May 1, 2018 Oral Argument Cases

S234969 - TROESTER v. STARBUCKS CORPORATION
(Grimes, J., assigned justice pro tempore)
 
  1. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's Request to Answer Question of State Law Filed on June 3, 2016
  2. Appellant's Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on November 2, 2016
  3. Respondent's Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on January 25, 2017
  4. Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on March 17, 2017
  5. Amicus Curiae Brief of Women's Employment Rights Clinic of Golden Gate University School of Law, Bet Tzedek, Centro Legal de la Raza, National Employment Law Project, and Legal Aid At Work, Filed on May 1, 2017
  6. Amicus Curiae Brief of Association of Southern California Defense Counsel Filed on May 1, 2017
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Retailers Association Filed on May 1, 2017
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America Filed on May 1, 2017
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of Employers Group and California Employment Law Council, Filed on May 1, 2017
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of Consumer Attorneys of California and California Employment Lawyers Association Filed on June 9, 2017
  11. Respondent's Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on July 12, 2017
  12. Appellant's Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on July 11, 2017
  13. Respondent's Supplemental Brief Filed on April 9, 2018
     

S230899 - JAMESON v. DESTA
(Dondero, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Appellant's Petition for Review Filed on December 1, 2015
  2. Respondent's Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 17, 2015
  3. Appellant's Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on December 29, 2015
  4. Appellant's Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on February 29, 2016
  5. Respondent's Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on May 12, 2016
  6. Respondent's Request for Judicial Notice Filed on May 12, 2016
  7. Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on June 28, 2016
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of Family Violence Appellate Project; Bay Area Legal Aid; Bet Tzedek; California Partnership to End Domestic Violence; California Protective Parents Association; California Women's Law Center; Central California Legal Services, Inc.; Child Abuse Forensic Institute; Domestic Abuse Center; Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project; Margaret Drew; Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law; Impact Fund; Law Foundation of Silicon Valley; Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles; Legal Aid Society of Orange County; Community Legal Services in Southeast Los Angeles County; Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County; Legal Services of Northern California; Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice; National Association of Women Lawyers; National Center for Lesbian Rights; National Housing Law Project; Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley; Public Interest Law Project; Rape Counseling Services of Fresno; San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc.; Wendy M. Seiden; Jane Stoever; UC Davis Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic; Women's Law Project; and YWCA Glendale; Filed on August 19, 2016
  9. Amicus Curiae Brief of American Bar Association Filed on August 19, 2016
  10. Amicus Curiae Brief of California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Inner City Law Center, Legal Aid Association of California, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Public Counsel, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Erwin Chemerinsky, David Marcus, Judith Resnik, Louis R. Rulli, and Western Center on Law and Poverty, Filed on August 19, 2016
  11. Amicus Curiae Brief of Amicus Curiae Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice Filed on August 30, 2016
  12. Respondent's Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on October 18, 2016
  13. Respondent's Supplemental Brief Filed on November 13, 2017
  14. Amicus Curiae, Amicus Curiae Committee of the California Commission on Access to Justice, Supplemental Brief Filed on November 13, 2017
  15. Amicus Curiae, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Public Counsel, Louis S. Rulli, and Western Center on Law and Poverty, Supplemental Brief Filed on November 14, 2017
  16. Appellant's Supplemental Brief Filed on November 14, 2017
  17. Appellant's Reply to Supplemental Brief Filed on November 28, 2017
     

S235357 - LOPEZ v. SONY ELECTRONICS
(Hoffstadt, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Appellant's Petition for Review Filed on June 22, 2016
  2. Appellant's Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on November 23, 2016
  3. Respondent's Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on February 24, 2017
  4. Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on April 18, 2017
  5. Amicus Curiae Brief of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, American Insurance Association, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel, and Civil Justice Association of California, Filed on May 19, 2017
  6. Amicus Curiae Brief of Western Digital Corporation Filed on May 19, 2017
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., Filed on May 24, 2017
  8. Appellant's Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on June 26, 2017
     

S240918 - SAMARA v. MATAR
(Hoch, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Respondent's Petition for Review Filed on March 28, 2017
  2. Appellant's Answer to Petition for Review Filed on May 5, 2017
  3. Respondent's Reply to Answer to Petition for Review Filed on May 11, 2017
  4. Respondent's Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on August 8, 2017
  5. Appellant's Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on November 19, 2017
  6. Respondent's Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on January 8, 2018
  7. Amicus Curiae Brief of Kenneth Barton Filed on February 27, 2018
  8. Amicus Curiae Brief of Stephen H. Bennett, Richard T. Letwak, and Letwak & Bennett, Filed on February 27, 2018
  9. Amicus Curiae, Kenneth Barton, Request for Judicial Notice Filed on February 27, 2018
     

 S141210 - MANRIQUEZ (ABELINO) ON H.C.
(Franson, Jr., J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Petitioner's Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Filed on January 10, 2008
  2. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Informal Response Filed on December 31, 2008
  3. Petitioner's Reply to Informal Response Filed on June 30, 2009
  4. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Written Return Filed on September 7, 2012
  5. Petitioner's Traverse Filed on December 6, 2012
  6. Referee's Report Filed on April 21, 2014
  7. Petitioner's Exceptions/Briefing Filed re Referee's Report on July 21, 2014
  8. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Exceptions/Briefing Filed re Referee's Report on July 28, 2014
  9. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's Response Brief re Referee's Report Filed on September 19, 2014
  10. Petitioner's Response Brief re Referee's Report Filed on September 19, 2014
  11. Petitioner's Additional Authorities Letter Filed on April 20, 2018
  12. Respondent's Additional Authorities Letter Filed on April 23, 2018
     

S057242 - PEOPLE v. SPENCER (CHRISTOPHER ALAN)
(Hill, A. P. J., assigned justice pro tempore)

  1. Appellant's Opening Brief Filed on December 19, 2010
  2. Respondent's Brief Filed on April 9, 2012
  3. Appellant's Reply Brief Filed on October 22, 2014
  4. Appellant's Supplemental Brief Filed on October 23, 2014
  5. Respondent's Supplemental Brief Filed on January 22, 2015
  6. Appellant's Supplemental Brief Filed on August 11, 2015
  7. Appellant's Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 16, 2018
  8. Respondent's Focus Issues Letter Filed on April 16, 2018