all - Opinion Summaries

Native Village of Point Hope v. Jewell

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of federal defendants in an action challenging the government’s environmental impact statements analyzing the environmental...

Powell v. County of Humboldt

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-county in a challenge to the constitutionality of a county general plan requirement that plaintiffs provide an...

City of Clovis v. County of Fresno

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In an action brought by plaintiff-cities against defendant-county over the calculation of a fee the county withholds for the service of collecting...

Sanchez v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of plaintiff's action against his deceased wife's doctors for medical malpractice is affirmed, where: 1) the doctors were federal employees,...

Foothill Communities Coalition v. County of Orange

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a challenge to defendant-county's Board of Supervisors' decision, which created a new zoning definition for senior residential housing, applied it...

Whitney v. Montegut

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Professional Malpractice
The trial court properly granted a petition brought by the Executive Director of the Medical Board of California to compel defendant-doctor to comply...

Anaheim Union High School District v. American Federation

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of defendant-union is affirmed, where the arbitrator did not exceed his powers when he ruled that...

Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law
The trial court's denial of plaintiff's challenge to defendant-city's ordinance, which expanded existing restrictions on the use of "checkout bags" by...

Parker Shattuck Neighbors v. Berkeley

Environmental Law, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to challenge a proposed mixed-use commercial and residential project...

Beckley v. Board of Administration of CalPERS

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court properly set aside defendant's denial of plaintiff's disability application, where the evidence is sufficient to support the trial...