California Court of Appeal - June 2010 Opinion Summaries

Mundy v. Neal

Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In plaintiff's Civ. Code section 55 motion for attorney fees in connection with a suit to force a landowner to install a designated van-accessible...

People v. Jones

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
On remand of defendant's two drug cases, trial court's judgment finding no ineffective assistance of counsel is vacated as to the first case and...

Alviso v. Sonoma County Sheriff's Dep't

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's class action suit against a county and several defendants, mainly claiming that section 14602.6 violates the equal protection...

People v. Honan

Constitutional Law, Sentencing
In a conviction of defendant for lewd conduct and indecent exposure, trial court's order placing the defendant on probation with terms and conditions...

Alameda County Joint Apprenticeship & Training Comm. v. Roadway Elec. Works Inc.

Administrative Law, Construction, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for unfair and unlawful competition under Business and Professions Code section 17200 and interference with prospective economic advantage,...

Blankenship v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a minor-plaintiff's petition to compel Uninsured Motorist Arbitration, trial court's denial of the petition is affirmed where: 1) although an...

In re Rodden

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In habeas proceeding, defendant's petition to vacate her guilty plea to failure to register as a sex offender in California within five days of coming...

City of San Diego v. San Diego City Employees' Ret. Sys.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a city's petition to set aside plaintiff's decision to charge the city for underfunding of pension service credits during a particular period,...

People v. Beaver

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of defendant for grand theft, arising from an incident in which he and others staged an accident at a ski resort where they worked in order...

In re G.G.

Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Juvenile court's dispositional order, inter alia, placing the father's twin daughters in foster care, and requiring individual counseling for the...