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U.S. v. Kleinman
Defendant unsuccessful in challenging convictions relating to conspiracy to distribute marijuana arising out of purported medical marijuana collective. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
A.G., a Minor
Agency fails to provide deported father with reasonable reunification services where visitation services and parenting programs were otherwise available to him. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/1 Jun. 19, 2017
Hilliard v. Harbour
Demurrer properly sustained in elder abuse action on grounds plaintiff lacks standing, where plaintiff's claims are derivative of those of his companies. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/2 Jun. 19, 2017
Packingham v. North Carolina
North Carolina law broadly prohibiting registered sex offenders from posting on social networking sites struck down on First Amendment grounds. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
McWilliams v. Dunn
Access to mental health expert who is sufficiently available to indigent defendant's defense under 'Ake v. Oklahoma' requires more than providing defendant with neuropsychological examination. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Matal v. Tam
Even under looser commercial-speech test, Disparagement clause violates First Amendment Free Speech Clause because it is not narrowly drawn to serve substantial governmental interest. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court (Anderson)
California lacks jurisdiction to preside over nonresidents' claims against Bristol-Myers over claims involving the drug Plavix. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
Jenkins v. Hutton
Reversal required where Sixth Circuit is wrong to reach merits of habeas petitioner's claim challenging death sentence. 		Administrative Agencies USSC Jun. 19, 2017
People v. Brooks
Failure to instruct on independent felonious purpose rule is error but does not require reversal of death judgment given valid torture-murder special-circumstance finding. 		Administrative Agencies CASC Jun. 19, 2017
U.S. v. Cervantes
Warrantless, suspicionless search of hotel room rented by defendant on 'mandatory supervision' does not violate Fourth Amendment, where such supervision is akin to parole. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire District
Contrary to four other circuits' holdings, Age Discrimination in Employment Act applies to political subdivision of state, whether or not that subdivision, here a fire district, has 20 or more employees. 		Administrative Agencies 9th Jun. 19, 2017
People v. Sivongxxay
On automatic appeal from judgment of death, defendant unsuccessful in challenging sentence based on invalid waiver of jury trial. 		Administrative Agencies CASC Jun. 19, 2017
Zubillaga v. Allstate Indemnity Co.
Genuine dispute rule does not relieve insurer from its obligation to thoroughly and fairly investigate insured's claim, warranting reversal of summary judgment in insurer's favor. 		Administrative Agencies 4DCA/3 Jun. 19, 2017
Kao v. Joy Holiday
Alien-employee, who worked for employer for a time without work permit, wins reversal of judgment in employer's favor on statutory wage claims. 		Administrative Agencies 1DCA/3 Jun. 18, 2017
Ryan v. Rosenfeld
Order denying motion to vacate final judgment is appealable even if it raises issues that could have been litigated via appeal of the judgment. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 16, 2017
Plantier v. Ramona Municipal Water District
Commercial business owners need not exhaust administrative remedies before bringing suit challenging water district's method of calculating wastewater fees, warranting reversal of judgment favoring agency. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 13, 2017
Kokesh v. SEC
Claims for disgorgement in SEC enforcement actions are subject to 28 U.S.C. Section 2462's five-year limitations period because disgorgement claims operate as penalty. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 5, 2017
D.L. v. United States
After plaintiff quickly and voluntarily dismisses complaint against federal employee, then pursues administrative remedies, dismissal improper when plaintiff re-adds federal employee to complaint. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 5, 2017
Pacific Bay Recovery Inc. v. California Physicians’ Services Inc.
Demurrer properly sustained without leave to amend where nonemergency care rendered by out-of-network service provider was limited by terms of applicable evidence of coverage. 		Administrative Agencies Jun. 2, 2017
Dhillon v. John Muir Health
A trial court's order on a petition for writ of administrative mandamus that remands matter to administrative body is appealable. 		Administrative Agencies May 26, 2017
Lewis v. Clarke
Tribal sovereign immunity does not bar individual-capacity damages against tribal employee for tort committed within scope of his employment. 		Administrative Agencies Apr. 26, 2017
City of Santa Maria v. Cohen
City of Santa Maria as successor agency to defunct redevelopment agency may not use redevelopment funds to pay bonds due on parking facilities. 		Administrative Agencies Apr. 26, 2017
Shaw v. Superior Court (THC-Orange County Inc.)
Employee has no right to jury trial in retaliatory termination action under Health and Safety Code Section 1278.5. 		Administrative Agencies Apr. 11, 2017
A.T. v. Superior Court (People)
Juvenile court errs in pressuring minor to accept 'package-deal' plea bargain by refusing to grant her request to be released to her mother's custody. 		Administrative Agencies Apr. 3, 2017
National Labor Relations Board v. SW General Inc. dba Southwest Ambulance
Federal Vacancies Reform Act Section 3345(b)(2) renders complaint filed on behalf of NLRB's acting general counsel invalid where President had nominated him for permanent position. 		Administrative Agencies Mar. 22, 2017
People v. Phung
Juvenile offender's aggregate 40-years-to-life sentence passes constitutional muster in light of sentencing judge's individualized sentencing and opportunity for parole in the future. 		Administrative Agencies Mar. 16, 2017
Johnny W. v. Superior Court
Challenge of presiding judicial officer filed after trial court's order temporarily removing minor from father's custody not untimely as trial court had not yet resolved conflicting factual contentions. 		Administrative Agencies Mar. 13, 2017
Somers v. Digital Realty Trust Inc.
Dodd-Frank Act's anti-retaliation provision is not limited to whistleblowers who report to the SEC, but also provide protection to those who report internally. 		Administrative Agencies Mar. 9, 2017
People v. Acuna
Non-hearsay evidence supporting finding that civil defendants were members of criminal street gang establishes that trial court was not convinced of membership by hearsay statements alone. 		Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2017
Compassion Over Killing v. FDA
Summary judgment properly granted in federal agencies' favor, where agencies acted reasonably in denying plaintiffs' rulemaking petitions regarding egg carton labeling. 		Administrative Agencies Feb. 28, 2017
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