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MEMORANDUM * Michael Gallagher appeals the denial of his mistrial motion relating to defense counsel’s reference to barred evidence in an opening statement. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. Initially, we note that referencing barred evidence of threats Gallagher allegedly made to his father and Carmen Kenniston prior to his arrest and relayed to police officers

70 Cal.Rptr.3d 324 (2008) 158 Cal.App.4th 895 Paula FISCAL et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al., Defendants and Appellants. No. Al 15018. Court of Appeal of California, First District, Division Four. January 9, 2008. *326 Dennis J. Herrera, San Francisco City Attor

GOULD, Circuit Judge. We here consider the free speech rights of Christian evangelists who operate religious outreach with the use of amplified sound in the streets of San Francisco, and whose efforts have collided with the City of San Francisco’s prerogative under its noise ordinance and permitting scheme to ensure that its citizens are not subject to unreasonably loud speech a

484 F.3d 1142 Lawrence ROSENBAUM; Eric Livingston, Plaintiffs-Appellants,v.CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO; Fred Lau, in his official capacity as Chief of the San Francisco Police Dept.; Joel Robinson, in hisofficial capacity as Superintendent of the Recreation and Parks Dept., City and County of San Francisco; Anthony Delucchi, in his official capacity as Director of Property, Real Estate Dept., City and County of San Francisco, Defen

KENNARD, J.— I concur in the judgment without joining Justice Brown’s majority opinion, Justice Mosk’s concurring opinion, or the Chief Justice’s concurring and dissenting opinion. At issue is whether a public contracting program of the City of San Jose violates article I, section 31 of the California Constitution, enacted by initiative in 1996, which declare

Filed 1/21/21 (unmodified opn. attached) CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHAHROKH MIRESKANDARI, D076130 Plaintiff and Appellant, v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2015- 00029990-CU-FR-CTL) L

GRABER, Circuit Judge, with whom THOMAS, Chief Judge, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judge, join, concurring: I concur fully in the majority opinion. I write separately only to state that, even if we assume that the Second Amendment applied to the carrying of concealed weapons in public, the provisions at issue would be constitutional. Three of our sister circuits have upheld similar restr

Filed 12/30/20 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SHAHROKH MIRESKANDARI, D076130 Plaintiff and Appellant, v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2015- 00029990-CU-FR-CTL) LAUREN GALLAGHER, as Executor, etc., Defenda

Opinion LAMBDEN, J. In 1996, Chandler Flickinger became the executor of the estate of Roger Preston Kampen and the estate of James Lawrence Ellington. Two bonds were issued and filed with the court by the Great American Insurance Company (the bonding company). Both Kampen and Ellington left the assets in their estates to the San Francisco Opera Association (the Opera

Filed 3/26/21 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE JONATHAN MANHAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A158152 v. SHANNON GALLAGHER, (City & County of San Francisco Super. Ct. No. CGC18563734) Defendan

02-09-376-CV COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRI

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 2-09-376-CV PATRICK GALLAGHER AND APPELLANTS LOIS GALLAGHER V. A. BRUCE WILSON APPELLEE ------------ FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1 OF TAR

THOMAS, Circuit Judge, dissenting: In its landmark decision in Heller, the Supreme Court held that a complete ban on handgun possession in the home violated the Second Amendment. District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570, 635, 128 S.Ct. 2783, 171 L.Ed.2d 637 (2008). In doing so, it reminded us that: “the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited” and that it “was not a right t

STEIN, J., Dissenting. Alameda County Waste Reduction and Recycling Act of 1990 (Measure D) imposes a $6 “surcharge” per ton of solid waste deposited in landfills located in Alameda County. The majority conclude that the surcharge is a valid regulatory fee. I believe the trial court properly found this surcharge to be a special tax imposed in violation of article XIII A, section 4 of

Filed 8/28/25 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO SOLANO COUNTY ORDERLY GROWTH COMMITTEE, Plaintiff and Respondent, A170680 v. (Solano County CITY OF FAIRFIELD, Super. Ct. No. FCS059198) Defendant and Appellant; COUNTY OF SOLANO

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S MOTION FOR REVIEW OF SPECIAL MASTER’S AUGUST 1, 2011 REPORT RE ESI PRODUCTION (Dkt. No. 924) SUZANNE H. SEGAL, United States Magistrate Judge. I. INTRODUCTION On August 1, 2011, the Honorable Venetta S. Tassopoulos (Ret.), in accordance with her designation as the Special Master in th

MEMORANDUM * Goodrich Corporation (“Goodrich”), the City of Rialto, and Rialto Utility Authority (together “Rialto”) brought suit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601-9675 (“CERCLA”), seeking to recover substantial remediation costs they had respectively incurred.1 The district court consolidated these actions becaus

191 Cal.App.3d 1142 (1987) 236 Cal. Rptr. 869 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff and Respondent v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant and Appellant. Docket No. A030845. Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three. May 12, 1987. *1145 COUNSEL Louise Renne,

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 19-1644 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. BP P.L.C.; BP AMERICA, INC.; BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA, INC.; CROWN CENTRAL LLC; CROWN CENTRAL NEW HOLDINGS LLC; CHEVRON CORP.; CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.; EXXON MOBIL CORP.; EXXON

614 F.3d 998 (2010) CITY OF COLTON, a California municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN PROMOTIONAL EVENTS, INC.-WEST; Apollo Manufacturing Co.; Astro Pyrotechnics, Inc.; Atlas Fireworks Company, Inc.; Black & Decker, Inc.; California Fireworks Display Company; County of San Bernardino; Emhart Industries, Inc.; Goodrich Corporation; Kwikset Locks, Inc.; Pyro Spectaculars, Inc.; Pyrotronics Corp.; Red Devil Fireworks Company;