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Mission Hen, LLC v. Lee
The fact that debtors would need to use income surpluses from the first nine months to cover the shortfalls in the remaining months did not render a plan infeasible. 		Bankruptcy 9th May 23, 2025
Restivo v. City of Petaluma
Trial court properly granted summary judgment for city, where plaintiff presented no evidence of the city's actual or constructive notice of the crack in the street that caused her skateboard accident. 		Torts, Government 1DCA/1 May 22, 2025
People v. Millan
Great bodily injury enhancement to attempted murder of defendant's infant son was not supported by substantial evidence where defendant only proximately caused injury to the infant. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 5DCA May 22, 2025
People v. Richee
Trial court's erroneous instruction to jury on the now defunct natural and consequences doctrine warranted reversal of attempted murder convictions. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 4DCA/3 May 22, 2025
Moving Oxnard Forward, Inc. v. City of Oxnard
Bonds issued by joint powers financing authority and financed using a lease-leaseback agreement did not violate the California Constitution's prohibition on local governments incurring long-term debts. 		Municipal Law 2DCA/6 May 22, 2025
Modification: Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, Inc.
Plaintiffs' prospective, written waivers of their 30-minute meal period for shifts between five and six hours were valid and enforceable. 		Employment Law 2DCA/7 May 22, 2025
Libby v. Fecteau
Order 		USSC May 22, 2025
Guracar v. Student Loan Solutions
Plaintiff had standing to sue, as the Fair Debt Buying Practices Act, the Private Student Loan Collections Reform Act, and the Rosenthal Act do not require plaintiffs seeking statutory damages to show concrete harm. 		Consumer Law, Civil Procedure 6DCA May 22, 2025
Tarlton & Sons v. Great American Insurance Co.
Order sustaining demurrer on subcontractor's payment bond claim against school district was reversed, where no "cessation of labor" occurred that would trigger the statute of limitations. 		Municipal Law, Insurance 2DCA/6 May 22, 2025
McDaniel v. Superior Court (People)
Good-cause threshold for granting Racial Justice Act discovery request is a low bar--satisfied in this case by a plausible factual foundation, based on specific county-level data, that a violation could have occurred. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 1DCA/3 May 21, 2025
Mae M. v. Komrosky
Trial court abused its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motion to preliminarily enjoin a Temecula School Board Resolution that would ban Critical Race Theory and "other similar frameworks." 		Constitutional Law, Education 4DCA/3 May 21, 2025
Gonzalez-Juarez v. Bondi
Petitioner failed to establish that Board of Immigration Appeals erred in denying his request to cancel his removal based on extremely unusual hardship to his relatives, where substantial evidence showed little hardship beyond the usual. 		Immigration 9th May 21, 2025
A.A.R.P. v. Trump
Where district court's failure to act expeditiously had the same practical effect as refusing an injunction, Venezuelan detainees facing removal were entitled to interlocutory appeal. 		Immigration, Government USSC May 20, 2025
Holman v. County of Butte
Because the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act creates a mandatory duty to notify other agencies of alleged child abuse, County's failure to cross-report was not protected by discretionary immunity. 		Torts, Government 3DCA May 19, 2025
Woodland v. Hill
Plaintiff failed to plausibly plead copyright claim alleging that Lil Nas X's semi-nude photos violated plaintiff's copyright in plaintiff's semi-nude photos. 		Copyright 9th May 19, 2025
Estate of Soakai v. Abdelaziz
Officers who engaged in an unnecessary high-speed police chase that killed bystanders were not entitled to qualified immunity. 		Qualified Immunity 9th May 19, 2025
Rose v. Hobby Lobby Stores
The California Labor and Workforce Development Agency was not liable for the litigation costs incurred by a prevailing defendant, where the LWDA did not participate in the underlying PAGA litigation. 		Employment Law 1DCA/2 May 16, 2025
In re B.L.
Because a mother's drunk driving resulted in her child's serious brain injury, juvenile court's jurisdictional and visitation findings against mother were affirmed. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 May 16, 2025
Modification: Sanders v. Superior Court (Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.)
Federal Arbitration Act does not preempt Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98's 30-day time limit for arbitration fees. 		Arbitration, Civil Procedure 2DCA/7 May 16, 2025
Barnes v. Felix
With excessive-force claims involving death, moment-of-threat rule is inapplicable as it impermissibly narrows the proper "totality of the circumstances" instructions. 		Constitutional Law USSC May 16, 2025
Community Legal Services In East Palo Alto v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Order 		9th May 16, 2025
U.S. v. Yafa
District court did not err when it used the gain that resulted from defendants' "pump and dump" securities scheme as an alternative measure for loss. 		Criminal Law and Procedure, Securities 9th May 16, 2025
Yelp Inc. v. Paxton
Applying Younger doctrine, district court properly dismissed Yelp's motion to enjoin Texas' ongoing state court proceedings regarding Yelp's notifications for crisis pregnancy centers. 		Civil Procedure 9th May 16, 2025
Parker v. BNSF Railway Co.
Railroad employee's retaliation claim because his protected activity was an incidental factor for his termination, other factors being gross dishonesty and insubordination. 		Employment Law 9th May 16, 2025
People v. Horton
Immediate family member of stalking victim could be included in post-conviction protection order because there was evidence the defendant had committed or attempted to commit a harm against him. 		Criminal Law and Procedure 2DCA/8 May 15, 2025
Modification: Nazaryan v. Femtometrix
Civil litigation privilege did not bar breach of contract claim predicated on defendants' fraudulent characterization of settlement stock as non-employee compensation. 		Contracts, Tax 4DCA/3 May 15, 2025
In re R.M.
Because grandmother did not have a constitutionally-protected interest and failed to articulate reasons that visitation was in grandchildren's best interest, visitation termination was acceptable. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 May 15, 2025
Alves v. Weber
Plaintiffs' bankruptcy court judgment satisfied the standard for receiving restitution under the Victims of Corporate Fraud Compensation Fund. 		Bankruptcy, Remedies 2DCA/7 May 15, 2025
Diaz-Rodriguez v. Bondi
Order 		9th May 15, 2025
Amended Opinion: Pizzuto v. Tewalt
District court properly granted death row inmate's discovery requests regarding the protocol, manufacturing, and origin of Idaho's execution drugs. 		Prisoners' Rights 9th May 15, 2025
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