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2006

Hearst v. Ganzi (2006) 145 Cal.App.4th 1195

Constitutional right of access to courts; liability of trustee for breach of fiduciary duty; immunity of trustee from exposure under will-contest safe harbor provisions

2006

Williams v. County of Los Angeles (9th Cir. 2006) 205 Fed.Appx. 593

A prisoner filed a section 1983 action, pro se, against the County of Los Angeles, alleging he was denied a lower bunk even though he had medical authorization for one. The memorandum opinion holds that the district court: (1) properly granted summary judgment on plaintiff’s

2006

Macias v. County of Los Angeles (2006) 144 Cal.App.4th 313

Civil rights action arising from search of residence pursuant to search warrant

Marshall v. Marshall (2006) 547 U.S. 293

Claims based on interference with an inter vivos trust do not fall within the “probate” exception to federal jurisdiction

City of Riverside v. Valley Outdoor, Inc. (Sept. 13, 2005, E036258) 2005 WL 2233617 [nonpublished opinion]

Injunctive relief regarding removal of billboards; application of res judicata

2005

Cohen v. Bank Leumi Le-Israel (July 28, 2005, B174254) 2005 WL 1775038 [nonpublished opinion]

Sufficiency of contact between foreign party and California resident to support exercise of jurisdiction

2005

Schaeffer v. Superior Court, 2005 Cal. LEXIS 6144

Writ challenge regarding production of privileged lawyer-client emails and electronic databases containing constitutionally protected employee information

Slesinger v. Disney, 2004 WL 612818

Media access to court file

Taiheyo Cement Corporation v. Superior Court (Jeong) (2003) 105 Cal.App. 4th 398

Scope of United States’ foreign affairs power and supremacy clause in context of claims arising from Japanese slave labor practices during World War II

2002

Hanstad v. Truck Ins. Exch. (Sept. 10, 2002, B143750) 2002 WL 31045505 [nonpublished opinion]

$40 million punitive damages award reversed because trial court improperly usurped jury’s role in determining facts regarding managing agent’s ratification of tortious conduct