California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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CONN v. WESTERN PLACER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Part-II
Aug 24, 2010
The Reporting by School Employees of Improper Governmental Activities Act (Act), a whistle-blower act, (Ed. Code, §§ 44110-44114),[1] in section 44113, makes school officials liable in damages for interfering with the right of a school teacher to disclose evidence of improper g…
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BANK OF AMERICA v.MANOR
Aug 24, 2010
In this appeal we conclude that the property of a guarantor of a debt‑‑a debt which is secured by the real property of the principal debtor and also that of a joint and several co-guarantor‑‑is subject to attachment where the guarantor has contractually waived the benefit…
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RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL Part-I
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, a union peacefully picketed in front of a grocery store, a private forum, contrary to the grocery store's demands that the union not use the private property for its expressive activities (its â€
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RALPHS GROCERY COMPANY v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION LOCAL Part-II
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, a union peacefully picketed in front of a grocery store, a private forum, contrary to the grocery store's demands that the union not use the private property for its expressive activities (its â€
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In re the Marriage of BARBARA and WILLIAM C. SCHOPFER
Aug 24, 2010
Following the death of his ex-wife, William C. Schopfer (father) shared custody of his daughter, Jennifer, with her stepfather, Daniel C. Bonebrake (stepfather). Pursuant to a court order, father also paid stepfather $900 each month in child support. Four months before Jennifer w…
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JACKSON v. COUNTY OF AMADOR
Aug 24, 2010
Jewel Jackson sued the County of Amador and its recorder (collectively, the County), alleging that the county recorder violated section 27203 of the Government Code by â€
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LITWIN v. FORMELA
Aug 24, 2010
On May 22, 2008, plaintiff filed a COMPLAINT FOR PERSONAL INJURIES against Formela, alleging that plaintiff, a Sacramento County resident, sustained injuries in an automobile accident with Formela in San Mateo County on December 11, 2004. The complaint alleged Formela was a citiz…
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PEOPLE v. KNIGHTBENT
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, the services of an appointed counsel and a deputy attorney general, together with three justices and staff of this court, are applied to the resolution of a single issue: whether the court's order imposing a $34 fine on defendant was proper under Penal Code sect…
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PEOPLE v.MEYER
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, on review from the Appellate Division of the Yolo County Superior Court, we hold that a person who held a commercial driver's license at the time of violation of a traffic offense, but who surrendered the license, is barred from completing traffic school in lieu…
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GILB v. CHIANG Part-I
Aug 24, 2010
The main issue in this appeal is whether the California Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) has authority to direct the State Controller temporarily to defer paying state employees' salaries (except for federally-mandated minimum wages) when appropriations are unavai…
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GILB v. CHIANG Part-II
Aug 24, 2010
The main issue in this appeal is whether the California Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) has authority to direct the State Controller temporarily to defer paying state employees' salaries (except for federally-mandated minimum wages) when appropriations are unavai…
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GILB v. CHIANG Part-III
Aug 24, 2010
The main issue in this appeal is whether the California Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) has authority to direct the State Controller temporarily to defer paying state employees' salaries (except for federally-mandated minimum wages) when appropriations are unavai…
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In re TIMOTHY ROSS on Habeas Corpus
Aug 24, 2010
A modification decision.
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In re WARREN GRANARD WATFORD
Aug 24, 2010
Petitioner Warren Granard Watford petitions for a writ of habeas corpus directing the Placer County Superior Court to vacate its judgment of conviction for failing to register as a sex offender because the predicate sex offense has been vacated and will not be retried. Petitioner…
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MILAN v. CITY OF HOLTVILLE
Aug 24, 2010
In this case an employee at a municipal water treatment plant was injured on the job. When she was recovering from her injury, she was notified she had been terminated because the city did not believe she could perform the essential functions of her job. She then brought an actio…
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NELSON v. PEARSON FORD CO., Part-I
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, Pearson Ford Co., an automobile dealer, backdated a contract it had entered into with Reginald Nelson, the vehicle buyer. Backdating the contract rendered inaccurate the disclosed annual percentage rate (APR), and resulted in Nelson paying interest for a time period…
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NELSON v. PEARSON FORD CO., Part-II
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, Pearson Ford Co., an automobile dealer, backdated a contract it had entered into with Reginald Nelson, the vehicle buyer. Backdating the contract rendered inaccurate the disclosed annual percentage rate (APR), and resulted in Nelson paying interest for a time period…
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NELSON v. PEARSON FORD CO., Part-III
Aug 24, 2010
In this case, Pearson Ford Co., an automobile dealer, backdated a contract it had entered into with Reginald Nelson, the vehicle buyer. Backdating the contract rendered inaccurate the disclosed annual percentage rate (APR), and resulted in Nelson paying interest for a time period…
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AIR MACHINE COM SRL v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Aug 24, 2010
Air Machine Com SRL, an Italian limited company (COM), and Panatta Sport SRL, an Italian limited company (Panatta), (together, petitioners) seek to overturn in this writ of mandate proceeding the trial court's ruling that they generally appeared (and thus forfeited their obje…
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SAN DIEGO v. GORHAM Part-I
Aug 24, 2010
Artis Earl Gorham appeals from an order denying his motions to set aside a 1998 default judgment obtained against him by the County of San Diego Department of Child Support Services (DCSS)[1] and to dismiss the action. He brought his motion to vacate the judgment on grounds the t…