California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit against the County of San Bernardino for its approval of an open-air human waste composting facility under the CEQA, judgment of the trial...

612 S. LLC, v. Laconic Ltd P'ship

Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a bondholder's suit seeking a judgment ordering the foreclosure and sale of property subject to a water district bond issued under the provisions...

S.M. v. E.P.

Family Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's paternity and custody suit, (1) plaintiff's concession to the Iowa court's exercising jurisdiction over his paternity and custody...

People v. Weddles

Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of defendant for first-degree residential burglary and related crimes is affirmed as sufficient evidence supports defendant's convictions...

Barragan v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In quadriplegic plaintiff's suit against the County of Los Angeles under the Tort Claims Act, arising from the allegedly dangerous condition of a road...

Los Angeles County Fire Dep't v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
WCAB's denial of a county's petition for reconsideration in its claim that the battalion chief for the county fire department was not entitled to any...

People v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction of defendant for shooting at an occupied automobile, which killed the victim, is affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded where: 1)...

Glendale Redevelopment Agency v. County of Los Angeles

Administrative Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In a petition for writ of mandate by community redevelopment agencies seeking an order that county accept their revised Statement of Indebtedness...

Ladd v. Warner Bros. Entm't, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In plaintiffs' suit against Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Warner), claiming that Warner's practice of allocating the same share of the licensing...

People v. Henry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for being a felon in possession of a firearm, following a no contest plea, is affirmed as defendant's motion to suppress was...