CA Pub. Decisions

A decision regarding possession of heroin, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of a device for injecting a controlled substance.

A decision regarding writ of mandate for review of a decision of the California State Personnel Board.

Local governments, reacting to the rapid expansion of wireless cellular communications and accompanying infrastructure, have adopted ordinances to regulate the placement and aesthetics of wireless cellular telephone towers and ancillary equipment through a discretionary permitting process. The Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance (WTO) adopted by defendant County of San Diego (County), the enforceability of which is challenged hereunder.

Local governments reacting to the rapid expansion of wireless cellular communications and accompanying infrastructure have adopted ordinances to regulate the placement and aesthetics of wireless cellular telephone towers and ancillary equipment through a discretionary permitting process.The Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance (WTO) adopted by defendant County of San Diego (County), the enforceability of which is challenged hereunder.

Local governments reacting to the rapid expansion of wireless cellular communications and accompanying infrastructure have adopted ordinances to regulate the placement and aesthetics of wireless cellular telephone towers and ancillary equipment through a discretionary permitting process.The Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance (WTO) adopted by defendant County of San Diego (County), the enforceability of which is challenged hereunder.

A decision regarding knowingly and maliciously attempted to dissuade, a district attorney's investigator, from attending or testifying at a prior criminal proceeding.

Where labor union's grievance against employer on behalf of employee relating to specific altercation with manager concluded with release agreement stating that employee was waiving all rights to then-unknown claims; employee prior to signing release had made discrimination allegations to employer pertaining to a different incident; negotiation of release had only included discussion of altercation matter with manager and not possible discrimination claims; and principal parties to release were union and employer, with employee referred to merely as "grievant," intended scope of waiver was ambiguous, and question of fact existed as to whether it effectively waived employee's right to sue employer for discrimination.

A decision regarding monetary damages for wrongful death and immunity for alcohol consumption related injuries under Business and Professions Code section 25602.

A decision regarding monetary damages for wrongful death and immunity for alcohol-consumption related injuries under Business and Professions Code section 25602.

Local governments reacting to the rapid expansion of wireless cellular communications and accompanying infrastructure have adopted ordinances to regulate the placement and aesthetics of wireless cellular telephone towers and ancillary equipment through a discretionary permitting process.

A personal injury action against the California Highway Patrol (CHP), as negligent in â€

Occupied burglary is not a crime against an individual and is therefore not a nonexemptible offense that can permanently bar one from working in a licensed community care facility. Statutory scheme that allows persons convicted of murder, mayhem, and felonies punishable by death who have obtained certificate of rehabilitation to apply for exemption from lifetime ban on working at facility but denies same right to those convicted of second degree robbery and who obtained certificate of rehabilitation violates constitutional equal protection guarantees. Department of Social Services notice letters to those it has determined have been convicted of nonexemptible offenses, which fail to identify the standards used in reaching the determination, the identity of documents relied on, or the disqualifying conviction, fail to provide adequate due process protections of California Constitution. The proper implementation of statutes foreclosing employment to rehabilitated ex-offenders is a matter of public right and public importance giving taxpayer-citizens standing to compel proper implementation.

A decision regarding a former ward of the juvenile court, moved under Welfare and Institutions Code section 781 to seal the juvenile records.

If an arbitrator withdraws from an arbitration proceeding for no stated ethical reason following evidence and argument as well as offers to continue mediation efforts but refuses to render an arbitration award, does the doctrine of arbitral immunity protect the arbitrator from suit? Court held such conduct defeats rather than serves the adjudicatory purpose of arbitration, arbitral immunity does not apply.