| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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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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Oct. 30, 2012 | |
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A131366
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People v. Leal
Probation condition prohibiting convicted drug dealer from using medical marijuana is valid where dealer used medical card as cover for illegal sales. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 30, 2012 | |
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D060710
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See's Candy Shops Inc. v. Superior Court (Silva)
Employee fails to show that employer's policy of rounding in and out times to nearest tenth of an hour resulted in inaccurate time records. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 30, 2012 | |
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B234234
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Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. v. Swift Distribution Inc.
Insurer does not have to defend its insured against lawsuit alleging insured’s advertisement disparaged another company's product. |
Insurance |
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Oct. 30, 2012 | |
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B231970
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Fullington v. Equilon Enterprises LLC
Gas station operator may sue franchisor for fraudulently forcing rent overpayment, even if operator recovered rent in prior settlement. |
Corporations |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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B229345
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St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co. v. Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Insurance company must contribute to other insurance company’s defense costs when it refused to defend its insured in construction defect matter. |
Insurance |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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B236361
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Chodos v. Cole
Lawyer sued for attorney malpractice in connection with settlement of divorce proceeding may sue other lawyers who independently reviewed the settlement. |
Attorneys |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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F063396
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People v. Delgado
Defendant may initially challenge calculation of custody credits on appeal where it involves interpretation of statutes, rather than mere clerical error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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10-35879
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Hill v. Astrue
Woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder, diabetes, and other disorders is improperly denied disability benefits because court did not consider her psychologist’s statements. |
Government |
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Oct. 29, 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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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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E054646
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People v. Salter
Court is not required to appoint second attorney to represent incompetent defendant’s interest in not being committed to mental institution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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C066770
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People v. Simmons
Sex offender cannot be prosecuted for showing pornographic movie to six-year-old boy because charges were not timely filed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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Brehmer
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In the Matter Concerning Judge Charles R. Brehmer
Judge fails to comply with campaign reporting obligations due to failure to properly oversee inexperienced campaign treasurer. |
Judges |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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A128596
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Rony v. Costa
Neighbor who hired laborer to cut branches that extended onto her property must pay for damage to tree’s aesthetics and functionality. |
Real Property |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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D061287
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In re Martinez
Inmate who became quadriplegic due to attack while incarcerated should be medically paroled because he is incapable of harming others without outside assistance. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | |
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11-10139
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Mauricio v. California
Order |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | ||
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11-1518
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Bullock v. Bankchampaign, N.A.
Order |
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Oct. 29, 2012 | ||
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12-73414
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Amy and Vicky v. District Court (Kennedy)
Crime Victims Rights Act requires causal connection between defendant’s conduct and victim’s losses for purposes of awarding restitution to child pornography victims. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | |
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S205263
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Caron v. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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S194093
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Hoelscher (Loren James) on H.C.
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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S204813
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People v. Lavender
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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S205097
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Harris v. S.C. (Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.)
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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S204943
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Goldstone v. County of Santa Cruz (Alimur Park Homeowners Association)
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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S205073
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American States Insurance Company v. Ramirez
Order |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | ||
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B238635
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Maricela H., a Minor
Minor is properly declared dependent of court where mother's inadequate supervision caused minor to run away, abuse drugs, and engage in unprotected sex. |
Juveniles |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | |
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D061577
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K.L., a Minor
Juvenile court may terminate reunification services for mother of 18-year old child when mother knew it was unsafe to leave child with sex offender father. |
Juveniles |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | |
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B235203
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People v. Nunez
Mental health facility patient, who escaped and used hammer to take victim’s car, may not receive extra punishment for assault with hammer. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 26, 2012 | |
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D060974
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In re Shigemura
Board of Parole Hearings' decision to deny parole is correct because inmate minimized her role in murder plot by focusing on her own passivity. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 25, 2012 | |
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C067130
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Garland v. Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Developer is fined for permit violations when polluted stormwater indirectly flowed from construction site into waters of the United States through drainages. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 25, 2012 | |
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D058957
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Maughan v. Correia
Court reduces award to holder of minority interest in family owned corporation after she prevailed in case to enforce stock option agreement. |
Corporations |
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Oct. 25, 2012 |