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Santa Clara County Dep't of Family & Children's Serv. v. Patrick A.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law
An order by a juvenile court removing a father's children from his home, placing them in the custody of their paternal grandparents, and ordering...

US v. $500,000 in US Currency

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In an asset forfeiture proceeding in which a company claiming to be the rightful owner of the funds at issue objected and filed a claim pursuant to 18...

Mosher v. Nelson

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In plaintiffs' civil rights action brought following the death of their son against a facility operated by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections...

Planning & Conservation League v. Castaic Lake Water Agency

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
In plaintiffs' request for an administrative mandamus challenging an environmental impact report certified by the defendant pursuant to CEQA...

In re A.S.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law, Juvenile Law
Court of appeals' orders terminating a father's parental rights to his children and summarily denying his petition for modification under Welfare and...

City of Carlsbad v. Ins. Co. of the State of Pennsylvania

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action by a city against an insurance company seeking indemnification arising from a lawsuit by homeowners involving a landslide that occurred...

R.R. v. Sup. Ct.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law
A juvenile's petition for a writ of mandate to compel the juvenile court to vacate its order refusing to apply ICWA is granted as, because ICWA sets...

Storie v. Randy's Auto Sales, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Transportation
In plaintiff's action against a used-automobile dealer for selling him a truck that had been involved in a fatal accident without having applied for a...

Gooch v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal arising from an action brought by an insured alleging breach of the insurance contract involving how defendant-insurer administers...

Pro's Sports Bar & Grill, Inc. v. City of Country Club Hills

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies
In a dispute between a bar and a city over a liquor license with hours restrictions, grant of a preliminary injunction based on a due process claim is...