| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B231263
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People v. Clayburg
Mother who stalked her ex-husband may be restrained from having contact with daughter, who was traumatized by her mother's conduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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11-30360
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U.S. v. Oseguera-Madrigal
Alien is found removable because his conviction for use of drug paraphernalia was clearly related to a controlled substance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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11-35699
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Slater v. Clarke
Massachusetts officials are absolutely immune from civil liability in deciding not to extradite criminal defendant who later committed murders in Washington. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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11-50318
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U.S. v. Catalan
Probation revocation sentence served after deportation due to drug trafficking felony may not be used to increase alien’s sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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E054154
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People v. Chandler
Conviction for attempting to criminally threaten neighbors is proper regardless of whether defendant's neighbors were reasonable in their fear of threats. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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E054886
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People v. Gonzalez
Defendant's child pornography conviction requires sex offender registration because his crime involved multiple acts against child's will. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 20, 2012 | |
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B241552
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Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and Family Services v. Superior Court (Y.G.)
Child becomes dependent of juvenile court after related toddler dies from internal bleeding while in care of child’s father. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | |
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G046044
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People v. Rajanayagam
Defendant who assaulted his octogenarian mother is not entitled to sentence reduction under new law because he committed offense before its operative date. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | |
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09-99004
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Stokley v. Ryan
Order |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | ||
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10-15501
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Wagner v. County of Maricopa
Statements offered to establish decedent's state of mind are admissible where they were not offered to prove truth of underlying memory or belief. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | |
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10-36142
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Barabin v. AstenJohnson Inc.
Doctor who testified in prior asbestos injury cases may not testify in current case until court first evaluates methodology behind his expert opinion. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | |
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B239849
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County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Anderson-Barker)
Attorney may obtain billing records showing amount paid by County of Los Angeles to law firms in defending against civil rights action. |
Government |
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Nov. 19, 2012 | |
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S205568
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Fahlen v. Sutter Central Valley Hospitals
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | ||
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S205558
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Wright v. S.C. (People)
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | ||
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S206407
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Fair Political Practices Commission v. Americans for Responsible Leadership
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | ||
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S205063
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Endres on Resignation
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | ||
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S181567
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People v. Carranco
Order |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | ||
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11-60023
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Meyer v. UST - United States Trustee Sacramento (In re Scholz)
Retired railroad employee's annuity must be included when calculating amount debtors have to repay creditors to qualify for bankruptcy protection. |
Bankruptcy |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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10-17136
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Aloe Vera of America Inc. v. United States
Corporation may sue government due to IRS' disclosure of tax return information to Japanese National Taxing Authority during joint investigation. |
Taxation |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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B236874
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People v. Gonzalez
Gang member's first degree murder conviction based on in-custody informant's testimony regarding conversations is outside scope of law requiring informant's corroboration. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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C064301
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Styrene Information and Research Center v. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Styrene may not be listed as chemical known to cause cancer when identified as possibly carcinogenic based on limited evidence. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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B233996
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Hodjat v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Insurance company properly denies business owner's stolen vehicle claim based on owner's false statements about car's price, condition, and repair cost. |
Insurance |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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E053608
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P.A., a Minor
Court may state maximum term of confinement at hearing for minor, who resisted arrest following confrontation at high school. |
Juveniles |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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H037287
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People v. Walker
Deputy unlawfully detains defendant based on his resemblance to suspects alone and there is no evidence of criminal activity at time of detention. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 16, 2012 | |
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11-70015
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Meruelo v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Order |
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Nov. 15, 2012 | ||
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B234537
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Neiman v. Leo A. Daly Co.
Architecture company is not liable for visitor's fall down steps at community college because stripeless steps were obvious defect that college should have fixed. |
Torts |
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Nov. 15, 2012 | |
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10-O-05171
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Taylor v. State Bar
Attorney is placed on probation because he charged loan modification clients with illegal fees to complete initial financial analysis reports. |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 15, 2012 | |
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D059083
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People v. Gonzalez
Confession is inadmissible when probation officer impliedly promised to recommend shorter sentence if suspect spoke without attorney present. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 15, 2012 | |
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09-56255
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Beltran v. Astrue
Number of regional and national jobs available to Social Security applicant is not ‘significant number’ for purposes of disability determination because of job’s rarity. |
Government |
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Nov. 15, 2012 | |
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11-50311
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U.S. v. Maloney
Defendant may not respond to attack on his credibility during rebuttal closing argument because prosecution only countered defense without new arguments. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 15, 2012 |