California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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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…
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BROWN v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY Part-II
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…
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BACA v. SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
Sep 22, 2010
Penal Code section 1054.9 allows a convicted defendant who has been sentenced to death or life in prison without the possibility of parole to obtain discovery materials â€
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FORCE FRAMING, INC v. CHINATRUST BANK
Sep 22, 2010
Force Framing, Inc. (Force Framing) sued Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.), Corp. (Chinatrust) for a bonded stop notice.[1] (Civ. Code, § 3083.) The trial court granted Chinatrust's cross-motion for summary judgment (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c), because Force Framing served the statuto…
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GREAT WEST CONTRACTORS, INC v. IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Part-I
Sep 22, 2010
This case is important for two reasons. First, it presents a challenging problem in public contracting law: How to distinguish a â€
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GREAT WEST CONTRACTORS, INC v. IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Part-II
Sep 22, 2010
This case is important for two reasons. First, it presents a challenging problem in public contracting law: How to distinguish a â€
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PEOPLE v. PACHECO
Sep 22, 2010
Defendant Seguin Marti Pacheco was convicted by plea of one count of welfare fraud in violation of Welfare and Institutions Code section 10980, subdivision (c)(2). The court suspended the imposition of sentence and placed Pacheco on formal probation for a period of three years su…
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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants challenge the judgment entered after the trial court denied their petition for writ of mandate (petition).[1] In that petition, appellants sought to compel the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to rescind certification of an environmental impact report …
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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants challenge the judgment entered after the trial court denied their petition for writ of mandate (petition).[1] In that petition, appellants sought to compel the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to rescind certification of an environmental impact report …
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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Part-III
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants challenge the judgment entered after the trial court denied their petition for writ of mandate (petition).[1] In that petition, appellants sought to compel the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to rescind certification of an environmental impact report …
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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Part-IV
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants challenge the judgment entered after the trial court denied their petition for writ of mandate (petition).[1] In that petition, appellants sought to compel the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to rescind certification of an environmental impact report …
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CALIFORNIA OAK FOUNDATION V. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Part-V
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants challenge the judgment entered after the trial court denied their petition for writ of mandate (petition).[1] In that petition, appellants sought to compel the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to rescind certification of an environmental impact report …