Category: 2010

49 Cal. 4th 530, 234 P.3d 377, 112 Cal. Rptr. 3d 96 Filed 7/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S057321 v. DARREL LEE LOMAX, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. NA023819 A jury convicted defendant of two robberies, with a murder in the course of the […]

49 Cal. 4th 597, 232 P.3d 701, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 718 Filed 7/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CITY OF SAN JOSE, Plaintiff and Appellant, S162647 v. Ct.App. 6 H030272 OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL UNION NO. 3 et al., Santa Clara County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. CV064707 In California, labor relations […]

49 Cal. 4th 613, 232 P.3d 710, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 729 Filed 7/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S171895 v. Ct.App. 4/3 G039028 HONORIO MORENO HERRERA, Orange County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 05CF3817 Defendant Honorio Moreno Herrera was a member of the criminal street gang known […]

49 Cal. 4th 518, 232 P.3d 656, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 665 Filed 6/28/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JEFFREY TVERBERG et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S169753 v. Ct.App. 1/4 A120050 FILLNER CONSTRUCTION, INC., Solano County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. FCS028210 We granted review to resolve a conflict in the Courts of […]

49 Cal. 4th 405, 233 P.3d 1000, 111 Cal. Rptr. 3d 589 Filed 6/28/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, ) S029490 v. Los Angeles County DAVID EARL WILLIAMS, Super. Ct. No. A 579310-01 Defendant and Appellant. ) Defendant David Earl Williams appeals from a judgment of the Los Angeles […]

49 Cal. 4th 372, 232 P.3d 635, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 Filed 6/24/10 (this opn. should precede companion case, S153170, filed same date) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S151961 v. Ct.App. 1/5 A112831 TONY RICHARD LOW, Solano County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. FCR-225077 ____________________________________) Defendant Tony […]

49 Cal. 4th 395, 232 P.3d 650, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 658 Filed 6/24/10 (this opn. should follow lead companion case, S151961, filed same date) IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S153170 v. Ct.App. 5 F050325 TOMMY GASTELLO, Kings County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 05CM4995 ____________________________________) This case […]

49 Cal. 4th 334, 232 P.3d 625, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 628 Filed 6/21/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA CRAIG E. KLEFFMAN, Plaintiff and Appellant, S169195 v. 9th Cir. No. 07-56171 VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP. et al., C.D. Cal. No. Defendants and Appellants. CV-07-02406-GAF Business and Professions Code section 17529.5, subdivision (a)(2)1 (section 17529.5(a)(2)) provides […]

49 Cal. 4th 351, 232 P.3d 1187, 111 Cal. Rptr. 3d 1 Filed 6/21/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S170528 v. Ct.App. 1/5 A117503 DANNY ALFRED FONTANA, San Francisco County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. 192597 Under California?s rape shield law, specific instances of a complaining witness?s sexual […]

49 Cal. 4th 315, 232 P.3d 612, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 612 Filed 6/17/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SCOTT MINKLER, Plaintiff and Appellant, S174016 v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF 9th Cir. No. 07-56689 AMERICA, C.D. Cal. No. CV-07-04374-MMM Defendant and Respondent. ____________________________________) We have agreed to answer a question of California insurance law […]

49 Cal. 4th 301, 231 P.3d 909, 110 Cal. Rptr. 3d 4 6/10/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S175907 v. Ct.App. 2/3 B208691 INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. SJ0969 ____________________________________) We granted review to resolve a conflict between the Second […]

49 Cal. 4th 277, 231 P.3d 350, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 620 Filed 6/7/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FORD GREENE, Plaintiff and Appellant, S172199 v. Ct.App. 1/5 A120228 MARIN COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Marin County Defendant and Respondent; Super. Ct. No. CV 073767 FLOOD MITIGATION LEAGUE OF ROSS VALLEY et […]

49 Cal. 4th 263, 231 P.3d 341, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 610 Filed 5/27/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, S164011 v. Ct.App. 1/5 A117076 ARMANDO MONTER JACINTO, Sonoma County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. SCR487837 In the circumstances of this case, did the deportation of the sole witness […]

49 Cal. 4th 145, 230 P.3d 1132, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 346 Filed 5/24/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S171163 v. Ct.App. 2/5 No. B202289 JAVIER CASTILLO, Los Angeles County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. Nos. ZM009280, ZM006562, & ZM004837 We granted review to determine whether the Court of […]

48 Cal. 4th 481, 227 P.3d 416, 106 Cal. Rptr. 3d 858 Filed 4/1/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA STOCKTON CITIZENS FOR SENSIBLE PLANNING, et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, ) S159690 v. ) Ct.App. 3 C050885 CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., ) San Joaquin County Defendants and Respondents; ) Super. Ct. No. CV024375 A. […]

49 Cal. 4th 79, 231 P.3d 289, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 549 Filed 5/24/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S056891 v. JAMES ALVIN THOMPSON, Riverside County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. CR-45819 On April 24, 1996, a Riverside County jury found defendant James Alvin Thompson guilty of first […]

49 Cal. 4th 35, 231 P.3d 259, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 514 Filed 5/20/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MIGUEL MARTINEZ et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, S121552 v. Ct.App. 2/6 B161773 CORKY N. COMBS et al., San Luis Obispo County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. CV001029 Plaintiffs, seasonal agricultural workers, brought this […]

49 Cal. 4th 12, 230 P.3d 1117, 109 Cal. Rptr. 3d 329 Filed 5/17/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA SIMPSON STRONG-TIE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, S164174 v. Ct.App. 6 H030444 PIERCE GORE et al., Santa Clara County Defendants and Respondents. ) Super. Ct. No. CV0576666 In this case we consider the scope of […]

49 Cal. 4th 1, 229 P.3d 995, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 568 Filed 5/17/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S157932 v. Ct.App. 4/1 D049566 RAFAEL CEJA, San Diego County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. SCE262242 The Penal Code specifies that a defendant may not be convicted of stealing […]

48 Cal. 4th 788, 230 P.3d 342, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 806 Filed 5/13/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA JUDY BOEKEN, Plaintiff and Appellant, S162029 v. Ct.App. 2/5 B198220 PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., Los Angeles County Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. BC 353365 After plaintiff?s husband, a cigarette smoker, was diagnosed with lung […]

48 Cal. 4th 776, 229 P.3d 156, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 259 Filed 5/10/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, S161545 v. Ct.App. 1/2 A114612 REGINALD WYATT, Alameda County Defendant and Appellant. Super. Ct. No. C147107 ____________________________________) While in defendant?s care, defendant?s 14-month-old son died of shock and hemorrhage due […]

48 Cal. 4th 760, 229 P.3d 985, 108 Cal. Rptr. 3d 557 Filed 5/3/10 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA L. RICHARD RUNYON, Plaintiff and Appellant, S168950 v. Ct.App. 2/1 B195213 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY et al., Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC340560 Defendants and Respondents. ) When an employee […]