After a hearing, the federal court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to remand a wrongful-death case to state court and ordered the removing defendants to pay attorney’s fees, finding their removal lacked an objectively reasonable basis under the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Chi
Eastern District of California reverses an SSDI denial for a veteran with bipolar disorder, PTSD, and central sleep apnea, holding that the ALJ failed to support a mental residual functional capacity finding with substantial evidence and mischaracterized the claimant’s daily activities.
The court denied a self-represented dentist’s emergency motion to block his landlord from terminating a 21-year tenancy and pursuing state unlawful-detainer proceedings, finding that his § 1983 and ADA claims could not satisfy the most-important Winter factor — likelihood of success on the mer
Magistrate Judge Pedro V. Castillo denied remand of a 2019 GMC Sierra 2500 lemon-law case, holding documented actual damages of $41,341 plus civil penalties (twice actual damages, supported by nine unsuccessful repair attempts) brought the amount in controversy to roughly $124,023 — well over the $7
Magistrate Judge Corley denies Macy’s motion to compel arbitration of a putative wage-and-hour class action by California warehouse fulfillment associates, holding that they are transportation workers exempt from the FAA under Ortiz v. Randstad Inhouse Services.
After two Ninth Circuit reversals, Judge Jesus G. Bernal entered judgment for Claremont Unified School District following a bench trial in this First Amendment retaliation case, finding the cancelled and reduced field trips to Riley’s Farm reflected parental consent withdrawals (mandated by Ca
Judge David O. Carter sua sponte remanded an Amazon employee’s wrongful-termination suit, refusing to credit speculative emotional-distress, punitive, and attorneys’ fees damages — leaving roughly $71,780 in calculated wages and vacation, just under the $75,000 threshold. He again called
Judge Gilliam compels arbitration of Trimble’s breach-of-contract suit against Unity Software over a disputed distribution fee, holding that the AAA delegation clause in Unity’s Terms of Service sends arbitrability questions — including the scope of the agreement — to the arbitrator.
Judge Lin transfers a putative class action accusing Hilton of placing third-party tracking cookies on consumers’ devices despite their opt-outs to the Eastern District of Virginia, holding that the named plaintiffs’ Hilton Honors Program forum-selection clause requires venue there.
Magistrate Judge Lin allows pro se plaintiffs Logan Blömqvist and Todd Myers to proceed with ADA Title III and retaliation claims against Extra Space Storage over alleged denial of access to storage units in Campbell and Los Gatos, while dismissing their § 1983 claim and denying a preliminary injunc