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  • Scher v. Burke

    Publication Date: 2017-06-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-06-15
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Cunningham & Treadwell, James H. Treadwell, Steven F. Kuehl; Aleshire & Wynder and June S. Ailin for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Law Offices of Robert S. Gerstein, Robert S. Gerstein; Law Offices of Bennett Kerns and Bennett Kerns for Defendants and Appellants John F. Burke, Germaine Burke and Bennett Kerns.
    Case Number:

    Nonrecreational use of property did not give rise to implied dedication (Kruger, J.)

  • In re Turner

    Publication Date: 2017-06-15
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-06-15
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Kirscher, Dunn, and Taylor, Bankruptcy Judges, Presiding Before: Richard A. Paez and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Susan R. Bolton,**District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael Yesk, Pleasant Hill, California, for Appellants.
    for defendant: Bernard J. Kornberg, Mark D. Lonergan, and Jan T. Chilton, Severson & Werson, San Francisco, California, for Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 15-60046

    Debtors' challenge to foreclosure based on allegedly improper transfer of deed of trust failed to state claim (Bolton, J.)

  • United States v. Gila Valley Irrigation District

    Publication Date: 2017-06-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | Mining and Resources
    Date Filed: 2017-06-13
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Susan R. Bolton, District Judge, Presiding Before: Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Ronald M. Gould, and Milan D. Smith, Jr., Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Smeltzer (argued), Katherine J. Barton, F. Patrick Barry, and Yosef Negose, Attorneys, and John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; Scott Bergstrom and Andrew Engel, Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.; for Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee United States.
    for defendant: Sean T. Hood (argued) and Rhett Billingsley, Fennemore Craig P.C., Phoenix, Arizona, for Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant Freeport Minerals Corporation.
    Case Number: Nos. 14-16942 14-16943, 14-16944, 14-17047, 14-17048, 14-17185

    Failure to present evidence regarding potential adverse impacts of water transfers warranted denial of transfer applications (O'Scannlain, J.)

  • Casiopea Bovet, LLC v. Chiang

    Publication Date: 2017-06-08
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Corporate Entities | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-05-17
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kirby & McGuinn, Kimberley V. Deede and Elaine L. Chan, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, Douglas J. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Marc A. LeForestier and Nancy J. Doig, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. D070797

    Assignee of suspended corporation's rights to escheated property had no right to claim that property (McConnell, P.J.)

  • Guan v. Hu

    Publication Date: 2017-06-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-06-02
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Arent Fox, Malcolm S. McNeil, Allan E. Anderson and Ismael Bautista, Jr., for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Dominic Surprenant and Daniel H. Bromberg for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. B276546

    "Adjustment of equities" did not provide authority for award of damages to non-prevailing party (Johnson, J.)

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  • Williams and Fickett v. County of Fresno

    Publication Date: 2017-06-05
    Practice Area: Tax | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-06-05
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Dowling Aaron Incorporated, Lynne Thaxter Brown and Ronald A. Henderson for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Daniel C. Cederborg, County Counsel, Michal R. Linden and Peter Wall, Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number:

    Taxpayer challenging ownership of assessed property must file administrative appeal (Cantil-Sakauye, C.J.)

  • Town of Chester v. Laroe Estates, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-06-05
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-06-05
    Court: U.S. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: No. 16–605

    Litigant seeking to intervene as of right under Rule 24(a)(2) must meet Article II standing requirements to pursue relief not requested by plaintiff (Alito, J.)

  • Hart v. Darwish

    Publication Date: 2017-06-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Landlord Tenant Law | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-06-01
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Mesisca Riley & Kreitenberg, Dennis P. Riley and Rena E. Kreitenberg for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
    for defendant: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Roy G. Weatherup, Bartley L. Becker and Caroline E. Chan for Defendants and Respondents Barbara Darwish, David Darwish, Gingko Rose Ltd. and Logerm LLC.
    Case Number: No. B270513

    Denial of defense motion for directed verdict precluded later claim of malicious prosecution (Hoffstadt, J.)

  • City of Morgan Hill v. Bushey (River Park Hospitality)

    Publication Date: 2017-05-31
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning | Election and Political Law | Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government | Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-05-30
    Court: C.A. 6th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Plaintiff and Respondent, City of Morgan Hill: Katherine A. Alberts, Louis A. Leone, Ionan Mondescu, Leone & Alberts, Donald Alan Larkin, Office of the City Attorney.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent, Shannon Bushey, as Registrar of Voters, etc.: James R. Williams, County Counsel, Steve Mitra, Assistant County Counsel, Danielle Luce Goldstein, Deputy County Counsel.
    Case Number: No. H043426

    State law did not bar voters from challenging city's proposed zoning designation for parcel (Mihara, J.)

  • People ex rel. Harris v. Aguayo

    Publication Date: 2017-05-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Business Torts | Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government | Real Estate
    Date Filed: 2017-04-26
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Nicklas A. Akers, Assistant Attorney General, Michele Van Gelderen, Steven De Salvo, and William R. Pletcher, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Ronald E. Wiksell; Law Offices of James T. Duff and James T. Duff for Defendants and Appellants.
    Case Number: No. B262557

    Noerr-Pennington doctrine did not immunize sham lawsuits and unlawful conduct (Chavez, Acting P.J.)