The following is our summary of the Supreme Court’s actions on petitions for review in civil cases from the Court’s conference on Wednesday, January 20, 2016. The summary includes those civil cases in which (1) review has been granted, (2) review has been denied but one or more justices has voted for review, or (3) the Court has ordered depublished an opinion of the Court of Appeal.
Review Granted
Regents of The University of California v. Superior Court (Rosen), S230568—Review Granted — January 21, 2016
This case presents the following question: Do California public institutions of higher education and their employees have a duty of care to their students while in the classroom to warn them of, and protect them from, foreseeable acts of violence by fellow students?
The Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven, granted a petition for writ of mandate and held in a published decision, Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (2015) 240 Cal.App.4th 1296, that a public university has no general duty to protect its students from the criminal acts of other students.
Presiding Justice Dennis M. Perluss dissented. (The Court also denied review this week in another matter in which Presiding Justice Perluss dissented.)
Review Denied (with dissenting justices)
None.
Depublished
None.