The Ninth Circuit vacated a certificate of appealability because its certified question presented no constitutional issue and could provide no effectual relief, declined to expand it to the Double Jeopardy claim, and dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
The Court of Appeal granted a writ of mandate directing the trial court to grant summary judgment for an excess insurer, holding that an intoxication exclusion in an excess rental liability policy is enforceable because the policy was excess to the rental company’s approved self-insurance prog
California’s Second District Court of Appeal affirmed orders striking Isaac Musighi’s claims against his brother’s lawyers under the anti-SLAPP statute and awarding the lawyers their requested fees and costs.
The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed denial of an anti-SLAPP motion because uncontroverted verified allegations that Bondarenko knowingly made false police reports established unlawful activity outside section 425.16’s protection.
A seat manufacturer that assembles components into a finished product and places it in the stream of commerce cannot avoid strict liability by claiming it merely followed the automaker’s design specifications.
The Third District Court of Appeal dismissed Joshua Linstrom’s appeal because he filed his notice of appeal after the jurisdictional deadline.
The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the quashing of service on Hyundai Motor Company, holding that marketing a Korea-only SUV using California-based digital platforms and California-themed imagery did not establish the express aiming required for specific personal jurisdiction in California
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a five-year renewal of a domestic violence restraining order, holding that substantial evidence supported the trial court’s finding that the protected party had a reasonable apprehension of future abuse, and rejecting claims of judicial bias and cons
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a custody order granting a mother sole legal custody because the self-represented father failed to provide an adequate appellate record, including any reporter’s transcript of the custody trial, and failed to develop his arguments with legal authorit
The Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed a stipulated three-year domestic violence restraining order, holding that the stipulated resolution was not appealable and, alternatively, that the appellant’s inadequate record required rejection of her challenges.
The Northern District of California construed a pro se plaintiff’s request for dismissal—improperly filed on a California Superior Court form—as a motion for dismissal with prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2), and dismissed the case with prejudice after no opposition was filed.
The court granted a habeas petition and ordered the immediate release of a noncitizen detained without a warrant, finding the arrest violated 8 U.S.C. § 1226 and deprived him of due process.
A federal district court granted a temporary restraining order requiring the immediate release of three individuals detained by ICE, finding their warrantless arrests likely violated federal immigration law.
The district court adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations in full, denied Ramirez’s motion for summary judgment, affirmed the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision, and directed the Clerk to enter judgment in favor of Defendant and close the action.
The district court adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations and dismissed Anthony Jeffries’s amended complaint without leave to amend, rejecting his Bivens claim and holding that his Federal Tort Claims Act allegations did not satisfy the statutory physical-injury requirement.
A federal judge kept alive claims that Napa State Hospital officials consciously disregarded a patient’s safety before another patient stabbed her, while dismissing negligent-supervision claims and several defendants.
The Southern District of California granted the habeas petition of a mother and her two children, finding the children’s continued detention in an unlicensed, secure Border Patrol station unlawful under the Flores Settlement Agreement and ordering their immediate release to their father, while
A federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of California ordered the respondents in a pro se immigration habeas case to tell the court within five days the petitioner’s current custody status and to file supporting documentation, after EOIR and ICE database searches suggested he may ha
The Southern District of California granted the parties’ joint motion and vacated the clerk’s entry of default against Planet Desert LLC, finding good cause under Rule 55(c) and ordering a response to the complaint within 21 days.
The court denied without prejudice Regina Bolin’s application to be appointed guardian ad litem for minor plaintiff J.N.B. because her declaration did not address whether she may have a conflict of interest with the minor.
A federal court ordered an evidentiary hearing to determine whether ICE agents had an administrative warrant when they arrested a Bolivian visa overstay and, if not, whether they had probable cause to believe he was likely to escape before a warrant could be obtained.
The court denied Republic Services’ motion for summary judgment on punitive damages, holding that triable issues of fact exist as to whether two corporate executives were managing agents and whether the company acted with oppression, fraud, or malice under California law.
The district court denied dismissal of a construction company sued under a Doe pseudonym, finding the initial complaint sufficiently identified both the claim and the defendant within the repose period as required by the Ninth Circuit’s remand.
The district court denied the Air District’s motion to certify an interlocutory appeal and to stay proceedings, holding that controlling Ninth Circuit precedent forecloses any substantial ground for difference of opinion on whether the Clean Air Act authorizes citizen suits against regulators.