14 Cited authorities

People v. Stansbury
9 Cal.4th 824 (Cal. 1995) Cited 605 times
Holding that a reasonable person would not consider that he or she was in custody despite being questioned in the jail area of the police station
People v. Morris
53 Cal.3d 152 (Cal. 1991) Cited 568 times
Requiring use of peremptory challenges and dissatisfaction with jury to claim erroneous denial of challenge for cause
K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of America Technology & Operations, Inc.
171 Cal.App.4th 939 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 279 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding the facts, not the labels, in a pleading determine whether a plaintiff is entitled to relief
Amtower v. Photon Dynamics, Inc.
158 Cal.App.4th 1582 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) Cited 280 times
Affirming trial court's award of fees, without allocation, where contract and misrepresentation claims arose from same operative facts
Salas v. Department of Transportation
198 Cal.App.4th 1058 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) Cited 164 times
In Salas, the court found no similarity between the prior accidents and the pedestrian accident of the type at issue because "none of the proffered accidents even involved a pedestrian, much less a pedestrian who stopped while crossing the street and then changed direction."
Sambrano v. City of San Diego
94 Cal.App.4th 225 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001) Cited 110 times
Affirming summary judgment against complaint for dangerous condition based in part on evidence showing absence of prior accidents over five years' use of the park
Blanks v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP
171 Cal.App.4th 336 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) Cited 78 times 1 Legal Analyses
Explaining that “[t]he identity or expertise of the original trier of fact (i.e., a judge or an arbitrator or another type of adjudicator) does not alter the jury's responsibility in the legal malpractice trial within a trial”
Hyatt v. Sierra Boat Co.
79 Cal.App.3d 325 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978) Cited 132 times
In Hyatt v. Sierra Boat Co. (1978) 79 Cal.App.3d 325 (Hyatt), the plaintiff was driving in the right lane on a highway late at night when his vehicle apparently struck a glancing blow against the defendant's boat trailer, which was parked alongside the highway, then skidded or rolled into a telephone pole.
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell Co. v. Superior Court
200 Cal.App.3d 272 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988) Cited 79 times
Discussing a court's inherent power to preclude the presentation of evidence as a sanction for litigation abuse
Mozzetti v. City of Brisbane
67 Cal.App.3d 565 (Cal. Ct. App. 1977) Cited 107 times
Recognizing there is no fixed, inflexible rule for determining the measure of damages for injury to or destruction of property and whatever formula is most appropriate in a particular case will be adopted
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 23,076 times 16 Legal Analyses
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Maria Esther Villanueva Rostro vs. Robert Pettis

14 Cited authorities

Holding that a reasonable person would not consider that he or she was in custody despite being questioned in the jail area of the police station

Requiring use of peremptory challenges and dissatisfaction with jury to claim erroneous denial of challenge for cause

Holding the facts, not the labels, in a pleading determine whether a plaintiff is entitled to relief

Affirming trial court's award of fees, without allocation, where contract and misrepresentation claims arose from same operative facts

In Salas, the court found no similarity between the prior accidents and the pedestrian accident of the type at issue because "none of the proffered accidents even involved a pedestrian, much less a pedestrian who stopped while crossing the street and then changed direction."

Affirming summary judgment against complaint for dangerous condition based in part on evidence showing absence of prior accidents over five years' use of the park

Explaining that “[t]he identity or expertise of the original trier of fact (i.e., a judge or an arbitrator or another type of adjudicator) does not alter the jury's responsibility in the legal malpractice trial within a trial”

Discussing a court's inherent power to preclude the presentation of evidence as a sanction for litigation abuse

Recognizing there is no fixed, inflexible rule for determining the measure of damages for injury to or destruction of property and whatever formula is most appropriate in a particular case will be adopted

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