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  • In re DBSI, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-09-05
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy | Tax | Government
    Industry: Federal Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-31
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, Presiding Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Ronald M. Gould, and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer A. Hradil (argued), Mark B. Conlan, Michael F. Quinn, and Brett S. Theisen, Gibbons P.C., Newark, New Jersey, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    for defendant: Ivan Clay Dale (argued), Thomas J. Clark, and Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Attorneys; Diana L. Erbsen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Caroline D. Ciraolo, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Tax Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendant-Appellant.
    Case Number: No. 16-35597

    Sovereign immunity no bar to bankruptcy trustee's action to avoid debtor's fraudulent federal tax payments (Paez, J.)

  • Yagman v. Pompeo

    Publication Date: 2017-08-29
    Practice Area: Public Records | Government
    Industry: Federal Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-28
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: Philip S. Gutierrez, District Judge, Presiding Before: A. Wallace Tashima and Richard A. Paez, Circuit Judges, and Paul L. Friedman,* District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Stephen Yagman (argued), Venice Beach, California; Joseph Reichmann, Yagman & Reichmann, Venice Beach, California; Plaintiff-Appellant.
    for defendant: Gerard Sinzdak (argued) and Matthew M. Collette, Attorneys, Appellate Staff; Stephanie Yonekura, United States Attorney; Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 15-55442

    Failure to "reasonably describe" records sought in FOIA request does not deprive court of subject matter jurisdiction (Paez, J.)

  • Rubenstein v. Doe No. 1

    Publication Date: 2017-08-28
    Practice Area: Government | Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry: Education
    Date Filed: 2017-08-28
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Elliot N. Kanter, Elliott N. Kanter; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Holly N. Boyer and Shea S. Murphy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Daley & Heft, Lee H. Roistacher, Richard J. Schneider, Reece A Roman; Jackson Lewis, Leila Nourani, Sherry L. Swieca and Douglas M. Egbert for Defendants and Respondents.
    Case Number:

    Delayed discovery statute does not extend accrual date for government claims (Chin, J.)

  • Mercury Casualty Company v. City of Pasadena

    Publication Date: 2017-08-28
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-24
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Robert A. Stutman, Timothy E. Cary, Brian M. Wong, and Nathan R. Hurd, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
    for defendant: Richards, Watson, & Gershon, Robert C. Ceccon, Saskia T. Asamura, T. Peter Pierce, and Stephanie Cao; Michelle Beal Bagneris, Ann S. Rider, and Javan N. Rad, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. B266959 & B268452

    Municipality's mere ownership of tree did not make tree work of pubic improvement (Lavin, J.)

  • Airline Service Providers Association v. Los Angeles World Airports

    Publication Date: 2017-08-28
    Practice Area: Labor Law | Government | Transportation
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Date Filed: 2017-08-23
    Court: 9th Cir.
    Judge: John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding Before: Richard C. Tallman and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges, and William H. Orrick, III,*District Judge.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michael M. Berger (argued), Matthew P. Kanny, and Maura Kingseed Gierl, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Plaintiff-Appellant Airline Service Providers Association.
    for defendant: Richard G. McCracken (argued) and Paul L. More, Davis Cowell & Bowe LLP, San Francisco, California; Scott P. Lewis and David S. Mackey, Anderson & Krieger LLP, Cambridge, Massachusetts; for Defendants-Appellees.
    Case Number: No. 15-55571 No. 15-55572

    City of Los Angeles operates as market participant in requiring LAX service providers to enter into labor peace agreements (Friedland, J.)

  • Ponte v. County of Calaveras

    Publication Date: 2017-08-16
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-07-17
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Kenneth M. Foley and Kenneth M. Foley for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Caulfield Law Firm and Andrew T. Caulfield for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. C079180

    Attorney fees properly awarded against plaintiff attempting to collect from county for work performed without contract (Duarte, J.)

  • City of Culver City v. Cohen

    Publication Date: 2017-08-08
    Practice Area: Tax | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Date Filed: 2017-08-07
    Court: C.A. 3rd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kane, Ballmer & Berkman, Murray O. Kane, Joan S. Smyth, Edward B. Kang for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
    for defendant: Kamala D. Harris and Xavier Becerra, Attorneys General, Douglas J. Woods, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Marc A. LeForestier and Sylvia A. Cates, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Appellant.
    Case Number: No. C077799

    Department of Finance may not resort to "self-help" to force city's repayment of funds improperly transferred to it by former redevelopment agency (Nicholson, Acting P.J.)

  • Toeppe v. City of San Diego

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Government
    Industry: State and Local Government | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-07-27
    Court: C.A. 4th
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Balaban & Spielberger, Daniel K. Balaban, Andrew J. Spielberger; Greene, Broillet & Wheeler, Browne Greene; Esner, Chang & Boyer, Holly N. Boyer, Joseph S. Persoff and Shea S. Murphy for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Mara W. Elliott, City Attorney and George F. Schaefer, Assistant City Attorney, for Defendant and Respondent.
    Case Number: No. D069662

    Trail immunity not applicable to cause of action for failure to maintain non-native tree (Huffman, Acting P.J.)

  • Opinion of Xavier Becerra (16-801)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-28
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government | Construction
    Date Filed: 2017-07-26
    Court: Ca. A.G.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: No. 16-801

    Health and Safety Code §13146 does not prohibit fire protection district chiefs from enforcing the State Fire Marshal's building standards and regulations as they relate to R-3 dwel

  • County of San Mateo v. Superior Court (Rowe)

    Publication Date: 2017-07-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury | Real Estate | Government
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government | Entertainment and Leisure
    Date Filed: 2017-07-25
    Court: C.A. 1st
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley, Susan H. Handelman, Dennis J. Ward, Terry Anastassiou for Defendant and Petitioner.
    for defendant: No appearance for Respondent.Law Office of Gerald Clausen, Gerald Clausen; Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn, Timothy G. Tietjen for Real Party in Interest.
    Case Number: No. A146077

    Triable issues of fact precluded finding that county park was unimproved for purposes of "natural condition" immunity (Stewart, J.)