California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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BENETTA BUELL WILSON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY PART - V
Dec 10, 2009
This case is before us for a second time, after a GVR[1]order from the United States Supreme Court directed that we reconsider our original opinion in Buell‑Wilson v. Ford Motor Company (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 525 (Buell‑Wilson I) in light of Philip Morris USA v. Williams (200…
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BENETTA BUELL WILSON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY PART - VI
Dec 10, 2009
This case is before us for a second time, after a GVR[1]order from the United States Supreme Court directed that we reconsider our original opinion in Buell‑Wilson v. Ford Motor Company (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 525 (Buell‑Wilson I) in light of Philip Morris USA v. Williams (200…
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BUELL WILSON v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Dec 10, 2009
A modification decision.
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PEOPLE v. LESSIE
Dec 10, 2009
A jury convicted Tony Lessie of second degree murder (Pen. Code, 187, subd. (a)) and found true allegations that during its commission Lessie had intentionally and personally used and discharged a firearm, proximately causing great bodily injury and death to a person ( 12022.5, s…
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PEOPLE v. McKEE PART - I
Dec 10, 2009
Richard McKee appeals an order involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Ins…
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PEOPLE v. McKEE PART - II
Dec 10, 2009
Richard McKee appeals an order involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Ins…
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PEOPLE v. McKEE PART - III
Dec 10, 2009
Richard McKee appeals an order involuntarily committing him for an indeterminate term to the custody of the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) after a jury found him to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) within the meaning of the Sexually Violent Predators Act (Welf. & Ins…
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In re NICOMEDES VIRAY
Dec 10, 2009
Nicomedes Viray challenges Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's reversal of a decision by the Board of Parole Hearings (the Board) finding him suitable for release on parole. Court conclude there was no evidence to support the Governor's ultimate conclusion that Viray was uns…
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COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS v. SANTA CLARACOUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS PART - I
Dec 10, 2009
The Committee for Green Foothills, a California nonprofit corporation, (Committee) brought a petition for a writ of mandamus to enforce the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code, 21000 et seq.)[1] against the County of Santa Clara (County) and its Board of S…
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COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS v. SANTA CLARACOUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS PART - II
Dec 10, 2009
The Committee for Green Foothills, a California nonprofit corporation, (Committee) brought a petition for a writ of mandamus to enforce the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Res. Code, 21000 et seq.)[1] against the County of Santa Clara (County) and its Board of S…
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COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY PART -I
Dec 10, 2009
A group of public entities are prosecuting a representative public nuisance action against a group of companies that manufactured lead paint. This action seeks abatement as the sole remedy, and it has not yet proceeded to trial. The companies filed a motion seeking to bar the pub…
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COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY Part- II
Dec 10, 2009
A group of public entities are prosecuting a representative public nuisance action against a group of companies that manufactured lead paint. This action seeks abatement as the sole remedy, and it has not yet proceeded to trial. The companies filed a motion seeking to bar the pub…
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ROBERT v. MOORES Part - I
Dec 8, 2009
In February 2003, Robert Reese Bains III and a group of former Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Peregrine) shareholders (collectively plaintiffs) filed this action against former Peregrine directors John J. Moores, Charles E. Noell III, and Christopher A. Cole (collectively defendants), …
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ROBERT v. MOORES Part - II
Dec 8, 2009
In February 2003, Robert Reese Bains III and a group of former Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Peregrine) shareholders (collectively plaintiffs) filed this action against former Peregrine directors John J. Moores, Charles E. Noell III, and Christopher A. Cole (collectively defendants), …
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ROBERT v. MOORES Part - III
Dec 8, 2009
In February 2003, Robert Reese Bains III and a group of former Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Peregrine) shareholders (collectively plaintiffs) filed this action against former Peregrine directors John J. Moores, Charles E. Noell III, and Christopher A. Cole (collectively defendants), …
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ROBERT v. MOORES Part - IV
Dec 8, 2009
In February 2003, Robert Reese Bains III and a group of former Peregrine Systems, Inc. (Peregrine) shareholders (collectively plaintiffs) filed this action against former Peregrine directors John J. Moores, Charles E. Noell III, and Christopher A. Cole (collectively defendants), …
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BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA v. PATTERSON
Dec 8, 2009
A modification decision.
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LLOYD v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Dec 8, 2009
Plaintiff and appellant Dartheatus Lloyd (Lloyd) appeals a judgment following a grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (the County). The essential issues presented are whether Lloyds action is barred by a failure …
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P v. EARLE
Dec 8, 2009
Defendant Cameron Earle was charged in two separate cases with indecent exposure, a misdemeanor, and sexual assault, a felony. The charges arose from entirely distinct and dissimilar incidents with no apparent historical connection to one another. After first ordering the charges…
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Guardianship of ANN S.
Dec 8, 2009
In 2003 the Legislature enacted Probate Code section 1516.5, making it easier for children in probate guardianships to be adopted by their guardians. (Stats. 2003, ch. 251, 11; hereafter, section 1516.5.)[1] Section 1516.5 authorizes the termination of parental rights when the gu…