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People v. Chavez

Criminal Law & Procedure
Probation for plea of no contest to charges that he offered to sell a controlled substance and failure to appear is affirmed where: 1) the order is...

People v. Guarneros

Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Court order of victim restitution and imposition of a restitution collection fee of 15 percent of the total restitution ordered, pursuant to Penal...

City of San Jose v. Sharma

Tax Law, Government Law
In a dispute is over who is entitled to real property tax increment revenue after the statutory dissolution of the San Jose Redevelopment Agency, the...

In re M.Z.

Family Law
In an action challenging the juvenile court's denial of defendant's request to be declared a third parent under Family Code section 7612(c) for two...

Lowinger v. Morgan Stanley

Securities Law
In a complaint asserting claims under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. section 78p(b), seeking to hold Lead Underwriter-defendants...

Fredrickson v. Starbucks Corp.

Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Tax Law
In a class action brought by three former baristas at Starbucks, challenging defendant's practice of withholding state and federal taxes from...

Marriage of Cassinelli

Government Benefits
In a case in which the trial court awarded ex-Wife her community property interest in ex-Husband's military retired pay in 1986, and in 2012 he became...

People v. Asbury

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In a case in which defendant was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend, involving a petition for writ of habeas corpus and a direct appeal: 1)...

In re N.C.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a case involving conviction of a minor defendant (a victim of human trafficking) with prostitution under Penal Code section 647(b), the trial...

People v. Chenelle

Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence and conviction of committing a lewd act on a dependent adult by a caretaker, Pen. Code section 288 (c)(2), over defendant's meritless...