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Opinion of Harris
City may enact ordinance making it unlawful to engage in specified fireworks activities within city limits, so long as ordinance does not operate as total ban. 		Government Dec. 21, 2011
People v. Eubanks
Medical expert’s reliance on literature and personal experience at coroner’s office regarding blood dilution provides requisite foundation for opinion testimony. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 20, 2011
Romero-Mendoza v. Holder
Under Salvadoran law, alien fails to establish derivative citizenship due to his legitimation despite elimination of distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate children. 		Immigration Dec. 20, 2011
Plaza Auto Center Inc. v. NLRB
NLRB must consider nature of employee’s outburst in determining whether conduct resulted in loss of protection under National Labor Relations Act. 		Labor Law Dec. 20, 2011
Ceja v. Dept. of Transportation
History of accidents, which occurred prior to substantial change in highway, may be excluded where history did not prove current dangerous condition. 		Torts Dec. 20, 2011
I.A., a Minor
Father's challenge to juvenile court's jurisdictional findings involving his conduct does not raise justiciable issue because father did not challenge findings involving mother as well. 		Juveniles Dec. 20, 2011
Harbour Vista LLC v. HSBC Mortgage Services Inc.
Court errs in entering default judgment and failing to hold evidentiary hearing in open court in quiet title action. 		Real Property Dec. 20, 2011
Sessoms v. Runnels
Order 		Dec. 19, 2011
Crockett & Myers Ltd. v. Napier, Fitzgerald & Kirby LLP
Court commits plain error in concluding its original quantum meruit award included value of referral without considering custom of paying referral fee. 		Civil Procedure Dec. 19, 2011
Park v. First American Title Co.
Junior lienholder must show prospective buyer was ready to purchase property but for interference by senior lienholder to show damages in foreclosure sale. 		Real Property Dec. 19, 2011
Xavier R., a Minor
Juvenile court may terminate probate guardianship at any stage in dependency proceeding even without first terminating previously ordered reunification services. 		Juveniles Dec. 19, 2011
M.R. v. Dreyfus
Preliminary relief is appropriate where plaintiffs showed likelihood of irreparable injury due to reduced access to personal care services placing them at risk of institutionalization. 		Health Care Dec. 19, 2011
Kumar v. Yu
Under Civil Code Section 1717, attorney fees award to plaintiff on defendant's cross-complaint is improper because cross-complaint was based on violations unrelated to contract. 		Contracts Dec. 19, 2011
People v. Valdez
Password-protected social network Internet page, which contained photographs and other details attributed to defendant, is properly authenticated as evidence. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 19, 2011
Strong v. State of California
State is immune from liability for officer’s negligent spoliation of evidence given that there is no tort action for negligent spoliation of evidence. 		Torts Dec. 19, 2011
People v. French
Affidavit is insufficient to establish probable cause to issue warrant where corroboration of informants’ statements related to ‘pedestrian’ facts. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2011
People v. Muniz
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
The Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Cubic Defense Systems Inc.
Regulations on relations with foreign country do not preclude confirmation of foreign arbitration award as against public policy. 		Government Dec. 16, 2011
Patrick v. Alacer Corp.
Trustees are not required to issue company stock to satisfy plaintiff’s community property interest in company’s increased value where trust is silent on issue. 		Family Law Dec. 16, 2011
Bardasian v. Superior Court (Santa Clara Partner’s Mortgage Corp.)
Borrowers need not post undertaking where court's decision granting injunction was based on merits. 		Civil Procedure Dec. 16, 2011
Aiuto v. City and County of San Francisco
Plaintiffs’ challenge to city ordinance enacted pursuant to Subdivision Map Act, which was filed five months after enactment, is subject to 90-day limitations period. 		Real Property Dec. 16, 2011
Sky Sports Inc. v. Superior Court (Hogan)
Right to move to compel arbitration is not waived where party was unable to file motion to compel arbitration prior to class certification. 		Civil Procedure Dec. 16, 2011
People v. Murillo
Stay of sentence for personal use of deadly weapon is not required despite imposition of consecutive sentences for deadly weapon and great bodily injury enhancements. 		Criminal Law and Procedure Dec. 16, 2011
Cordero-Sacks v. Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
Governmental entity employer may be liable under False Claims Act for retaliatory discharge of employee following her assistance in investigation of false claim. 		Employment Law Dec. 16, 2011
Chau (Minh) on Habeas Corpus
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
Adams (Delvion Lamar) on Habeas Corpus
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
Cabrera (Elvin) on Habeas Corpus
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
People v. Sitthideth
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
People v. Craig
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
People v. Gray
Order 		Dec. 16, 2011
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