Category: 1978

Hansen v. State Bar , 23 Cal.3d 68 [L.A. No. 30982. Supreme Court of California. December 29, 1978.] ERNEST R. HANSEN, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Ernest R. Hansen, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Marie M. Moffat for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. The […]

Mayo v. State Bar , 23 Cal.3d 72 [L.A. No. 31023. Supreme Court of California. December 29, 1978.] MIKE MAYO, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Leonard Plotkin for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Truitt A. Richey, Jr., for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. We review, and approve, the […]

People v. Holland , 23 Cal.3d 77 [Crim. No. 19988. Supreme Court of California. December 29, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TIMOTHY NEAL HOLLAND, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C. J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson, Manuel and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Clark, J.) COUNSEL Timothy Neal Holland, in pro. […]

Los Angeles County Civil Service Com. v. Superior Court , 23 Cal.3d 55 [L.A. No. 30878. Supreme Court of California. December 29, 1978.] LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; LOS ANGELES COUNTY EMPLOYEES UNION, LOCAL 434, SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, AFL-CIO et al., Real Parties […]

Miller v. Superior Court , 22 Cal.3d 923 [L.A. No. 30816. Supreme Court of California. December 22, 1978.] PATRICIA ANN MILLER, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; HARRY MAURICE MILLER, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Clark, J., with Mosk, Richardson, and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by Bird, C. […]

C & K Engineering Contractors v. Amber Steel Co. , 23 Cal.3d 1 [S.F. No. 23837. Supreme Court of California. December 22, 1978.] C & K ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. AMBER STEEL COMPANY, INC., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Richardson, J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Clark and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by […]

In re Mitchell P. , 22 Cal.3d 946 [L.A. No. 30886. Supreme Court of California. December 22, 1978.] In re MITCHELL P., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. STEWART C. SMITH, as Chief Probation Officer, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MITCHELL P., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Richardson […]

Vargas v. Municipal Court , 22 Cal.3d 902 [L.A. No. 30732. Supreme Court of California. December 21, 1978.] JOSE MANUEL VARGAS et al., Petitioners, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE RIVERSIDE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Respondent; McANALLY ENTERPRISES, INC., Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Tobriner, Acting C. J., expressing the unanimous view of […]

In re Danny T. , 22 Cal.3d 918 [Crim. No. 20154. Supreme Court of California. December 21, 1978.] In re DANNY T., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. KENNETH F. FARE, as Acting Chief Probation Officer, etc., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DANNY T., Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Bird, C. J., expressing the […]

  People v. Lilienthal , 22 Cal.3d 891 [Crim. No. 20516. Supreme Court of California. December 19, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WILLIAM M. LILIENTHAL, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Tobriner, Mosk, Clark, Richardson, and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Bird, C. J.) COUNSEL Marcus S. Topel and […]

Associated Construction & Engineering Co. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. , 22 Cal.3d 829 [L.A. No. 30693. Supreme Court of California. December 19, 1978.] ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA et al., Petitioners, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and JEFFERY L. COLE, Respondents (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Clark, Richardson and Manuel, JJ., concurring. […]

Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. , 22 Cal.3d 865 [L.A. No. 30759. Supreme Court of California. December 19, 1978.] MARJORIE J. CLEMMER et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, John H. Sharer and Fred […]

Prudential Insurance Co. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeals Bd. , 22 Cal.3d 776 [L.A. No. 30784. Supreme Court of California. December 15, 1978.] PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD, THOMAS WRIGHT et al., Respondents (Opinion by Manuel, J., with Bird, C. J., Tobriner and Newman, JJ., concurring. Separate dissenting opinion by […]

People v. Hidalgo , 22 Cal.3d 826 [Crim. No. 20507. Supreme Court of California. December 15, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PETER RODRIGUEZ HIDALGO, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Clark, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Paul Halvonik, State Public Defender, Charles M. Sevilla, Chief Assistant State Public Defender, Aurelio […]

Fox v. City of Los Angeles , 22 Cal.3d 792 [L.A. No. 30830. Supreme Court of California. December 15, 1978.] S. DOROTHY METZGER FOX, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Appellants (Opinion by Newman, J., with Tobriner, Mosk and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Bird, C. J., […]

Tracy v. Municipal Court , 22 Cal.3d 760 [L.A. No. 30947. Supreme Court of California. December 14, 1978.] JONATHAN WAYNE TRACY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE MUNICIPAL COURT FOR THE GLENDALE JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Defendant and Appellant; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest and Appellant. GARY DONALD LOISEAU, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. […]

Enterprise Residents etc. Committee v. Brennan , 22 Cal.3d 767 [S.F. No. 23832. Supreme Court of California. December 14, 1978.] ENTERPRISE RESIDENTS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ANNEXATION COMMITTEE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. RICHARD BRENNAN, as Clerk, etc., et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Mosk, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL […]

People v. Arbuckle , 22 Cal.3d 749 [Crim. No. 20002. Supreme Court of California. December 12, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MICHAEL EUGENE ARBUCKLE, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Mosk, J., with Tobriner and Manuel, JJ., concurring. Separate concurring opinion by Newman, J., with Bird, C. J., concurring. Separate concurring and dissenting opinions […]

In re Roick , 24 Cal.3d 74 [L.A. No. 31050. Supreme Court of California. December 6, 1978.] In re CHARLES ROBERT ROICK, a Judge of the Municipal Court, on Retirement (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL No counsel listed. OPINION THE COURT. [1] In this proceeding, the Commission on Judicial Performance has filed its record and […]

In re Arnoff , 22 Cal.3d 740 [L.A. No. 30894. Supreme Court of California. November 30, 1978.] In re SANFORD S. ARNOFF on Suspension (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Sanford S. Arnoff, in pro. per., and Michael J. Rochford for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Darlene Marie Azevedo for Respondent. [22 Cal.3d 743] OPINION THE […]

Stout v. Turney , 22 Cal.3d 718 [L.A. No. 30917. Supreme Court of California. November 30, 1978.] EDWARD E. STOUT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. THOMPSON TURNEY, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Manuel, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) [22 Cal.3d 719] COUNSEL Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, C. Douglas Alford, Lee […]

Williams v. County of Los Angeles , 22 Cal.3d 731 [L.A. No. 30938. Supreme Court of California. November 30, 1978.] BENNIE C. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al., Defendants and Respondents (Opinion by Newman, J., with Tobriner and Mosk, JJ., concurring. Bird, C. J., Richardson and [22 Cal.3d 732] Manuel, […]

People v. Diaz , 22 Cal.3d 712 [Crim. No. 20606. Supreme Court of California. November 29, 1978.] THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. DARLENE DIAZ, Defendant and Appellant (Opinion by Richardson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.) COUNSEL Quin A. Denvir and Paul Halvonik, State Public Defenders, Gary S. Goodpaster, Chief Assistant State […]

Worth v. State Bar , 22 Cal.3d 707 [L.A. No. 30957. Supreme Court of California. November 28, 1978.] ARTHUR A. WORTH, Petitioner, v. THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent (Opinion by The Court.) COUNSEL Arthur A. Worth, in pro. per., for Petitioner. Herbert M. Rosenthal and Truitt A. Richey, Jr., for Respondent. OPINION THE COURT. […]

  Good Government Group of Seal Beach, Inc. v. Superior Court , 22 Cal.3d 672 [L.A. No. 30839. Supreme Court of California. November 27, 1978.] GOOD GOVERNMENT GROUP OF SEAL BEACH, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THOMAS R. HOGARD, Real Party in Interest (Opinion by Mosk, J., […]