CA Pub. Decisions

1. THE COPLEY PRESS, INC v. SUPERIOR COURT Part - I
   Mar 14, 2007
   California Public Records Act does not require disclosure to a newspaper publisher of records of county commission relating to a peace officer's administrative appeal of a disciplinary matter. Penal Code Sec. 832.7(a)which provides that certain peace officer records are confi…
2. PEOPLE v. POKOVICH PART - III
   Mar 7, 2007
   Impeachment of testifying defendant at trial with statements made before trial to mental health professionals during a court ordered examination to determine the defendant's mental competency to stand trial, violates federal constitution's privilege against self incrimina…
3. PEOPLE v. POKOVICH PART - II
   Mar 7, 2007
   Impeachment of testifying defendant at trial with statements made before trial to mental health professionals during a court ordered examination to determine the defendant's mental competency to stand trial, violates federal constitution's privilege against self incrimina…
4. PEOPLE v. POKOVICH PART - I
   Mar 7, 2007
   Impeachment of testifying defendant at trial with statements made before trial to mental health professionals during a court-ordered examination to determine the defendant's mental competency to stand trial, violates federal constitution's privilege against self incrimina…
5. WELLS v. ONE2ONE LEARNING FOUNDATION PART - IV
   Mar 7, 2007
   Public school districts are not "persons" who may be sued under California False Claims Act. Charter schools, and individuals, corporations, entities, or organizations that operate them, are "persons" subject to suit under both CFCA and unfair competition law, and…
6. WELLS v. ONE2ONE LEARNING FOUNDATION PART - III
   Mar 7, 2007
   Public school districts are not "persons" who may be sued under California False Claims Act. Charter schools, and individuals, corporations, entities, or organizations that operate them, are "persons" subject to suit under both CFCA and unfair competition law, and…
7. WELLS v. ONE2ONE LEARNING FOUNDATION PART - II
   Mar 7, 2007
   Public school districts are not "persons" who may be sued under California False Claims Act. Charter schools, and individuals, corporations, entities, or organizations that operate them, are "persons" subject to suit under both CFCA and unfair competition law, and…
8. WELLS v. ONE2ONE LEARNING FOUNDATION PART - I
   Mar 7, 2007
   Public school districts are not "persons" who may be sued under California False Claims Act. Charter schools, and individuals, corporations, entities, or organizations that operate them, are "persons" subject to suit under both CFCA and unfair competition law, and…
9. SIGNATURE FRUIT COMPANY v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
   Mar 7, 2007
   Temporary disability during a seasonal employee's in season period of regular employment is payable based on two thirds of the employee's in season average weekly earnings, subject to the minimum and maximum levels established under Labor Code Sec. 4453. Where employee do…
10. PEOPLE v. JOHNSON
    Mar 7, 2007
    At murder defendant's second trial, conducted due to court's misinstruction of jury on reasonable doubt at first trial, prosecutor's withholding of police reports about a police investigation into a shooting outside a convenience store after first trial but before sec…
11. Islamic Paintings, Islamic Art : Paintingsgifts4u
    Mar 2, 2007
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12. PEOPLE v. DOMINGUEZ
    Feb 28, 2007
    A modification decision.
13. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - III
    Feb 28, 2007
    Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
14. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - II
    Feb 28, 2007
    Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
15. WELCHER v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, PART - I
    Feb 28, 2007
    Under the 2004 amendments to the workers' compensation law, where a partially disabled worker sustains a work related injury causing further permanent disability, the correct method to apportion worker's permanent disability is to subtract the percentage of permanent disa…
16. GRAYSON v. PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO. PART - II
    Feb 28, 2007
    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear qui tam relator's claim that telecommunications companies failed to report and deliver to state remaining balances on prepaid phone cards as required by the Unclaimed Property Law where allegations were already in the public domain and …
17. GRAYSON v. PACIFIC BELL TELEPHONE CO. PART - I
    Feb 28, 2007
    Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear qui tam relator's claim that telecommunications companies failed to report and deliver to state remaining balances on prepaid phone cards as required by the Unclaimed Property Law where allegations were already in the public domain and …
18. PEOPLE v. HILL
    Feb 28, 2007
    Gang enhancement found in Penal Code Sec. 186.22(b) does not require that defendant's intent to enable or promote criminal endeavors by gang members must relate to criminal activity apart from the offense defendant commits.
19. PEOPLE v. PALMER PART-II
    Feb 28, 2007
    Defendant's sentence for California DUI conviction was properly enhanced by previous Nevada DUI convictions even though defendant did not have a right to a jury trial in the Nevada proceedings.
20. PEOPLE v. PALMER PART-I
    Feb 28, 2007
    Defendant's sentence for California DUI conviction was properly enhanced by previous Nevada DUI convictions even though defendant did not have a right to a jury trial in the Nevada proceedings.