CA Pub. Decisions

1. HERITAGE RESIDENTIAL CARE, INC v. DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT
   Feb 24, 2011
   At issue in this appeal is a civil penalty, assessed under Labor Code section 226.3, for appellant's failure to provide itemized wage statements to all of its employees as statutorily required. Appellant unsuccessfully challenged the penalty below, first at an administrative …
2. MONTEREY/SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL v. CYPRESS MARINA HEIGHTS LP Part-II
   Feb 24, 2011
   Plaintiffs,[1] who are labor organizations, an association of contractors, and two City of Marina taxpayers, prevailed in their action for declaratory and injunctive relief against Cypress Marina Heights LP (CMH). CMH had acquired Fort Ord land from the City of Marina's Redev…
3. MONTEREY/SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL v. CYPRESS MARINA HEIGHTS LP Part-I
   Feb 24, 2011
   Plaintiffs,[1] who are labor organizations, an association of contractors, and two City of Marina taxpayers, prevailed in their action for declaratory and injunctive relief against Cypress Marina Heights LP (CMH). CMH had acquired Fort Ord land from the City of Marina's Redev…
4. PEOPLE v. GONZALES Part-II
   Feb 24, 2011
   In 2007, the Santa Clara County District Attorney filed a petition to commit defendant Ramiro Gonzales as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the SVP Act. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)[1] A jury found the defendant qualified as an SVP, and the court ordered defendant …
5. PEOPLE v. GONZALES Part-I
   Feb 24, 2011
   In 2007, the Santa Clara County District Attorney filed a petition to commit defendant Ramiro Gonzales as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the SVP Act. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)[1] A jury found the defendant qualified as an SVP, and the court ordered defendant …
6. In re Marriage of JOSEPH S. and TANYA M. CANTARELLA.
   Feb 24, 2011
   A modification decision.
7. TROVATO v. BECKMAN COULTER, INC
   Feb 24, 2011
   The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of an employer and an employee-supervisor on the ground the one‑year statute of limitations had run against a former employee's claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. It is clear to us that there would be a triable iss…
8. BURTON v. CRUISE
   Feb 24, 2011
   A modification decision.
9. ARCADIA v. STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD
   Feb 24, 2011
   A modification decision.
10. PEOPLE v. WILKINS Part-I
    Feb 24, 2011
    It has long been recognized in this state that â€
11. In re ROBERT M.,
    Feb 24, 2011
    Welfare and Institutions Code section 731 sets forth orders a court may issue when a minor is adjudged a ward of the court including an order to commit the ward to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities (Division of Juvenile Facilities),…
12. FLORES v. GEORGESON
    Feb 24, 2011
    This is an appeal from an order dismissing an action pursuant to the vexatious litigant statutes. We hold that a prefiling order, issued pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 391.7, subdivision (a), does not require a vexatious litigant who is represented by counsel to obta…
13. NAJERA v. HUERTA
    Feb 24, 2011
    In this personal injury case arising out of an automobile-versus-motorcycle traffic collision, the jury found that defendant Irene Huerta was the sole negligent cause of the accident and awarded plaintiff Frankie Najera total damages of $728,703.83. According to the verdict form,…
14. RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL Part-II
    Feb 24, 2011
    This is an appeal from an order denying appellant's request for a preliminary injunction. An order denying a preliminary injunction is appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(6); see Right Site Coalition v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 336…
15. RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL Part-I
    Feb 24, 2011
    This is an appeal from an order denying appellant's request for a preliminary injunction. An order denying a preliminary injunction is appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 904.1, subd. (a)(6); see Right Site Coalition v. Los Angeles Unified School Dist. (2008) 160 Cal.App.4th 336…
16. RIVERISLAND COLD STORAGE, INC. v. FRESNO-MADERA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION
    Feb 24, 2011
    Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered against them after defendant's motion for summary judgment was granted. Plaintiffs' complaint alleged causes of action including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, rescission and reformation; plaintiffs alleged they signed a writ…
17. In re JESSE ESPINOZA
    Feb 24, 2011
    Jesse Espinoza (Defendant), an inmate in state prison, petitioned the trial court for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking reversal of a decision of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) denying family visitation privileges on the grounds that Defendant had b…
18. HENDRIX v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
    Feb 24, 2011
    This is an appeal by plaintiffs and appellants, Leisha Hendrix, Kathy Sellers, Jane Folmer, Eva Sager, and Phillip Livoni (collectively referred to as plaintiffs), all of whom are official court reporters employed by defendant and respondent, The Superior Court of San Bernardino …
19. PEOPLE v. AHMED
    Feb 24, 2011
    Defendant Amir A. Ahmed shot his girlfriend once in the abdomen. According to the girlfriend, this occurred during an argument, shortly after defendant said, â€
20. SEARLES VALLEY MINERALS OPERATIONS INC v. RALPH M. PARSON SERVICE COMPANY
    Feb 22, 2011
    Searles contends it adequately alleged a cause of action for express indemnity by alleging that Parsons was required, under an indemnity contract between Parsons and Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation (KM), to provide KM with a defense and indemnify KM for losses arising from a wron…