| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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19-55376
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Duncan v. Bonta
Order |
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Sep. 26, 2022 | ||
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21-15117
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U.S. v. Rodriguez
Defendant may be able to show that lawyer's incorrect advice that avoiding immigration removal could be possible was ineffective assistance of counsel depending on importance of immigration consequences to defendant. |
Immigration |
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C. Bea | Sep. 26, 2022 |
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21-70093
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Amended Opinion: Velasquez-Samayoa v. Garland
Board of Immigration Appeals erred by failing to assess petitioner's aggregate risk of being tortured where petitioner posited two alternative theories of why he would be tortured if removed. |
Immigration |
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M. Friedland | Sep. 26, 2022 |
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20-35514
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L.B. v. U.S.
Order |
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Sep. 26, 2022 | ||
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21-56264
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In Re Hawkeye Entertainment
To assume a lease, a debtor-in-possession must satisfy the provisions of 11 U.S.C. Section 365(b)(1) if there has been any default, even if the default is neither material nor ongoing. |
Bankruptcy |
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D. Forrest | Sep. 26, 2022 |
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B313085
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L.A. College Faculty Guild v. L.A. Community College Dist.
Decision not to offer certain remedial courses was not an arbitrable issue because it was a curriculum content decision outside the scope of union representation under the Educational Employment Relations Act. |
Education |
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M. Stratton | Sep. 23, 2022 |
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A161534
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John/Jane Doe v. McLaughlin
Doe was not entitled to attorneys' fees for his motion to quash a subpoena since the motion was rendered moot by the dismissal of the subpoena by an Illinois court. |
Civil Procedure |
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J. Richman | Sep. 23, 2022 |
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B311176
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In re Baby Girl M.
Appeal of jurisdiction findings and disposition order was moot because the only relief the court could provide was to order that welfare department fulfill inquiry obligations under the Indian Child Welfare Act. |
Dependency |
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L. Baker | Sep. 23, 2022 |
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C093542
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Almond Alliance of California v. Fish and Game Commission
Order |
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Sep. 23, 2022 | ||
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19-16839
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Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui
Maui's special use permit guidelines were a prior restraint on church's speech because they gave too much discretion to decisionmaking officials. |
Constitutional Law |
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R. Nelson | Sep. 23, 2022 |
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E076832
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Gavriiloglou v. Prime Healthcare Management
Arbitrator's findings regarding an employee's individual claims had no preclusive effect on her representative Private Attorneys General Act claims. |
Employment Law |
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M. Ramirez | Sep. 22, 2022 |
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C094816
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In re R.O.
Juvenile court violated mother's due process rights to adequate notice and the opportunity to be heard by conducting an uncontested jurisdictional hearing in her absence. |
Dependency |
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P. Krause | Sep. 22, 2022 |
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20-55737
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Vo v. Choi
Where district court provided analysis specific to American with Disabilities Act case's circumstances, it properly declined supplemental jurisdiction of Unruh Act claim. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. VanDyke | Sep. 22, 2022 |
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A162750
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Kernan v. Regents of the University of California
In a medical malpractice action, health care provider failed to establish that plaintiff's request for an autopsy indicated subjective suspicion of wrongdoing, which would have commenced the limitations period. |
Civil Procedure |
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T. Brown | Sep. 22, 2022 |
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E076006
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Salazar v. Walmart, Inc.
Demurrer without leave to amend was inappropriate where the plaintiff-appellant stated a viable claim that a reasonable consumer could be deceived by product's packaging and location. |
Consumer Law |
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C. Codrington | Sep. 21, 2022 |
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D079237
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People v. Heard
For juvenile offenders who were sentenced to the functional equivalent of life without parole, denying the opportunity to petition for resentencing under Penal Code Section 1170(d)(1) violates equal protection. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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T. Do | Sep. 21, 2022 |
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B310859
|
Moore v. Centrelake Medical Group, Inc.
After a medical center's data breach, to determine standing for their Unfair Competition Law claim, patients were not required to establish subsequent misappropriation of their personal identifying information. |
Consumer Law |
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N. Manella | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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H048817
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Li v. Jin
Defendant's application for tax-exempt status of alumni association was protected as a statement made during a "proceeding" under the anti-SLAPP statute since the IRS made discretionary determinations for each applicant. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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C. Lie | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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20-35878
|
Wright v. SEIU Local 503
Plaintiff lacked standing to pursue her claims for prospective relief because her fear of future unauthorized dues deductions by union was too speculative to confer standing for her First Amendment claim. |
Constitutional Law |
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R. Paez | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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19-35870
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Ochoa v. Public Consulting Group
The alleged injury of withholding portions of plaintiff's paycheck to pay for union dues did not rise to the level of an affirmative abuse of power under the Fourteenth Amendment. |
Constitutional Law |
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R. Paez | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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B318588
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Malloy v. Superior Court (Comprehensive Print Group)
Venue was proper in Los Angeles County because employer allegedly interfered with plaintiff's rights to pregnancy disability leave while she was on leave in Los Angeles County, where she was authorized to work from home. |
Employment Discrimination |
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D. Perluss | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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E076001
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Salazar v. Target Corp.
Demurrer without leave to amend was inappropriate where the plaintiff-appellant stated a viable claim that a reasonable consumer could be deceived by product's price tag description. |
Consumer Law |
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C. Codrington | Sep. 20, 2022 |
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E071794
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People v. Fuller
When a firearm enhancement under Penal Code Section 12022.53 has been charged and found true, a sentencing court has discretion to strike the enhancement and impose an uncharged lesser included enhancement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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F. Menetrez | Sep. 19, 2022 |
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B316261
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Modification: In re E.L.
Additional evidence regarding the applicability of the Indian Child Welfare Act may be admitted by reviewing courts to expedite proceedings and consequently, the children's adoption. |
Dependency |
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A. Gilbert | Sep. 19, 2022 |
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B319316
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In re J.K.
The juvenile court erred in finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act did not apply because the record did not establish that the expanded duty of initial inquiry had been satisfied. |
Dependency |
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S. Perren | Sep. 19, 2022 |
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G052367
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Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System
Surgeon was not likely to prevail on retaliation claims against employer hospital because they were based on communicative statements protected by the litigation privilege. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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E. Moore | Sep. 16, 2022 |
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A163266
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Arega v. Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Plaintiffs' notice of appeal was timely filed because the deadline was extended based upon a recognized exception: the filing of a motion to vacate judgment which was inadvertently not contested. |
Civil Procedure |
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I. Petrou | Sep. 16, 2022 |
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F081786
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Kaur v. Foster Poultry Farms LLC
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's decision did not have preclusive effect on employee's Fair Employment and Housing Act claims, because issues decided were not identical to issues implicated in FEHA claim. |
Civil Procedure |
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M. Smith | Sep. 16, 2022 |
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E076778
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc. v. Superior Court (San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office)
Abuse of discretion standard applies when evaluating denial of a petition to unseal search warrant affidavits with confidential informants. |
Civil Procedure |
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C. Codrington | Sep. 16, 2022 |
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B313388
|
City of Oakland v. The Oakland Raiders
City of Oakland could not pursue breach action as a third-party beneficiary because allowing it to enforce the NFL's relocation policy was not consistent with the objectives of the policy. |
Contracts |
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C. Karlan | Sep. 16, 2022 |
