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Doe v. University of Southern California
Disciplinary action resulting from student's participation in group sexual encounter overturned due to university's failure to provide him with fair hearing.
Administrative Agencies Apr. 6, 2016
Pinheiro v. Civil Service Commission for the County of Fresno
Fresno County's Civil Service Commission's decision to uphold dismissal of a high profile county employee is vacated due to reliance on outside evidence.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 30, 2016
City of Mukilteo, Washington v. U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Opponents fail to overturn FAA's decision to open up Paine Field in Washington for commercial passenger operations.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 7, 2016
California Dept. of Consumer Affairs v. Superior Court (Lewis)
Consumers lack public interest standing to challenge bureau of Dept. of Consumer Affair's public position regarding deductibility of wear and tear under Lemon Law.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2016
Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Jewell
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in designating Alaskan coast and islands as critical habitat for endangered polar bears.
Administrative Agencies Mar. 1, 2016
Fett v. Medical Board of California
Doctor unsuccessful in quashing subpoenas by medical board of his patients' medical records where good cause exists to invade patients' privacy rights.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 29, 2016
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 8, 2016
Lloyd v. CVB Financial Corp.
Securities fraud class action against bank revived involving alleged misrepresentations made in 2010 SEC filings regarding its largest borrower.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 2, 2016
Rubio v. Superior Court (People)
Defendant seeking postconviction discovery need not reimburse agency providing discovery for costs related to examination and preparation of documents for production, but must pay labor cost.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2016
Hughes v. County of San Bernardino
Employee's retirement does not deprive Civil Service Commission of jurisdiction to continue to hear retiree's pending administrative appeal.
Administrative Agencies Feb. 1, 2016
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre
Police Officer's Bill of Rights requires that officer under investigation receive notice of that investigation's nature 'reasonably prior' to any interrogation related thereto.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 29, 2016
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association et al.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has power to issue rule regulating wholesale demand response and rule is adequately reasoned, resulting in reversal and remand.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 26, 2016
National Federation of the Blind v. United Airlines Inc.
State law claims not expressly preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act are impliedly field preempted by Airline Carrier Access Act and Department of Transportation regulation.
Administrative Agencies Jan. 20, 2016
Roe v. Superior Court
Civil Procedure Section 2030.020 does not empower a court to compel parental interviews as part of mental examination of party who is a minor.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 22, 2015
State of California v. FERC
'Mobile-Sierra' doctrine, presuming contracted-for rates are 'just and reasonable' under Federal Power Act, applies to spot sales for electricity.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 18, 2015
Dominguez v. Colvin
Disability benefits applicant not entitled to immediate award of benefits despite administrative law judge's legal error where there remained inconsistencies, conflicts, and gaps in the records.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 15, 2015
Pesticide Action Network North America v. United States EPA
EPA's years-long delay in issuing a final response to environmental organizations' petition requesting ban on pesticide is 'egregious' and warrants mandamus relief.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 11, 2015
Rounds v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
Discrepancies between vocational expert's testimony, Dictionary of Occupational titles, and determined residual functional capacity merit reconciliation in Supplemental Security Income claim.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 8, 2015
Mason v. Superior Court
There is probable cause for an arson indictment where a forest fire is a highly probable consequence of a defendant's conduct.
Administrative Agencies Dec. 1, 2015
D.F. v. Superior Court
Under Welf. & Inst. Code Section 361.5(b)(11), prior termination of parental rights need not have occurred in California in order for court in present dependency action to deny reunification services.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 27, 2015
County of San Diego v. Superior Court (Casteen)
County of San Diego entitled to summary judgment because it is immune from liability to plaintiff who suffered injury while swinging from tree rope at county park.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 23, 2015
County of Los Angeles v. Superior Court
Forms used when Sheriff's Department impounds cars, which bear owners' addresses gleaned from DMV records, are exempted from disclosure under Cal. Public Records Act.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 23, 2015
Eno v. Jewell
Order
Administrative Agencies Nov. 13, 2015
AIDS Healthcare etc. v. State Dept. Health Care etc.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation's failure to exhaust administrative remedies bars its petition for writ of mandamus.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 9, 2015
Brown-Hunter v. Colvin
Administrative Law Judge errs by failing to provide specific, clear and convincing reasons for rejecting Social Security claimant's testimony.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 4, 2015
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.
Administrative Agencies Nov. 3, 2015
League of California Cities v. Superior Court (San Diegans for Open Government et al.)
Before ordering disclosure of e-mails, in camera review should have been conducted as requested by party asserting documents are exempt from disclosure.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 29, 2015
Steven R. v. Superior Court (People)
Juvenile court exceeds its jurisdiction in dismissing Section 602 petition because Section 782 restricts dismissal of petition to the court in which petition was filed.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 27, 2015
Beverly Hills USD v. LA Metro.
L.A. County MTA prevails over Beverly Hills and its school district regarding its approval of final environmental impact report for subway tunnel.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 26, 2015
Dorsey v. Superior Court
Statutory $150 cap on attorney fees in small claims appeal overrides conflicting contractual attorney fee provisions.
Administrative Agencies Oct. 23, 2015