People v. Morris

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

FPI Development, Inc. v. Nakashima

Affirming summary judgment

Juge v. County of Sacramento

Holding that a "trial court has the inherent power to grant summary judgment on a ground not explicitly tendered by the moving party" if the party opposing the motion had an opportunity to respond to the issue

Bowen v. Ryan

In Bowen, a civil case, a dentist who had treated as many as 45,000 patients during his 28-year career was accused of choking a patient in order to give him an injection and then shoving him against a wall.

Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co.

In Brokopp the court stated: “ ‘The knowledge, opinions, and report of an expert consulted by an attorney in preparation of his case remain immune from disclosure under the attorney’s work-product privilege as long as the expert does not change his status as a consultant-expert.

FMC Corp. v. Plaisted & Companies

In FMC Corp. v. Plaisted and Cos., 61 Cal.App.4th 1132, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 467 (1998), another California Court of Appeal panel held that, where "coverage is ultimately keyed to and limited by the concept of `occurrence,'" an insured may recover an amount no greater than the policy limit for one policy period.

People v. Hoze

In People v. Hoze (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 949, 955, this court found no error because as a matter of law the trial court did not abuse its discretion in permitting impeachment with defendant’s priors.

Webb v. Van Noort

Larson v. Larsen

In Larson the court said: "It has been repeatedly held that it is not competent to prove the commission of independent crimes by the defendant, the evidence of which has no tendency to prove some material fact in connection with the particular crime charged.

Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers

Providing for service via CM/ECF Systems

Section 352 - Balancing of probative value with prejudice

Giving a trial court discretion to exclude evidence "if its probative value is substantially outweighed by the probability that its admission will necessitate undue consumption of time or (b) create substantial danger of undue prejudice, of confusing the issues, or of misleading the jury"

Section 1101 - Evidence of character to prove conduct

Regarding admissibility of character evidence

Section 1200 - Hearsay rule

Prohibiting the introduction of "a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated" subject to certain exceptions

Section 1104 - Traits of care or skill

Excluding evidence of an employee's prior accidents, when the employer assumes vicarious liability for the employee's negligence