California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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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…
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Prince v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Dec 8, 2009
Joshua Jackson suffered serious injuries when he attempted to dislodge a kite from a power line maintained by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) on the property of Eve Prince. The parties do not dispute that PG&E is immune from direct liability to Jackson under Civil Code[1]se…
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PEOPLE v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN D.
Dec 6, 2009
A defendant who is found to have committed a nonviolent drug possession offense is eligible to be placed on probation and ordered to drug treatment in accordance with the mandatory provisions of Proposition 36 if at the time of the commission of the offense he was on probation fo…
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NORTH KERN WATER STORAGE DISTRICT v. KERN DELTA WATER DISTRICT Part I
Dec 6, 2009
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> In action between two water users in which plainti…
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In re EDDIE L.,
Jul 5, 2009
Following a contested jurisdiction hearing, the juvenile court sustained a charge of second degree robbery while armed with a firearm against Eddie L., a minor. He was continued as a ward of the court and committed to the Sacramento County Boys Ranch. On appeal, the minor contend…
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RIVERWATCH v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Part I
Jul 5, 2009
This appeal and the companion appeal, RiverWatch v. County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, Case No. D048259, are the latest in the lengthy course of litigation that followed 1994 voter approval of Proposition C, an initiative which paved the way for construction …
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RIVERWATCH v. COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Part II
Jul 5, 2009
This appeal and the companion appeal, RiverWatch v. County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health, Case No. D048259, are the latest in the lengthy course of litigation that followed 1994 voter approval of Proposition C, an initiative which paved the way for construction …
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PEOPLE v. FARLEY Part I
Jul 5, 2009
A jury convicted defendant Richard Wade Farley of the first degree murders of Joseph Silva, Wayne Williams, Glenda Moritz, Ronald Reed, Helen Lamparter, Ronald Doney, and Lawrence Kane (Pen. Code,[1] 187, 189), the attempted murders of Greg Scott, Richard Townsley, Randell Heming…
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PEOPLE v. FARLEY Part II
Jul 5, 2009
A jury convicted defendant Richard Wade Farley of the first degree murders of Joseph Silva, Wayne Williams, Glenda Moritz, Ronald Reed, Helen Lamparter, Ronald Doney, and Lawrence Kane (Pen. Code,[1] 187, 189), the attempted murders of Greg Scott, Richard Townsley, Randell Heming…
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PEOPLE v. FARLEY Part III
Jul 5, 2009
A jury convicted defendant Richard Wade Farley of the first degree murders of Joseph Silva, Wayne Williams, Glenda Moritz, Ronald Reed, Helen Lamparter, Ronald Doney, and Lawrence Kane (Pen. Code,[1] 187, 189), the attempted murders of Greg Scott, Richard Townsley, Randell Heming…
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PEOPLE v. FARLEY Part IV
Jul 5, 2009
A jury convicted defendant Richard Wade Farley of the first degree murders of Joseph Silva, Wayne Williams, Glenda Moritz, Ronald Reed, Helen Lamparter, Ronald Doney, and Lawrence Kane (Pen. Code,[1] 187, 189), the attempted murders of Greg Scott, Richard Townsley, Randell Heming…
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PEOPLE v. FARLEY Part V
Jul 5, 2009
A jury convicted defendant Richard Wade Farley of the first degree murders of Joseph Silva, Wayne Williams, Glenda Moritz, Ronald Reed, Helen Lamparter, Ronald Doney, and Lawrence Kane (Pen. Code,[1] 187, 189), the attempted murders of Greg Scott, Richard Townsley, Randell Heming…