California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. v.BUNDY Part-I
Sep 24, 2010
Defendants, Thomas Bundy, Misty Sanchez, Kevin Prevost and David Godina, appeal from an order vacating partial arbitration awards against plaintiffs, Countrywide Financial Corporation and Full Spectrum Lending, Inc. Judge Elizabeth A. White vacated the partial arbitration awards …
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COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORP. v.BUNDY Part-II
Sep 24, 2010
Defendants, Thomas Bundy, Misty Sanchez, Kevin Prevost and David Godina, appeal from an order vacating partial arbitration awards against plaintiffs, Countrywide Financial Corporation and Full Spectrum Lending, Inc. Judge Elizabeth A. White vacated the partial arbitration awards …
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MARISCAL v. LOS ANGELES CITY EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BOARD
Sep 24, 2010
Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld, James Rutkowski and Alan Crowley; Robert Hunt, General Counsel SEIU Local 721, for Real Party in Interest and Respondent. <br /> Plaintiff and appellant Dan Mariscal (Mariscal) appeals from the trial court's denial of his petition for writ o…
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In re VANESSA Q.
Sep 24, 2010
Jose T.'s parental rights were terminated pursuant to Family Code section 7822, subdivision (a)(3),[1] after the family law court found he had abandoned his three genetic children, Vanessa Q. (born in May 1993), Christopher Q. (born in February 1995) and Rebecca Q. (born in M…
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In re WILLIE CLIFFORD COLEY
Sep 24, 2010
Petitioner was convicted of failing to update his sex offender registration within five working days of his birthday (former Pen. Code, § 290, subd. (a)(1)(D))[1] and, due to his prior criminal convictions, was sentenced to 25 years to life pursuant to the Three Strikes law (Pen…
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TRACKMAN v. KENNEY
Sep 24, 2010
The trial court granted defendant Mike Kenney's motion to vacate a default judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Stephen O. Trackman, finding that the evidence showed no actual service on Kenney. Trackman appealed, and argues the trial court mistakenly relied on evidence ins…
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PEOPLE v. BUSCH
Sep 24, 2010
A jury found defendant Andrew Benson Busch guilty of transportation of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, § 11360, subd. (a); undesignated statutory references are to the Health and Safety Code), possession of more than 28.5 grams of marijuana (§ 11357, subd…
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PEOPLE v. STANLEY
Sep 24, 2010
We here decide how to calculate a victim's property damages for purposes of a victim restitution order. When a criminal damages a victim's vehicle, we conclude the trial court may in its discretion award the victim the cost of repairing the vehicle, even if that amount ex…
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HENDERSON v. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO
Sep 24, 2010
Plaintiff Susan Henderson's counsel went â€
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PEOPLE v. COWAN Part-I
Sep 24, 2010
A Kern County jury found defendant Robert Wesley Cowan guilty of the first degree murders of Clifford and Alma Merck (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)[1] and found true the special circumstance allegations of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and murder during the comm…
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PEOPLE v. COWAN Part-II
Sep 24, 2010
A Kern County jury found defendant Robert Wesley Cowan guilty of the first degree murders of Clifford and Alma Merck (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)[1] and found true the special circumstance allegations of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and murder during the comm…
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PEOPLE v. COWAN Part-III
Sep 24, 2010
A Kern County jury found defendant Robert Wesley Cowan guilty of the first degree murders of Clifford and Alma Merck (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)[1] and found true the special circumstance allegations of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and murder during the comm…
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PEOPLE v. COWAN Part-IV
Sep 24, 2010
A Kern County jury found defendant Robert Wesley Cowan guilty of the first degree murders of Clifford and Alma Merck (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189)[1] and found true the special circumstance allegations of multiple murder (§ 190.2, subd. (a)(3)) and murder during the comm…
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PEOPLE v.BRADFORD
Sep 22, 2010
A defendant shoplifts property from a store in a shopping mall and forcibly resists the mall security guards who apprehend him and recover the property. Can the guards be victims of a robbery when they are not the owners of the stolen property and are not directly employed by the…
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COTCHETT v. UNIVERSAL PARAGON CORPORATION
Sep 22, 2010
Appellant Universal Paragon Corporation, formerly known as Tuntex (USA), Inc. (UPC) hired respondent law firm Cotchett, Pitre and McCarthy (CP&M) to represent it in complex environmental litigation. After a settlement in the underlying action was reached, UPC and CP&M were unable…
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PACIFIC PALISADES BOWL MOBILE ESTATES, LLC v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Part-I
Sep 22, 2010
The California Legislature enacted a statute -- Government Code[1] section 66427.5 -- that facilitates the conversion of mobilehome parks to resident ownership by limiting a local authority's traditional power to regulate development within the local authority's territory…
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PACIFIC PALISADES BOWL MOBILE ESTATES, LLC v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES Part-II
Sep 22, 2010
The California Legislature enacted a statute -- Government Code[1] section 66427.5 -- that facilitates the conversion of mobilehome parks to resident ownership by limiting a local authority's traditional power to regulate development within the local authority's territory…
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COLONY COVE PROPERTIES, LLC v. CARSON Part-I
Sep 22, 2010
Government Code section 66427.5 contains state-mandated procedures for converting a mobilehome park from landlord ownership to resident ownership.[1] It requires, among other things, that parties seeking conversion to resident ownership obtain a â€
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COLONY COVE PROPERTIES, LLC v. CARSON Part-II
Sep 22, 2010
Government Code section 66427.5 contains state-mandated procedures for converting a mobilehome park from landlord ownership to resident ownership.[1] It requires, among other things, that parties seeking conversion to resident ownership obtain a â€
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BROWN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-I
Sep 22, 2010
Petitioner Michael Donnell Brown filed the instant petition for a writ of mandate to challenge the trial court's denial of his double jeopardy motion to preclude retrial after a jury acquitted him of some counts, convicted him of a lesser included offense as to one count, and…