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   State Courts - California - April 13, 2007

  
Austin B. v. Escondido Union School Dist., D047040, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Severely autistic minors did not have a claim under California's Ralph Civil Rights Act of 1976, Civ. Code, § 51.7, against their preschool instructor because there was no evidence that the instructor took the alleged abusive actions against the minors because he was biased against or had an animus against disabled children.

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In re Mark B., C049885, C050371, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Kronemyer v. Internet Movie Database Inc., B193613, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FOUR, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Listing of film production credits on Web site was an act in furtherance of the right of free speech protected under Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16, the anti-SLAPP, statute because the issue was the content of the site, the listings were not commercial speech, the film at issue was a topic of widespread public interest, and the site was a public forum.

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L&B Real Estate v. Housing Authority of County of Los Angeles, B189740, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION EIGHT, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Trial court correctly quieted title in a county housing authority after property belonging to the authority was mistakenly sold at a tax sale; because the property was exempt from taxation under Cal. Const., art. XIII, § 3, subd. (b), the tax deed purporting to convey the property for nonpayment of taxes was void.

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People v. Anderson, C047502, C048283, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 13, 2007, Filed
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People v. Banks, G036873, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Right to jury trial was violated by imposition of five-year upper term for robbery based on defendant's participation in the planning and commission of the crimes because jury did not return findings on those factors. Upper term could, however, have been based solely on prior convictions and other recidivist-related factors without a jury finding.

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People v. Cantor, G036838, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION THREE, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Defendant was entitled under the Fourth Amendment to suppress evidence of cocaine found when a police officer, during a traffic stop, used a screwdriver to remove a panel from a small mechanical device that he found in defendant's trunk; although defendant consented to a quick search of his car, the search exceeded the scope of defendant's consent.

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People v. Gastello, F050325, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: Prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to prove that defendant committed the crime of bringing drugs into jail, where defendant, who was driven to jail in custody, did nothing that could be regarded as the affirmative act of bringing something into jail. Although he omitted to confess to having the drugs, that was not an affirmative act.

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Woodward Park Homeowners Assn., Inc. v. City of Fresno, F049481, COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, April 13, 2007, Filed
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Overview: City's approval of new commercial development on vacant land violated CEQA because city failed to adopt feasible mitigation measures to lessen environmental impacts of project. City's review process failed to inform public of consequences of environmental decisions because statement of overriding considerations engaged in serious misrepresentation.

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