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In Harland v. City of West Hollywood, published June 2, 2026, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8 affirmed dismissal of the action after demurrer. The plaintiff alleged she tripped and fell due to a sidewalk condition. Two days before the six-month claim-presentation period expired, plaintiff’s counsel mailed a claim for damages to the… Keep reading →
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In Jensen v. Brown, published March 10, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 lawsuit without leave to amend. The plaintiff is a mathematics professor at a state community college. The board of regents for the state college system adopted a policy that lowered the academic level… Keep reading →
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In Bird v. Dizurenda, published March 13, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court's denial of summary judgment to defendant prison guards based on qualified immunity. The plaintiff inmate approached the officer in charge of his cell unit and requested that he be moved from his cell at once because of issues… Keep reading →
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In D'Braunstein v. California Highway Patrol, published March 12, 2025, a divided panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed summary judgment for the defendant officer. The officer arrived at the scene of a single-vehicle auto accident, in which the plaintiff crashed his car into a concrete wall along a freeway onramp. The plaintiff… Keep reading →
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In Estate of Najera-Aguirre v. City of Riverside, published March 11, 2025, the 9th Circuit affirmed a judgment against a police officer for use of excessive force entered after a jury trial, and the district court's denial of judgment as a matter of law. The defendant police officer arrived at the scene after receiving a report… Keep reading →
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In K.C. v. County of Merced, published March 11, 2025, the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed dismissal of the plaintiff's action after demurrer. The plaintiff alleged that she was sexually abused and assaulted while in two foster care placements between 1971 and 1977. The plaintiff alleged she repeatedly reported the sexual abuse at the first… Keep reading →
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In Hartzell v. Marana Unified School Dist., published March 5, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment in favor of the defendant school district and its principal. The plaintiff was a parent who had multiple children enrolled in the school overseen by the defendant principal. The plaintiff… Keep reading →
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In Ryan v. County, published February 28, 2025, the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 3 affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment after jury trial. A surgeon on the staff of a county hospital was terminated after his medical staff privileges lapsed and were not renewed. He alleged he was terminated for whistle-blowing… Keep reading →
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In Johnson v. Myers, published March 3, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision denying the defendant officers summary judgment based on qualified immunity. Several police officers responded to a call from decedent's girlfriend stating decedent was being abusive. One of the defendant officers spoke with the decedent, built a… Keep reading →
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In Williams v. Reed, published February 21, 2025, a divided U.S. Supreme Court reversed a state supreme court decision affirming dismissal of a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. A group of unemployed workers alleged that the state unlawfully delayed processing their state unemployment benefit claims. State law provided that state courts could not entertain appeals… Keep reading →
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