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CSAA Ins. Exchange v. Broan-NuTone LLC

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 5, 2024

If only a 24 || portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must 25 || clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins) … If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the 7 || Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate 8 || markings in the margins)

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District Court, E.D. California · May 29, 2026

The court may, therefore, dismiss a claim as frivolous when it is based on an 15 indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are clearly baseless. Neitzke, 16 490 U.S. at 327. … Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130-31 (9th Cir. 19 2000) (“[A] judge may dismiss [in forma pauperis] claims which are based on indisputably 20 meritless legal theories or whose factual contentions are clearly baseless.”); Franklin

Dameron Hospital Association v. GEICO General Insurance Company

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 18, 2025

If only a portion or portions of the material on a page 22 qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected 23 portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). … If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for 5 protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., 6 by making appropriate markings in the margins).

(PC) Blalock v. Miranda

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 6, 2019

“[A] judge may dismiss . . . claims which are ‘based on indisputably meritless legal 12 theories’ or whose ‘factual contentions are clearly baseless.’” Jackson v. … “[Judicial] 18 immunity is overcome in only two sets of circumstances. First, a judge is not immune from 19 liability for nonjudicial actions, i.e., actions not taken in the judge’s judicial capacity.

Hinojosa

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 8, 2026

Palomares applied more 3 pressure while stating that I was still resisting when I clearly was not. … Failure to Protect 12 To establish a failure to protect claim, a prisoner must establish that prison

Stahl v. Klotz

District Court, E.D. California · May 5, 2021

that the claim is barred by the doctrines of 10 judicial and quasi-judicial immunity. … Because the alleged 2 improprieties took place in an “open courtroom during official court proceedings on the record,” 3 the court determined they did not qualify as protected disclosures under section 8547. Id.

Andres De Jesus Mojica v. Respondent

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 11, 2026

“The 4 burden is on the ‘next friend’ clearly to establish the propriety of his status and thereby justify the 5 jurisdiction of the court.” … Mojica qualifies for next-friend status, which would 1 permit her to initiate the instant petition, she is not authorized to prosecute this action pro se on 2 Petitioner’s behalf.

Lake v. City of Vallejo

District Court, E.D. California · Jun 20, 2023

immunity ‘unless a plaintiff pleads facts showing (1) that the official violated a statutory 27 or constitutional right, and (2) that the right was ‘clearly established’ at the time of the challenged conduct.’” … through discovery, defendants will be free to move for 22 summary judgment based on qualified immunity”) (quoting O’Brien v.

(PS) Huang v. Jones

District Court, E.D. California · Oct 9, 2019

However, a determination that a plaintiff qualifies financially for in forma 4 pauperis status does not complete the inquiry required by the statute. … time if the allegation of 16 poverty is found to be untrue or if it is determined that the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to 17 state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune

(PC) Harding v. Sacramento County Sheriff Dept

District Court, E.D. California · Nov 5, 2021

The court may, therefore, dismiss a claim as frivolous where it is based on an 4 indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are clearly baseless. Neitzke, 5 490 U.S. at 327. … To prevail on a substantive due 10 process claim, plaintiff must establish that the restrictions imposed by his confinement constituted 11 punishment as opposed to being incident to legitimate governmental purposes.

Frausto v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

District Court, E.D. California · Jan 7, 2025

If only 2 a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also 3 must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the 4 margins … If only a portion or 13 portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly 14 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). 15

Curtis Austin v. JMK Investments, Inc., et al.

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 23, 2025

In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the court will 28 (1) accept as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint, unless they are clearly 1 baseless or fanciful, (2) construe those allegations … It cannot reasonably be disputed that states have 1 a strong interest in enforcing their own judgments and orders in matters of unlawful detainer. 2 Indeed, it is very well established that “[u]nlawful detainer actions

(PC) Mackey v. Government Claims Program

District Court, E.D. California · Apr 15, 2021

8 with final authority to establish that policy.” … its sovereign immunity or 4 Congress abrogates it.

Madrid v. County of Tulare

District Court, E.D. California · Oct 7, 2024

If only a portion 25 or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly 26 identify the … If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the 9 Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected

(SS) Burns v. Commissioner of Social Security

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 20, 2019

Denial of Benefits Under the Social Security Act 23 Generally, the United States and its agencies are entitled to sovereign immunity from suit 24 unless Congress has expressly waived immunity. … Claims clearly “arise 14 under” the Act “where an individual seeks a monetary benefit from the agency . . . the agency 15 denies the benefit, and the individual challenges the lawfulness of that denial”. Shalala v.

McSpadden

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 11, 2025

If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the 13 Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making 14 appropriate markings in the margins). … If only a 23 portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party 24 also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings 25 in the margins

Stark

District Court, E.D. California · Dec 5, 2025

If only a portion of the material on 4 a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the 5 protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). 6 A Party … If only a portion of the material on a page 14 qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected 15 portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). 16 (b

Quirarte

District Court, E.D. California · Nov 5, 2025

If only a portion 10 or portions of the material on a page qualifies for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly 11 identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by making appropriate markings in the margins). 12 … If only a portion or portions of the material on a page qualifies 20 for protection, the Producing Party also must clearly identify the protected portion(s) (e.g., by 21 making appropriate markings in the margins).

(PC) Perez v. Diaz

District Court, E.D. California · Sep 3, 2019

or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally 12 “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek 13 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … [T]hat edict contains one significant qualifier: the remedies must indeed be 13 “available” to the prisoner.

(PC) Millare v. Starr

District Court, E.D. California · Mar 22, 2022

complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are 25 “frivolous, malicious, or fail[] to state a claim upon which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] 26 monetary relief from a defendant who is immune … “[A] judge may dismiss . . . claims which are ‘based on indisputably meritless legal 2 theories’ or whose ‘factual contentions are clearly baseless.’” Jackson v.