| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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23-3512
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Pino v. Cardone Capital LLC
Plaintiff's belief that fraud was not involved did not foreclose his Securities Act section 12(a)(2) misstatement claim against seller peddling 15% return to unsophisticated investors. |
Securities |
|
M. McKeown | Jun. 11, 2025 |
|
G063626
|
Velarde v. Monroe Operations, LLC
Misleading plaintiff as to the terms of an arbitration agreement, along with oppressive procedural unconcisonability, rendered the agreement unenforceable. |
Arbitration, Employment Law |
|
M. Sanchez | Jun. 10, 2025 |
|
C102316
|
Sacramento Television Stations Inc. v. Superior Court (City of Roseville)
Generalized concerns about victim trauma and fair-trial publicity were insufficient to find that "active investigation" exemption to the California Public Records Act absolved police of their duty to release bodycam footage. |
Public Records Act |
|
S. Boulware Eurie | Jun. 11, 2025 |
|
24A1063
|
Social Security Administration v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Order |
|
Jun. 10, 2025 | ||
|
24-584
|
Chambers-Smith v. Ayers
Order |
|
Jun. 10, 2025 | ||
|
22-16128
|
U.S. v. Zinnel
Debtor's timely request pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to change venue to district of residence created a mandatory judicial obligation and should have been granted. |
Consumer Law, Civil Procedure |
|
A. De Alba | Jun. 10, 2025 |
|
24-1799
|
Chang v. U.S.
Whether to repair hole in park recreation area was routine maintenance that did not qualify for Federal Tort Claims Act's discretionary function exception to the Act's waiver of sovereign immunity. |
Torts, Immunity |
|
D. Bress | Jun. 10, 2025 |
|
25-3472
|
In re: J.H.
Order |
|
Jun. 9, 2025 | ||
|
E081591
|
Coyote Aviation Corp. v. City of Redlands
Tenant could not use parol evidence to contradict the plain terms of lease. |
Contracts |
|
D. Miller | Jun. 9, 2025 |
|
C101167
|
People v. Nixon
Where defendant used social media to make death threats, complete ban from social media as a condition of release was not unconstitutionally overbroad. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
L. Mauro | Jun. 9, 2025 |
|
23-3552
|
Mooney v. Roller Bearing Co. of America
Where plaintiff pursued both state and federal employment claims, applying the federal rather than the state rate to calculate damage award's prejudgment interest was reasonable. |
Remedies, Civil Procedure |
|
P. Curiam | Jun. 9, 2025 |
|
24-2441
|
Spencer v. Barajas
FRCP 41(a)(1) voluntary dismissals do not count as "strikes" that can prevent a prisoner from litigating in forma pauperis under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. |
Prisoners' Rights |
|
S. Thomas | Jun. 9, 2025 |
|
B336394
|
R & J Sheet Metal v. W.E. O'Neil Construction
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in taking contribution motion off calendar pending appeal and later restoring it post-appeal. |
Civil Procedure |
|
H. Bendix | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
A168428
|
640 Octavia LLC v. Walston
Res judicata did not apply to complaint dismissed pursuant to terminating sanctions where cross-complaint had not been litigated to a final judgment. |
Civil Procedure |
|
T. Jackson | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
B333606
|
People v. Nino
Trial court improperly denied Penal Code section 1172.6 resentencing request when, despite being the actual killer, defendant could have been convicted under the now invalid second-degree felony murder statute. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
G. Feuer | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
18-99004
|
Hogan v. Bean
Petitioner's constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel was not violated by trial counsel declining to investigate the underlying aggravating circumstance of a prior conviction. |
Habeas Corpus |
|
J. Bybee | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
24A982
|
John Doe v. Seattle Police Dept.
Order |
|
Jun. 6, 2025 | ||
|
24-154
|
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm'n.
Concluding that religiously motivated but non-proselytic charity was not for "primarily religious purposes" for religious tax exemption was unconstitutional discrimination based on theological choices. |
Constitutional Law |
|
S. Sotomayor | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-1141
|
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Mexico failed to demonstrate claims against gun manufacturers satisfied the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act's exception to bar on manufacturer liability for another's criminal misuse of the weapons. |
Torts |
|
E. Kagan | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-1039
|
Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Under Title VII, non-minority plaintiffs do not need to provide additional information that was unrequired for minority plaintiffs when establishing a prima facie case for employment discrimination. |
Employment Discrimination |
|
K. Jackson | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
24-304
|
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis
Order |
Civil Procedure |
|
P. Curiam | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-1201
|
CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp.
Personal jurisdiction exists under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act when an immunity exception applies and service is proper--no minimum contacts analysis is required. |
Civil Procedure |
|
S. Alito | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-1259
|
BLOM Bank SAL v. Honickman
Relief under FRCP 60(b)(6) requires extraordinary circumstances, and this standard does not become less demanding when the movant seeks to reopen a case to amend a complaint. |
Civil Procedure |
|
C. Thomas | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-70040
|
Kelly v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Tax court properly required taxpayer to prove rather than presume the worthlessness of his alleged $87 million discharged debts. |
Tax |
|
J. Brown | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
23-15605
|
Watanabe v. Derr
Order |
|
Jun. 6, 2025 | ||
|
24-2624
|
Schuman v. Microchip Technology, Inc.
ERISA requires courts to thoroughly analyze, under the totality of the circumstances, whether employees' release of potential claims was knowing and voluntary, taking into account any fiduciary misconduct. |
ERISA |
|
S. Thomas | Jun. 6, 2025 |
|
B337664
|
People v. Grajeda
Resentencing court's decision denying defendant's request to postpone Penal Code section 1172.75 hearing (invalid prison priors) to allow him to speak with his attorney violated his right to counsel. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
J. Segal | Jun. 5, 2025 |
|
H052404
|
People v. Porter
Viewing a map on a cellphone by holding the cellphone while driving violates distracted driving laws. |
Administrative Agencies |
|
M. Greenwood | Jun. 5, 2025 |
|
D085176
|
Animal Protection and Rescue v. County of Riverside
Threat of arrest, without more, was not a threat of violence that could support an action under the Bane Civil Rights Act. |
Civil Rights |
|
J. Kelety | Jun. 5, 2025 |
|
24-4613
|
Hubbard v. City of San Diego
Because teaching yoga is protected by the First Amendment, plaintiffs' request to preliminary enjoin San Diego's restrictions on free yoga lessons at the beach should have been granted. |
Constitutional Law |
|
H. Thomas | Jun. 5, 2025 |
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