Thursday, November 30, 2006

In Re Jaime P. (Cal. Supreme Ct. - Nov. 30, 2006)

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Justice Baxter is on the losing end of this 6-1 decision, in which Justice Chin patiently (and I believe rightly) concludes that the Califo...

Morgan v. Canady (9th Cir. - Nov. 30, 2006)

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Look, I like our woodsy next-to-next-door neighbor to the North as much as anyone. Seattle, clouds, the constant rain. It's all good. ...

U.S. v. Lopez (9th Cir. - Nov. 30, 2006)

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I liked the composition of this one . Which affirms a decision of a USD Law School graduate (Judge Napoleon Jones ) in a case argued by a U...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Cassady v. Morgan Lewis Bockius (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 29, 2006)

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Sorry for the late post today, but I was in a deposition in Los Angeles all day, and then had to drive back to San Diego (in rush hour LA/OC...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Vulovic v. Robinson (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 28, 2006)

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I'm somewhat (and increasingly) hesitant to call someone a bit sleazy, especially on a cold appellate record. But I nonetheless think I...

Six Flags v. WCAB (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 27, 2006)

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It's fairly rare that I talk about a worker's compensation appeal. But this one is different . Among other things, it's a more...
Monday, November 27, 2006

People v. Kelly (Cal. Supreme Ct. - Nov. 27, 2006)

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Sorry, my friends on the California Court of Appeal. Your jobs just got a fair piece harder .

People v. Wright (Cal. Supreme Ct. - Nov. 27, 2006)

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A guy named "Shaun" ( spelled the correct way , I might add) has a pound-plus of marijuana in his car and gets busted up in Huntin...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Goold v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 22, 2006)

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Laura files for divorce from Edward . The Standard Family Law Restraining Orders (which are on the back of the summons) prohibit Edward fro...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Fields v. Yusef (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 21, 2006)

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When people want turkey, I guess they want it bad. Hence the double-digit number of published opinions that the California Court of Appeal ...

U.S. v. Lazarenko (9th Cir. - Nov. 21, 2006)

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" Sandy, baby !" Welcome to the Ninth Circuit! Justice O'Connor sat on a couple of panels last month , and this opinion is t...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Miller v. Bank of America (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 20, 2006)

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This case is about a class action lawsuit in which Bank of America was charged with illegally seizing social security payments and other pub...

Holbrook v. City of Santa Monica (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 20, 2006)

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Not every bad -- or even horrible -- decision is also an illegal or unconstitutional one. I happen to agree with Santa Monica City Councilme...
Friday, November 17, 2006

Oakland Raiders v. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 17, 2006)

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Raiders lose . As usual . All the time . They's as impressive in the courtroom as they are on the field . They're horrible .

Iskenderian v. Iskenderian (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 17, 2006)

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It's lunchtime. And I haven't had anything to eat. So you'll have to excuse me if I started to drool when I read this opinion ...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

Day v. Collingwood (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 16, 2006)

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I hate to say it. 'Cause I'm a loyal, institution-type guy. But Justice Aaron is right in this case. Motions for sanctions under...

U.S. v. Zakharov (9th Cir. - Nov. 15, 2006)

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I always like reading about case with a San Diego connection. Like this one . Which not only concerns an appeal from the Southern District...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales (9th Cir. - Nov. 15, 2006)

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Whoops! I wrote a brief comment about this case earlier today that poked a tiny bit of fun of my former boss, at which point a very smart ...

In Re Leni (Cal. Ct. App. - Nov. 15, 2006)

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Justice Raye begins this opinion with the fairly harsh (albeit a bit subtle) phrase: "During the 17 years it took the Lenis to end t...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

U.S. v. Martinez-Martinez (9th Cir. - Nov. 14, 2006)

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Wow. The Ninth Circuit doesn't waste much time before it invites judges to sit by designation, huh? Here's an opinion authored by...