| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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C099785
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In re Stephenson on Habeas Corpus
Sexually violent predator's continued commitment despite trial court's conditional release order did not violate Sexual Violent Predator Act. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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S. Boulware Eurie | Jan. 16, 2025 |
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23-217
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E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera
The preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies for an employer to demonstrate that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. |
Employment Law |
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B. Kavanaugh | Jan. 16, 2025 |
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23-677
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Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger
A plaintiff's amendment of complaint to remove federal-law claims divests a federal court of jurisdiction. |
Civil Procedure |
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E. Kagan | Jan. 16, 2025 |
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21-30251
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U.S. v. Sapalasan
Order |
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Jan. 16, 2025 | ||
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23-4354
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Carralero v. Bonta
Order |
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Jan. 16, 2025 | ||
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23-16164
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Wolford v. Lopez
Order |
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Jan. 16, 2025 | ||
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22-16478
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Mendoza v. Tucson Unified School District
School district was not required to demonstrate perfect implementation of a unitary status plan, only good-faith compliance and the elimination of vestiges of past discrimination to the extent practicable. |
Education |
|
D. Forrest | Jan. 16, 2025 |
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B334427
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People v. Superior Court (White)
Trial court erroneously concluded that jury's special circumstance finding regarding felony-murder had no preclusive effect in Penal Code Section 1172.6 resentencing proceedings. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Yegan | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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B331017
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People v. Love
Penal Code Section 1170.95 resentencing request was properly rejected when defendant's murder conviction established he acted alone with the requisite malice. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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N. Bershon | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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A171071
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Baca v. Kuang
A commercial landlord consented to a month-to-month tenancy by accepting multiple months of rent following the expiration of a notice to terminate tenancy. |
Real Property |
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D. Chou | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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23-10043
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U.S. v. Patnaik
H1-B visa applicants could be prosecuted for visa fraud regardless of whether the false information provided was in response to legally allowed questions. |
Immigration |
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P. Bumatay | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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23-3707
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Tangle, Inc. v. Aritzia, Inc.
Copyright claim (in manipulable kinetic sculptures) alleging creative choices made by defendant were substantially similar to plaintiff's choices was sufficient to survive pleading stage. |
Copyright |
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M. Simon | Jan. 15, 2025 |
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21-30177
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U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes
Order |
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Jan. 15, 2025 | ||
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D082021
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Marriage of Goldman
Laches defense is available in Family Code proceedings not attempting to enforce a support judgment, but prejudice is still a required showing for a successful defense. |
Family Law |
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W. Dato | Jan. 14, 2025 |
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B327691
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Gee v. National Collegiate Athletic Assocation
The assumption of risk doctrine applied to a plaintiff injured by an inherent risk of the sport (head hits), irrespective of whether the specific injury itself (CTE) was inherent to the sport. |
Torts |
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M. Stratton | Jan. 14, 2025 |
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H050639
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Stokes v. Forty Niners Stadium Management Co.
Negligence claim against defendant football stadium security lacked causation where the incident occurred too quickly for defendant to intervene. |
Torts |
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P. Bamattre-Manoukian | Jan. 14, 2025 |
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19-70960
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Godoy-Aguilar v. Garland
California Penal Code Section 136.1(c)(1) is a categorical match for the generic federal offense of an aggravated felony relating to obstruction of justice. |
Immigration |
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C. Bea | Jan. 14, 2025 |
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22-16562
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Jane Doe v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Order |
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Jan. 14, 2025 | ||
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24-1086
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In re: Melanio L. Valdellon and Ellen C. Valdellon
Bankruptcy debtors stated plausible claim for relief where mortgage company sent statements showing past due balance even though default was cured through the plan and debtors made all postpetition payments. |
Bankruptcy |
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S. Gan | Jan. 13, 2025 |
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G062752
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Collins v. Diamond Generating Corp.
Trial court erred in not allowing for Privette jury instructions that could have potentially provided defendant, a partial indirect owner, with the same liability protections as the owner. |
Torts |
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T. Goethals | Jan. 10, 2025 |
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A167637
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Reese v. Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc.
Amendment could not cure defect to overcome demurrer where mortgage servicer remedied its alleged violation of Homeowner's Bill of Rights by waiting and recording a new notice of sale. |
Real Property |
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T. Brown | Jan. 10, 2025 |
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A168580
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People v. Bravo
An enhancement that was originally stayed did not preclude resentencing under Penal Code Section 112.75. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Miller | Jan. 9, 2025 |
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23-15902
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Barton v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation
Administrative agency's denial of Native American's relocation benefits' request due to improper application of appropriate standard necessitated reversal and remand. |
Native American Affairs |
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R. Desai | Jan. 9, 2025 |
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B320574
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Pollock v. Kelso
Attorney fee award was reasonable where the parties' conduct and settlement agreement in camera review demonstrated one was the prevailing party. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Wiley | Jan. 9, 2025 |
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22-35271
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Project Veritas v. Schmidt
Oregon's conversational privacy statute requiring that notice be given before oral conversations may be recorded does not violate the First Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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M. Christen | Jan. 8, 2025 |
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H050639
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Stokes v. Forty Niners Stadium Management Co., LLC
Order_and_opinion |
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Jan. 14, 2025 | ||
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B337339
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Modification: People v. Hodge
Because trial court was under no statutory obligation to respond to defendant's Penal Code Section 1172.1 request for resentencing, case was not appealable and dismissed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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E. Lui | Jan. 7, 2025 |
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S279737
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People v. Collins
Liability for murder on a failure-to-protect theory requires the perpetrator to know to a substantial degree of certainty about a life-endangering act and fail to act in conscious disregard for life. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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K. Evans | Jan. 7, 2025 |
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B327714
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Charlie L. v. Kangavari
Health & Safety Code Section 1799.110's standards for emergency medical services applied in malpractice claim against physician, an on-call radiologist who remotely reviewed images for an ER patient on a "stat" basis. |
Health Care |
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B. Hoffstadt | Jan. 6, 2025 |
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C097818
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Modification: Schneider v. Lane
Civil Code Section 845 did not obligate easement owner to construct a riverbank stabilization project separate from the right-of-way to protect the easement road from risk of the riverbank's future erosion. |
Real Property |
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H. Hull | Jan. 6, 2025 |
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