all - Opinion Summaries

Bryant v. Merit Systems Protection Board

Military Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure
Affirming the decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board dismissing the appeals of former air interdiction agents employed by the Office of Air...

Hernandez v. Chappell

Evidence, Sentencing, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law & Procedure
Reversing the district court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus as to the guilt phase claims relating to first degree murder, vacating the...

Davis v. Superior Court of Solano County

Criminal Law & Procedure
Granting a peremptory writ of mandate directing the superior court to set aside and vacate an order denying the defendant's motion to dismiss the case...

Kim v. Reins International California, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
Affirming the trial court grant of a defendant motion to dismiss a Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim advanced as part of a wage...

Fleming, Jr. v. The Charles Schwab Corporation

Class Actions, Securities Law, Commercial Law
Affirming the district court's dismissal of a putative class action where the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act deprived the court of...

Wellington v. Berryhill

Government Benefits, Health Law, Administrative Law
Affirming a district court order affirming the Social Security Administration Commissioner's denial of a claimant's application for disability...

US v. Aldana

Immigration Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming misdemeanor convictions for attempting to enter the United States 'at any time and place other than as designated by immigration officers'...

Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of Lee C.

Health Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Vacating an order disqualifying county counsel for its failure to follow invalid orders issued by the court in a contentious case relating to whether...

Microsoft Corporation v. Biscotti, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Administrative Law
Affirming a Patent Trial and Appeal Board determination that Microsoft's 'real time video communications system' was anticipated or obvious because...

Apelt v. Ryan

Habeas Corpus, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacating a district court judgment granting a writ of habeas corpus on the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing and affirming the...