In six issues, Appellants Rukmi Indah Idniarti, Rubby Valentina Issakh, Yohannes Roditya, Mulyani Irianti, Dina Novia Sari, Novianti Debby Putri, Drrj Tri

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Saputra, and Siti Sarah (collectively, Idniarti) appeal the trial court’s no-evidence summary judgment for Appellees Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. and Bell Helicopter Korea, Inc. (collect... More...   $0 (05-09-2013 - TX)

A lawyer is obligated to preserve the confidentiality of client information. (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6068, subd. (e)(1); Rules Prof. Conduct, rule 3-100(A); see Evid. Code, §§ 954, 955.) As a narrow exception to this duty, a lawyer may, but is not required to, reveal confidential information relating to the representation of a client to the extent the lawyer reasonable believes the disclosure is ... More...   $0 (05-09-2013 - CA)

Costa Mesa Municipal Code § 2-61 makes it a misdemeanor for members of the public who speak at City Council meetings to engage in “disorderly, insolent, or disruptive behavior.� Benito Acosta (“Acosta�) was removed from the Costa Mesa City Council meeting for an alleged violation of the ordinance. Acosta appeals the district court’s

ACOSTA V. 4 CITY OF COSTA MESA

dismissal... More...   $0 (05-03-2013 - CA)

After 16 years as a member of the San Francisco police force, Inspector Marvetia Lynn Richardson was terminated by the San Francisco Police Commission (Commission) for misconduct arising out of three separate incidents. Richardson filed a petition for writ of administrative mandamus in the San Francisco Superior Court seeking reinstatement, back pay, and damages. The court affirmed the Commissionâ... More...   $0 (03-15-2013 - CA)

In three issues in this interpleader-based appeal, Appellant Betty Lou Bradshaw appeals the trial court’s orders granting summary judgment for, and distributing the interpleaded proceeds to, Appellees R.J. Sikes, Roger Sikes, Kathy Sikes, Greg Louvier, Pam Louvier, Christy Rome, Dacota Investment Holdings, L.L.P. a/k/a Dacota Investment Holdings, L.P., Colorado State Bank & Trust as custodian of... More...   $0 (03-14-2013 - TX)

This litigation concerns whether the Mineral Leasing Act (“the Actâ€� or “MLAâ€�), as amended by the Reform Act of 1987, requires the Secretary of the Interior (“the Secretaryâ€�) to issue leases for parcels of land to the highest bidding energy company within sixty days of payment to the Bureau of Land Management (“BLMâ€�). Appellants (collectively “Energy Companiesâ€�) brought suit see... More...   $0 (03-12-2013 - WY)

¶1 In February of 2010 C. V. Properties, Plaintiff/Appellee, received notice from the Secretary of State, Defendant/Appellant, that the annual certificate required by § 2055.2 of title 18 was due and must be accompanied by the filing fee of $25.00. C. V. Properties mailed the completed certificate to the Secretary of State, but did not include the filing fee. The certificate was then returned wi... More...   $0 (01-15-2013 - OK)

In this appeal, we must determine under Iowa’s laws relating to drainage districts, who is responsible for the costs to repair and improve old underground drainage tiles which run under a railroad roadbed. Hardin County Drainage District 55 (Hardin County) argues that the Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) should be responsible for repair of a subterranean drainage tile found under i... More...   $0 (02-01-2013 - IA)

Appellants Joe Requa, Wendell G. Moen, Jay Davis, and Donna Ventura (hereafter collectively Retirees) all spent decades working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore). During their employment there, Livermore was operated by the University of California (the University or UC), a state agency governed by the Regents of the University of California (the Regents). After retiring fr... More...   $0 (01-29-2013 - CA)

Bethel World Outreach Ministries brought this action asserting that Montgomery County’s zoning regulations, which prevented Bethel from constructing a church, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), the United States Constitution, and the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The district court granted summary judgment to the County on all claims. For the reasons ... More...   $0 (01-31-2013 - MD)

Appellants Jose and Juanita J. Cisnado challenge the trial court’s order enforcing the parties’ mediated settlement agreement, dismissing the underlying lawsuit with prejudice, and awarding attorney’s fees to appellee Shady Oak Estates Homeowner’s Association, Inc. (“Shady Oaksâ€�). In five issues, the Cisnados assert that they were entitled to rescind the settlement agreement, that the ... More...   $0 (01-18-2013 - TX)

This is an interlocutory appeal from a temporary injunction that was sought by the State and the City of Houston to abate a common nuisance at Treasures, a gentlemen’s club, pursuant to Chapter 125 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 125.001—.047. Appellants raise five issues challenging the propriety of the temporary injunction order and some of... More...   $0 (01-13-2013 - TX)

Luis Alejo, Maria Medina, Angelica Arechiga, Joel Avila, Frente Indígena Oaxaqueño Binacional, Comité Pro Educación, Parents for Unity, and Californians Together, plaintiffs below, sought in the trial court to compel defendants, Tom Torlakson, in his official capacity as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction ( Superintendent); the State Board of Education (SBE); and the California Dep... More...   $0 (01-13-2013 - CA)

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered in a bill of review proceeding. Appellants Celeste Grynberg and Jack J. Grynberg d/b/a Grynberg Petroleum appeal the denial of their petition for bill of review, which sought to overturn a no-answer default judgment rendered against them and in favor of appellee M-I L.L.C. By nine issues, which we reorganize as seven, the Grynbergs contend that (1)... More...   $0 (11-30--0001 - TX)

In this opinion, we address cross-appeals and a mandamus petition arising out of the foreclosure of a residential property. The borrower, Albert Ortiz, sued the bank and its mortgage servicer for a variety of claims including wrongful foreclosure, breach of contract, negligence, trespass to real property, trespass to personalty, and conversion. The bank counterclaimed to recover on the note and to... More...   $0 (11-24-2012 - TX)

Jeff Davi, as Commissioner of the Department of Real Estate (DRE) (Commissioner) denied Dave Singh‟s application for a real estate broker‟s license based on the “dishonest natureâ€� of his prior conviction for theft by false pretenses and the concern that it would not be in the public interest to issue Singh a license. Singh petitioned for a writ of administrative mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., ... More...   $0 (11-19-2012 - CA)

This case concerns an advertising display the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) found was in violation of the Outdoor Advertising Act, Business and Professions Code section 5200, et seq. (the Act).1 The owner of the display, West Washington Properties, LLC (West Washington), argued equitable estoppel and laches barred the agency from enforcing the Act, or formed the basis of an in... More...   $0 (11-05-2012 - CA)

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus filed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3771, the Crime Victims Rights Act (“CVRA�).1

This matter has previously been on appeal, see United States v. Kennedy, 643 F.3d 1251 (9th Cir. 2011) (“Kennedyâ€�), and a three-judge panel of this court affirmed defendant’s conviction and... More...   $0 (10-24-2012 - WA)

Phoenix, Arizona civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued the City of Phoenix on a planning and zoning theory.

¶1 This case involves the intersection of municipal zoning regulations and the right of tattoo artists to ply their trade. After the City of Mesa denied Ryan and Laetitia Coleman a permit to operate a tattoo parlor, the Colemans filed this action alleging violation... More...   $0 (09-07-2012 - AZ)

In November 2008, defendant Siskiyou County (County) approved a project to expand an existing wood veneer manufacturing facility owned by real party in interest Roseburg Forest Products Co. (Roseburg) in order to permit cogeneration of electricity for resale (Project). Plaintiffs Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) and Weed Concerned Citizens (WCC) filed a petition for writ of mandate ... More...   $0 (10-19-2012 - CA)

Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy ubiquitous in our modern world, associated with everything from WiFi networks to microwave ovens to power lines. Most of us do not notice it. Some individuals, however, apparently suffer from a condition known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity (“EHSâ€�), which requires them to avoid exposure to sources of electromagnetic radiation. These sources in... More...   $0 (10-10-2012 - NM)

Appellants, Amparo Pena Cortina and numerous descendants of Carmen Balli and Delfina Solis Balli ("the Cortinas"), filed suit against appellees, C. Jones Perry, as executor of the Estate of Gilbert Kerlin,1 P. I. Corporation, and Windward Oil & Gas Corporation ("Windward"), claiming to own an undivided 2.083% interest in Padre Island. Windward filed both no-evidence and traditional motions for sum... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - TX)

Following the decision in Pitchess v. Superior Court (1974) 11 Cal.3d 531 (Pitchess), the Legislature enacted Penal Code section 832.7. (See Brown v. Valverde (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 1531, 1538.) That statute provides that, subject to some exceptions not pertinent here, “Peace officer or custodial officer personnel records and records maintained by any state or local agency . . . or information o... More...   $0 (09-28-2012 - )

Appellee Robert K. Tcholakian filed a petition for Rule 202 deposition, seeking to depose a corporate representative of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center “to investigate potential claims Petitioner may have against [M.D. Anderson] and/or others.â€� In response, M.D. Anderson filed a plea to the jurisdiction on sovereign immunity grounds. The trial court denied the motion, and M... More...   $0 (09-27-2012 - TX)

More than 4 years after Osage City had authorized contracts to participate in a federal rails-to-trails project, Bissessarnath Ramcharan-Maharajh submitted petitions seeking to put the project before the voters for approval—or disapproval—in a referendum. But referendums are available in Kansas only when specifically authorized by statute, and no statute authorized the referendum Ramcharan sou... More...   $0 (09-26-2012 - KS)