California Court of Appeal - June 2012 Opinion Summaries

Press Democrat v. Sonoma Co. Herald Recorder

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Media Law
In a dispute contesting the adjudication that a newspaper met the requirements to post legal notices pursuant to Government Code section 6000, the...

In re Ryan K

Family Law, Juvenile Law
In a second appeal following assertion of jurisdiction over her children, the order issued after remand summarily denying mother's petition for...

In re Lira

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
When a prison inmate remains incarcerated after the Governor has erroneously vetoed a decision to grant parole by the Board of Parole Hearings, the...

Hoitt v. Dept. of Rehabilitation

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In an action by a disabled petitioner seeking full reimbursement of his tuition associated with pursuing a degree in video game art and design at a...

People v. Aragon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction for willfully violating the registration requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act, Pen. Code, sections 290, 290.011, is reversed...

City of San Diego v. Haas

Class Actions, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action pension case involving San Diego Ordinance No. 0-19567, which amended the San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) to reflect that employees...

People v. Diaz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of misdemeanor possession of burglary tools, Penal Code section 466, is reversed, as gloves and a bag do not constitute burglary tools...

City of Hayward v. Bd. of Trustees

Education Law, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a university's appeal of a writ of mandate directing it to vacate its certification of an environmental impact report (EIR) prepared with respect...

W.M. Barr & Co. v. South Coast Air Quality Management Dist.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law
In a suit challenging an Air Quality Management District's adoption of Rule 1143, which requires manufacturers of consumer paint thinner and solvent...

In re A.G.

Juvenile Law
In an action by a presumed father appeals a judgment following the dispositional hearing in the juvenile dependency case of his sons, judgment is...