all - Opinion Summaries

San Diegans for Open Government v. City of San Diego

Constitutional Law
In a reverse validation action alleging that a lease-back financing plan the city-defendant adopted to fund public infrastructure improvements...

County of Los Angeles v. Super. Ct. (Anderson-Barker)

Government Law
In a petition seeking writ relief to compel the court to vacate its order granting real party in interest's petition for writ of mandate to disclose...

County of San Diego v. Super. Ct. (Casteen)

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a county for injuries suffered by plaintiff while rope swinging, the trial court's denial of the public entity's motion for summary...

Shirley v. Yates

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a habeas corpus petition raising a claim under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the district court's denial of the petition is reversed...

US v. Dixon

Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded for resentencing where the court held that a conviction for robbery...

Hernandez-Zavala v. Lynch

Immigration Law
In an immigration action, the Board of Immigration Appeal's decision that petitioner had committed a crime of domestic violence making him ineligible...

Keeper Inc. v. City of Milford

Constitutional Law
In an action challenging the constitutionality of defendant's municipal code regulating adult-oriented establishments, the district court's judgment...

Normandy Apartments, Ltd. v. US

Property Law & Real Estate, Government Contracts, Contracts
In a suit filed under the Tucker Act by the seller of an apartment complex that had Section 8 rental subsidy agreements with the U.S. Department of...

In the Matter of Hawkins v. Berlin

Government Benefits
In a government benefits action brought by petitioner seeking the amount of her child support payments assigned to the state in excess of the public...

In the Matter of Carver v. State of New York

Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracts
In an action brought after half of plaintiff's $10,000 lottery winnings were appropriated to reimburse the state for his previous receipt of public...