Daily Summary — 2026-05-28
Daily Summary — 2026-05-28. 4 case(s) published, 46 investigated but skipped, 24 opinion(s) surfaced across 14 court(s) searched.
4Published
46Skipped
24Opinions surfaced
14Courts searched
20Email mentions
Cases Published
| Case | Court | Date | Practice areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.O. v. Superior Court — California Supreme Court Curbs Blanket Peremptory Challenges to Judges Under CCP Section 170.6 | CA Supreme Court | 2026-05-28 | litigation, civil-procedure |
| People v. Brinston — Court Reverses Denial of Compassionate Release for Severely Incapacitated Prisoner | CA1 | 2026-05-28 | criminal-law, litigation |
| People v. Haddock — Court Reverses Gang Murder Convictions for Improper Denial of Racial Justice Act Claims | CA4/1 | 2026-05-28 | criminal-law, constitutional-law |
| Singleton v. Gates — Ninth Circuit Revives Prisoner's Eighth Amendment Claim Over Denied Transitional Lenses | 9th Cir. | 2026-05-28 | criminal-law, constitutional-law, healthcare-law |
Cases Investigated but Not Published
- Fresh Mix, LLC v. Pisanelli Bice, Pllc (25-2462, 9th Cir.) — Nevada legal malpractice case — certification to Nevada Supreme Court, not CA-relevant
- Herta v. Roberts (25-1965, 9th Cir.) — Short unpublished memo (2K chars), SD CA — routine affirmance
- Glaros v. California Dept. of Transportation (24-7328, 9th Cir.) — Short unpublished memo (4K chars), CD CA — insufficient substance for summary
- Dorton v. Sterkel (25-16, 9th Cir.) — Short unpublished memo (4K chars), CD CA prison case — routine
- Clark v. Mediation Case Manager, LLC (24-5127, 9th Cir.) — Oregon case, not CA-relevant
- Burk v. Townsend (24-5273, 9th Cir.) — Arizona case, not CA-relevant
- Buchanan v. Gandhi (24-4100, 9th Cir.) — Arizona case, not CA-relevant
- Bruck v. Ada County Sheriff's Office (24-6767, 9th Cir.) — Idaho case, not CA-relevant
- Arakji v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (24-7785, 9th Cir.) — Short unpublished memo (2K chars), ND CA — routine dismissal affirmance
- Shallowhorn v. Lopez (24-2484, 9th Cir.) — Short unpublished memo (5K chars), SD CA prison case — insufficient substance
- Patrice Brown v. Maricopa County Attorney's Office (23-15141, 9th Cir.) — Arizona case, not CA-relevant
- Naumov v. Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing (24-6020, 9th Cir.) — Oregon case, not CA-relevant
- Hunter v. City of Everett (25-1022, 9th Cir.) — Washington case, not CA-relevant
- Gonsalves v. Alm (25-4822, 9th Cir.) — Hawaii case, not CA-relevant
- Essenfeld v. Dulgov (26-934, 9th Cir.) — Arizona case, not CA-relevant
- Taylor v. Kane (24-7286, 9th Cir.) — Hawaii case, not CA-relevant
- Sharma v. Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (24-5507, 9th Cir.) — OCAHO immigration case, not CA court opinion
- United States v. Jessmon (25-4189, 9th Cir.) — Arizona criminal case, not CA-relevant
- United States v. Hawkins (24-7781, 9th Cir.) — Washington criminal case, not CA-relevant
- United States v. Cooley (25-309, 9th Cir.) — Arizona criminal case, not CA-relevant
- P. v. Berch (B339641M, CA2/6) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Greely v. Greely (D085527M, CA4/1) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- P. v. Hsiung (A169697N, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Citizens Against Marketplace v. City of San Ramon (A170988M, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Shear Development Co. v. Cal. Coastal Com. (S284378M, CA SC) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- P. v. Hsiung (A169697M, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Tulare Medical Center v. Valdivia (F089334M, CA5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Marriage of Nishida & Kamoda (G064200M, CA4/3) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Cleare v. Super. Ct. (A173289N, CA1/2) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Aerni v. RR San Dimas (B341484M, CA2) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Dept. of Water Resources Cases (C103207M, CA3) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- P. v. Tzul (B343256M, CA2/7) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Chi v. DMV (A172237M, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Marriage of Jenkins (A169217M, CA1/4) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Merchant of Tennis v. Superior Ct. (E085766N, CA4/2) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Cleare v. Super. Ct. (A173289M, CA1/2) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Meiner v. Superior Court (G065769M, CA4/3) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Merchant of Tennis v. Superior Court (E085766M, CA4/2) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Domestic Partnership of Campos & Munoz (D085584M, CA4/1) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Nichols v. Alghannam (C100433M, CA3) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Bartholomew v. Parking Concepts (A171546M, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Semaan v. Mosier (G064385M, CA4/3) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Navellier v. Putnam (A172077M, CA1/5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- P. v. Dixon (F087625M, CA5) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- Microsoft Corp. v. Super. Ct. (B347381M, CA2/4) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
- P. v. Aguilar (D083172M, CA4/1) — Modification order (auto-skipped by M-suffix dedup)
Courts Searched
| Court | Source | Opinions found | Kept after triage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Supreme Court | courts.ca.gov | 1 | 1 | J.O. v. Superior Court (S287285) — major CCP 170.6 opinion |
| 1st District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 1 | 1 | P. v. Brinston (A173470) |
| 2nd District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | No new opinions; 3 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 3rd District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | No new opinions; 2 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 4th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 1 | 1 | P. v. Haddock (D084537) — certified for publication 5/28 |
| 5th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | No new opinions; 2 modification orders auto-skipped |
| 6th District Court of Appeal | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | No new opinions |
| Appellate Division | courts.ca.gov | 0 | 0 | No new opinions |
| Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals | CourtListener API v4 | 21 | 1 | 52 total rows; 21 new queue files; 1 CA-substantive kept (Singleton v. Gates), 6 short CA memos skipped, 14 non-CA skipped |
| 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 (CA filter) | CourtListener API v4 | 0 | 0 |
Email Newsletter Ingest
| Metric | Count |
|---|---|
| Messages processed | 79 |
| Newsletter URLs (case-source) | 648 |
| Case mentions extracted from newsletter bodies | 20 |
Subscribed sources: CourtListener Alerts, Justia Case Alerts, Patently-O Daily Review, SCOTUSblog, JD Supra, LexBlog, Thomson Reuters Daily Docket, The Recorder Case Alert, National Law Review, CA Attorney General Opinions
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)