• Today's Fresh Start, Inc. v. Los Angeles County Office of Education

    Publication Date: 2013-07-11
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    Date Filed: 2013-07-11
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Doll Amir & Eley, Michael M. Amir, Mary Tesh Glarum, Lloyd Vu and Hemmy So for Plaintiff and Respondent and for Plaintiff and Appellant. Debra J. La Fetra, Damien M. Schiff and Joshua P. Thompson for Pacific Legal Foundation and Options for Youth as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent and Plaintiff and Appellant. Ricardo J. Soto, Phillipa L. Altmann, Julie Ashby Umansky; McKenna Long & Aldridge and Charles A. Bird for California Charter Schools Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent and Plaintiff and Appellant. Amy Bisson Holloway, Edmundo R. Aquilar and Todd M. Smith for State Board of Education, California Department of Education and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson as Amici Curiae.
    for defendant: Vibiana M. Andrade, Sung Yon Lee; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Timothy T. Coates and Alison M. Turner for Defendants and Appellants and for Defendants and Respondents. Best Best & Krieger, Dina Harris and Megan M. Moore for Riverside County Office of Education and San Diego County Office of Education as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants and Defendants and Respondents. David Holmquist and Devora Navera Reed for Los Angeles Unified School District as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants and Defendants and Respondents. Dannis Woliver Kelly, Sue Ann Salmon Evans and William B. Tunick for Education Legal Alliance of the California School Boards Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants and Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. S195852 No. S195852

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 7332 TODAY'S FRESH START, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v

  • Quarry v. Doe I

    Publication Date: 2012-03-29
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-29
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Zalkin & Zimmer, The Zalkin Law Firm, Irwin M. Zalkin, Michael H. Zimmer, Devin M. Storey and Michael J. Kinslow for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Jeff Anderson & Associates, Michael Finnegan and Sarah Odegaard for The National Association for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children, the National Center for Victims of Crime and the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Nancy O?Malley, District Attorney (Alameda); Furtado, Jaspovice & Simons, Bill Lockyer and Richard J. Simons as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon; Foley & Lardner, Stephen A. McFeely, Tami S. Smason, Courtney R. Henning, Leila Nourani and Michael B. McCollum for Defendant and Respondent. Lombardi, Loper & Conant, Peter O. Glaessner and Lori A. Sebransky for The Ordinary Mutual as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, Daniel H. Bromberg; Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, James C. Geoly and Nora Flaherty Couri for The Order of Carmelites, Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, The Order of the Friar Servants of Mary, USA Province and The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman, J. Michael Hennigan and Lee W. Potts for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Sweeney & Greene, James F. Sweeney, Stephen J. Greene, Jr., and Laura Borden Riddell for California Association of Private School Organizations as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and Nicholas W. Heldt for Boy Scouts of America and Masonic Homes of California, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Neumiller & Beardslee, Paul N. Balestracci, Lisa Blanco Jimenez; McNamara Law Firm and Gary A. Watt for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Stockton and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. S171382

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3560 TERRY QUARRY et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. DOE I, Defendant and Respo

  • Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior Court (Hohnbaum)

    Publication Date: 2012-04-12
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    Date Filed: 2012-04-12
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Rex S. Heinke, Johanna R. Shargel; Morrison & Foerster, Karen J. Kubin; Hunton & Williams, Laura M. Franze, M. Brett Burns and Susan J. Sandidge for Petitioners. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Fred W. Alvarez and Michael D. Schlemmer for TechNet as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Yi-Chin Ho, Michael M. Berger, Benjamin G. Shatz and Andrew L. Satenberg for Chinese Daily News, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. William B. Sailer; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Paul Grossman, Paul W. Crane, Jr., Katherine C. Huibonhoa and Rishi Sharma for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Julian W. Poon, Kirsten R. Galler, David S. Han, Blaine H. Evanson; National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Robin S. Conrad and Shane Brennan Kawka for Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and California Chamber of Commerce as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Law Office of Robin L. Unander and Robin L. Unander for California Automotive Business Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Lawrence Foust; Ballard Rosenberg Golper & Savitt and Christine T. Hoeffner for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Littler Mendelson, Julie A. Dunne, Lena K. Sims, Matthew S. Dente, Richard R. Rahm and Allan G. King for the National Retail Federation, National Council of Chain Restaurants, Contain-A-Way, Inc., USA Waste of California, Inc., California Building Industry Association, California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors, Western Growers Association, American Staffing Association, California Hotel & Lodging Association and National Association of Manufacturers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Mayer Brown and Donald M. Falk for the American Trucking Associations, Inc., and the California Trucking Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Richard J. Simmons, Julie A. Dunne and Guylyn R. Cummins for Employers Group, California Retailers Association, California Hospital Association, California Restaurant Association, National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, National Council of Chain Restaurants and National Retail Federation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Robert R. Roginson for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Jackson Lewis, Robert M. Pattison, Joel P. Kelly, JoAnna L. Brooks and Timothy C. Travelstead for San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, San Diego Chapter, Sacramento Chapter, Southern California Chapter and Employment and Labor Law Committee of the Association of Corporate Counsel as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Cox, Castle & Nicholson, John S. Miller, Jr., and Dwayne P. McKenzie for the Associated General Contractors of California, Inc., as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, Lee Burdick and John Morris for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners. Greenberg Traurig, Gregory F. Hurley and Stacey Hertler for National Association of Theatre Owners of California/Nevada, Inc., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners.
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    Case Number: No. S166350

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 3976 BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Res

  • People v. Cogswell

    Publication Date: 2010-04-01
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Respondent: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Donald E. De Nicola, Deputy State Solicitor General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Steve Oetting, Rhonda Cartwright-Ladendorf, Kristen Kinnaird Chenelia and Melissa Mandel, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Appellant: Patricia A. Scott, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S158898

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 4092THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v.HENRY IVAN COGSWELL, Defendant and Appell

  • Professional Engineers in California Government v. Schwarzenegger

    Publication Date: 2010-10-04
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-04
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Brooks Ellison and Patrick J. Whalen for Plaintiffs and Appellants California Attorneys, Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers in State Employment. Paul Harris and Anne M. Giese for Plaintiff and Appellant Service Employees International Union Local 1000. Gerald A. James; Altshuler Berzon, Stephen P. Berzon and Danielle Leonard for Plaintiffs and Appellants Professional Engineers in California Government and California Association of Professional Scientists. Reed Smith, Harvey L. Leiderman and Jeffrey R. Rieger for Teachers? Retirement Board of the California State Teachers? Retirement System as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Kelly Vent as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Richard J. Chivaro, Ronald V. Placet, Shawn D. Silva, Ana Maria Garza; Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Robin B. Johansen and Margaret R. Prinzing for Defendant and Appellant. K. William Curtis, Warren C. Stracener, Linda A. Mayhew, Will M. Yamada; Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, David W. Tyra, Kristianne T. Seargeant and Meredith H. Packer for Defendants and Respondents. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Gordon B. Burns, Deputy State Solicitor General, Jonathan K. Renner, Assistant Attorney General, James M. Humes Stephen P. Acquisto and Mark R. Beckington, Deputy Attorneys General, for California Constitutional Officers as Amicus Curiae.

    Case Number: No. S183411

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 12808PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT, et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. p class="casenam

  • Martinez v. Regents of University of California

    Publication Date: 2010-11-15
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-15
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Immigration Reform Law Institute, Kris W. Kobach; Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley and Michael J. Brady for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Lawrence J. Joseph for Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Daniel J. Popeo, Richard A. Stamp; Law Offices of Mark E. Foster and Mark E. Foster for U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, U.S. Representative Steve King, Washington Legal Foundation and Allied Educational Foundation as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants. Sharon L. Browne and Ralph W. Kasarda for Pacific Legal Foundation as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Charles F. Robinson, Christopher M. Patti, Margaret L. Wu; Howard Rice Nemervoski Canady Falk & Rabkin, Robert D. Hallman; Folger Levin & Kahn, Crowell & Moring, Ethan P. Schulman and Trina D. McAlister for Defendants and Respondents The Regents of the University of California and Mark G. Yudof. Christine Helwick and Andrea M. Gunn for Defendants and Respondents Board of Trustees of the California State University and Charles B. Reed. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, David S. Chaney, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gordon Burns, Deputy State Solicitor General, Douglas M. Press, Assistant Attorney General, and Julie Weng-Gutierrez, Deputy Attorney General, for Defendants and Respondents California Community Colleges and Chancellor Marshall Drummond. Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy (META) Inc., and Peter D. Roos for Californians Together, The Association of Mexican American Educators and the California Association of Bilingual Education as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents. Julie A. Su, Yungsuhn Park, Carmina Ocampo; Bird, Marella, Boxer, Woolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg, Paul S. Chan and Jennifer S. Chang for Asian Pacific American Legal Center and 80 Asian Pacific American organizations as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. S167791

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 14298ROBERT MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF

  • People v. Tate

    Publication Date: 2010-07-12
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    Date Filed: 2010-07-08
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Respondent: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Assistant Attorney General, Bruce Ortega and Sara Turner, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Appellant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Harry Gruber, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S031641

    Cite as 10 C.D.O.S. 8815THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GREGORY O. TATE, Defendant and Appellan

  • People v. Riccardi

    Publication Date: 2012-07-16
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    Date Filed: 2012-07-16
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Bill Lockyer and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Assistant Attorney General, Sharlene A. Honnaka, Michael W. Whitaker and Stephanie C. Brenan, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Carla J. Johnson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S056842

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 7966 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN ALEXANDER RICCARDI, Defendant and A

  • People v. Gonzales

    Publication Date: 2012-08-02
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-02
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    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala G. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens and Annie Featherman Fraser, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Craig Buckser, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant.

    Case Number: No. S067353

    Cite as 12 C.D.O.S. 8704 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. IVAN JOE GONZALES, Defendant and Appell