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State Courts -
California - January 25, 2006
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Dunn v. County of Santa Barbara, No. B175149,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SIX, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Where residential property contained a freshwater marsh that supported several species of wetlands wildlife, a county did not err in denying a subdivision application; the property was correctly classified as wetlands under Pub. Resources Code, ¿ 30121, and as an environmentally sensitive habitat area under Pub. Resources Code, ¿ 30107.5.
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Gackstetter v. Frawley, B173070,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FIVE, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: In a case in which trustee sued attorneys for improperly advising trustee of his duties, all of trustee's claims were for indemnification from a joint tortfeasor under Code Civ. Proc., ¿ 877.6. By broadly interpreting and applying ¿ 877.6, the appellate court concluded that a good faith settlement encompassed and barred trustee's claims.
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In re Burns, C049060,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Parole board properly decided to defer further consideration of parole for five years because it relied on two factors under Cal. Code Regs., tit. 15, ¿ 2402, subd. (c), which were supported by some evidence. Finding of callous disregard for suffering was supported by evidence that after shooting the victim, the inmate left and did not summon help.
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In re Chuong D., G034699,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: In a juvenile proceeding, a speedy trial error did not justify reversal of a finding that defendant was culpable for assault because the only prejudice asserted was that additional admissible evidence, crucial to State's case, was ultimately produced after an eight-day recess. There was no miscarriage of justice under Cal. Const., art. VI, ¿ 13.
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McCarthy v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., C049516,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board did not err in ruling that Lab. Code, ¿ 5814 (amended 2004), instead of the former version of ¿ 5814, controlled the calculation of penalties for unreasonable denial or delay in authorizing treatment and refusal to pay for treatment, which occurred prior to the operative date of the amended statute.
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People v. Crites, No. B178046,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SIX, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: Trial court properly imposed two enhancements under Pen. Code, ¿ 12022, subd. (b), for use of two deadly weapons, but stayed execution of one of them, because Pen. Code, ¿ 1170.1, subd. (f), prevented execution of sentences for multiple enhancements, but not procedure of imposing but staying all but greatest enhancement falling within the statute.
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Raine v. City of Burbank, B180615,
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION SEVEN, January 25, 2006, Filed
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Overview: A police officer's disability discrimination claim failed where the city had no duty under FEHA to make his temporary front-desk assignment permanent because that would, in effect, require the city to create a new sworn-officer position just for the officer, an obligation not imposed by FEHA's accommodation requirements.
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