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Stanifer v. Brannan

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an auto accident action, the dismissal of the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed, where the District Court clearly lacked...

Cohen v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Government Law
Trial court order denying defendant's special motion to strike the plaintiff's first amended complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed where...

Cohen v. Brown

Civil Procedure, Government Law
Trial court order denying defendant's special motion to strike the plaintiff's first amended complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed where...

County of Sonoma v. Superior Court of Sonoma County

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
Petition for writ of mandate seeking relief from an order of the superior court compelling plaintiff to arbitrate with real party in interest Sonoma...

Cardinal v. Metrish

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action by a prisoner for failure to provide him with kosher food, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where: 1)...

Silverbrand v. County of LA

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action involving prisoner rights, court of appeal's dismissal of plaintiff's appeal as untimely is reversed and remanded where: 1) the...

Berrios v. New York City Hous. Auth.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
District court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim is vacated and remanded where the court dismissed the claims asserted...

Teselle v. McLoughlin

Civil Procedure, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a dispute involving a trust, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where: 1) the late filing by plaintiff of an opposition statement did not...

Fries v. Rite Aid Corp.

Civil Procedure, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In an action involving the award of costs, trial court order and judgment awarding costs is affirmed where there is no legal requirement that a...

Buckingham v. Gannon

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an appeal from the District Court's order disapproving a settlement of an ERISA class action, the appeal is dismissed, where the order disapproving...