California Court of Appeal - Opinion Summaries

People v. Treadway

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Transportation
Sentence pursuant to Vehicle Code section 23550 after defendant suffered his fourth DUI conviction within a 10-year period is affirmed over claims...

People v. Mauch

Criminal Law & Procedure
An order reducing defendant's guilty plea conviction for felony cultivation of marijuana to a misdemeanor is vacated where the trial court lacked...

In re: R.D.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Juvenile Law
In juvenile proceedings wherein the San Bernardino County Juvenile Court "accepted" a transfer of a child supervision case from the Los Angeles County...

Advanced-Tech Sec. Serv., Inc. v. Superior Court (Roman)

Labor & Employment Law
In a wage dispute case wherein an employer had agreed to pay an employee a premium rate of one and one-half times her regular rate of pay for work on...

S. California Reg'l Rail Auth. v. Superior Court (Tutino)

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities, Transportation
In a tort action arising from a train derailment incident, raising the issue of whether federal regulations preempt plaintiffs' claims that...

Cinquegrani v. DMV

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Transportation
State law does not authorize DMV to automatically suspend the driver's licenses of individuals convicted of "boating" while intoxicated.

In re Joseph T.

Family Law, Juvenile Law
A relative placement preference under Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.3 applies at least through the family reunification period and section...

Morris v. Chiang

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a class action for equitable relief based on alleged unconstitutional takings of property, namely, interest "and other accruals" on unclaimed...

In re Claudia E.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Remedies
Declaratory relief is available in juvenile court if there is an actual controversy between the parties as required under the law. Thus, the juvenile...

Perlin v. Fountain View Mgmt., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In order to recover attorney's fees under Welfare and Institutions Code section 15657, the plaintiff must establish by clear and convincing evidence a...