California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

PEOPLE v. LENNIES H.

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for carjacking is affirmed over his claim that the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to suppress since the search of...

SPORN v. HOME DEPOT

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court's denial of defendant's motion to set aside a default judgment is affirmed where the motion for relief was untimely and defendant...

REGENCY OUTDOOR ADVER. v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an inverse condemnation action, the partial obstruction of plaintiff's billboards, caused by defendant-City's planting of palm trees, is not...

PEOPLE v. BOULDEN

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A trial court's imposition of consecutive sentences does not result in a usurpation of the jury's factfinding powers as long as each sentence imposed...

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. v. SUPER. CT. OF LA

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions
No member of the bar, either maintaining an employment relationship or sharing office space with an attorney class representative during the...

STRATHVALE HOLDINGS v. E.B.H.

Civil Procedure
In a suit arising from a fraudulent investment scheme, dismissal of three defendants from the suit is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to satisfy any...

CITY OF MERCED v. AM. MOTORISTS INS. CO.

Construction, Contracts
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-City's claim for enforcement of a performance bond is affirmed over defendant's claim that the trial court erred in...

KRELL v. GRAY

Constitutional Law, Education Law, Remedies
The trial court may issue an injunction to prevent harassment of plaintiff so long as the injunction does not contain a blanket prohibition on the use...

FED'N OF HILLSIDE AND CANYON ASS'N v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Environmental Law, Government Law
Plaintiff's challenge to defendant-City's approval of a revised General Plan Framework is rejected where the General Plan is not internally...

HERNANDEZ v. STOCKTON UNIFIED SCH. DIST.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Education Law
The settlement of a school desegregation case, which allowed the trial court to retain jurisdiction for two years, is affirmed over plaintiffs' claim...