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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
10-10361	U.S. v. Berry Jury instruction on social security fraud, which merged definitions of 'knowingly' and 'willfully,' is harmless error where payee defendant had notice of responsibilities.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 12, 2012
11-15369	Okwu v. McKim Inclusion of comprehensive remedial scheme in Title I of Americans with Disabilities Act precludes 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 civil rights claims predicated on Title I violations.	Civil Rights			Jun. 12, 2012
11-55004	Avina v. United States Summary judgment in favor of government on tort claims is improper because jury could find that DEA agents acted unreasonably by pointing guns at handcuffed 11-year-old.	Torts			Jun. 12, 2012
B237553	Gabriel G., a Minor Juvenile court fails to ensure compliance with Indian Child Welfare Act where child was eligible for membership in Indian tribe and tribe was not provided notice.	Native American Affairs			Jun. 12, 2012
A129695	Brannan v. Lathrop Construction Associates Inc. Employee of subcontractor on construction site may not hold contractor liable for workplace injury although contractor was responsible for coordinating work of subcontractors.	Torts			Jun. 12, 2012
11-702	Opinion of Harris Employee organization may sue in quo warranto where city initiative was placed on ballot with questionable meet and confer process.	Government			Jun. 12, 2012
B231854	J.L., a Minor Petition declaring juvenile ward of court cannot be sustained on more than one count for single incident of aggravated assault under Penal Code Section 245.	Juveniles			Jun. 12, 2012
B224884	Health Net Inc v. RLI Insurance Co. Dishonest acts exclusion does not preclude coverage for entirety of insured’s potentially covered claims against insurer, which sought reimbursement for costs in underlying lawsuits.	Insurance			Jun. 12, 2012
11-9766	Burnley v. Norwood Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-9939	Laboy v. Illinois Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-10417	In re Kris E. Helton Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-845	Parker v. Matthews Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 proscribes using federal habeas review as vehicle to second-guess reasonable decisions of state courts.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
11-45	Elgin v. Dept. of Treasury Civil Service Reform Act precludes district court jurisdiction over petitioners' claims because Congress intended CSRA review scheme to provide exclusive avenue to judicial review.	Employment Law			Jun. 11, 2012
11-836	Hartman v. Moore Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-1011	Howes v. Walker Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-1327	Evans v. Michigan Does double jeopardy bar a retrial where case is dismissed based upon court's legal error of creating new element for charged offense?	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
11-1085	Amgen Inc., et al. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans Order				Jun. 11, 2012
11-9684	Woolridge v. Fakhoury Order				Jun. 11, 2012
12-35427	Leavitt v. Arave Defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claims fail where defendant could not show that trial counsel's conduct was both deficient and prejudicial.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
12-35456	The Associated Press v. Otter First Amendment mandates that media be allowed to witness entire process of inmate's execution.	Constitutional Law			Jun. 11, 2012
11-50036	U.S. v. Grant Good faith exception to officers' execution of warrant on defendant's home does not apply where officers' reliance on warrant was 'entirely unreasonable.'	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 11, 2012
10-56422	Du v. Allstate Insurance Co. Insurer's duty of good faith and fair dealing may be premised on insurer's failure to effectuate settlement where insured’s liability was reasonably clear.	Insurance			Jun. 11, 2012
10-55734	United States v. Ferro Review of excessiveness of fine under Eight Amendment requires consideration of individualized culpability of property’s owner even if not required under statute.	Civil Rights			Jun. 11, 2012
C064475	Rand v. Board of Psychology Board of Psychology has jurisdiction to discipline psychologist for unprofessional conduct while he was acting as special master in family law matter.	Administrative Agencies			Jun. 11, 2012
D060317	People v. Smith Defendant gang member is correctly found guilty of second degree murder because aider and abettor liability is not limited to crimes committed by confederates.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 10, 2012
08-15634	U.S. v. Jingles Previous appellate court panel’s ruling on variance on direct appeal precludes review of petitioner’s constructive amendment claim.	Criminal Law and Procedure			Jun. 10, 2012
09-15483	National Meat Association v. Harris Order				Jun. 10, 2012
09-56999	Garcia v. Thomas Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act does not repeal federal jurisdiction over claims that extradition would violate rights under Convention Against Torture.	Immigration			Jun. 10, 2012
09-56999	Garcia v. Thomas Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act does not repeal federal jurisdiction over claims that extradition would violate rights under Convention Against Torture.	Immigration			Jun. 10, 2012
10-17220	Riggs v. Prober & Raphael, A Law Corp. Debt collection letter does not violate Fair Debt Collection Practices Act where letter's language only implicitly demanded written response.	Business Law			Jun. 10, 2012