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Los Altos El Granada Investors v. Capitola

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a Takings Clause challenge to a rent control ordinance, judgment on the pleadings for defendant is reversed where the district court erred in...

Elkadrawy v. Vanguard Group Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's race, national-origin, employment discrimination and retaliation action against defendant-former employer, district court's dismissal...

Klein v. San Clemente

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment challenge to a city ordinance prohibiting all leafleting of unoccupied vehicles, the district court's denial of a preliminary...

Loya v. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action arising out of a scuba diving accident, the dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is affirmed where a claim...

R&G Mortgage Corp. v. Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff-mortgage lender's lawsuit against the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac), district court did not abuse its discretion in...

Remexcel Managerial Consultants, Inc. v. Arlequin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a political discrimination case against a municipality in Puerto Rico, default judgment against defendants is affirmed where the district court did...

Anthony v. Am. Gen. Fin. Servs., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging an excessive notary fee in connection with a mortgage refinancing, the court of appeals certified the following questions to the...

Orange Cty. Water Dist. v. Unocal Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities
In a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the district court's order denying petitioner's motion to remand the action to state court, the...

Hunter v. Amin

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case against a county including the county sheriff, county jail employees, and a psychiatrist provided by the...

Pryor v. Pryor

Civil Procedure
Trial court's order dismissing plaintiff's petition to annul the marriage of her late father, comedian Richard Pryor, and her stepmother is affirmed...