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Robertson v. County of Ventura (9th Cir. 2008) 275 Fed.Appx. 594

Requirement of state action in civil rights action for physicians’ mandatory reporting of possible child abuse

Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. v. County of Santa Barbara (Mar. 4, 2008, B180880) 2008 WL 565025 [nonpublished opinion]

Two family agribusiness entities sued Santa Barbara County under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for a supposed civil rights deprivation based on the County’s delineation of a wetland on a large parcel of land that one of the plaintiffs owned and the other wanted to farm.

John v. City of El Monte (9th Cir. 2008) 515 F.3d 936

Necessity for additional investigation once officer has probable cause for arrest

2007

Whitaker v. Garcetti (9th Cir. 2007) 486 F.3d 572

Civil rights: unlawful search and seizure and notice issues regarding wiretaps; article III standing

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