| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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E083505
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Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Riverside
Fourth Appellate District, agreeing with recent sister appellate court decisions, determined assessment of different property tax rates between utility and common properties was not unconstitutional. |
Utilities, Tax |
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R. Fields | Sep. 25, 2025 |
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B339932
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In re Miguel J.
Removal from father's custody was affirmed where substantial evidence supported that father's history of domestic abuse against mother exposed child to substantial nonaccidental harm. |
Dependency |
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V. Viramontes | Sep. 24, 2025 |
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23-3710
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Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Plaintiff failed to plead a bona fide religious belief that conflicted with employer's COVID-19 testing requirement. |
Employment Discrimination |
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R. Seeborg | Sep. 24, 2025 |
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24-2858
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Thomson v. Hodgson
Order |
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Sep. 24, 2025 | ||
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24-4195
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St. Clair v. County of Okanogan
District court erred in applying continuing violation doctrine to plaintiff's sexual abuse claim against sheriff deputy when each encounter constituted a subsequent, discrete act. |
Civil Procedure, Torts |
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M. McKeown | Sep. 24, 2025 |
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24-4818
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U.S. v. Metcalf
Dismissal was required where plausible reading of state law meant defendant had no notice that his conduct potentially violated federal law prohibiting possession of firearms in school zones. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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L. VanDyke | Sep. 24, 2025 |
|
C100351
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Regents of the University of California v. State Dept. of Public Health
Health and Safety Code section 1280.15's mandate that health facilities "shall prevent" unauthorized access to confidential medical information requires reasonable safeguards, and is not a strict liability statute. |
Health Care |
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P. Kraus | Sep. 24, 2025 |
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C101389
|
Angel Lynn Realty, Inc. v. George
Despite prior decision that individual defendant was not the alter ego of corporate defendant, collateral estoppel did not bar plaintiff from adding individual as judgment debtor based on post-decision actions. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. Earl | Sep. 24, 2025 |
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25-3293
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American Federation of Government Employment AFL-CIO v. Trump
Order |
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Sep. 23, 2025 | ||
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C098976
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Fennessy v. Altoonian
Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6 does not limit challenges to good faith settlement determinations to only writ petitions; postjudgment appeals are also an available avenue. |
Civil Procedure |
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A. Feinberg | Sep. 23, 2025 |
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B338191
|
People v. Venancio
Resentencing petitioner was ineligible for relief as a matter of law because record of conviction showed he was convicted under a provocative act theory, which was still valid under current law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Egerton | Sep. 23, 2025 |
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C101451
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Brockman v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Trial court properly declined to compel arbitration, where defendants could not establish precise arbitration provision to which signatory agreed. |
Arbitration |
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E. Duarte | Sep. 23, 2025 |
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F087656
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Southwest Jet Fuel Co. v. California Dept. of Tax and Fee Admin.
Because counties automatically incorporated the 1991 elimination of the jet-fuel sales exemption under the Bradley-Burns Act, jet fuel company's $11 million refund request was improperly granted. |
Tax, Municipal Law |
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M. Snauffer | Sep. 23, 2025 |
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24-3188
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Mi Familia Vota v. Petersen
Order |
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Sep. 23, 2025 | ||
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B329890
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Bronshteyn v. Dept. of Consumer Affairs
Defense counsel's argument that trial court over-awarded hours for a fee award to plaintiff's counsel was undermined by defense counsel not disclosing their own hours worked on the case. |
Attorneys |
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J. Wiley | Sep. 19, 2025 |
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B343879
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In re A.M.
If an incarcerated father has made a suitable plan for the proper care of his child, a juvenile court may not remove the child simply because he is in prison. |
Dependency, Family Law |
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J. Wiley | Sep. 22, 2025 |
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21-30177
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U.S. v. Rivera-Valdes
Due process was violated under the *Mullane-Jones* framework when the government failed to take additional practicable steps to rectify unclaimed certified mail service notifying defendant of his deportation hearing. |
Immigration, Constitutional Law |
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G. Sanchez | Sep. 22, 2025 |
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F086411
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People v. Pierce
Reasonable jurors could have concluded defendant had implied malice where he demonstrated predrinking intent to drive and engaged in a street race with a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Detjen | Sep. 19, 2025 |
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25-5724
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National TPS Alliance v. Noem
Order |
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Sep. 19, 2025 | ||
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25A169
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Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo
Order |
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Sep. 19, 2025 | ||
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E085719
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Angulo v. Superior Court (People)
Under Penal Code section 1001.80, military diversion eligibility extends to any current or former service member with a qualifying service-related condition, imposing no minimum service requirement. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Miller | Sep. 18, 2025 |
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24-3000
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Rajabian v. Mercedes-Benz USA
District court did not err in declining to lift a stay issued pursuant to the *Colorado River* doctrine, where parallel litigation would be inefficient and potentially contradictory. |
Civil Procedure |
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S. Graber | Sep. 18, 2025 |
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24-3777
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Stockton v. Brown
Claims challenging ongoing state medical disciplinary hearings on First Amendment grounds in federal court were subject to *Younger* abstention. |
Civil Procedure |
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M. Smith | Sep. 18, 2025 |
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A173171
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Mendoza v. Superior Court (People)
An arraignment or plea on an amended complaint does not restart the statutory 60-day period for holding a preliminary hearing under Penal Code section 859b. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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C. Fujisaki | Sep. 17, 2025 |
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B335902
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People v. Garcia
Because mental health diversion is disallowed in DUI cases, trial court did not err in denying mental health diversion for defendant when her case involved both DUI and non-DUI charges. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Weingart | Sep. 17, 2025 |
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23-4092
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U.S. v. Boudreau
Defendant's motion to suppress was properly denied when warrant to search his residence was supported by probable cause based on his specific grooming conduct. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Forrest | Sep. 17, 2025 |
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24-6703
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American Encore v. Fontes
Injury that could only result from chain of hypothetical contingencies was not concrete and did not suffice to establish standing based on alleged voter disenfranchisement. |
Civil Procedure |
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K. Wardlaw | Sep. 17, 2025 |
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D084138
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Bird Rock Home Mortgage v. Breaking Ground
Extended bidding period for nonjudicial foreclosures conducted under power of sale created in a mortgage applied to sale for nonpayment of homeowners association assessments. |
Real Property |
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J. Irion | Sep. 17, 2025 |
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B331918
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Noland v. Land of the Free, L.P.
Counsel's use of AI-fabricated (i.e., "hallucinated") legal authority violated California Rules of Court, rendered plaintiff's appeal frivolous, and warranted monetary sanctions. |
Attorneys |
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L. Edmon | Sep. 16, 2025 |
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24-6256
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In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation
Order |
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Sep. 16, 2025 |