Filed 7/20/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re R.T., a Person Coming Under the??????????? ) Juvenile Court Law.?????????????????????????????????????????? ) ) __________________________________ ) ) LOS ANGELES COUNTY ?????????????????????????????? ) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND ?????????? ) FAMILY SERVICES,???????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiff and Respondent,???????? ) )???????????????????????????????? S226416 ) )????????????????????? 2/2 Ct.App. B256411 LISA E.,??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ) )?????????????????????? […]
Category: California Supreme Court Opinions
LEWIS v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. S219811 (Cal. 7/17/2017)
Filed 7/17/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ALWIN CARL LEWIS, Plaintiff v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent;?MEDICAL BOARD OF CALIFORNIA,?Real Party in Interest. S219811 Ct.App. 2/3 B252032;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BS 139289 Counsel: Fenton Nelson, Fenton Law Group, Henry R. Fenton, Dennis E. Lee and Benjamin J. Fenton for […]
WILLIAMS v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. S227228 (Cal. 7/13/2017)
Filed 7/13/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MICHAEL WILLIAMS,???????????????????????????????????? ) ) Petitioner,??????????????????????????????????? ) v. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?)???????????????????????????????? S227228 )????????????????????? Ct.App. 2/1 B259967 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF??????????????????????????? ) LOS ANGELES COUNTY??????????????????????????????? ) )?????????????????????? Los Angeles County Respondent;??????????????????????????????? )????????????????? […]
CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST v. SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, No. S22603 (Cal. 7/13/2017)
Filed 7/13/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST?????????????? ) FOUNDATION et al.,???????????????????????????????????????? ) ) Plaintiffs and Appellants,???????? ) v. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? )???????????????????????????????? S223603 )????????????????????? Ct.App. 4/1 D063288 SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF????????????????????? ) GOVERNMENTS et al.,??????????????????????????????????? ) )???????????????????????? San […]
WILLIAMS & FICKETT v. COUNTY OF FRESNO, No. S224476 (Cal. 6/5/2017)
Filed 6/5/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA Williams & Fickett,?Plaintiff and Appellant, v. County of Fresno,Defendant and Respondent. S224476 Ct.App. 5 F068652;?Fresno County Super. Ct. No. 13CECG00461 Counsel: Dowling Aaron Incorporated, Lynne Thaxter Brown and Ronald A. Henderson for Plaintiff and Appellant. Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel, Michal R. Linden and Peter Wall, […]
WEATHERFORD v. RAFAEL, No. S219567 (Cal. 6/5/2017)
Filed 6/5/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA Cherrity Weatherford,?Plaintiff and Appellant, v. City of San Rafael et al., Defendants and Respondents. S219567 Ct.App. 1/1 A138949;?Marin County?Super. Ct. No. CIV 1300112 Counsel: Mark T. Clausen for Plaintiff and Appellant. Alan L. Schlosser; Richard A. Rothschild; Barbara A. Jones; Arnold & Porter and Steven L. Mayer […]
PEOPLE v. PARKER, No. S076169 (Cal. 6/5/2017)
Filed 6/5/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GERALD PARKER,?Defendant and Appellant. S076169 Orange County?Sup. Ct. No. 96-ZF-0039 Counsel: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, and Jeffrey J. Gale, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, […]
PEOPLE v. GUTIERREZ, No. S224724 (Cal. 6/1/2017)
Filed 6/1/17 (Reposted to correct counsel listing) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RENE GUTIERREZ, JR., Defendant and Appellant. S224724 Ct.App. 5 F065984;?Kern County?Super. Ct. No. BF137853C Counsel: Scott Concklin, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant Rene Gutierrez, Jr. Donn Ginoza, under appointment by the […]
PEOPLE v. GONZALEZ, No. S223763 (Cal. 6/1/2017)
Filed 6/1/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant v. MARIO ALBERTO GONZALEZ,?Defendant and Respondent. S223763 Ct.App. 4/2 E059859;?Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. INF1300854 Counsel: Paul E. Zellerbach and Michael A. Hestrin, District Attorneys, and Kelli M. Catlett, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Appellant Jennifer A. Gambale, under appointment by […]
PEOPLE v. PATTERSON, No. S225193 (Cal. 5/24/2017)
Filed 5/24/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RON DOUGLAS PATTERSON,?Defendant and Appellant. S225193 Ct. App. 4/2 E060758;?Riverside County?Super. Ct. No. EE220540 ORDER MODIFYING OPINION THE COURT: The opinion filed herein on March 27, 2017, appearing at 2 Cal.5th 885, is modified as follows: The first sentence of the […]
PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ, No. S219970 (Cal. 5/25/2017)
Filed 5/25/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DENNIS TERRY MARTINEZ,?Defendant and Appellant. S219970 Ct.App. 4/2 E057976;?San Bernardino County?Super. Ct. No. FMB1200197 Counsel: Thomas E. Robertson, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney […]
DHILLON v. JOHN MUIR HEALTH, No. S224472 (Cal. 5/25/2017)
Filed 5/25/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JATINDER DHILLON,?Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN MUIR HEALTH et al.,?Defendants and Appellants. S224472 Ct.App. 1/3 A143195;?Contra Costa County?Super. Ct. No. MSN-13-1353 Counsel:? Horvitz & Levy, David S. Ettinger, H. Thomas Watson; DiCaro, Coppo & Popcke, Carlo Coppo, Michael R. Popcke, Shelley A. Carder; Hooper, Lundy & Bookman […]
LEIDER v. LEWIS, No. S232622 (Cal. 5/25/2017)
Filed 5/25/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA AARON LEIDER,?Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JOHN LEWIS et al.,?Defendants and Appellants. S232622 Ct.App. 2/8 B244414;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC375234 Counsel: Wasserman, Comden & Casselman, Casselman Law Group, David B. Casselman; Esner, Chang & Boyer and Stuart? B. Esner for Plaintiff and Appellant. Linda Lye, Micaela Davis; […]
MENDOZA v. NORDSTROM, INC., No. S224611 (Cal. 5/8/2017)
Filed 5/8/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CHRISTOPHER MENDOZA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NORDSTROM, INC., Defendant and Respondent; MEAGAN GORDON,?Intervener and Appellant. S224611 9th Cir. Nos.?12-57130/12-57144;?C.D. Cal. No.?8:10-CV-00109-CJC-MLG Counsel: Knapp, Petersen & Clarke, Andr? E. Jardini and K.L. Myles for Plaintiff and Appellant. Clark & Treglio, Clark Law Group, R. Craig Clark, James M. […]
PARK v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, No. S229728 (Cal. 5/4/2017)
Filed 5/4/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SUNGHO PARK, Plaintiff and Respondent v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant and Appellant. S229728 Ct.App.?2/4 B260047;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BC546792 Counsel: Towle, Denison, Smith & Maniscalco, Towle Denison & Maniscalco and Michael C. Denison for Defendant and Appellant. Joseph T. Francke and […]
IN RE KIRCHNER, No. S233508 (Cal. App. 4/24/2017)
Filed 4/24/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA In re KRISTOPHER KIRCHNER,?on Habeas Corpus. S233508 Ct.App. 4/1 D067920;?San Diego County?Super. Ct. Nos. HC21804, CRN26291 Counsel: Randy Mize, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Abbey J. Noel and Troy Anthony Britt, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner Kristopher Kirchner. Elizabeth M. Calvin; DLA Piper and Steven S. Kimball for […]
PEOPLE v. MACABEO, 1 Cal.5th 1206 (2016)
No. S221852. 1 Cal.5th 1206 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL MACABEO, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. December 5, 2016. Counsel: Bird & Bird, Karen Hunter Bird ; Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, Catherine Crump and Charles D. Weisselberg for Defendant and Appellant. Peter Bibring , Catherine Wagner , […]
PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS, 1 Cal.5th 1166 (2016)
No. S131819. 1 Cal.5th 1166 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GEORGE WILLIAMS, JR., Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. December 5, 2016. Counsel: Paul J. Spiegelman , under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Julie L. Garland , Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. […]
KESNER v. SUPERIOR COURT, 1 Cal.5th 1132 (2016)
Nos. S219534, S219919. 1 Cal.5th 1132 (2016) CECELIA KESNER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, Respondent; PNEUMO ABEX, LLC, Real Party in Interest. CECELIA KESNER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. PNEUMO ABEX, LLC, Defendant and Respondent. JOSHUA HAVER et al., Plantiffs and Appellants, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. Supreme Court of California. […]
PEOPLE v. THOMPSON, 1 Cal.5th 1043 (2016)
No. S033901. 1 Cal.5th 1043 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CATHERINE THOMPSON, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. December 1, 2016. Counsel: Michael J. Hersek , State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Denise Kendall and Gail R. Weinheimer , Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant. Bill Lockyer […]
HORIIKE v. COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE CO., 1 Cal.5th 1024 (2016)
No. S218734. 1 Cal.5th 1024 (2016) HIROSHI HORIIKE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents. Supreme Court of California. November 21, 2016. Counsel: Horvitz & Levy, Mitchell C. Tilner , Frederic D. Cohen ; The Law Offices of David W. Macey, David W. Macey , Lindsay M. Alter […]
CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 1 Cal.5th 994 (2016)
No. S218497. 1 Cal.5th 994 (2016) CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. CENTINELA RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. Supreme Court of California. November 14, 2016. Counsel: Michelman & […]
HARRIS v. SUPERIOR COURT, 1 Cal.5th 984 (2016)
No. S231489. 1 Cal.5th 984 (2016) MORRIS GLEN HARRIS, JR., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Supreme Court of California. November 10, 2016. Counsel: Ronald L. Brown , Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster , Rourke Stacy and Mark Harvis , Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner. […]
JOHN v. SUPERIOR COURT, No. S222726 (Cal. 4/21/2017)
Filed 5/5/16; reposted 4/21/17 to revise counsel listing page IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA ALEYAMMA JOHN,?Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS?ANGELES COUNTY,?Respondent; SYLVIA CHAN,?Real Party in Interest. S222726 Ct.App. 2/7 B256604;?Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. BV030258 Counsel: Aleyamma John, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Charles Kinney as Amicus Curiae on behalf of […]
PEOPLE v. BECERRADA, No. S170957 (Cal. App. 4/17/2017)
Filed 4/17/17 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent v. RUBEN BECERRADA, Defendant and Appellant. S170957 Los Angeles County?Super. Ct. No. LA033909 Counsel: Michael J. Hersek and Mary K. McComb, State Public Defenders, under appointments by the Supreme Court, and Arnold Erickson, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala […]