The Third District holds that an ex-husband who filed a written opposition to a child support arrearage request cannot later void the resulting $768K order by claiming defective notice based on unchecked Judicial Council form boxes.
The Third District Court of Appeal held that a renewed LPS conservatorship begins on the date the court issues its reappointment order, not retroactively on the day after the prior conservatorship expired.
The Third District Court of Appeal granted a writ of mandate ordering dismissal of a misdemeanor DUI case after the trial court’s policy of not empaneling juries on Mondays prevented the defendant from being brought to trial on the last statutory day under Penal Code section 1382.
The Third District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court and upheld an arbitrator’s award that set aside a correctional officer’s 60-day suspension, holding that the award did not contravene any explicit public policy despite conflicting with the State Personnel Board’s earlier ruling.
Third District affirms denial of anti-SLAPP motion to strike a cross-complaint challenging the validity of an air quality management district’s underlying interpretive policy, holding that the cross-complaint did not arise from the district’s protected enforcement activities.
Third District holds that the California Department of Water Resources may use the precondemnation entry statutes to investigate properties for a potential water conveyance project without first satisfying Water Code requirements for project authorization and funding.
Third District affirms denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in a CSU professor retaliation case, holding that claims based ‘in part’ on communications with another university do not arise from protected activity when other unprotected employment decisions also support the claim.
Third District affirms that building and occupying an accessory dwelling unit in Sacramento County without a building permit is a public nuisance per se enforceable through injunctive relief, regardless of whether construction is complete.
Third District holds that a memory care facility’s selection of the FAA does not displace California’s section 1281.2(c) procedural provisions, allowing the trial court to deny arbitration of survivor and wrongful death claims based on the risk of conflicting rulings.
Third District holds that an attorney with a competing lien can bring a single declaratory relief action against both the client and the prior attorney to resolve the validity, amount, and priority of all attorney liens on settlement proceeds.