Tomorrow morning, the Supreme Court will file its opinions in Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. and People v. Lynch. (Briefs here; oral argument videos here and here.)
When the court granted review in Turrieta in January 2022, it limited the issue to: “Does a plaintiff in a representative action filed under the Private Attorneys General Act (Lab. Code, § 2698, et seq.) (PAGA) have the right to intervene, or object to, or move to vacate, a judgment in a related action that purports to settle the claims that plaintiff has brought on behalf of the State?” More about the case here. Horvitz & Levy is Lyft’s appellate counsel in the case.
Lynch is expected to decide what prejudice standard applies on appeal when determining whether a case should be remanded for resentencing in light of recently-enacted Senate Bill No. 567 (Stats. 2021, ch. 731). The court granted review in August 2022. More about the case here.
The opinions will leave undecided two of the nine cases argued in early-May. Those last two opinions — both death penalty appeals that could have something important to say about the California Racial Justice Act — should file on Monday. Other argued but undecided cases are four of the nine on the late-May calendar (opinions expected by August 19) and six of the seven on the June calendar (opinions expected by August 29).
The Turrieta and Lynch opinions can be viewed tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m.