The Universal Shopping Plaza owns a shopping mall in San Gabriel. Piong Hong owns the Five Star Restaurant, a seafood place in that shopping mall. Hong and the restaurant pays a huge amount of rent; over $60,000 every month. During
Professor Shaun Martin
Professor Shaun Martin is an academic and legal commentator who publishes detailed analyses of recent court opinions, primarily focusing on appellate decisions in California and federal courts. His writings explore complex legal issues such as family law disputes involving reproductive technology, contempt proceedings, antitrust litigation, firearms law, neighbor disputes, and tax-related challenges. He provides critical insights into judicial reasoning, statutory interpretation, and procedural nuances, often highlighting contrasting judicial approaches and the implications of legal rulings. His content is aimed at legal professionals and scholars interested in contemporary case law developments and their broader legal context.
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Adom v. California DOC (9th Cir. – Sept. 8, 2026)
The majority (Judges Paez and Forrest) and dissent (Judge Bea) disagree on whether the California Department of Corrections may have violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it took away adult diapers from a 57-year old prisoner with spinal damage…
People v. Stammers (Cal. Ct. App. – Sept. 4, 2026)
Be careful of the memes you share with your friends.
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Sandford v. Sandford (Cal. Ct. App. – Sept. 3, 2026)
U.S. v. Nasri (9th Cir. – Sept. 2, 2026)
Do you long for those halcyon days of first-year (and/or advanced) Civil Procedure? Do you feel compelled to get a daily dose of Pennoyer v. Neff, the intricacies of in rem jurisdiction, and the complex principles of territorial sovereignty?…
People v. Espinosa (Cal. Ct. App. – Aug. 31, 2026)
Here’s a line you don’t see that often:”Defendant was 75 years old when he committed his crimes in September 2009. . . .”You wouldn’t think that’d be a murder or anything like that, and it’s not. “Defendant was convicted…
U.S. v. Morgovsky (9th Cir. – Aug. 31, 2026)
Judge Bea begins this opinion with:”For years, Naum Morgovsky smuggled components for
night-vision and thermal-vision rifle scopes into Russia and
laundered the proceeds of his illicit enterprise through a
network of offshore banks. But federal investigators
eventually got Morgovsky in
Liu v. Kaiser Permanente (9th Cir. – Aug. 31, 2026)
It’s a standard sentiment, held by a nontrivial number of people, and succinctly summarized by the phrase: “F***ing Kaiser.” (For a slightly longer diatribe with additional obscenities, see here. Thank you, Helen Hunt.)That feeling typically arises out of a…
Garcia Morales v. Blanche (9th Cir. – Aug. 31, 2026)
This is a long (88-page, single spaced) immigration opinion. The majority opinion is written by Judge Paez, and the dissent by Judge Bumatay. So you can probably accurately figure out which way it ends up.For a very brief description…
Cabardo v. Patacsil (9th Cir. – Aug. 27, 2026)
My congratulations to Judge Nelson on this opinion.It’s extremely well-written. It flows gracefully. It explains things well. It’s careful and refined.Here are the first several paragraphs:”Bankruptcy proceedings differ from traditional civil
cases we more often hear. Bankruptcy proceedings can…