| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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11-9953
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Boyer v. Louisiana
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 9, 2012 | |
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12-17
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McBurney, et al. v. Young, et al.
Order |
|
Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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B225763
|
People v. Calles
Defendant who killed several pedestrians by driving his vehicle through a sidewalk may be punished separately for vehicular manslaughter of each victim. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 9, 2012 | |
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F062701
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Perez v. Golden Empire Transit District
Passenger who was injured while exiting bus may sue bus operator despite failing to include date of incident in her original complaint. |
Torts |
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Oct. 9, 2012 | |
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11-796
|
Bowman v. Monsanto Co., et al.
Order |
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Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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11-1118
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Gunn v. Minton
Order |
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Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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11-1447
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Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt.
Order |
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Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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11-1545
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Arlington, TX, et al. v. FCC, et al.
Order |
|
Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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11-1547
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Cable, Telecommunications & Tech v. FCC, et al.
Order |
|
Oct. 9, 2012 | ||
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10-30072
|
U.S. v. Elk Shoulder
Congress does not lack authority to enact Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, which sets forth sex offender registration requirements. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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10-30369
|
U.S. v. Mendez-Gonzalez
Defendant cannot challenge drug-testing condition in his supervised release because he waived his right to appeal his sentence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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10-56422
|
Du v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Court does not have to instruct jury that it could consider insurer’s failure to effectuate settlement in determining whether insurer breached implied covenant. |
Insurance |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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11-10223
|
U.S. v. Budziak
File-sharing user may be convicted for distributing child pornography when he kept files in folder where they could be downloaded by others. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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11-30341
|
U.S. v. Nungaray
Gun seller's sentence is enhanced because he orchestrated sale of firearms to undercover officer by negotiating and arranging sales. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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11-35283
|
Peck v. Thomas
Bureau of Prisons' regulation excluding certain classes of inmates from eligibility for early release does not violate Administrative Procedure Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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11-35580
|
Ruiz-Diaz v. United States
Justice Dept. may continue to require non-citizen religious workers to wait for approval of their employers’ sponsorship petitions before applying for visas. |
Immigration |
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Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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12-50042
|
U.S. v. Jones
Federal sentence due to revocation of supervised release increases when defendant receives second California conviction for indecent exposure. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 8, 2012 | |
|
G045878
|
Citizens Association of Sunset Beach v. Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission
Recently-annexed Sunset Beach residents are required to pay ‘new’ utility and retirement property taxes, just as Huntington Beach residents paid. |
Taxation |
|
Oct. 8, 2012 | |
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D059511
|
People v. Johnson
Operators of nonprofit group home can be charged with misappropriating public funds because government still controlled how funds could be used. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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08-17074
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Cooper v. FAA
Order |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | ||
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10-10060
|
U.S. v. Valenzuela-Espinoza
Statements made over six hours after defendant’s arrest must be suppressed because delay in presenting defendant to magistrate was unreasonable. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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10-17156
|
Marquez v. City of Phoenix
Police officers' use of taser on suspect is reasonable where suspect had child in choke-hold, even if tasing resulted in suspect's death. |
Civil Rights |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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C064280
|
Voices for Rural Living v. El Dorado Irrigation District (Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians)
Project to supply vast amount of water to hotel and casino, which required freeway interchange, is not exempt from environmental review. |
Environmental Law |
|
Oct. 5, 2012 | |
|
B214333
|
Tien v. Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Wage-related claims may not be pursued by class of employees due to excessive number of questions regarding reasons for taking breaks. |
Employment Law |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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D058753
|
Chaker v. Mateo
Grandmother's statements on Internet website accusing her grandchild's father of fraud and criminality do not amount to defamation. |
Torts |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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D058825
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Wanke, Industrial, Commercial, Residential Inc. v. Superior Court (Keck)
Under valid settlement agreement, former employee may not solicit company’s customers, who were specified on list contained in agreement. |
Contracts |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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B231667
|
Food Safety Net Services v. Eco Safe Systems USA Inc.
Marketer of special food disinfection equipment must pay testing agency for study that determined its equipement was more effective than competitors. |
Contracts |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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F062983
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Coalition for Clean Air v. City of Visalia (VWR International LLC)
Proposed laboratory supply and distribution facility may be subject to environmental review despite city’s assertion that it was exempt. |
Environmental Law |
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Oct. 5, 2012 | |
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F062883
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Kern County Dept. of Child Support Services v. Camacho
Father may not challenge commissioner’s authority to determine his child support obligation when he knew he could object before, but did not. |
Family Law |
|
Oct. 4, 2012 | |
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12-5131
|
Tucker v. Costello
Order |
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Oct. 4, 2012 |