Daily Summary — 2026-05-18
Daily Summary — 2026-05-18. 4 case(s) published, 24 investigated but skipped, 5 opinion(s) surfaced across 14 court(s) searched.
4Published
24Skipped
5Opinions surfaced
14Courts searched
12Email mentions
Cases Published
| Case | Court | Date | Practice areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| People v. Mitchell — California Supreme Court Holds Defendants Who Agreed to Upper Term Sentences via Plea Bargain May Seek Retroactive Benefit of SB 567 | California Supreme Court | 2026-05-18 | criminal-law, litigation |
| Nuanmanee v. Superior Court — Court of Appeal Holds Defendant Was Not ‘Brought to Trial’ When Court Policy Prevented Jury Empanelment on Last Statutory Day | 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2026-05-18 | criminal-law, civil-procedure, litigation |
| Pacific Premier Bancorp v. Columbia Casualty — Ninth Circuit Affirms Insurance Lending Exclusions Bar Coverage for Ponzi Scheme Litigation | Ninth Circuit | 2026-05-18 | insurance-law, banking-finance, litigation |
| Patterson v. Wells Fargo — Ninth Circuit Revives Willful FCRA Claims Over Unauthorized Account Credit Pulls | Ninth Circuit | 2026-05-18 | banking-finance, litigation, collections-creditor-rights |
Cases Investigated but Not Published
- Bliss v. Bisignano (25-337, Ninth Circuit (D. Montana)) — Social Security disability appeal from District of Montana; not a California case
- Shear Development Co., LLC v. Cal. Coastal Com. (S284378M, Supreme Court) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- P. v. Hsiung (A169697M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Tulare Medical Center Property etc. Valdivia (F089334M, 5th DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Marriage of Nishida & Kamoda (G064200M, 4th DCA/3) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289N, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Aerni v. RR San Dimas, L.P. (B341484M, 2nd DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Dept. of Water Resources Cases (C103207M, 3rd DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- P. v. Tzul (B343256M, 2nd DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Chi v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (A172237M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Marriage of Jenkins (A169217M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Ct. (E085766N, 4th DCA/2) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Cleare et al. v. Super. Ct. (A173289M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Meiner v. Superior Court (G065769M, 4th DCA/3) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Court (E085766M, 4th DCA/2) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz (D085584M, 4th DCA/1) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Nichols v. Alghannam (C100433M, 3rd DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts, Inc. (A171546M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Semaan v. Mosier (G064385M, 4th DCA/3) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Navellier v. Putnam (A172077M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- P. v. Dixon (F087625M, 5th DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Microsoft Corp. v. Super. Ct. (B347381M, 2nd DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- P. v. Aguilar (D083172M, 4th DCA/1) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
- Marriage of Starr (A172153M, 1st DCA) — Modification order; underlying opinion already posted
Courts Searched
| Court | Source | Opinions found | Kept after triage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Supreme Court | courts.ca.gov | 1 | 1 | P. v. Mitchell (S277314); 1 modification order auto-skipped |
| 1st District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | 7 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 2nd District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | 3 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 3rd District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 1 | 1 | Nuanmanee v. Superior Court (C105413); 2 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 4th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | 7 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 5th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | 2 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 6th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | |
| Appellate Division | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | |
| Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals | CourtListener API v4 | 3 | 2 | 1 case skipped (Bliss v. Bisignano — D. Montana, not CA) |
| U.S. District Court, Central District of California | CourtListener API v4 | 0 | 0 | Initial page fetch timed out; 0 rows returned |
| 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 filter) | CourtListener API v4 | 0 | 0 |
Email Newsletter Ingest
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| Messages processed | 41 |
| Newsletter URLs (case-source) | 8 |
| Case mentions extracted from newsletter bodies | 12 |
Subscribed sources: Law360, JURIST, Patently-O, JD Supra, Thomson Reuters Daily Docket, SCOTUSblog, LexBlog, Reuters, Justia, Clio, Attorney at Work
Sources Consulted
- courts.ca.gov — published and unpublished opinion listings
- CourtListener API v4 — court_id: ca9, cacd, caed, cand, casd, scotus
- Newsletter inbox (IMAP, read-only)