| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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A168163
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Friends of the South Fork Gualala v. Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection
Trial court did not err in denying application for disability accommodation where numerous continuance accommodations had already been granted and significantly delayed the CEQA lawsuit. |
Civil Procedure, Attorneys |
|
J. Streeter | Sep. 30, 2024 |
|
22-15862
|
Stein v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
The False Claim Act's first-to-file rule is not jurisdictional. |
Government, Civil Procedure |
|
D. Forrest | Sep. 25, 2024 |
|
23-55713
|
Corbett v. Transportation Security Administration
Once a Freedom of Information Act suit is properly initiated based on constructive exhaustion, an agency's post-lawsuit response does not require dismissal for failure to exhaust. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Christen | Sep. 11, 2024 |
|
22-56032
|
Blumberger v. Tilley
30-day window for federal officer removal did not begin for defendant doctor until the Attorney General advised the state court that defendant was not a federal employee for purposes of the Federal Tort Claims Act. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Bybee | Sep. 10, 2024 |
|
A168803
|
Fox Paine & Co., LLC v. Twin City Fire Insurance Co.
Declaratory relief was not warranted in insurance dispute where the claims were derivative of breach of contract claims. |
Insurance, Civil Procedure |
|
J. Richman | Sep. 9, 2024 |
|
22-56161
|
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles v. Los Angeles
Black Lives Matter protester class certifications were vacated and remanded where the district court did not rigorously analyze whether three damages classes satisfied the commonality requirement. |
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights |
|
K. Lee | Sep. 6, 2024 |
|
23-15857
|
Mendocino Railway v. Ainsworth
District court correctly dismissed railway's action in federal court pursuant to the Colorado River doctrine, where parallel proceedings in state court were underway. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Callahan | Aug. 30, 2024 |
|
23-55423
|
Marroquin v. City of Los Angeles
"Reasonable diligence" is an express requirement to receive relief from judgment under FRCP 60(b)(2), which even the "conclusive" nature of newly discovered evidence cannot excuse. |
Civil Procedure |
|
B. Bade | Aug. 28, 2024 |
|
S274147
|
Modification: Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale
In administrative mandate proceedings, the time for filing an appeal does not begin to run until entry, or notice of entry, of a judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Jenkins | Aug. 26, 2024 |
|
22-55744
|
Amended Opinion: Lytle v. Nutramax Laboratories,Inc.
At the class certification stage, plaintiffs may use a reliable, unexecuted damages model to show that damages are susceptible to common proof. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Rakoff | Aug. 26, 2024 |
|
22-35075
|
Mayes v. American Hallmark Insurance Co.
Notice of removal filed after the defendant had received the complaint but before formal service was timely because the removal statute did not require formal service as a prerequisite. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Sung | Aug. 23, 2024 |
|
23-35197
|
Miller v. Sawant
Parties seeking to depose expert witnesses were responsible for the experts' reasonable fees incurred during, and in preparation for, the depositions regardless of the ultimate admissibility of their opinions. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Bea | Aug. 23, 2024 |
|
S277211
|
City of Los Angeles v. Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP
Section 2023.030 of the Civil Discovery Act gives courts authority to address egregious forms of misconduct not otherwise addressed by the Act. |
Civil Procedure |
|
L. Kruger | Aug. 23, 2024 |
|
22-16948
|
Cogan v. Trabucco
Federal action seeking to collaterally attack state court judgement was not barred because the underlying case arose in the bankruptcy court and was within the federal courts' exclusive jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy |
|
D. Collins | Aug. 22, 2024 |
|
E081228
|
Riverside Mining Limited v. Quality Aggregates
Defendant was not entitled to attorneys' fees following plaintiff's voluntary dismissal despite a rejected 998 Offer and a prevailing-party attorneys' fees clause. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Raphael | Aug. 21, 2024 |
|
23-15363
|
Cox v. CoinMarketCap Opco, LLC
The Commodity Exchange Act authorizes nationwide service of process independent of its venue requirement. |
Civil Procedure |
|
M. Berzon | Aug. 13, 2024 |
|
A166919
|
Greisman v. FCA US, LLC
Defense counsel's on-the-record oral stipulation to settlement terms was sufficient to render the settlement agreement enforceable, so it was not error to enter judgment pursuant to its terms. |
Civil Procedure |
|
J. Richman | Aug. 7, 2024 |
|
S271721
|
Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc.
Aggrieved employee asserting claims under Private Attorneys General Act has no personal or representative right to intervene in another aggrieved employee's action asserting overlapping claims. |
Employment Law, Civil Procedure |
|
M. Jenkins | Aug. 2, 2024 |
|
23-55299
|
Ratha v. Rubicon Resources LLC
The Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act does not apply to events that occurred before its enactment. |
Civil Procedure, Torts |
|
S. Ikuta | Aug. 1, 2024 |
|
G063909
|
Medina v. St. George Auto Sales, Inc.
A frequent "check engine" light notification was not necessarily notice of a material defect in a car represented to be in good condition for the purposes of the discovery rule. |
Civil Procedure, Consumer Law |
|
E. Moore | Jul. 30, 2024 |
|
23-15556
|
EB Holdings II, Inc. v. Illinois National Insurance Co.
District court erred in concluding Nevada law governed where its analysis of the test to determine choice-of-law was based on erroneous facts. |
Civil Procedure, Insurance |
|
M. Smith | Jul. 30, 2024 |
|
S274147
|
Meinhardt v. City of Sunnyvale
In administrative mandate proceedings, the time for filing an appeal does not begin to run until entry, or notice of entry, of a judgment. |
Civil Procedure, Administrative Agencies |
|
M. Jenkins | Jul. 30, 2024 |
|
22-16788
|
Stavrianoudakis v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Falconers' annual forced choice between agreeing to unannounced, warrantless inspections or not receiving a California falconry license was a concrete injury in fact that supported Article III standing. |
Civil Procedure |
|
D. Forrest | Jul. 25, 2024 |
|
23-35294
|
State of Washington v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Denial of motion to intervene was appropriate where Idaho's complaint-in-intervention sought different relief than Washington's original complaint and failed to independently establish that Idaho had standing to pursue its claims. |
Civil Procedure |
|
S. Thomas | Jul. 25, 2024 |
|
B320642
|
Safieddine v. MBC FZ, LLC, et al.
California court could not exercise personal jurisdiction over Arab news outlets by virtue of their rebroadcast of an allegedly defamatory story in the U.S. via DISH. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Lee | Jul. 25, 2024 |
|
D082478
|
Let Them Choose v. San Diego Unified School Dist.
Trial court abused its discretion in denying public interest attorneys' fees to plaintiffs who successfully challenged school district's proposed COVID-19 vaccination plan. |
Civil Procedure |
|
W. Dato | Jul. 19, 2024 |
|
24-704
|
Defense for Children International - Palestine v. Biden
Suit seeking to enjoin Executive Branch officials from facilitating Israel's allegedly genocidal military campaign in Gaza presented a political question that was non-justiciable. |
Civil Procedure |
|
P. Curiam (9th Cir.) | Jul. 16, 2024 |
|
23-55466
|
John Doe v. Cedars-Sinai Health System
Federal officer removal was improper where hospital failed to establish that it created its website pursuant to congressional authority to accomplish a governmental task. |
Civil Procedure |
|
S. Mendoza | Jul. 8, 2024 |
|
B314102
|
Casa Blanca Beach v. County of Santa Barbara
Homeowner association's lawsuit against county planning commission was not ripe because it failed to exhaust its administrative remedies and doing so would not be futile. |
Civil Procedure, Administrative Agencies |
|
T. Cody | Jun. 27, 2024 |
|
A165038
|
Marriage of Moore
Fees and costs incurred during mediation occurring after motions to compel discovery were filed were not compensable via sanctions award because they were not costs of bringing the motions. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Fujisaki | Jun. 27, 2024 |
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