• People v. Daniels

    Publication Date: 2017-09-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-08-31
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Ward A. Campbell, Stephanie A. Mitchell, Sean M. McCoy, Larenda R. Delaini and Christopher J. Rench, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Gail R. Weinheimer, Kate LaGrande Chatfield and Gary D. Garcia, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number:

    No showing of "knowing and intelligent" waiver of defendant's right to jury at penalty phase of trial (by the court)

  • American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California v. Superior Court (County of Los Angeles)

    Publication Date: 2017-08-31
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: State and Local Government | Non–Profit
    Date Filed: 2017-08-31
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Peter Bibring and Catherine A. Wagner for Petitioner American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.Jones & Mayer, Martin J. Mayer, James R. Touchstone and Deborah Pernice-Knefel for California State Sheriffs' Association, California Police Chiefs' Association and California Peace Officers' Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

    Case Number:

    Law enforcement's unredacted automated license plate scan data exempt from disclosure under CPRA (Chin, J.)

  • Rubenstein v. Doe No. 1

    Publication Date: 2017-08-28
    Practice Area: Government | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Education
    Date Filed: 2017-08-28
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Elliot N. Kanter, Elliott N. Kanter; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Holly N. Boyer and Shea S. Murphy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Daley & Heft, Lee H. Roistacher, Richard J. Schneider, Reece A Roman; Jackson Lewis, Leila Nourani, Sherry L. Swieca and Douglas M. Egbert for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number:

    Delayed discovery statute does not extend accrual date for government claims (Chin, J.)

  • California Cannabis Coalition v. City of Upland

    Publication Date: 2017-08-28
    Practice Area: Tax | Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-28
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Roger Jon Diamond for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation, Jonathan M. Coupal, Trevor A. Grimm, Timothy A. Bittle, Brittany A. Sitzer; Jones & Mayer, James R. Touchstone and Krista MacNevin Jee for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number:

    Constitutional provision limiting government power to impose tax does not apply to voter initiatives (Cuéllar, J.)

  • Briggs v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2017-08-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Election and Political Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-24
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Christina Von der Ahe Rayburn and Lillian Jennifer Mao for Petitioner.
    for defendant: Kathleen A. Kenealy, Acting Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Douglas J. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Marc A. LeForestier and Jose A. Zelidon-Zepeda, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondents.

    Case Number:

    Prop 66's five-year time limit on resolution of death penalty appeals and habeas petitions must be deemed directive rather than mandatory (Corrigan, Acting C.J.)

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  • People v. Pennington

    Publication Date: 2017-08-17
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-17
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Linda C. Johnson, Michael R. Johnsen, Victoria B. Wilson and Theresa A. Patterson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Mark R. Feeser, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number:

    Evidence failed to support finding that harbor patrol officer's "primary duty" was law enforcement (Werdegar, J.)

  • Parrish v. Latham and Watkins

    Publication Date: 2017-08-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Trade Secrets
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Date Filed: 2017-08-10
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eagan Avenatti, Michael J. Avenatti, Scott H. Sims; Panish, Shea & Boyle, Brian J. Panish, Adam K. Shea, Kevin R. Boyle; Esner, Chang & Boyer and Stuart B. Esner for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Julian W. Poon, Jeremy S. Smith; McKool Smith Hennigan, J. Michael Hennigan and Michael Swartz for Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number:

    Denial of defendant's summary judgment motion trigger interim adverse judgment rule despite later finding of plaintiffs' bad faith (Kruger, J.)

  • Mountain Air Enterprises, LLC v. Sundowner Towers, LLC

    Publication Date: 2017-07-31
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-07-31
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Ehrlich Law Firm, Jeffrey I. Ehrlich; Law Office of Erik A. Humber and Erik A. Humber for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Abramson & Brown, Law Offices of Joe R. Abramson, Joe R. Abramson; Degani & Galston, Law Office of Katharine J. Galston and Katharine J. Galston for Defendants and Appellants.

    Case Number:

    Assertion of affirmative defense not "action" (Chin, J.)

  • Friends of Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority (Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-27
    Practice Area: Environmental Law | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Shute Mihaly & Weinberger, Ellison Folk, Amy J. Bricker, Edward T. Schexnayder and Laura D. Beaton for Plaintiff and Appellant Friends of the Eel River.
    for defendant: Neary & O'Brien and Christopher J. Neary for Defendants and Respondents North Coast Railroad Authority and Board of Directors of North Coast Railroad Authority.

    Case Number:

    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 does not preempt application of CEQA to state railroad project to a railroad project (Cantil-Sakauye, C.J.)

  • People v. Estrada

    Publication Date: 2017-07-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-24
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters, Assistant Attorney General, Margaret E. Maxwell, Noah P. Hill, Louis W. Karlin and Nathan Guttman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Richard B. Lennon and Suzan E. Hier, under appointments by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number:

    Facts underlying dismissed count properly considered in determining defendant's eligibility for Prop 36 resentencing (Cuéllar, J.)