| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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B131760
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People v. Acuna
Defendant who is denied expungement of conviction by statute enacted after he pled guilty isn't subjected to ex post facto law. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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H019568
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Jose H., a Minor
Juvenile court does have authority to order commitment in county jail when juvenile turns age 18 during proceedings. |
Juveniles |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B129058
|
Ray v. Valley Forge Insurance Co.
Standard commercial general liability insurance policy does not cover bad professional advice. |
Insurance |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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C030903 C030903
|
County of Sacramento v. WCAB
Workers' Compensation Appeals Board's failure to allow stipulation in proceeding is cause to annul decision. |
Workers' Compensation |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B128936
|
People v. Zaragoza
Defendant convicted of killing child is entitled to conduct credits of 15 percent of the days actually served in custody before sentencing. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
B133111
|
People v. American Surety Insurance Co.
Bond is improperly forfeited when accused is unable to appear at hearing because federal immigration authorities deport him to Mexico. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
S074630
|
People v. Hatch
Under Penal Code Section 1385, dismissed case can be retried if court doesn't clearly indicate that dismissal is based on insufficiency of evidence. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B122176
|
Community Redevelopment Agency of City of Los Angeles v. World Wide Enterprises Inc.
Property owner may not impeach appraiser's valuation when valuation was made in connection with a probable compensation. |
Real Property |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B134032
|
Rose v. Superior Court (People)
Court's denial of habeas corpus petition must include factual findings or explanation of decision. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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F031606
|
People v. Rodriguez
Home office burglary constitutes burglary of dwelling even though home and office were not connected by interior door. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B129036
|
Duncan v. Dept. of Personnel Administration
Public employee isn't entitled to pre-deprivation hearing before demotion in lieu of layoff. |
Employment Law |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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G024911
|
Brian C. v. Ginger K.
Under due process clause, conclusive presumption of paternity may not be applied to terminate existing father-child relationship. |
Family Law |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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A087149
|
People v. Gallardo
Postjudgment order not appealable when appeal actually seeks habeas corpus relief. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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A081424
|
People v. Hightower
Trial court may conduct reasonable investigation into claim of jury misconduct even if inquiry involves disclosure of statement made during deliberations. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
99-4051 and 99-4106
|
U.S. v. Ochoa-Zaragoza
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-5113
|
Hise v. Philip Morris Inc.
Order |
Antitrust |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-3135
|
U.S. v. Morrow
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-8047
|
U.S. v. Libretti
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-1444
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U.S. v. Chavarria
Order |
Corporations |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-1359
|
U.S. v. Burzynski
Order |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
99SA96
|
Upper Black Squirrel Creek Ground Water Management District v. Goss
Ground Water Management Districts may enforce permits and priorities of wells under modifies systems prior appropriation governing designated ground water. |
Environmental Law |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
99SC85
|
Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Commerce City
State constitution allows city counsel to add and remove members from arbitration panel that resolves disputes between police officers and city. |
Government |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
98-1433
|
Finks v. Longford Equipment International
Order |
Civil Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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99-5005
|
The Home-Stake Oil & Gas Co. v. Home-Stake Acquisition Corp.
Order |
Contracts |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
|
B134338
|
Korean Philadelphia Presbyterian Church v. California Presbytery
Issuance of injunction can't be based on future fears but rather actual evidence of realistic intent to engage in prohibited activity. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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B125605
|
Lang v. Hochman
Defendant is not entitled to have action reinstated where both defendant and counsel engage in discovery misconduct. |
Civil Procedure |
|
Mar. 2, 2000 | |
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98-H-02633
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Stansbury v. State Bar
Stated, defined and measurable period must be given to extend attorney's recommended suspension. |
Attorneys |
|
Mar. 1, 2000 | |
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98-16455
|
BFOW Inc. v. Hurt (In re Hurt)
Even though bankruptcy court could have adopted lesser sanction, it isn't an abuse of discretion to impose harsher one. |
Bankruptcy |
|
Feb. 29, 2000 | |
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99-3802
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Towers v. Boyd (In re Boyd)
Actual notice of trustee's intent to file objection to debtor's claim exemption isn't sufficient to comply with strict time requirements. |
Bankruptcy |
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Feb. 29, 2000 | |
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96-46735
|
Aerocon Engineering Inc. v. Silicon Valley Bank (In re World Auxiliary Power Company)
Secured creditor may perfect security interest in unregistered copyright in accordance with state law by filing UCC-1 financing statement. |
Bankruptcy |
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Feb. 29, 2000 |