| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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H036546
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M.F. Farming Co. v. Couch Distributing Co.
Order granting Anti-SLAPP motion is appropriate where claim was based on protected speech in city permit hearing and despite publishing of allegedly false statements. |
Real Property |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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C068266
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Boliou v. Stockton Unified School District
Commission on Professional Competence errs in refusing to issue proper determination following issuance of dismissal order, which entitled teacher to fees and costs. |
Education |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-9896
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Jones v. Liberty Bank & Trust Co., et al.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | ||
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11-9936
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Jones v. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co.
Order |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | ||
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B231579
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People v. Rodriguez
Court miscalculates sentence under provision of One Strike law that was eliminated by Legislature and limited terms on multiple offenses committed on single occasion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 26, 2012 | |
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11-338
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Decker v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-864
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Comcast Corp., et al. v. Behrend
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-982
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Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1059
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Genesis HealthCare Corp., et al. v. Symczyk
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1160
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FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health, et al.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1231
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Sebelius, Sec. of H&HS v. Auburn Regional Medical, et al.
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1285
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US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-9307
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Henderson v. United States
Does court commit reversible error when it imposes rehabilitation-oriented sentence exceeding sentencing range prior to Supreme Court's clarification of law? |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-347
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Georgia-Pacific West, et al. v. Northwest Envtl. Defense Center
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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A132580
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Thayer v. Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP
Anti-SLAPP motion is properly granted where claims against attorneys arose from protected activity undertaken on behalf of actual clients represented in related litigation. |
Civil Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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A130413
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Mixon v. State of California
Crosswalk without traffic signal or street light does not constitute dangerous condition because public entity has no duty to provide such lighting. |
Torts |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-1179
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American Tradition Partnership Inc. v. Bullock
'Citizens United,' which held that political speech does not lose First Amendment protection when source is corporation, applies to Montana campaign finance law. |
Constitutional Law |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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10-9646
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Miller v. Alabama
Eighth Amendment forbids sentencing scheme that mandates life in prison without possibility of parole for juvenile homicide offenders. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-998
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Mount Soledad Memorial Association v. Trunk
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-182
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Arizona v. United States
Arizona's S.B. 1070, which created new state immigration offenses and gave officers arrest authority as to certain aliens, is largely preempted by federal law. |
Immigration |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | |
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11-1178
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Fletcher v. Lamone
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-83
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Arctic Slope Native Assn. v. Sebelius, Sec. of H&HS
Order |
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Jun. 25, 2012 | ||
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11-1537
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Allen v. US Bank National Association (In re Allen)
Bank has standing to assert claim where lost note affidavit was sufficient to replace original note and gave bank status as ‘person entitled to enforce’ instrument. |
Bankruptcy |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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10-10393
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U.S. v. Suarez
Court errs in applying mandatory minimum sentence when defendant had pled guilty to drug possession and entered deferred entry of judgment program. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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10-50344
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U.S. v. Collins
Court commits procedural error by failing to provide sufficient analysis for imposition of residency restrictions in lifetime term of supervised release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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11-55187
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Johnson v. Uribe
District court abuses discretion by granting habeas petition subject only to resentencing where defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel throughout entire plea bargaining process. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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10-50426
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U.S. v. Rivera
Court violates defendant's Sixth Amendment right to fair trial when it excludes family members from courtroom during sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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D061155
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Lana S., a Minor
Parent is not entitled to reunification services due to failure to treat problems that led to removal of child's siblings, although prior petitions did not allege same problems. |
Juveniles |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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B230342
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People v. Iboa
Defendant may be convicted for threatening unlawful violence on officer, which deterred performance of officer’s duty, without running afoul of First Amendment. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Jun. 24, 2012 | |
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F062096
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Pierce v. Western Surety Co.
Surety must pay attorney fees to prevailing party under consumer statute action, rather than under contract theory. |
Business Law |
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Jun. 24, 2012 |