| Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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C089338
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Gomez v. Smith
Trial court applied correct legal standard for mental capacity under Probate Code Sections 811 and 812. |
probate_and_trusts |
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R. Robie | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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B295235
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Modification: People v. Byers
There was insufficient evidence defendant was armed with a firearm during the offense of possessing the firearm. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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Sep. 24, 2020 | |
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C079709
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People v. Xiong
Defendant's testimony regarding his cultural experience was relevant to his state of mind and tended to prove why he would have given false confession, but preclusion was harmless error. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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W. Murray | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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A157368
|
People v. Redus
Evidence did not provide required link between appellant's ongoing mental illness and his purported difficulty in controlling his potentially dangerous behavior. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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J. Kline | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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E070859
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People v. Oliver
Lack of victim's consent is not an element or affirmative defense of human trafficking an adult in violation of Penal Code Section 236.1(b). |
statutory_interpretation |
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A. McKinster | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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19-35186
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McIntyre v. Eugene School District 4J
'Crux' of plaintiff's complaint sought relief for disability-based discrimination and harassment plaintiff faced at school; thus, she was not required to exhaust administrative remedies under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. |
Disability Discrimination |
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R. Paez | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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B303086
|
Modification: People v. Martinez
Where trial court revokes supervision and Legislature enacts ameliorative statute prior to or during pendency of appeal from revocation order, defendant is entitled to seek relief under new law. |
statutory_interpretation |
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M. Tangeman | Sep. 24, 2020 |
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C089159
|
Koussaya v. City of Stockton
Summary judgment in favor defendants was proper because there was no triable issue of fact regarding whether officers unreasonably fired at robber during a high-speed chase. |
Civil Procedure |
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A. Hoch | Sep. 23, 2020 |
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B301466
|
People v. Perez
Trial court can consider preliminary hearing testimony in determining as part of its second prima facie review under Penal Code Section 1170.95(c), whether petitioner has made showing he is entitled to relief. |
statutory_interpretation |
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G. Feuer | Sep. 23, 2020 |
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19-15899
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McShannock v. JP Morgan Chase Bank
The Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 and its implementing regulations preempted California's law requiring at least 2 percent interest payments on escrow accounts. |
Civil Procedure |
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R. Nelson | Sep. 23, 2020 |
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18-35001
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Allen v. Ives
Order |
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Sep. 23, 2020 | ||
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E074401
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In re King
Proposition 57 does not exclude sex offender registrants from early parole consideration based on prior convictions, because early parole consideration must be based solely on present offense of conviction. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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F. Menetrez | Sep. 22, 2020 |
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E069462
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Modification: Riverside County Transportation Comm. v. Southern California Gas Co.
Once County Transportation Commission terminated Gas Company's licenses for pipelines that stood in the way of new rail line, Gas Company could be held liable for trespass. |
Utilities |
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Sep. 21, 2020 | |
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B305626
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People v. Superior Court (Reagan)
District Attorney filed its Civil Procedure Section 170.6 motion more than ten days after notice of the assignment; thus, the peremptory challenge was untimely. |
Civil Procedure |
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L. Baker | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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B301292
|
People v. Kurianski
When parolee admits parole violation for specified sentence and expressly waives his right to preliminary and final parole hearings, he waives his statutory right to have preparation of written report. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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B. Hoffstadt | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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A157330
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Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland
Defendant's anti-SLAPP motion had no merit because plaintiffs' complaint was not based on protected activity. |
Anti-SLAPP |
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J. Richman | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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B301297
|
People v. DeCasas
Trial court properly granted defendant's motion to dismiss petition under Sexually Violent Predator Act because it was filed 13 years ago and thus, deprived him of his due process right to speedy trial. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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F. Rothschild | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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18-16723
|
Tinian Women Association v. U.S. Dept. of the Navy
Navy's deferral of consideration of cumulative impacts to a future environmental impact statement was not error. |
Environmental Law |
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M. McKeown | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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19-55185
|
SEIU Local 121RN v. Los Robles Regional Medical Center
Pursuant to authority under 'Granite Rock Co. v. Int'l Bhd. Of Teamsters,' district court was responsible for whether grievance filed by plaintiff was arbitrable. |
Arbitration |
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L. VanDyke | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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18-72731
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Amended Opinion: Dominguez v. Barr
Petitioner's state conviction of manufacturing marijuana was categorical match to aggravated felony drug trafficking offense under Controlled Substances Act; thus, petitioner was removable. |
Immigration |
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K. Cardone | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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18-16328
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Laver v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
FINRA Rule 13204(a)(4)'s prohibition on enforcing arbitration agreements directed at class claims was inapplicable to class waivers. |
Arbitration |
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G. Feinerman | Sep. 21, 2020 |
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F078629
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People v. D.C.
Although defendant's possession of controlled substance conviction was set aside after he pled no contest and completed treatment, it still existed for purposes of sealing his arrest records. |
statutory_interpretation |
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R. Peña | Sep. 18, 2020 |
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18-10483
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U.S. v. Qazi
In this circuit an indictment missing an essential element that is properly challenged before trial must be dismissed. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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D. Forrest | Sep. 18, 2020 |
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16-74039
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Safaryan v. Barr
Board of Immigration Appeals correctly determined that petitioner's conviction under California Penal Code Section 245(a)(1) was for a crime involving moral turpitude. |
Immigration |
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D. Collins | Sep. 18, 2020 |
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A157385
|
People v. Cruz Cruz
Appellant's marijuana-related conditions of probation were stricken because they were neither related to the crime of conviction nor were they reasonably related to preventing appellant's future criminality. |
Criminal Law and Procedure |
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B. Jones | Sep. 17, 2020 |
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G058112
|
Mejia v. DACM Inc.
Trial court properly found the arbitration provision unenforceable under 'McGill v. Citibank, N.A.' |
Arbitration |
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R. Aronson | Sep. 17, 2020 |
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19-35137
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Belgau v. Inslee
In the face of plaintiffs' voluntary agreement to pay union dues and in the absence of any legitimate claim of compulsion, the district court correctly dismissed plaintiffs' First Amendment claim. |
Civil Rights |
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M. McKeown | Sep. 17, 2020 |
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17-73269
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Bare v. Barr
Although immigration judge did not analyze crime's elements in isolation, he referenced facts that went directly to each element in his analysis as supporting the conclusion that petitioner's conviction constituted particularly serious crime. |
Immigration |
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E. Siler | Sep. 17, 2020 |
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18-60016
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In re Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center Inc.
California's fee-for-service payments made to debtor constituted a setoff that was subject to restrictions of Bankruptcy Code and was not a permissible equitable recoupment. |
Bankruptcy |
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D. Collins | Sep. 17, 2020 |
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C087824
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Parkford Owners for a Better Community v. County of Placer
Completion of challenged expansion rendered moot plaintiff's challenge to County's issuance of building permit authorizing construction of expansion. |
Civil Procedure |
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A. Hoch | Sep. 17, 2020 |