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In M.T. v. Pajero Valley Unified School District, ordered published November 2, 2026, the Sixth District Court of Appeal affirmed summary judgment for the defendant district. The plaintiff alleged that a teacher at an elementary school in the district sexually abused him in August 1997, when the plaintiff was a teenager. The plaintiff was a… Keep reading →
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In Downey v. City of Riverside, published July 22, 2024, the California Supreme Court reversed the lower appellate court's ruling, which in turn affirmed the trial court's demurrer. The plaintiff was talking to her daughter on a cellphone when she heard the sounds of her daughter's car crashing. She called her daughter's name multiple times, and… Keep reading →
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In Bell v. Williams, published July 18, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment after jury verdict for a prisoner in a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and the Americans with Disability Act/Rehabilitation Act. The prisoner plaintiff was an amputee, his right leg amputated above the… Keep reading →
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In Rosenbaum v. City of San Jose, published July 11, 2204, the 9th Circuit affirmed denial of the defendant police officers' summary judgment motion based on qualified immunity. The officers and a police dog responded to a domestic violence report at the plaintiff's partner's home. The k-9 officer released the dog into the first floor of… Keep reading →
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In Cuevas v. City of Tulare, published July 10, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the defendant police officers. The plaintiff was riding in the front passenger seat of a car. After the driver violated traffic laws, an officer attempted to stop the car. The driver fled, with multiple near… Keep reading →
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In Danielson v. County of Humboldt, published June 26, 2024, the First District Court of Appeal, Division 1 affirmed the trial court's decision sustaining the defendant county's demurrer without leave to amend. The plaintiff was seriously injured by two dogs on property the dog owner leased. On multiple other occasions, dogs owned by the same owner… Keep reading →
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In Gozalez v. Trevino, published June 20, 2024, a divided per curiam opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a circuit court decision holding a 1st Amendment retaliatory arrest claim should be dismissed because there was probable cause for the arrest. The plaintiff, a city council member, helped gather signatures for a petition seeking removal of… Keep reading →
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In Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon, Ohio, published June 20, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court, 6-3, reversed summary judgment for the defendant police officers. The plaintiff, a jewelry dealer, bought a ring from a jewel thief. The rightful owner found out and asked the plaintiff to return the ring. The plaintiff refused to return the ring,… Keep reading →
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In Health Freedom defense Fund, Inc. v. Carvalho, published June 7, 2024, a divided panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court order granting judgment on the pleadings. The plaintiffs challenged the defendant California school district's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. The district reversed course on the policy multiple times. The district court… Keep reading →
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In Calonge v. City of San Jose, published June 7, 2024, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for a defendant police officer that was granted on the ground of qualified immunity. Citizens called 911 about the plaintiff's decedent, who was carrying a BB gun near a shopping center and a high school that… Keep reading →
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