CA Pub. Decisions

1. PEOPLE v. MENDEZ Part-I
   Sep 21, 2010
   Appellants Victor Manuel Mendez and Luis Enrique Ramos, juveniles who were tried as adults, appeal from judgments entered following a jury trial that resulted in their convictions of one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)),[1] one count of assault with a firearm (…
2. PEOPLE v. MENDEZ Part-II
   Sep 21, 2010
   Appellants Victor Manuel Mendez and Luis Enrique Ramos, juveniles who were tried as adults, appeal from judgments entered following a jury trial that resulted in their convictions of one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)),[1] one count of assault with a firearm (…
3. SPRINKLES v. ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION
   Sep 21, 2010
   Plaintiffs and appellants Rose, Austin, and Logan Sprinkles[1] are the heirs of a motorcyclist who died in an accident caused by an employee, Juan Bibinz (Bibinz), of Sinco Co., Inc. (Sinco). Sinco had an automobile liability policy issued by General Insurance Company of America …
4. PEOPLE V. JONES
   Sep 21, 2010
   In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
5. PEOPLE V. JONES PART-I
   Sep 21, 2010
   In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
6. PEOPLE V. JONES PART-II
   Sep 21, 2010
   In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
7. SNATCHKO V. WESTFIELD LLC
   Sep 21, 2010
   A modification decision.
8. FRANK v. CAROL Part-I
   Sep 21, 2010
   Once again, we confront a familiar and moral/legal dilemma that the Legislature has attempted to resolve: when should the state intervene to care for the nondangerous mentally ill? This dilemma pits our belief in individual liberties against our desire to protect the helpless, in…
9. FRANK v. CAROL Part-II
   Sep 21, 2010
   Once again, we confront a familiar and moral/legal dilemma that the Legislature has attempted to resolve: when should the state intervene to care for the nondangerous mentally ill? This dilemma pits our belief in individual liberties against our desire to protect the helpless, in…
10. In re H.S.
    Sep 21, 2010
    C.S. (appellant), the father of H.S. and S.S. (the minors), appeals from the denial of his petition to modify prior orders of the juvenile court adjudicating the minors to be dependent children and removing them from parental custody. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 388, 395.) <br /…
11. SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-I
    Sep 21, 2010
    The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
12. SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-II
    Sep 21, 2010
    The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
13. SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-III
    Sep 21, 2010
    The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
14. In re A.L.,
    Sep 21, 2010
    B.L., the presumed father of A., appeals from the dispositional order in this dependency case. The court, after declaring A. a dependent of the juvenile court, ordered her returned to the custody of her mother – with whom she resided prior to the initiation of the dependency ca…
15. MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT V. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and JOYC
    Sep 21, 2010
    A modification decision.
16. HAWORTH V. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
    Sep 21, 2010
    A modification decision.
17. PEOPLE v. COX - 2
    Sep 18, 2010
    A Modification decision.
18. PEOPLE v. COX-1
    Sep 18, 2010
    A modification decision.
19. SANDELL v. TAYLOR-LISTUG, INC Part-I
    Sep 18, 2010
    Plaintiff Robert Sandell appeals from a judgment entered after the court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Taylor Listug, Inc. (Taylor-Listug) on Sandell's claims for disability and age discrimination. Sandell was employed as vice-president of sales at Taylor Lis…
20. SANDELL v. TAYLOR-LISTUG, INC Part-II
    Sep 18, 2010
    Plaintiff Robert Sandell appeals from a judgment entered after the court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Taylor Listug, Inc. (Taylor-Listug) on Sandell's claims for disability and age discrimination. Sandell was employed as vice-president of sales at Taylor Lis…