
Associate Justice
California Courts of Appeal
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
California Court of Appeal
Department/Division:
2
300 S Spring St Fl 2 North Tower
Los Angeles , CA 90013-1213
(213) 830-7000
Appointed to the California Court of Appeal by Gov. Jerry Brown, 2014; appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Arnold A. Schwarzenegger, 2010; partner, Jones Day, 2007-2010; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 2000-2007; senior counsel, Office of Policy Development, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-2000; special counsel, Office of General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1997-1998; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, 1996; law clerk to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall, 1995-1996
UCLA School of Law, 1995
Title | Court | Published |
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Valuable Resource | 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) | Aug. 22, 2018 |
Brian M. Hoffstadt | Los Angeles County Superior Court (West Covina) | Jul. 17, 2011 |
Title | Category | Published |
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The architecture of democracy | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 25, 2024 |
Glossip Swirl: Supreme Court will hear criminal discovery obligation case | Criminal | May 21, 2024 |
Connecting the dots on the admissibility of expert opinions on defendant’s intent | Evidence, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 14, 2024 |
Gray areas | California Supreme Court, Evidence | Jan. 31, 2024 |
What I Learned From SO’C | Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 5, 2023 |
"When is an acquittal not an acquittal?" | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 20, 2023 |
How much is that doggie in the window? | Evidence | Jul. 20, 2023 |
Et tu, Bruton? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2023 |
Paint it black | Constitutional Law, Family | Apr. 12, 2023 |
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… It’s a super statute | Government | Feb. 14, 2023 |
Bah Humbug | Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Guide to Legal Writing | Dec. 16, 2022 |
Divide & Prejudice | Family, Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 23, 2022 |
Slicing the Atom | Constitutional Law | Aug. 3, 2022 |
Don’t (Geo-)fence me in | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Jun. 2, 2022 |
Let’s Face It | Appellate Practice, Criminal, Law Practice | May 11, 2022 |
You Complete Me | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 22, 2022 |
Breadcrumbs or apple seeds? | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jan. 11, 2022 |
Crawford today: Tasting great or less filling? | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 17, 2021 |
Journey to the Center of the Fourth (Amendment) | Constitutional Law | Sep. 21, 2021 |
‘Jurassic’ Wisdom | California Supreme Court | Jul. 20, 2021 |
The chicken or the egg: temporal primacy and California law | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 5, 2021 |
Icarus’ D-I-Y guide to gliders | Apr. 20, 2021 | |
At the Mountains of Madness | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 9, 2021 |
The unknowable weight of separateness | California Supreme Court, Criminal | Mar. 16, 2021 |
Pants on fire | Appellate Practice, Immigration | Jan. 12, 2021 |
WWLHD? (What would the Legislature have done? | Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2020 |
Hit or miss: Is that the question? | Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 9, 2020 |
Who watches the watchers? | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 9, 2020 |
Reality check | Constitutional Law, Government, Judges and Judiciary | May 20, 2020 |
Goldilocks and the 3 Batson fixes | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Law Practice | Mar. 24, 2020 |
Face-to-face confrontation: Who should connect the dots? | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Feb. 12, 2020 |
The crowdsourced jury | Civil Litigation | Dec. 18, 2019 |
Shocks: after or fore? | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Criminal | Oct. 22, 2019 |
The Jagged Shore | California Courts of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Aug. 20, 2019 |
Rub a dub dub | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 23, 2019 |
Of two minds | Constitutional Law, Government | May 20, 2019 |
The schizophrenic Sixth | California Courts of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Mar. 20, 2019 |
Judicial opinions must ‘show their math’ | Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 16, 2019 |
‘Go ahead then... prove it!’ | Nov. 7, 2018 | |
Will the ‘digital divide’ persist? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 11, 2018 |
A riddle (almost) as old as California | Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Jul. 16, 2018 |
Divorcing the message from the messenger | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | May 22, 2018 |
Court: ‘Hold my beer’ | California Courts of Appeal, Criminal, Government | Mar. 21, 2018 |
A penny for your thoughts | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 15, 2018 |
How do you spell ‘G-U-I-D-A-N-C-E’? | Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 12, 2017 |
Beginning to see the light | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 17, 2017 |
Tailoring the Emperor’s New Clothes | Appellate Practice, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 14, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: Return of the Judiciary | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: The Fifth Amendment Strikes Back | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 16, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: A New Hope for Definitional Clarity | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2017 |
The unbreakable structure of structural errors | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 16, 2017 |
When analogies fail | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 12, 2017 |
Filling a void in the law | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Criminal, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 9, 2016 |
The Fourth Amendment pendulum | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 15, 2016 |
Doctrinal synergy | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 7, 2016 |
Which one of these things is not like the others? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Which one of these is not the same? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Where does the right to obtain evidence prior to trial fall? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 21, 2016 |
Electronic evidence laws raise questions | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 9, 2016 |
Then again, maybe not | Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 15, 2015 |
Same basic facts, different conclusion | Appellate Practice | Oct. 20, 2015 |
Brady's self-help exception | California Supreme Court, Criminal | Aug. 25, 2015 |
When is enough enough? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 18, 2015 |
'It's alive!'... But what is it? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 22, 2015 |
A first bite at the apple | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 21, 2015 |
Brady v. Pitchess: real conflict or fairy tale? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 23, 2014 |
Deputizing the whole wide countryside | Intellectual Property, U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 29, 2014 |
Fourth Amendment geometry | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 16, 2014 |
Shades of Gray: to err in jury selection | Constitutional Law | Jul. 9, 2014 |
'Reading tea leaves,' or: applying the Crawford decision | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 8, 2014 |
Encryption issues under Fifth Amendment purview | Constitutional Law | Mar. 6, 2014 |
A new version of 'reasonable suspicion' | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 9, 2014 |
Oversimplified slippery slope arguments | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 15, 2013 |
'Snapshot' judging | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 20, 2013 |
Crowd sourcing as a source? | Law Practice | Jul. 2, 2013 |
The invincibility of arbitration clauses | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2013 |
Biometrics and Fourth Amendment 'overbreadth' | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 29, 2013 |
What do judges do? | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 12, 2013 |
Dog sniffs and that new Fourth Amendment smell | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 19, 2012 |
When is A majority THE majority? | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 31, 2012 |
Stolen valor and prosecutorial discretion | Constitutional Law | Sep. 11, 2012 |
Judicial philosophies collide in Williams | Constitutional Law | Jul. 31, 2012 |
Criminal procedure and the reasonable person | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 26, 2012 |
What is the best medicine in Lafler? | Criminal | May 18, 2012 |
When is an advisory opinion 'too advisory'? | Law Practice | Apr. 6, 2012 |
To object or not to object: What is the consequence? | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 28, 2012 |
The other majority opinion in the US Supreme Court's GPS case | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 8, 2012 |
The good, the bad and the inconsistency: Peremptory challenges and their potential for abuse | Constitutional Law | Jan. 10, 2012 |
A criminal defendant’s pre-trial right to discovery: constitutional or not? | Criminal | Nov. 30, 2011 |
A pocket full of clouds: digital devices and the Fourth Amendment | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 21, 2011 |
The roles of judge and jury: Is the US Supreme Court of two minds? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 26, 2011 |
Procedural protections of the Sixth Amendment: The means to an end, or an end in themselves? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 21, 2011 |
Case | Category | Published |
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Valdovinos v. Kia Motors America, Inc.
author
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Consumer Law | Aug. 30, 2024 |
People v. Esquivias
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 19, 2024 |
Modification: Carolina Beverage Corp. v. Fiji Water Co., LLC
author
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Contracts | Jun. 21, 2024 |
A.L. v. Harbor Developmental Disabilities Foundation
author
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Torts | May 31, 2024 |
Carolina Beverage Corp. v. Fiji Water Co., LLC
author
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Contracts | May 31, 2024 |
AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Bonta
author
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Government | Mar. 29, 2024 |
Modification: People v. Franco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 23, 2024 |
Modification: City of Norwalk v. City of Cerritos
author
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Immunity | Feb. 23, 2024 |
Modification: Shalghoun v. North Los Angeles County Regional Center, Inc.
author
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Torts | Feb. 23, 2024 |
In re Lilianna C.
author
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Dependency | Feb. 9, 2024 |
City of Norwalk v. City of Cerritos
author
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Immunity | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Shalghoun v. North Los Angeles County Regional Center, Inc.
author
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Torts | Jan. 25, 2024 |
Chavez v. Superior Court (People)
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2024 |
People v. Franco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2024 |
Gonzales v. California Victim Compensation Bd.
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 |
Modification: Tak Chun Gaming Promotion Company Limited v. Long
author
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Gaming | Nov. 17, 2023 |
Tak Chun Gaming Promotion Company Limited v. Long
author
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Gaming | Oct. 27, 2023 |
Modification: Endeavor Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Oct. 20, 2023 |
Modification: Engel v. Pech
author
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Attorneys | Oct. 19, 2023 |
Engel v. Pech
author
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Attorneys | Sep. 29, 2023 |
Modification: Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Sep. 22, 2023 |
Endeavor Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Sep. 22, 2023 |
Modification: Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Modification: Fischl v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Aug. 24, 2023 |
Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Aug. 24, 2023 |
Fischl v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Aug. 3, 2023 |
In re Jayden M.
author
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Dependency | Jul. 28, 2023 |
Modification: Ridec LLC v. Hinkle
author
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Real Property | Jul. 28, 2023 |
Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
reversed and remanded
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Evidence | Jul. 27, 2023 |
Ridec LLC v. Hinkle
author
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Real Property | Jun. 30, 2023 |
Estate of Berger
author
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probate_and_trusts | May 30, 2023 |
Barajas v. Sativa L.A. County Water Dist.
author
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Administrative Agencies | May 26, 2023 |
Sitrick Group v. Vivera Pharmaceuticals
author
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Arbitration | Mar. 31, 2023 |
Modification: Gordon v. Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
author
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Attorneys | Mar. 21, 2023 |
Gordon v. Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
author
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Attorneys | Feb. 24, 2023 |
Darby v. Sisyphian, LLC
author
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Arbitration | Jan. 27, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 6, 2023 |
People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2022 |
Pereda v. Atos Jiu Jitsu LLC
author
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Torts | Nov. 25, 2022 |
Trujillo v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Civil Procedure | Oct. 27, 2022 |
People v. Duran
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Modification: Musgrove v. Silver
author
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Employment Law | Sep. 13, 2022 |
Musgrove v. Silver
author
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Employment Law | Aug. 26, 2022 |
Modification: People v. Peyton
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2022 |
People v. Peyton
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2022 |
Gallo v. Wood Ranch USA, Inc.
author
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Arbitration | Jul. 25, 2022 |
Modification: In re Dezi C.
author
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Administrative Agencies | Jun. 28, 2022 |
In re Dezi C.
author
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Administrative Agencies | Jun. 15, 2022 |
Bergstrom v. Zions Bancorporation
author
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Banking | May 6, 2022 |
Crenshaw Subway Coalition v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Government | Mar. 4, 2022 |
Meyer v. Sheh
author
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Real Property | Feb. 4, 2022 |
Modification: North American Title Co. v. Gugasyan
author
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Torts | Jan. 26, 2022 |
North American Title Co. v. Gugasyan
author
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Torts | Dec. 30, 2021 |
Modification: Drink Tank Ventures v. Real Soda in Real Bottles
author
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Business Law | Dec. 6, 2021 |
Modification: Long Beach Memorial Medical v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
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Health Care | Nov. 29, 2021 |
Drink Tank Ventures v. Real Soda in Real Bottles
author
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Business Law | Nov. 12, 2021 |
Martinez v. City of Beverly Hills
author
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Government | Nov. 12, 2021 |
Long Beach Memorial Medical v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
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Health Care | Nov. 5, 2021 |
Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
author
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Evidence | Nov. 3, 2021 |
Jacqueline B. v. Rawls Law Group
author
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Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 |
Modification: People v. Nolasco
author
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Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2021 |
People v. Palacios
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Nolasco
author
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Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Ollo
reversed and remanded
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 |
People v. Collins
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2021 |
Modification: Issakhani v. Shadow Glen Homeowners Assn.
author
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Torts | Jun. 1, 2021 |
People v. Graham
author
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statutory_interpretation | Jun. 1, 2021 |
People v. Fortman
author
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statutory_interpretation | May 17, 2021 |
Issakhani v. Shadow Glen Homeowners Assn., Inc.
author
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Torts | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Gray
author
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Evidence | May 4, 2021 |
Tsasu LLC v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A.
author
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Real Property | Apr. 5, 2021 |
Medipro Medical Staffing v. Certified Nursing Registry
author
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Civil Procedure | Feb. 8, 2021 |
In re Brianna S.
author
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Dependency | Feb. 1, 2021 |
Flores v. Liu
author
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Torts | Feb. 1, 2021 |
Sass v. Cohen
affirmed
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Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 |
Humphreville v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Tax | Dec. 7, 2020 |
Arrow Highway Steel, Inc. v. Dubin
author
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Constitutional Law | Nov. 2, 2020 |
In re J.W.
author
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Juveniles | Oct. 27, 2020 |
Modification: People v. Love
author
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statutory_interpretation | Oct. 19, 2020 |
People v. Love
author
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statutory_interpretation | Oct. 5, 2020 |
Lopez v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Torts | Oct. 5, 2020 |
People v. Kurianski
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 21, 2020 |
Prang v. Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Bd.
author
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statutory_interpretation | Aug. 31, 2020 |
Rutgard v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Eminent Domain | Aug. 3, 2020 |
Lonky v. Patel
author
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Arbitration | Jul. 7, 2020 |
California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
author
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Tax | May 11, 2020 |
Gruber v. Gruber
author
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Anti-SLAPP | May 6, 2020 |
Modification: People v. The North River Insurance Co.
author
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Civil Procedure | May 4, 2020 |
People v. The North River Insurance Co.
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 |
Reynaud v. Technicolor Creative Services USA
concurring
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Torts | Mar. 26, 2020 |
Modification: Siry Investment v. Farkhondehpour
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 25, 2020 |
People v. Garcia
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2020 |
McHenry v. Asylum Entertainment Delaware, LLC
author
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Torts | Mar. 16, 2020 |
Siry Investment v. Farkhondehpour
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2020 |
In re E.F.
author
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Juveniles | Feb. 18, 2020 |
Downey v. Public Storage, Inc.
author
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Civil Procedure | Feb. 10, 2020 |
Shaeffer v. Califia Farms, LLC
author
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Consumer Law | Feb. 10, 2020 |
People v. Ollo
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2019 |
Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP v. Lahiji
author
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Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 7, 2019 |
People v. Hicks
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 |
People v. Aledamat
reversed
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2019 |
People v. Sanchez
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 19, 2019 |
O'Brien v. AMBS Diagnostics, LLC
author
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Civil Procedure | Aug. 12, 2019 |
People v. Smith
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 |
In re Robinson
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 |
Modification: Sass v. Cohen
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 |
Shoen v. Zacarias
author
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Real Property | Apr. 5, 2019 |
Zakaryan v. The Men's Warehouse, Inc.
author
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Employment Law | Apr. 1, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2019 |
Sass v. Cohen
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2019 |
People v. Matthews
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 |
People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 |
Perow v. Uzelac
author
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Family Law | Feb. 4, 2019 |
Modification: Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
author
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Civil Procedure | Jan. 25, 2019 |
Smyth v. Berman
author
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Real Property | Jan. 14, 2019 |
Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
author
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Civil Procedure | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Bacilio v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Government | Oct. 29, 2018 |
Modification: Citizens Coalition Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Municipal Law | Sep. 17, 2018 |
Citizens Coalition Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Municipal Law | Aug. 27, 2018 |
People v. Hurlic
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 |
In re S.O.
author
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Juveniles | Jul. 3, 2018 |
Diaz v. Grill Concepts Services, Inc.
author
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Labor Law | May 30, 2018 |
La Mirada Ave. v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Civil Procedure | May 7, 2018 |
Modification: Garcia v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
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Civil Procedure | May 4, 2018 |
Garcia v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 6, 2018 |
People v. Aledamat
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
Douglass v. Serenivision, Inc.
author
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Arbitration | Feb. 12, 2018 |
People v. The North River Insurance Co. and Bad Boys Bail Bonds
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2017 |
QDOS Inc. v. Signature Financial LLC
author
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Torts | Dec. 1, 2017 |
Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters Inc.
concurring
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Government | Dec. 1, 2017 |
JetSuite v. County of Los Angeles
author
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Tax | Oct. 11, 2017 |
Mission Beverage Co. v. Pabst Brewing Co. LLC
author
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Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 26, 2017 |
People v. Washington
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2017 |
In re R.T.
affirmed
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Juveniles | Jul. 21, 2017 |
Tustin Field Gas & Food v. Mid-Century Ins. Co.
author
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Jul. 5, 2017 |
Title | Category | Published |
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‘Go ahead then... prove it!’ | Litigation | Nov. 7, 2018 |
A riddle (almost) as old as California | Appellate Practice | Jul. 16, 2018 |
Title | Court | Published |
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Valuable Resource | 2nd District Court of Appeal (Los Angeles) | Aug. 22, 2018 |
Brian M. Hoffstadt | Los Angeles County Superior Court (West Covina) | Jul. 17, 2011 |
Title | Category | Published |
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The architecture of democracy | U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 25, 2024 |
Glossip Swirl: Supreme Court will hear criminal discovery obligation case | Criminal | May 21, 2024 |
Connecting the dots on the admissibility of expert opinions on defendant’s intent | Evidence, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 14, 2024 |
Gray areas | California Supreme Court, Evidence | Jan. 31, 2024 |
What I Learned From SO’C | Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 5, 2023 |
"When is an acquittal not an acquittal?" | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 20, 2023 |
How much is that doggie in the window? | Evidence | Jul. 20, 2023 |
Et tu, Bruton? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2023 |
Paint it black | Constitutional Law, Family | Apr. 12, 2023 |
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… It’s a super statute | Government | Feb. 14, 2023 |
Bah Humbug | Appellate Practice, Law Practice, Guide to Legal Writing | Dec. 16, 2022 |
Divide & Prejudice | Family, Judges and Judiciary | Sep. 23, 2022 |
Slicing the Atom | Constitutional Law | Aug. 3, 2022 |
Don’t (Geo-)fence me in | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Jun. 2, 2022 |
Let’s Face It | Appellate Practice, Criminal, Law Practice | May 11, 2022 |
You Complete Me | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 22, 2022 |
Breadcrumbs or apple seeds? | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation | Jan. 11, 2022 |
Crawford today: Tasting great or less filling? | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 17, 2021 |
Journey to the Center of the Fourth (Amendment) | Constitutional Law | Sep. 21, 2021 |
‘Jurassic’ Wisdom | California Supreme Court | Jul. 20, 2021 |
The chicken or the egg: temporal primacy and California law | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 5, 2021 |
Icarus’ D-I-Y guide to gliders | Apr. 20, 2021 | |
At the Mountains of Madness | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 9, 2021 |
The unknowable weight of separateness | California Supreme Court, Criminal | Mar. 16, 2021 |
Pants on fire | Appellate Practice, Immigration | Jan. 12, 2021 |
WWLHD? (What would the Legislature have done? | Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law | Nov. 16, 2020 |
Hit or miss: Is that the question? | Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 9, 2020 |
Who watches the watchers? | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 9, 2020 |
Reality check | Constitutional Law, Government, Judges and Judiciary | May 20, 2020 |
Goldilocks and the 3 Batson fixes | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Law Practice | Mar. 24, 2020 |
Face-to-face confrontation: Who should connect the dots? | Constitutional Law, Criminal | Feb. 12, 2020 |
The crowdsourced jury | Civil Litigation | Dec. 18, 2019 |
Shocks: after or fore? | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Criminal | Oct. 22, 2019 |
The Jagged Shore | California Courts of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Aug. 20, 2019 |
Rub a dub dub | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 23, 2019 |
Of two minds | Constitutional Law, Government | May 20, 2019 |
The schizophrenic Sixth | California Courts of Appeal, Constitutional Law, Criminal | Mar. 20, 2019 |
Judicial opinions must ‘show their math’ | Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 16, 2019 |
‘Go ahead then... prove it!’ | Nov. 7, 2018 | |
Will the ‘digital divide’ persist? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 11, 2018 |
A riddle (almost) as old as California | Appellate Practice, California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Law Practice, Civil Litigation | Jul. 16, 2018 |
Divorcing the message from the messenger | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | May 22, 2018 |
Court: ‘Hold my beer’ | California Courts of Appeal, Criminal, Government | Mar. 21, 2018 |
A penny for your thoughts | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 15, 2018 |
How do you spell ‘G-U-I-D-A-N-C-E’? | Appellate Practice, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 12, 2017 |
Beginning to see the light | 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 17, 2017 |
Tailoring the Emperor’s New Clothes | Appellate Practice, California Supreme Court, Judges and Judiciary, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 14, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: Return of the Judiciary | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: The Fifth Amendment Strikes Back | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 16, 2017 |
SEARCH WARS: A New Hope for Definitional Clarity | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 15, 2017 |
The unbreakable structure of structural errors | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 16, 2017 |
When analogies fail | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 12, 2017 |
Filling a void in the law | California Courts of Appeal, California Supreme Court, Criminal, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Nov. 9, 2016 |
The Fourth Amendment pendulum | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 15, 2016 |
Doctrinal synergy | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 7, 2016 |
Which one of these things is not like the others? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Which one of these is not the same? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 17, 2016 |
Where does the right to obtain evidence prior to trial fall? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law | Apr. 21, 2016 |
Electronic evidence laws raise questions | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 9, 2016 |
Then again, maybe not | Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 15, 2015 |
Same basic facts, different conclusion | Appellate Practice | Oct. 20, 2015 |
Brady's self-help exception | California Supreme Court, Criminal | Aug. 25, 2015 |
When is enough enough? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 18, 2015 |
'It's alive!'... But what is it? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Apr. 22, 2015 |
A first bite at the apple | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Judges and Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 21, 2015 |
Brady v. Pitchess: real conflict or fairy tale? | California Supreme Court, Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 23, 2014 |
Deputizing the whole wide countryside | Intellectual Property, U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 29, 2014 |
Fourth Amendment geometry | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 16, 2014 |
Shades of Gray: to err in jury selection | Constitutional Law | Jul. 9, 2014 |
'Reading tea leaves,' or: applying the Crawford decision | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | May 8, 2014 |
Encryption issues under Fifth Amendment purview | Constitutional Law | Mar. 6, 2014 |
A new version of 'reasonable suspicion' | U.S. Supreme Court | Jan. 9, 2014 |
Oversimplified slippery slope arguments | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 15, 2013 |
'Snapshot' judging | Judges and Judiciary | Aug. 20, 2013 |
Crowd sourcing as a source? | Law Practice | Jul. 2, 2013 |
The invincibility of arbitration clauses | California Supreme Court, Civil Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court | May 17, 2013 |
Biometrics and Fourth Amendment 'overbreadth' | Constitutional Law, Criminal, U.S. Supreme Court | Mar. 29, 2013 |
What do judges do? | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 12, 2013 |
Dog sniffs and that new Fourth Amendment smell | U.S. Supreme Court | Dec. 19, 2012 |
When is A majority THE majority? | U.S. Supreme Court | Oct. 31, 2012 |
Stolen valor and prosecutorial discretion | Constitutional Law | Sep. 11, 2012 |
Judicial philosophies collide in Williams | Constitutional Law | Jul. 31, 2012 |
Criminal procedure and the reasonable person | U.S. Supreme Court | Jun. 26, 2012 |
What is the best medicine in Lafler? | Criminal | May 18, 2012 |
When is an advisory opinion 'too advisory'? | Law Practice | Apr. 6, 2012 |
To object or not to object: What is the consequence? | U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 28, 2012 |
The other majority opinion in the US Supreme Court's GPS case | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Feb. 8, 2012 |
The good, the bad and the inconsistency: Peremptory challenges and their potential for abuse | Constitutional Law | Jan. 10, 2012 |
A criminal defendant’s pre-trial right to discovery: constitutional or not? | Criminal | Nov. 30, 2011 |
A pocket full of clouds: digital devices and the Fourth Amendment | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Sep. 21, 2011 |
The roles of judge and jury: Is the US Supreme Court of two minds? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Aug. 26, 2011 |
Procedural protections of the Sixth Amendment: The means to an end, or an end in themselves? | Constitutional Law, U.S. Supreme Court | Jul. 21, 2011 |
Case | Category | Published |
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Valdovinos v. Kia Motors America, Inc.
author
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Consumer Law | Aug. 30, 2024 |
People v. Esquivias
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 19, 2024 |
Modification: Carolina Beverage Corp. v. Fiji Water Co., LLC
author
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Contracts | Jun. 21, 2024 |
A.L. v. Harbor Developmental Disabilities Foundation
author
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Torts | May 31, 2024 |
Carolina Beverage Corp. v. Fiji Water Co., LLC
author
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Contracts | May 31, 2024 |
AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. Bonta
author
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Government | Mar. 29, 2024 |
Modification: People v. Franco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Feb. 23, 2024 |
Modification: City of Norwalk v. City of Cerritos
author
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Immunity | Feb. 23, 2024 |
Modification: Shalghoun v. North Los Angeles County Regional Center, Inc.
author
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Torts | Feb. 23, 2024 |
In re Lilianna C.
author
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Dependency | Feb. 9, 2024 |
City of Norwalk v. City of Cerritos
author
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Immunity | Feb. 1, 2024 |
Shalghoun v. North Los Angeles County Regional Center, Inc.
author
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Torts | Jan. 25, 2024 |
Chavez v. Superior Court (People)
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2024 |
People v. Franco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 25, 2024 |
Gonzales v. California Victim Compensation Bd.
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 2, 2024 |
Modification: Tak Chun Gaming Promotion Company Limited v. Long
author
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Gaming | Nov. 17, 2023 |
Tak Chun Gaming Promotion Company Limited v. Long
author
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Gaming | Oct. 27, 2023 |
Modification: Endeavor Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Oct. 20, 2023 |
Modification: Engel v. Pech
author
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Attorneys | Oct. 19, 2023 |
Engel v. Pech
author
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Attorneys | Sep. 29, 2023 |
Modification: Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Sep. 22, 2023 |
Endeavor Operating Co., LLC v. HDI Global Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Sep. 22, 2023 |
Modification: Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Sep. 14, 2023 |
Modification: Fischl v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Aug. 24, 2023 |
Piedmont Capital Management, L.L.C. v. McElfish
author
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Contracts | Aug. 24, 2023 |
Fischl v. Pacific Life Insurance Co.
author
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Insurance | Aug. 3, 2023 |
In re Jayden M.
author
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Dependency | Jul. 28, 2023 |
Modification: Ridec LLC v. Hinkle
author
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Real Property | Jul. 28, 2023 |
Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
reversed and remanded
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Evidence | Jul. 27, 2023 |
Ridec LLC v. Hinkle
author
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Real Property | Jun. 30, 2023 |
Estate of Berger
author
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probate_and_trusts | May 30, 2023 |
Barajas v. Sativa L.A. County Water Dist.
author
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Administrative Agencies | May 26, 2023 |
Sitrick Group v. Vivera Pharmaceuticals
author
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Arbitration | Mar. 31, 2023 |
Modification: Gordon v. Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
author
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Attorneys | Mar. 21, 2023 |
Gordon v. Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
author
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Attorneys | Feb. 24, 2023 |
Darby v. Sisyphian, LLC
author
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Arbitration | Jan. 27, 2023 |
Modification: People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jan. 6, 2023 |
People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 16, 2022 |
Pereda v. Atos Jiu Jitsu LLC
author
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Torts | Nov. 25, 2022 |
Trujillo v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Civil Procedure | Oct. 27, 2022 |
People v. Duran
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Modification: Musgrove v. Silver
author
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Employment Law | Sep. 13, 2022 |
Musgrove v. Silver
author
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Employment Law | Aug. 26, 2022 |
Modification: People v. Peyton
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 17, 2022 |
People v. Peyton
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 29, 2022 |
Gallo v. Wood Ranch USA, Inc.
author
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Arbitration | Jul. 25, 2022 |
Modification: In re Dezi C.
author
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Administrative Agencies | Jun. 28, 2022 |
In re Dezi C.
author
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Administrative Agencies | Jun. 15, 2022 |
Bergstrom v. Zions Bancorporation
author
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Banking | May 6, 2022 |
Crenshaw Subway Coalition v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Government | Mar. 4, 2022 |
Meyer v. Sheh
author
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Real Property | Feb. 4, 2022 |
Modification: North American Title Co. v. Gugasyan
author
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Torts | Jan. 26, 2022 |
North American Title Co. v. Gugasyan
author
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Torts | Dec. 30, 2021 |
Modification: Drink Tank Ventures v. Real Soda in Real Bottles
author
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Business Law | Dec. 6, 2021 |
Modification: Long Beach Memorial Medical v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
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Health Care | Nov. 29, 2021 |
Drink Tank Ventures v. Real Soda in Real Bottles
author
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Business Law | Nov. 12, 2021 |
Martinez v. City of Beverly Hills
author
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Government | Nov. 12, 2021 |
Long Beach Memorial Medical v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
author
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Health Care | Nov. 5, 2021 |
Doe v. Superior Court (Mountain View School District)
author
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Evidence | Nov. 3, 2021 |
Jacqueline B. v. Rawls Law Group
author
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Civil Procedure | Aug. 30, 2021 |
Modification: People v. Nolasco
author
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Constitutional Law | Aug. 25, 2021 |
People v. Palacios
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Nolasco
author
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Constitutional Law | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Walker
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 2, 2021 |
People v. Ollo
reversed and remanded
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 22, 2021 |
People v. Collins
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jun. 11, 2021 |
Modification: Issakhani v. Shadow Glen Homeowners Assn.
author
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Torts | Jun. 1, 2021 |
People v. Graham
author
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statutory_interpretation | Jun. 1, 2021 |
People v. Fortman
author
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statutory_interpretation | May 17, 2021 |
Issakhani v. Shadow Glen Homeowners Assn., Inc.
author
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Torts | May 4, 2021 |
People v. Gray
author
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Evidence | May 4, 2021 |
Tsasu LLC v. U.S. Bank Trust, N.A.
author
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Real Property | Apr. 5, 2021 |
Medipro Medical Staffing v. Certified Nursing Registry
author
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Civil Procedure | Feb. 8, 2021 |
In re Brianna S.
author
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Dependency | Feb. 1, 2021 |
Flores v. Liu
author
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Torts | Feb. 1, 2021 |
Sass v. Cohen
affirmed
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Civil Procedure | Dec. 28, 2020 |
Humphreville v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Tax | Dec. 7, 2020 |
Arrow Highway Steel, Inc. v. Dubin
author
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Constitutional Law | Nov. 2, 2020 |
In re J.W.
author
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Juveniles | Oct. 27, 2020 |
Modification: People v. Love
author
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statutory_interpretation | Oct. 19, 2020 |
People v. Love
author
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statutory_interpretation | Oct. 5, 2020 |
Lopez v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Torts | Oct. 5, 2020 |
People v. Kurianski
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 21, 2020 |
Prang v. Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Bd.
author
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statutory_interpretation | Aug. 31, 2020 |
Rutgard v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Eminent Domain | Aug. 3, 2020 |
Lonky v. Patel
author
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Arbitration | Jul. 7, 2020 |
California Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration v. Superior Court (Kintner)
author
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Tax | May 11, 2020 |
Gruber v. Gruber
author
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Anti-SLAPP | May 6, 2020 |
Modification: People v. The North River Insurance Co.
author
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Civil Procedure | May 4, 2020 |
People v. The North River Insurance Co.
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 10, 2020 |
Reynaud v. Technicolor Creative Services USA
concurring
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Torts | Mar. 26, 2020 |
Modification: Siry Investment v. Farkhondehpour
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 25, 2020 |
People v. Garcia
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 20, 2020 |
McHenry v. Asylum Entertainment Delaware, LLC
author
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Torts | Mar. 16, 2020 |
Siry Investment v. Farkhondehpour
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 5, 2020 |
In re E.F.
author
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Juveniles | Feb. 18, 2020 |
Downey v. Public Storage, Inc.
author
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Civil Procedure | Feb. 10, 2020 |
Shaeffer v. Califia Farms, LLC
author
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Consumer Law | Feb. 10, 2020 |
People v. Ollo
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 9, 2019 |
Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP v. Lahiji
author
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Anti-SLAPP | Oct. 7, 2019 |
People v. Hicks
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 25, 2019 |
People v. Aledamat
reversed
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 27, 2019 |
People v. Sanchez
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Aug. 19, 2019 |
O'Brien v. AMBS Diagnostics, LLC
author
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Civil Procedure | Aug. 12, 2019 |
People v. Smith
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 |
In re Robinson
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | May 20, 2019 |
Modification: Sass v. Cohen
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 5, 2019 |
Shoen v. Zacarias
author
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Real Property | Apr. 5, 2019 |
Zakaryan v. The Men's Warehouse, Inc.
author
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Employment Law | Apr. 1, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 27, 2019 |
Sass v. Cohen
author
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Civil Procedure | Mar. 11, 2019 |
Modification: People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 8, 2019 |
People v. Matthews
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 |
People v. Orozco
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 4, 2019 |
Perow v. Uzelac
author
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Family Law | Feb. 4, 2019 |
Modification: Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
author
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Civil Procedure | Jan. 25, 2019 |
Smyth v. Berman
author
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Real Property | Jan. 14, 2019 |
Licudine v. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
author
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Civil Procedure | Jan. 7, 2019 |
Bacilio v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Government | Oct. 29, 2018 |
Modification: Citizens Coalition Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Municipal Law | Sep. 17, 2018 |
Citizens Coalition Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Municipal Law | Aug. 27, 2018 |
People v. Hurlic
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Jul. 10, 2018 |
In re S.O.
author
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Juveniles | Jul. 3, 2018 |
Diaz v. Grill Concepts Services, Inc.
author
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Labor Law | May 30, 2018 |
La Mirada Ave. v. City of Los Angeles
author
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Civil Procedure | May 7, 2018 |
Modification: Garcia v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
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Civil Procedure | May 4, 2018 |
Garcia v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
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Civil Procedure | Apr. 6, 2018 |
People v. Aledamat
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Mar. 5, 2018 |
Douglass v. Serenivision, Inc.
author
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Arbitration | Feb. 12, 2018 |
People v. The North River Insurance Co. and Bad Boys Bail Bonds
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Dec. 22, 2017 |
QDOS Inc. v. Signature Financial LLC
author
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Torts | Dec. 1, 2017 |
Burd v. Barkley Court Reporters Inc.
concurring
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Government | Dec. 1, 2017 |
JetSuite v. County of Los Angeles
author
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Tax | Oct. 11, 2017 |
Mission Beverage Co. v. Pabst Brewing Co. LLC
author
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Anti-SLAPP | Sep. 26, 2017 |
People v. Washington
author
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Criminal Law and Procedure | Sep. 6, 2017 |
In re R.T.
affirmed
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Juveniles | Jul. 21, 2017 |
Tustin Field Gas & Food v. Mid-Century Ins. Co.
author
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Jul. 5, 2017 |
Title | Category | Published |
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‘Go ahead then... prove it!’ | Litigation | Nov. 7, 2018 |
A riddle (almost) as old as California | Appellate Practice | Jul. 16, 2018 |