Clinton v. Jones

Holding in Section 1983 action no absolute immunity for damages arising from "unofficial conduct"

Lockyer v. Mirant Corp.

Holding a stay, although "theoretically" subject to modification, was a reviewable collateral order because "the district court did not impose a time limit on the stay or note circumstances that might result in its modification"

Leyva v. Certified Grocers of Cal., Ltd.

Holding that the arbitrator does have the power to determine whether various provisions in the contract are void

Cmax, Inc. v. Hall

Holding that a delay "is not the kind of prejudice which should move a court to deny a requested postponement"

Caliber Bodyworks, Inc. v. Superior Court

Holding that plaintiffs could not pursue civil penalties for a Section 558 violation without complying with the pre-filing notice and exhaustion requirements of PAGA

Lewis v. Telephone Employees Credit Union

Holding that remitters of cashier's checks lacked standing to sue bank for conversion because they had no rights in the instruments

Cicairos v. Summit Logistics, Inc.

Holding that an employer's "obligation to provide the plaintiffs with an adequate meal period is not satisfied by [shifting responsibility to employees to take their meal breaks], because employers have `an affirmative obligation to ensure that workers are actually relieved of all duty.'" (quoting Wage Order applicable to the transportation industry)

Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (Adam Hohnbaum)

Holding that employers "need only provide [meal breaks] and not ensure they are taken."

In re Kirkland

Holding that, when applying state law, this Court follows "the decision of the highest state court," or, in the absence of such a decision and any indication that the highest court would rule differently, "the decisions of the state's intermediate courts"

Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. v. Berkeley

Stating that "courts should be reluctant to vacate arbitral awards on public policy grounds"

Rule 12 - Defenses and Objections: When and How Presented; Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; Consolidating Motions; Waiving Defenses; Pretrial Hearing

Granting the court discretion to exclude matters outside the pleadings presented to the court in defense of a motion to dismiss

Section 2698 - Title of part

Section 2699 - Civil penalty; civil action by aggrieved employee to recover

Providing that "[a]ny employee who prevails in any action" shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees

Section 1198 - Maximum hours of work and standard conditions of labor

Providing that the "employment of any employee for longer hours" than are lawful is unlawful