniz v. United Parcel Service Inc.
Employee gets more in attorney fees than damages after winning FEHA gender discrimination suit, but must go back over paralegal fees within award.
Employment Law Dec. 5, 2013
U.S. v. Kahre
Conspirators cannot disqualify prosecutor from case by filing special civil action against him for allegedly conducting illegal raid and arrests.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2013
People v. Palmer
Trial court may accept no contest plea without asking defense attorney to refer to any documents describing factual basis for plea.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 5, 2013
Edwards v. Broadwater Casitas Care Center
Losing plaintiff may appeal trial court's cost and fee awards despite bankruptcy court confirmation plan, which ordered her to pay part of awards.
Civil Procedure Dec. 5, 2013
People v. Mendez
Drug user who was convicted of cocaine possession may not associate with people he 'has reason to know' are drug users based on probation condition.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2013
Angov v. Holder
Immigration judge may use State Dept. consular letter to deny asylum to Roma man, who claimed he fled Bulgaria due to police persecution.
Immigration Dec. 4, 2013
Nguyen v. Curry
Appellate attorney’s failure to raise double jeopardy in state court may allow federal court to grant habeas petition despite petitioner’s procedural default.
Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 4, 2013