| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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H048315
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People v. Orellana
Senate Bill 317, addressing conduct credit for medical treatment to gain competency, does not apply retroactively. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Danner | Jan. 27, 2022 |
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20-50204
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U.S. v. Ceja
Colloquy regarding defendant's oral waiver of a jury trial that did not discuss that jurors would be members of his community or his right to participate in jury selection was adequate. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Kelly | Jan. 27, 2022 |
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19-10388
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U.S. v. Orrock
Indictment returned more than six years after first affirmative act of evading tax assessment was still timely when returned less than six years from the last affirmative act of evasion. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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P. Bumatay | Jan. 27, 2022 |
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20-17202
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Johnson v. Baker
Nevada prison regulation that left devout Muslim without the use of religious scented oil for the vast majority of his prayers violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. |
Civil Rights |
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P. Bumatay | Jan. 27, 2022 |
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20-56212
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Ernst and Haas Management Co. v. Hiscox, Inc.
The district court erred by relying on the facts of an embezzlement case instead of applying the insurance policy terms to the facts of the case. |
Insurance |
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L. VanDyke | Jan. 27, 2022 |
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B303753
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Modification: North American Title Co. v. Gugasyan
The "safe harbor" presumption does not require a notary to verify with the Department of Motor Vehicles that a driver's license is legitimately issued. |
Torts |
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B. Hoffstadt | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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B303504
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Mubanda v. City of Santa Barbara
Absent any applicable exceptions, a city was entitled to governmental immunity from liability for the death of an individual who died while engaged in the hazardous recreational activity of paddleboarding. |
Immunity |
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S. Perren | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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C090758
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North Sonoma Coast Fire Protection Dist. v. Roeser
County auditors do not have a mandatory duty to recalculate Education Revenue Augmentation Fund shifts whenever a new special district forms. |
Tax |
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C. Blease | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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A161416
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San Francisco Apartment Assn. v. City and County of San Francisco
San Francisco rent ordinance that seeks to prevent coerced, bad faith eviction through unreasonably high rent increases is a valid exercise of city's authority to regulate evictions. |
Real Property |
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S. Pollack | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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B304347
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Modification: Pappas v. State Coastal Conservancy
Trial courts may adjudicate actions for relief to restrain any Coastal Act violation. |
Administrative Agencies |
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S. Perren | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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17-71964
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Velasquez-Gaspar v. Garland
Order |
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Jan. 26, 2022 | ||
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20-15568
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Brown v. State of Arizona
A university was not liable for student abuse when it did not know of the specific victim's abuse and the abuse did not occur in an area or situation it had control over. |
Constitutional Law |
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D. Forrest | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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21-10002
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U.S. v. King
Federal inmate was statutorily barred from filing for compassionate release on his own motion because the date of his convictions placed him under the "old law" framework governing compassionate release. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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R. Gould | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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20-16898
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Sharma v. HSI Asset Loan Obligation Trust 2007-1
The district court should have remanded the case because it was removed to federal court by a party not named in the complaint. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. VanDyke | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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C090482
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People v. Rorabaugh
Warrantless seizure of defendant's vehicle accomplished by trespassing on private property was a Fourth Amendment violation for which defendant was entitled to suppression of the evidence so obtained. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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A. Hoch | Jan. 26, 2022 |
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19-1401
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Hughes v. Northwestern Univ.
The Seventh Circuit failed to consider whether retirement plan administrators breached fiduciary duties by failing to remove imprudent investments from the plan. |
Administrative Agencies |
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S. Sotomayor | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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21-6028
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Williams v. U.S.
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2022 | ||
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20-1199
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Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2022 | ||
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21-707
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Students for Fair Admissions v. University of NC
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2022 | ||
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21-86
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Axon Enterprise Inc. v. FTC
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2022 | ||
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21-454
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Sackett v. EPA
Order |
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Jan. 25, 2022 | ||
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A161063
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In re Leon E.
The court reversed orders terminating dependency jurisdiction even though the nonminor dependent failed to comply with eligibility requirements for extended foster care benefits. |
Juveniles |
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C. Fujisaki | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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F079770
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People v. Banner
Courts may grant mental health diversion after first broaching its prospects with the parties, but has no duty to do so unless requested. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Snauffer | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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B302835
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Kaney v. Custance
Open and obvious dangerous condition of stairs leading to property's only toilet was insufficient to relieve duty of care because visitors to the property would necessarily encounter it. |
Torts |
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J. Ashmann-Gerst | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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19-50196
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U.S. v. Saini
The district court's erroneous instruction was harmless error because overwhelming evidence showed that defendant intended to defraud his victims. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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M. Bennett | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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20-55966
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Williamson v. City of National City
Officers were entitled to qualified immunity from liability for minor use of force inflicted when carrying protester who was preventing city council meeting from continuing out of the meeting room. |
Civil Rights |
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D. Forrest | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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20-15642
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Jones v. Slade
Evidence of Arizona Department of Corrections' inconsistent application of confiscated material may be proof that the policy is not neutral as applied, precluding summary judgment. |
Civil Rights |
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J. Bybee | Jan. 25, 2022 |
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21-962
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In re Whole Woman's Health
Order |
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Jan. 24, 2022 | ||
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A156114
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People v. Wimer
Conviction for the distribution of child pornography for commercial consideration required that defendant intended to receive payment at the time of distribution. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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G. Sanchez | Jan. 24, 2022 |
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H049128
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In re M.F.
Statutory prescribed limits for length of foster care must be adhered to, even if duration of reunification services are reduced. |
Family Law |
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A. Danner | Jan. 24, 2022 |