California Case Summaries

Courts Searched — 2026-05-14

Daily Summary — 2026-05-14

Daily Summary — 2026-05-14. 7 case(s) published, 28 investigated but skipped, 34 opinion(s) surfaced across 14 court(s) searched.
7Published
28Skipped
34Opinions surfaced
14Courts searched
0Email mentions

Cases Published

Case Court Date Practice areas
J.M. v. Illuminate Education — California Supreme Court Redefines Data Breach Liability Under the CMIA CA Supreme Court 2026-05-14 litigation, intellectual-property
Nargizyan v. State Farm — Court Revives Homeowner's Claim Over Pipe Leak, Finding Insurer Misapplied Seepage Exclusion CA 2nd DCA 2026-05-14 insurance-law, litigation
People v. Superior Court (Feghhi) — Sixth District Orders Blood-Alcohol Evidence Reinstated in DUI Murder Case CA 6th DCA 2026-05-14 criminal-law, litigation
People v. Wilmot — Murder Conviction Vacated After Jury Instruction Wrongly Added 'Unintentionally' to Manslaughter Definition CA 2nd DCA 2026-05-14 criminal-law
Apartment Assn. v. City of Los Angeles — Court Upholds LA Eviction Threshold but Strikes Down Relocation-Assistance Mandate CA 2nd DCA 2026-05-14 real-estate-law, litigation
Reges v. Cauce — Ninth Circuit Rules University Violated Professor's First Amendment Rights Over Syllabus Land Acknowledgment Protest 9th Circuit 2026-05-14 constitutional-law, labor-employment-law
Bradford v. Vang — Ninth Circuit Holds Loper Bright Does Not Displace AEDPA Deference in Habeas Cases 9th Circuit 2026-05-14 criminal-law, constitutional-law

Cases Investigated but Not Published

  • Scherer v. Ismail (25-2651, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished memorandum; qualified immunity on narrow facts
  • Martinez Diaz v. Blanche (23-1270, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration partial remand (El Salvador)
  • United States v. Registe (20-30042, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; Alaska firearms case, no CA connection
  • Monical v. Marion County Jail (23-1506, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; Oregon prisoner civil rights, routine PLRA
  • Pedro Garcia Cruz v. Blanche (20-72682, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration in absentia rescission denial
  • Barnes v. Bisignano (24-7390, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; Washington SSA disability, routine affirmance
  • Arias-Hernandez v. Blanche (24-6336, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; routine immigration asylum denial (El Salvador)
  • Shimose v. ILWU Local 142 (23-15612, 9th Circuit) — Unpublished; Hawaii labor/union, no CA law relevance
  • Marriage of Nishida & Kamoda (G064200M, CA 4th DCA/3) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289N, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Aerni v. RR San Dimas, L.P. (B341484M, CA 2nd DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Dept. of Water Resources Cases (C103207M, CA 3rd DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • P. v. Tzul (B343256M, CA 2nd DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Chi v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (A172237M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Marriage of Jenkins (A169217M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Ct. (E085766N, CA 4th DCA/2) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Meiner v. Superior Court (G065769M, CA 4th DCA/3) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Court (E085766M, CA 4th DCA/2) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz (D085584M, CA 4th DCA/1) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Nichols v. Alghannam (C100433M, CA 3rd DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts, Inc. (A171546M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Semaan v. Mosier (G064385M, CA 4th DCA/3) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Navellier v. Putnam (A172077M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • P. v. Dixon (F087625M, CA 5th DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Microsoft Corp. v. Super. Ct. (B347381M, CA 2nd DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • P. v. Aguilar (D083172M, CA 4th DCA/1) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)
  • Marriage of Starr (A172153M, CA 1st DCA) — M-suffix modification order (auto-skipped by collector)

Courts Searched

Court Source Opinions found Kept after triage Notes
California Supreme Court courts.ca.gov 1 1 J.M. v. Illuminate Education — landmark CMIA ruling
1st District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 0 0 5 M-orders auto-skipped
2nd District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 3 3
3rd District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 0 0
4th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 0 0
5th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 0 0
6th District Court of Appeal courts.ca.gov 1 1
Appellate Division courts.ca.gov 0 0
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals CourtListener API v4 29 2 8 unpublished memoranda skipped; 19 previously seen
U.S. District Court, Central District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California CourtListener API v4 0 0
U.S. Supreme Court (California-related) CourtListener API v4 0 0

Email Newsletter Ingest

Metric Count
Messages processed 0
Newsletter URLs (case-source) 0
Case mentions extracted from newsletter bodies 0

Sources Consulted

  • courts.ca.gov (published + unpublished opinion listings)
  • CourtListener API v4 — court_id: ca9, cacd, caed, cand, casd, scotus
  • Newsletter inbox (IMAP, read-only)
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