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Manning v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
In this case involving alleged manipulation of the price of a stock by defendant via short sales, denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand the case to...

John v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure
Petition for writ of mandate directing the lower court to vacate its order dismissing petitioner's appeals and to decide the appeals on the merits is...

State of California v. IntelliGender

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Remedies
The present enforcement action involved many of the same claims, and the same defendant, as a previous class action settlement. Denial of defendant's...

Giorgio v. Synergy Management Group

Civil Procedure
In this case, the denial of defendant's motion to set aside entry of default and any subsequent default judgment in favor of plaintiff - alleging that...

Teal v. Super. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In this case, the petition for recall of petitioner's indeterminate life sentence pursuant to the Three Strikes law was denied, and the Court of...

Thurbon v. Gateway Unified School District

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Attorney's appeal from an order finding that he committed ethical violations and disqualifying him from representing the plaintiff in a wrongful...

Union Pacific Railroad v. Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines

Civil Procedure, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In this case, plaintiff-railroad (Railroad) and defendant-pipeline (Pipeline) clashed over rent due from the Pipeline for the continued use of the...

Fresno Motors v. Mercedes-Benz

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In this diversity action brought by plaintiffs whose attempt to purchase a Fresno Mercedes-Benz dealership was unsuccessful due to defendant...

Thompson v. Petaluma Police Dept.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In this case, plaintiff challenges the constitutionality of Vehicle Code section 14602.6, which allows police to impound a vehicle operate by an...

Kerin v. Titeflex Corporation

Civil Procedure, Product Liability
In this products liability litigation, plaintiff alleged that a product defect in defendant's corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) caused risks of...