| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B217191
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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. |
Administrative Agencies |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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D058317
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People v. Sample
Child pornography possession offenses occurring at different times and locations are separate and distinct acts supporting separate convictions. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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D059282
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Janopaul+Block Companies LLC v. Superior Court (St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.)
Issues concerning insurer's duty to defend and bad faith must be decided in trial court prior to arbitration of dispute over attorney fees. |
Insurance |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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H036616
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Community Water Coalition v. Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission (City of Santa Cruz)
Prospective recipient of city services may apply for approval of services if city indicates willingness to provide services and is party to agreement for which approval is sought. |
Government |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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09-55264
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Ortiz v. Uribe
Based on totality of circumstances, confession to deputy is voluntary despite deputy’s failure to reveal identity and showing of empathy. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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09-71661
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Lopez-Cardona v. Holder
Residential burglary is particularly serious crime with substantial risk of physical force, making alien ineligible for withholding of removal. |
Immigration |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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10-16527
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Stein v. Ryan
State's Dept. of Corrections does not have duty to review legality of sentencing order imposed by competent court. |
Civil Rights |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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H035207
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Vargas v. City of Salinas
Award of attorney fees to prevailing government defendant under anti-SLAPP law does not unconstitutionally infringe right of petition. |
Civil Procedure |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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H035882
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People v. Voit
Defendant is precluded from challenging sufficiency of evidence where trial court conducted inquiry and counsel stipulated to papers forming factual basis of plea. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 21, 2011 | |
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08-16728
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Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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11-35940
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Rhoades v. Reinke
State’s lethal injection execution protocol does not violate Eighth Amendment where protocol includes safeguards to ensure there is no substantial risk of serious harm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | |
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S196365
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People v. Bryant
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S195870
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People v. Torres
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S196866
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In re Lamour L.
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S196969
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Woodard v. Crane Co.
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S196502
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Macy v. Superior Court (People)
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S196568
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Salas v. Sierra Chemical
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S196592
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Fluor Corporation v. S.C. (Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company)
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S181596
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Lewis v. Pepper Construction Company Pacific
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S184846
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Yanez v. Soma Environmental Engineering
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S186151
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King v. Willmett
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S191826
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Cabrera v. E. Rojas Properties
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S189476
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Perry v. Brown
Proponents of Proposition 8 have standing to assert state's interest in initiative’s validity when public officials charged with that duty refused to do so. |
Government |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | |
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10-36184
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Durand v. U.S. Dept. of Labor
Federal Employee Compensation Act beneficiary may not deduct litigation costs from refund of benefits owed to United States following settlement of civil action. |
Employment Law |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | |
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11-80283
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Rhoades v. Blades
Stay of execution, which petitioner sought pending Supreme Court decision, is not appropriate where motion was untimely and there was no substantial likelihood of success. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | |
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S191874
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Felix v. Aronson
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S192763
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Iversen v. California Village Homeowners Association
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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S192804
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Tverberg v. Fillner Construction
Order |
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Nov. 18, 2011 | ||
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10-35596
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Rock Creek Alliance v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service properly relies on large-scale analysis in evaluating mine's impact on threatened trout where impacts were also considered in detail. |
Environmental Law |
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Nov. 17, 2011 | |
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09-10447
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U.S. v. Gonzalez-Aparicio
Plain-error standard applies in determining sentencing error where defendant failed to object to enhancement in prior proceedings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Nov. 17, 2011 |