Category: California Supreme Court Opinions

1 Cal.5th 994 CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. ENTINELA RADIOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. S218497Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 14, 2016?????????Ct.App. 2/3 B238867, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. […]

1 Cal.5th 984 MORRIS GLEN HARRIS, JR., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. S231489Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 10, 2016?????????Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Ct.App. 2/5 B264839, No. BA408368 Henry J. Hall Judge Counsel: ?????????Ronald L. Brown, Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster, Rourke Stacy and […]

1 Cal.5th 983 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COMMISSION ON STATE MANDATES, Defendant and Respondent; COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Real Parties in Interest and Appellants. S214855Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 16, 2016?????????THE COURT The opinion in this matter filed on August 29, 2016, 1 Cal.5th 749; 207 Cal.Rptr.3d 44, 378 […]

1 Cal.5th 962 MICHAEL EUGENE MAAS, Petitioner,?v.?THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent;?THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. S225109Supreme Court of CaliforniaNovember 7, 2016?????????Superior Court of San Diego County Nos. SCE185960, SCE188460 Ct.App. 4/1 D064639 John M. Thompson Judge. COUNSEL: ?????????Russell S. Babcock, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Petitioner. ?????????No appearance for […]

1 Cal.5th 937 (2016) FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO GARDENS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Appellants. Supreme Court of California. No. S214061. September 19, 2016. Counsel: Eugene Whitlock, County Counsel; Remy Moose Manley, James G. Moose, Sabrina V. Teller and John T. Wheat for […]

1 Cal.5th 936 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SERGIO DUJUAN NELSON, Defendant and Appellant; Supreme Court of California. No. S048763. September 21, 2016. [Modification of opinion (1 Cal.5th 513; ___ Cal.Rptr.3d ___, ___ P.3d ___), upon denial of rehearing.] THE COURT. ? IT IS ORDERED the majority opinion and the concurring and dissenting […]

1 Cal.5th 838 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANIEL SANCHEZ COVARRUBIAS, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S075136. September 8, 2016 Counsel: Thomas Lundy, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., and Kamala D. Harris, Attorneys General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]

1 Cal.5th 783 (2016) BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, Respondent; BRACY ANDERSON et al., Real Parties in Interest. Supreme Court of California. No. S221038. August 29, 2016. Counsel: Lea Brilmayer; Horvitz & Levy, Jon B Eisenberg; Arnold & Porter, Jerome B. Falk, Jr., Sean M. SeLegue, Sharon D. […]

1 Cal.5th 749 (2016) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COMMISSION ON STATE MANDATES, Defendant and Respondent; COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Real Parties in Interest and Appellants. Supreme Court of California. No. S214855. August 29, 2016. Counsel: Burhenn & Gest, Howard Gest and David W. Burhenn for Real Parties in […]

1 Cal.5th 698 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. GARY LEE GRIMES, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S076339. August 22, 2016 Counsel: Cliff Gardner, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Catherine White and Lazuli Whitt for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, […]

1 Cal.5th 676 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ADAM SERGIO RODRIGUEZ, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S223129. August 22, 2016. Counsel: Jonathan E. Berger, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and Victoria Hobel Schultz, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, […]

1 Cal.5th 652 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRANDON LANCE RINEHART, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S222620. August 22, 2016. Counsel: Murphy & Buchal and James L. Buchal for Defendant and Appellant. Damien M. Schiff, James S. Burling and Jonathan Wood for Pacific Legal Foundation, Western Mining Alliance and Siskiyou […]

1 Cal.5th 632 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JUANITA VIDANA, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S224546. August 18, 2016. Counsel: Valerie G. Wass, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette and Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Steven […]

1 Cal.5th 615 (2016) JANIS S. McLEAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents. Supreme Court of California. No. S221554. August 18, 2016. Counsel: Kershaw, Cutter & Ratinoff, William A. Kershaw, Lyle W. Cook, Stuart C. Talley and Ian J. Barlow for Plaintiff and Appellant. Barbara A. Jones and […]

1 Cal.5th 576 (2016) CITY OF PERRIS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RICHARD C. STAMPER et al., Defendants and Appellants. Supreme Court of California. No. S213468. August 15, 2016. Counsel: Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis, K. Erik Friess and Nisha Verma for Defendants and Appellants. Luke A. Wake; Paul J. Beard II, Jennifer F. […]

1 Cal.5th 513 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SERGIO DUJUAN NELSON, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S048763. August 15, 2016. Counsel: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Joseph E. Chabot and Nina Wilder, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant. Bill Lockyer and […]

1 Cal.5th 480 (2016) MARK LAFFITTE et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents; DAVID BRENNAN, Plaintiff and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S222996. August 11, 2016. Counsel: Law Office of Lawrence W. Schonbrun and Lawrence W. Schonbrun for Plaintiff and Appellant. Law Offices of Kevin T. […]

1 Cal.5th 461 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL RAY BURGENER, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S179181. August 11, 2016. Counsel: Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defender, under appointment by the Supreme Court, Harry Gruber and Elias Batchelder, Deputy State Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney […]

1 Cal.5th 432 (2016) THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CRAIGEN LEWIS ARMSTRONG, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S130659. August 11, 2016. Attorney(s) appearing for the Case Patricia A. Scott, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, […]

1 Cal.5th 409 (2016) 205 Cal. Rptr. 3d 499 376 P.3d 624 CITY OF MONTEBELLO, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROSEMARIE VASQUEZ et al., Defendants and Appellants; ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES INC., Intervener and Respondent. Supreme Court of California. No. S219052. August 8, 2016. Counsel: Revere & Wallace and Frank Revere for Defendants and Appellants. AlvaradoSmith, Raul F. […]

1 Cal.5th 398 (2016) 205 Cal. Rptr. 3d 491 376 P.3d 617 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JEFFREY MICHAEL MORAN, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S215914. August 4, 2016. Counsel: Joshua H. Schraer, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, […]

1 Cal.5th 376 (2016) 205 Cal. Rptr. 3d 475 376 P.3d 604 ROBERT C. BARAL, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DAVID SCHNITT, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S225090. August 1, 2016. Counsel: Kerr & Wagstaffe, James M. Wagstafffe, Kevin B. Clune; Ervin Cohen & Jessup, Michael C. Lieb and Leemore L. Kushner for […]

1 Cal.5th 269 (2016) 205 Cal. Rptr. 3d 386 376 P.3d 528 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BAILEY LAMAR JACKSON, Defendant and Appellant. Supreme Court of California. No. S139103. August 1, 2016 Counsel: Richard I. Targow, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant. Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette […]

1 Cal.5th 233 (2016) 205 Cal. Rptr. 3d 359 376 P.3d 506 TIMOTHY SANDQUIST, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. LEBO AUTOMOTIVE, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents. Supreme Court of California. No. S220812. July 28, 2016. Counsel: Sanford Heisler Kimpel, Janette Wipper, Felicia Medina; Public Justice and F. Paul Bland, Jr., for Plaintiff and Appellant. Arbogast […]

1 Cal.5th 218 (2016) 204 Cal. Rptr. 3d 818 375 P.3d 928 THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALEXIS ALEJANDRO FUENTES, Defendant and Respondent. Supreme Court of California. No. S219109. July 21, 2016. Counsel: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Julie L. Garland, Assistant Attorney General, Holly D. Wilkens, […]