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U.S. v. Sorensen
Mortgage broker can't be convicted of making false statements with regard to unsigned loan application.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 1999
Ortiz v. INS
Aliens can move Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen their case for review under Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
Immigration Sep. 3, 1999
Duarte de Guinac v. INS
Dismissal of asylum petition is error as Guatemalan 'Indians' have well-founded fear of persecution on account of race.
Immigration Sep. 3, 1999
Altawil v. INS
Order
Sep. 3, 1999
A-Z International v. Phillips
Administrative law judge's certification of matter to district court for contempt proceeding cannot be vacated by Dept. of Labor Benefits Review Board.
Workers' Compensation Sep. 3, 1999
Weissman v. Quail Lodge Inc.
Attorney isn't subject to sanctions as vexatious litigant for conduct done in the course of representing a client.
Civil Procedure Sep. 3, 1999
U.S. v. Buckner
Border patrol agents have probable cause to arrest passenger in car after discovery of hidden drugs in car entering United States.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 1999
U.S. v. Beltran-Garcia
Jury instruction on permissive inference of knowledge isn't error where drug's commercial quantity isn't denied by defendant and 'blind mule' defense is asserted.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 3, 1999
K F Dairies Inc. v. California Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Order
Sep. 3, 1999
Sanders v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Order
Sep. 3, 1999
Maktab Tarighe Oveyssi Shah Maghsoudi Inc. v. Kianfar
Federal court can decide dispute over intellectual property rights of a religious order without violating First Amendment.
Intellectual Property Sep. 3, 1999
Freeman v. Oakland Unified School District
Order
Sep. 3, 1999
People v. Blackburn
Prior conviction for shooting in an occupied car can qualify as a 'strike' under three strikes law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
Barlow v. Davis
Minority business enterprise reporting requirement of Public Contract Code is void since it is an unseverable part of statutory scheme found constitutionally invalid.
Government Sep. 2, 1999
Datig v. Dove Books Inc.
Entry of judgment must be reversed where it's based on ex parte order obtained without notice or excuse for lack of notice.
Civil Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. City of Riverside
Property tax law exemption, for assessments with exclusive purpose of maintaining and operating streets and sidewalks, includes streetlighting assessment.
Taxation Sep. 2, 1999
Angell v. Superior Court (Verdugo Trustee Service Corp.)
Discovery of higher obligation against property after accepting bid at foreclosure sale, but before tendering deed, justifies trustee's refusal to complete sale.
Real Property Sep. 2, 1999
Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation v. Superior Court (City of San Juan Capistrano)
City cannot adopt interim ordinance that prohibits the processing of development applications, such as a tentative subdivision map.
Real Property Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Hampton
In joint trial, admission of one defendant's confession doesn't violate co-defendant's right to confront if all references to co-defendant are redacted.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Macauley
Conviction for arson of property qualifies defendant for involuntary commitment as a mentally disordered offender.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement v. Rhee
Prevailing party in action brought by Division of Labor Standards Enforcement may be awarded costs, despite statute prohibiting such cost awards.
Civil Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Tillman
Rape conviction may be both element of crime of failure to register as sex offender and strike under three strikes law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
San Diego County Clerks Association v. Superior Court
Unification of municipal court employees to one superior court does not require that employees maintain civil-service status.
Government Sep. 2, 1999
Stapper v. GMI Holdings Inc.
Offer of proof that garage-door opener was defective in design is sufficient to overcome the 'firefighter's rule.'
Torts Sep. 2, 1999
Bradley v. Breen
Statute of limitations bars cross-complaint for equitable indemnity against decedent's estate even though cause of action had not accrued at decedent's death.
Civil Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Custodio
Statute prohibiting possession of a sharp instrument by a prisoner is not unconstitutionally vague.
Constitutional Law Sep. 2, 1999
Derek W., Minor
To avoid termination of parental rights, parent must do more than just visit child, but also occupy a 'parent role' in child's life.
Family Law Sep. 2, 1999
Gagan v. Gouyd
Conveyance of marital property into trust and conveyance of trust assets to wife as part of marriage dissolution isn't fraudulent.
Real Property Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Blackburn
Prior conviction for shooting in an occupied car can qualify as a 'strike' under three strikes law.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999
People v. Hart
Warrantless search, for identification, of purse in illegally parked, occupied van is valid for officer-safety purposes.
Criminal Law and Procedure Sep. 2, 1999