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In the case of Jessop v. City of Fresno (Filed 9/4/2019) D.C. No. 1:15-cv-00316-DAD-SAB, did the Ninth Circuit expand forfeiture in an unusual way?  In an interesting factual case, the Ninth Circuit held it is not a constitutional violation to unlawfully seize $225k when the stolen property is covered by warrant. The nuance being that

In People v. Duenas, (Case No. B285645) the California Second District Court of Appeals reversed $220 in various fees imposed on a woman for misdemeanor driving offenses.  Velia Duenas was homeless and disabled, and didn’t have the ability to pay.  On appeal, the Second District said the trial court should have assessed whether she

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, clarifying the standard for determining whether workers in California should be classified as employees or as independent contractors for purposes of the wage orders adopted by California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”).  The Court held

An ADU, previously known as “in-law” units or “granny flats,” are additional living spaces on single-family lots that have a separate kitchen, bathroom, and exterior access independent of the primary residence. Two bills, SB-1069 and AB-2299 were recently enacted amending provisions of the Government Code, and generally encouraging the building of ADU’s.  These bills require

A new law in effect for 2016, requires short-term vacation rental websites such as Airbnb to provide disclosures to tenants.  While subletting is often not allowed in rental agreements, and can even lead to eviction, many tenants don’t know this or even review their own rental agreements before trying it.  A tenant should always review their