Cases

622 F.Supp.2d 958 (2009) VH PROPERTY CORP. and VHPS LLC, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES; Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc.; William Cotton; Helenschmidt Geotechnical Inc.; Stanley Helenschmidt; Geokinetics Inc. a/k/a Applied Geokinetics; Glenn Tofani; and Does 1-100, Defendants. Case No. CV-09-00298 MMM (PJWx). United States District Court, C.D. California. March

Duarte, J. *667This case arose from competing claims to a portion of the Yuba Goldfields. At issue is whether an arbitration award resolving a dispute between plaintiff Cal Sierra Development, Inc. (Cal Sierra), and Western Aggregates, Inc., serves as res judicata to bar Cal Sierra's lawsuit against Western Aggregates' licensee George Reed, In

Opinion KRIEGLER, J. Plaintiff R&R Pipeline, Inc. (R&R), appeals from the judgment after the order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant Bond Safeguard Insurance Company (Bond Safeguard) in this action to enforce a labor and material bond issued in connection with a subdivision project to develop a golf course and residences. R&R contends

CANBY, Circuit Judge: Pearl Investment Company (Pearl) brought this civil rights action against the City and County of San Francisco (City) alleging that the City Planning Commission (Commission) violated the fifth and fourteenth amendments in acting upon a building permit application filed by Pearl. The sole issue on appeal is whe

50 Cal.Rptr.3d 619 (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 985 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES et al. Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD et al., Defendants and Respondents. No. B184034. Court of Appeal of California, Second District, Division Five. October 5, 2006. As Modified November 6, 2006.

Opinion STEWART, J.— INTRODUCTION At issue in this appeal is a trial court’s authority to amend a judgment to add the name of an additional judgment debtor. It involves a civil procedure game of cat and mouse like none we have before encountered. Cross-defendant Second Generation Roofing, Inc., a roofing su

Opinion McADAMS, J. This case arises under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).1 Acting through its city council, respondent City of Santa Cruz (City) approved a master plan for Arana Gulch, a City-owned greenbelt property. In approving that project, the City certified an environmental impact report (EIR). As acknowledged in the EIR and in findings ma

Filed 8/22/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Yuba) ---- CAL SIERRA DEVELOPMENT, INC., C080397 Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No.

Opinion RUSHING, P. J. Petitioner Glassdoor, Inc. (Glassdoor), operates a Web site on which workers can post “reviews” of past and current employers. Real *626 party in interest Machine Zone, Inc. (Machine Zone or MZ), is a developer of software products including the online mul

466 P.2d 873 (1970) 81 N.M. 307 Emorle L. BOLEN, Administrator of the Estate of Elaine Gal Bolen, Deceased, and Emorie L. Bolen, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RIO RANCHO ESTATES, INC., J. E. Drum and Boyd Martin, Defendants-Appellees. Emorie L. BOLEN, Administrator of the Estate of Elaine Gal Bolen, Deceased, and Emorie L. Bolen, Individually, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank SHOFFNER, Defendant-Appellee.<

PERLUSS, P. J. SEGAL, J. BENSINGER, J.* PERLUSS, P. J. *717In this CEQA1 action Covina Residents for Responsible Development (CRRD) appeals from the trial court's denial of its petition for writ of mandate seeking to overturn the City of Covina's approval of a 68-unit,

OPINION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS WHEELER, Judge. Before the Court is Defendant’s June 16, 2010 motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint *65for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1). The case involves an August 6, 2008 barter contract in which Plaintiffs agreed to relocate an easement on their property

ACCEPTED 04-14-00357-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 8/5/201

OPINION CASTILLO, Judge. {1} In this case, we review the entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Coronado Paint and Decorating Center (Coronado), on the claims of respondeat superior and negligent hiring or retention brought by Plaintiffs, Sue Lessard (Lessard) and her husband, Joel Lessard. Summary judgment was granted by the trial court on grounds that employ

*100Opinion McINTYRE, J. In this case we hold that where a defendant has shown that a substantial part of a cause of action constitutes speech or petitioning activity protected by the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16), thereby requiring the plaintiff to show a probability of prevailing on the

OPINION ACKERMAN, District Judge. In this case, the District Court, sitting in diversity, was faced with the task of interpreting the language of an all-risk insurance policy that allegedly covered damage to an aircraft engine caused by an unusual occurrence during start-up. The insurer alleged that the policy’s exclusion for wear and tear foreclosed cove

15 Cal.Rptr.3d 215 (2004) 120 Cal.App.4th 90 Richard MANN, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. QUALITY OLD TIME SERVICE, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. No. D042893. Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division One. June 30, 2004. *218 Ross, Dixon & Bell, James John Dalessio, Daniel J. C

*271 Opinion AARON, J.— I INTRODUCTION The Palm Springs Villas II Homeowners Association, Inc. (Association), appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Erna Parth, in connection with actions she took while simultaneously serving as pre

OPINION AND ORDER WHEELER, Judge. Plaintiffs, International Industrial Park, Inc., KYDDLF and RDLFGFT No. 1 LLC, and Rancho Vista Del Mar, are landowners in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego County, California. Plaintiffs (or “Landowners”) contend that the Government breached a contract in which it promised to build a road across Plaintiffs’ property. During the nego

ORDER: GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DECERTIFY CLASSES; GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ UNOPPOSED EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR CLARIFICATION OF THE COURT’S CLASS CERTIFICATION ORDER GONZALO P. CURIEL, District Judge. On February 19, 2015, Defendants Trump University LLC and Donald J. Trump filed a Motion for Decertification of Class Action. (EOF No. 380.)