Friday, February 27, 2015

City of San Marcos v. Loma San Marcos LLC (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 27, 2015)

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It's not that I don't feel bad for the defendant in this case.  I do.  It turns out that it was the last holder in a game of hot pot...
Thursday, February 26, 2015

People v. Johnson (Cal. Supreme Ct. - Feb. 26, 2015)

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Can you guess what this appeal is about?  Can you guess the result?  Here are the first three sentences of the opinion: "A jury con...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

People v. Soria (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 23, 2015)

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Nothing good ever comes out of the following fact pattern : "On Saturday, November 28, 2009, around 8:00 or 9:00 p.m., the 44-year-...
Monday, February 23, 2015

In Re D.D. (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 23, 2015)

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"On November 1, 2013, San Francisco Police Officer Duncan Duffin and his partner, Francisco Chicas, were working as a robbery abatement...

Fischer v. Time Warner Cable (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 23, 2015)

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Of course  you want to sue Time Warner Cable.  Hardly a sympathetic defendant.   Of course  cable rates are too high.  Undisputed.   Of cour...
Friday, February 20, 2015

Rodriguez v. Brill (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 20, 2015)

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Sometimes the pages of the California Appellate Reporter can substitute for a gossip magazine.   Witness this case. Here's the front-p...

Roy Allen Slurry Seal, Inc. v. American Asphalt South, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 20, 2015)

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Don't you love it when the Court of Appeal clearly summarizes the case -- and holding -- in two sentences at the outset of the opinion? ...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Calvo Fisher & Jacob LLP v. Lujan (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 19, 2015)

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Lawyers can make a lot of money.  They can also spend a lot of money. All of which happens here . Which lawyer would you rather be?  You...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

In Re Davis (9th Cir. - Feb. 17, 2015)

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I'm not a bankruptcy guy, but I'm nonetheless generally familiar with Chapter 7, as well as Chapter 13, bankruptcies.  Even Chapter ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Aghaian v. Minassian (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 17, 2015)

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You'd ordinarily think that a lawsuit between a citizen of Country X and another citizen of Country X regarding the ownership of propert...

In Re Emily D. (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 17, 2015)

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"On November 7, 2013 the Department received drug testing results for Elizabeth []. Elizabeth had tested positive for methamphetamine (...
Monday, February 16, 2015

People v. Braslaw (Cal. Ct. App. - Jan. 30, 2015)

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Here's a cautionary tale .  Drinking and sex. It's also an interesting factual recitation.  Compare the Court of Appeal's opin...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

People v. Wade (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 10, 2015)

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The California courts are closed because it's Lincoln's birthday, and the Ninth Circuit (again) has not published anything today.  S...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Eddie E. v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 11, 2015)

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The trial court repeatedly refuses to make findings that might allow a child to stay in the United States, thinking that he'd be better ...

In Re Art T. (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 11, 2015)

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There are some things I don't know.  Like what it says about our species that we live in a world in which 13-year old children join gang...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Wilson v. Southern California Edison (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 9, 2015)

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When I read the first paragraph of this opinion , and noticed that the jury had awarded the plaintiff over $4 million -- including $3 millio...

Corbello v. Valli (9th Cir. - Feb. 10, 2015)

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"Jersey Boys" = Massive Litigation .
Monday, February 09, 2015

Come Back, Ninth Circuit (9th Cir. - Feb. 2015)

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Paul Simon once wrote (and sang):  "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?"  The same might be said for the Ninth Circuit in February ...

People v. Cisneros (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 9, 2015)

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I don't like it when either the defense attorney or the prosecutor screws up.   It's the latter that happens here. It's a Bats...

Andrew V. v. Superior Court (Cal. Ct. App. - Feb. 9, 2015)

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I'm glad the Court of Appeal decided to (belatedly) publish this opinion.  It's important.  I'm also impressed how quickly it re...