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  • People v. Casillas

    Publication Date: 2017-07-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-26
    Court: C.A. 5th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell, Assistant Attorney General, Carlos A. Martinez, Caely E. Fallini, and Catherine Tennant Nieto, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Sylvia W. Beckham, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. F071951

    Prop 47 barred resentencing for person convicted of super strike offense at any time prior to ruling on resentencing petition (Detjen, Acting P.J.)

  • In re A.C.

    Publication Date: 2017-07-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-06-30
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas E. Montgomery, County Counsel, John E. Philips, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Paula J. Roach, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Niti Gupta, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D071772

    No error shown in dependency court's exercise of jurisdiction under UCCJEA over minor children raised in Mexico (Haller, J.)

  • People v. Bloomfield

    Publication Date: 2017-07-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-20
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler and Jeffrey M. Laurence, Assistant Attorneys General, Seth K. Schalit and Victoria Ratnikova, Deputy Attorneys General for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Lauren E. Dodge, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. A148919

    Felony access card forgery not subject to Prop 47 reduction to misdemeanor (Margulies, Acting P.J.)

  • People v. Roberts

    Publication Date: 2017-07-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-18
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Barry Carlton and James H. Flaherty III, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Patrick Morgan Ford for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D069355

    Prior booking statements inadmissible to prove gang affiliation (Dato, J.)

  • Swigart v. Bruno

    Publication Date: 2017-07-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-06-22
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Law Office of John Derrick and John Derrick for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Selman Breitman, Elaine K. Fresch, Rachel E. Hobbs and Melanie M. Smith for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. D071072

    Accident resulting from contact between horses inherent risk of endurance riding (Aaron, J.)

  • Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Pyle

    Publication Date: 2017-07-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-07-13
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Parker Ibrahim & Berg, John M. Sorich, Bryant Delgadillo and Mariel Gerlt-Ferraro for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent.
    for defendant: Hennelly & Grossfeld and Ronald K. Giller for Defendants, Cross-complainants and Appellants.
    Case Number: No. D071079

    Void default judgment did not grant quiet title relief so as to validate subsequent transfer to purported bona fide purchasers (Nares, J.)

  • People v. Webb

    Publication Date: 2017-07-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Date Filed: 2017-07-12
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey M. Laurence, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Seth K. Schalit, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, and Dorian Jung, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Counsel Defendant and Appellant: Alex Green.
    Case Number: No. A147740

    Williamson rule did not bar felony identity theft prosecution for act of providing someone else's driver's license to police officer (Pollak, J.)

  • Kumari v. The Hospital Committee for the Livermore-Pleasanton Areas

    Publication Date: 2017-07-07
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Date Filed: 2017-07-06
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law offices of John E. Hill and John E. Hill for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Law offices of Bjork Lawrence, Robert K. Lawrence, Robyn D. Roberts for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. A148351

    Statute of limitations on medical malpractice action not tolled by successive notices of intent to sue (Jones, P.J.)

  • Petitpas v. Ford Motor Company

    Publication Date: 2017-07-06
    Practice Area: Products Liability | Personal Injury | Transportation
    Industry: Transportation | Construction
    Date Filed: 2017-07-05
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: The Arkin Law Firm, Sharon J. Arkin; Farrise Firm; Simona A. Farrise for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Dykema Gossett, John M. Thomas, Jill M. Wheaton and Tamara A. Bush for Defendant and Respondent Ford Motor Company.
    Case Number: No. B245037

    Automobile manufacturer not liable for product's compatibility with other manufacturers' asbestos-containing replacement parts (Collins, J.)

  • In re Taitano

    Publication Date: 2017-07-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2017-07-05
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Jeffery M. Laurence, Assistant Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan and Bridget A. Billeter, Deputy Attorneys General, for Appellant.
    for defendant: Robin L. Lipetzky, Public Defender for Contra Costa County, Stephanie E. Regular and Diana A. Garrido, Deputy Public Defeners, for Respondent.
    Case Number: No. A147412

    No statutory authority for new competency hearing for incompetent defendant committed for maximum term and not restored to competence (Needham, J.)