CASE
NAME/LOCALE,
YEAR
|
TRIAL JUDGE/COMMISSIONER
LAW SCHOOL
|
QUESTIONS
RAISED
|
MATERIALS
AVAILABLE
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Arizona, 1992
|
Lester L. Penterman
|
Personal service of ticket
(required in AZ)
|
Appellate decision
|
Allen, San Diego, 2001
|
Ronald L. Styn, Stanford Univ.
|
Overall control of system
|
Trial court decision
|
Fairfax, VA, 2001; Seattle,
2009
|
|
Various
|
Opening
brief (Motion in Limine)
|
Culver City, 2003
|
Ralph A. Amado, San Fernando Valley
College of Law
|
Various
|
Settled
Statement
|
WeHo, 2003
|
Hugh M. Bobys, UCLA
|
Various
|
Trial
transcript
|
Neill, Sacramento, 2003
|
Jean R. Brown, Pro Tem, McGeorge, Univ. of
Pacific
|
Approach
Speed, Due Process
|
Trial
transcript, opening brief
|
Bohl, Sacramento, 2004
|
Raoul M. Thorbourne, Loyola, LA
|
Admissibility
of
evidence
(hearsay
/
confrontation)
|
Appellate
Div.
decision,
article
|
Hawthorne, 2005
|
John R. Johnson, USC, LA
|
Identity
|
Trial
transcript
|
Fischetti (# 1), Costa
Mesa, 2005
|
Mark J. Sheedy, Univ. of Wyoming
|
Warning
ticket requirement, overall control of system
|
Appellate
Div.
decision.
Briefs,
etc.
|
Smith, West Hollywood, 2006
(New entry as of Jul. 2010)
|
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation)
|
Appellate Div. decision
|
Moore, Sacramento, 2006
|
Deborah R. Schulte, Pro Tem, McGeorge,
Univ. of Pacific
|
Admissibility
of
evidence
(hearsay
/
confrontation)(calibration)
|
Appellate
Div.
decision.
Opening
brief
|
Nagai, Los Alamitos, 2007
|
Kenneth I. Schwartz, Pepperdine
|
Illegal contract (Def. #
10 - B)
|
Trial court decision
|
Anna V., Santa Ana, 2008
|
Glenn Mondo, Loyola, LA
|
Warning
ticket requirement, inspection, calibration, guidelines
|
Appellate
Div.
decision.
Trial
court
decision,
brief
|
No name, no city, 2008
|
|
Taping,
illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B)
|
Trial
'transcript' by defendant
|
Franco, Fullerton, 2008
|
Allen K. Stone, Glendale Univ.
|
Illegal
contract (Defect # 10 - B)
|
Appellate
Div.
decision.
Opening
brief,
City's
motions
&
petitions
attempting
to
overturn
|
Fischetti (# 2), Santa
Ana, 2008
|
Glenn Mondo, Loyola, LA |
Warning ticket requirement
(Defect #
6)
|
Formerly-published
Appellate Div. decision
|
Williams, Culver City, 2009
|
Pamela S. Davis, Southwestern
|
Mixed signal lights
(Def. # 7)
|
Appellate Div. decision
|
| Melendez-Diaz, Massachusetts (US Supreme
Court), June 2009 |
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
US Supreme Court Decision, article
|
Graham, Sacramento, 2009
|
Christopher Longaker, Hastings
|
Lack of substantial
evidence (no photo of light - ACS camera)
|
Appellate
Div. decision.
Opening brief
|
Lori A.
& Murray, Santa Ana, 2009
|
Kenneth I. Schwartz, Pepperdine |
Illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B), public
announcement
|
Trial court decision
|
Bullock, San
Mateo, 2009
|
Susan L. Greenberg, Hastings
|
Illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B)
|
Appellate Div. decision, attorney's
request for
publication
|
Lopez,
Daly
City,
2009
|
Joseph K. Allen, Lincoln Univ.
|
Illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B)
|
Appellate Div. decision.
Briefs
|
Schmidt,
San Mateo, 2009
|
Susan L. Greenberg, Hastings |
Warning signs, control of system by
private co., prejudicial error
|
Article about Appellate Div. decision,
opening
brief
|
Singh,
Newark,
Jan.
2010
|
John C. Porter, Boalt Hall
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Opening brief
|
Mustapha B., Santa
Ana, Jan. 2010
|
Daniel M. Ornelas, Univ. of San Diego
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision
|
Romero, Santa Ana,
Jan. 2010
|
Daniel M. Ornelas, Univ. of San Diego |
Warning ticket requirement
(Defect # 6)
|
Appellate Div. decision
|
Paul
B.,
San
Mateo,
Mar.
2010
|
Susan L. Greenberg, Hastings |
Illegal contract, inspection, calibration,
yellow light length
|
Appellate Div. decision.
Opening brief,
city's
response brief
|
Blankenship,
Emeryville, May 2010
|
Geoffrey N. Carter, St. Louis Univ.
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Opening brief
|
Khaled,
Santa
Ana,
May
2010
|
Daniel M. Ornelas, Univ. of San Diego |
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation)
|
Published** Appellate Div.
decision.
Statement on
appeal, opening brief, letters opposing publication
|
Durney,
Millbrae,
Jun.
2010
|
Susan L. Greenberg, Hastings
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Opening brief,
filing
by police department
|
Foley,
San
Juan
Capistrano,
June
2010
|
Lyle Robertson, Western State University,
Fullerton
|
Photo quality, admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Notice of Appeal,
Proposed Statement on Appeal, opening brief
|
Park,
Santa
Ana,
Jul.
2010
|
Daniel M. Ornelas, Univ. of San Diego |
Warning ticket requirement
(Defect # 6)
|
Published Appellate Div. decision.
Settled
statement, opening brief, City's amicus brief, letters opposing and
supporting
publication
|
8 City of San
Diego
Cases, Aug. 2010
|
Karen A. Riley, Western State University,
Fullerton
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Trial court decision.
Points &
authorities, People's opposition, closing brief
|
Calhoon, 7
Santa Ana Cases, Aug.
2010
|
Peter J. Wilson, Rhodes Univ., South Africa
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Trial court decision.
Briefs, motions
|
Bevacqua,
Bakersfield, Dec. 2010
|
Charles Brehmer, Valparaiso
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision
|
Soriano, Santa Ana, Dec. 2010
|
Carmen Luege, UCLA
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Trial court
decision,
trial court decision after reconsideration, Proposed Statement on
Appeal, opening brief
|
Macias,
Victorville,
Dec.
2010
|
Patrick L. Singer, Ohio State
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Trial transcript,
Statement on Appeal, opening brief |
| MRCA, 2010 |
|
|
See Class Actions, below |
Fields,
Lancaster,
May
2011
|
Robert A. McSorley, Univ. of Washington
|
Warning ticket
requirement
(Defect #
6) |
Appellate Div. decision.
Trial court's
(pre-printed) Order Overruling Objections to Admissibility of
Documentary Evidence, transcript (including pre-printed testimony by
Deputy), opening brief
|
Daugherty,
Napa, May 2011
|
Stephen T. Kroyer, Western State
University, Fullerton
|
Illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B) |
Published Appellate Div. decision.
Briefs
|
Chew,
Daly
City,
June
2011
|
Susan Jakubowski, Santa Clara Univ.
|
Illegal contract (Def. # 10 - B) |
Appellate Div. decision, after rehearing.
Statement on Appeal, request for stay
|
7 San Mateo
County cases (Millbrae & Menlo Park), June 2011
|
Susan L. Greenberg, Hastings, Susan
Jakubowski, Santa Clara Univ. |
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decisions.
Briefs
|
Bullcoming, New Mexico (US
Supreme Court), June 2011
|
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
US Supreme Court decision, article,
explanation
|
Kung,
Newark,
June
2011
|
David Byron, Pro Tem, Armstrong College,
Berkeley
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision, after rehearing.
Appellant's petition for transfer to District Court of Appeal,
appellant's request for publication. (These documents show the
many possible steps in an appeal.)
|
| Billings, Costa Mesa,
Jul. 2011 |
Max De Liema, Loyola, LA
|
Prosecutorial authority
|
Appellate Div. decision |
Peter G, Santa Ana, Oct.
2011
|
Carmen Luege, UCLA |
Prosecutorial authority |
Appellate Div. decision |
Dyrek, Santa Ana, Aug. 2011
|
Carmen Luege, UCLA |
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision |
EH,
Santa
Ana,
Aug.
2011
|
Clarence "Clancy" Haynes, Western State
University, California
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision |
Gray,
Culver
City,
Sept.
2011
|
Lawrence Cho, Rutgers Univ.
|
Warning ticket requirement
(Defect # 6)
|
Published Appellate Div.
decision. On 6-20-12 Cal. Supreme Court granted review.
|
Blumenthal,
Santa
Ana,
Nov.
2011
|
Carmen Luege, UCLA |
Appearance of Impropriety and Partiality
|
Appellate Div. decision, briefs
|
| Borzakian, Beverly
Hills, 2011 - 2012 |
Carol J. Hallowitz, Boston Univ. |
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Published** District Court
of Appeal* decision. Now at Cal. Supreme Court.
Extensive briefing. Strongly recommended
additional
reading: P. v. Goldsmith (below) and SB 1303 (on this site's
Action/Legis
page)
|
| Goldsmith, Inglewood, 2011
- 2012 |
John R. Johnson, USC, LA |
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Published** District Court of
Appeal* decision.
Partially published Appellate
Div.
decision. Now at Cal. Supreme Court. Extensive
briefing. Strongly recommended additional
reading: P. v. Borzakian (above) and SB 1303 (on this site's
Action/Legis page) |
Flynn v. Vinson,
Murrieta, June 2012
|
Pamela A. Thatcher, Loyola, LA
|
Power of Initiative
|
Industry Petition for Writ of Mandate to
Remove
Murrieta Citizens' Initiative from the Nov. 2012 Ballot
|
Winters, Victorville,
June 2012 (ongoing)
|
Patrick L. Singer, Ohio State
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
Appellate Div. decision. Appellate
Div. certified the decision for publication, but on Sept. 17 the
District Court of Appeal
transferred the case to themselves for re-hearing. The DCA also ordered
that counsel for appellant be provided by Appellate Defenders,
Inc. Once appointed, counsel is to file an
opening brief within 40 days. The DCA's transfer order
made it clear that they were aware of the cases at the Cal. Supreme
Court. DCA case # E 056987 (4th District, Division 2)
RedFlex' attorneys filed a request for depublication - possibly before
the DCA took the case.
(Also see the Macias case, above.)
|
Williams v. Illinois (US
Supreme Court), June 2012)
|
|
Admissibility of evidence
(hearsay / confrontation) |
US Supreme Court decision, article,
explanation |
Salseda, MTA/Metro, Sept.
2012
|
Ralph C. Hofer, USC, LA
|
Wrong standard of proof (ACS camera),
admissibility of evidence (hearsay / confrontation)
|
Appellate Div. decision, trial transcript
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Class Action info:
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Class
Action
page
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All issues, includes MRCA tickets
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Continuing, forming
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