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Every Statute & Case in the Portal · A Reading Index for Counsel

For Counsel · Reference Appendix · v2 Gasio v. Tran et al. · OCSC No. 30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC · Dept. C61

A plain-language index of every statute, code section, and reported case cited across the for-counsel portal — what each authority is, what it means in ordinary terms, and which pages rely on it. Built to be wired, entry by entry, to the fact anchors on the Evidence Index (evidence.html#N).

How this was built. Every entry below was extracted from the source pages themselves — 63 statute sections and 45 cases — not from recollection. Statute meanings are stated at the level of settled black-letter. Case citations are the ones printed on the pages; six cases were checked against authoritative sources today, and one mislabeled holding (Doe v. Glanzer) was corrected. The publication and copyright sections (17 U.S.C. §§ 101–1203, Civ. §§ 980–989, Pen. § 502) are footer boilerplate, not case authorities, and are noted at the end rather than listed.

✓ verified — checked against an authoritative source today ● established — canonical holding; cite from source ◕ standard — settled statute, stable meaning ⚠ confirm — holding/cite to be pulled from source

Part ILaws & Codes

California Civil Code

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
§ 47(d)	Fair-report privilege — protects a fair and true report of a public proceeding; part of the publication footing.	most pages (footer)	◕
§ 827	Notice required to change terms of a month-to-month tenancy (e.g., a rent increase).	authorities-pending	◕
§ 1102	Seller/transferor real-property disclosure duties.	state-civil	◕
§ 1567 / §§ 1569–1577	Consent obtained by duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence is not real consent — contract-formation defenses.	many	◕
§ 1572	Actual fraud — intentional misrepresentation or concealment to induce a contract.	damages · doctrinal · state-civil	◕
§ 1709 / § 1710	Deceit and its definitions (misrepresentation, concealment of a known material fact, false promise).	damages · state-civil	◕
§ 1717	Makes a one-sided contractual attorney-fee clause reciprocal; fees to the prevailing party on the contract.	damages · doctrinal · exec · state-civil	◕
§ 1927	Lessor's covenant of quiet enjoyment / quiet possession for the tenant.	the-ultimatum	◕
§ 1941 / § 1941.1 / § 1942 / § 1942.4	Implied warranty of habitability (§ 1941.1 lists untenantable conditions), repair-and-deduct (§ 1942), and the bar on collecting rent on a substandard unit (§ 1942.4).	many	◕
§ 1942.5 (d)(f)(2)(g)(i)	Anti-retaliation — bars eviction or penalty for a tenant exercising protected rights within the statutory window.	many	◕
§ 1945	Presumed renewal of a lease where the tenant holds over and the landlord accepts rent.	the-post-notice-demand	◕
§ 1946.2 (b)(1)(K)	Tenant Protection Act 'just cause' eviction statute; (b)(1)(K) concerns the tenant's own written notice to terminate.	doctrinal · post-notice · related · exec	◕
§ 1947.12	Statewide rent cap (AB 1482).	the-post-notice-demand	◕
§ 1950.5 (b)(l)	Security deposits — permissible deductions, itemization, and return; (l) sets the closed list and bad-faith penalty.	many	◕
§ 3294	Punitive damages on clear-and-convincing proof of oppression, fraud, or malice.	damages · doctrinal · state-civil	◕
§ 3345	Trebles penalty-natured remedies in actions by senior or disabled persons.	many	◕
§ 3439.04	Uniform Voidable Transactions Act — a transfer made with intent to hinder creditors (the 'badges of fraud').	federal-civil · jeopardy	◕

Code of Civil Procedure

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
§ 1033.5	Items recoverable as litigation costs.	exec · state-civil	◕
§ 1161 / § 1161(2)	Defines unlawful detainer; (2) is the nonpayment ground. Strict statutory compliance is required.	doctrinal · exec · index	◕
§ 2015.5	Form for a declaration under penalty of perjury.	the-post-notice-demand	◕
§ 473(d)	Power to set aside a void judgment or order.	evidence-index	◕
§ 724.050	Demand for, and duty to file, acknowledgment of satisfaction of judgment.	evidence-index · federal-civil	◕

Evidence Code

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
§ 913	No adverse inference may be drawn from a party's silence or election not to respond. Standing rule of construction on every page.	all pages	◕
§ 1221	Adoptive admission — a statement a party has manifested adopting as true.	state-civil	◕
§§ 1400–1402	Authentication of writings.	evidence-index	◕

Penal Code

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
§ 115	Knowingly offering a false or forged instrument for filing in a public office.	criminal · exec	◕
§ 118	Perjury.	criminal	◕
§ 132 / § 134	Offering false written evidence (§ 132); preparing false evidence (§ 134).	criminal · others	◕
§ 182	Criminal conspiracy.	criminal	◕
§ 470	Forgery.	criminal	◕
§ 484 / § 503 / § 532	Theft (§ 484); embezzlement (§ 503); theft by false pretense (§ 532).	criminal	◕
§ 502	Unauthorized computer-data access (CDAFA) — cited in the site-access reservation.	post-notice · ultimatum	◕
§§ 518–524	Extortion — obtaining property by a wrongful threat (incl. threat to accuse of crime). Framed as the question presented for the post-notice demand.	post-notice · criminal · jeopardy · ultimatum	◕

Business & Professions Code

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
§ 6068 (c)(d)(m)	Attorney duties — (d) never mislead a judge by false statement of fact or law; (c) counsel only just causes; (m) keep clients informed.	many	◕
§ 6103	Willful breach of an attorney's oath or duties; ground for discipline.	state-civil	◕
§ 6106	Acts of moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption — ground for attorney discipline.	jeopardy · state-civil	◕
§ 6128 (a)(b)	Attorney deceit or collusion with intent to deceive a court or party (a misdemeanor).	many	◕
§ 7090 (a) / § 7113	Contractors State License Board discipline; grounds for action against a contractor's license.	jeopardy · state-civil	◕
§ 10130	Bars unlicensed real-estate activity.	jeopardy	◕
§ 10145 (a)	Broker trust-fund duty — client money must be held in trust, not in a personal account.	many	◕
§ 10159.2	A broker's responsibility to supervise the salespersons licensed under them.	jeopardy · state-civil	◕
§ 10166.02	Mortgage loan-originator licensing endorsement requirements.	jeopardy · state-civil	◕
§ 10176 (a)(e) / § 10177 (d)(g)	Grounds for licensee discipline — misrepresentation, dishonest dealing, and related conduct.	many	◕
§ 10471	Real Estate Recovery Account — fund to pay victims of licensee fraud.	state-civil	◕
§ 17200 / § 17203 / § 17206	Unfair Competition Law — bars unlawful/unfair/fraudulent acts (§ 17200); restitution & injunction (§ 17203); civil penalties (§ 17206).	many	◕
§ 17500	False or misleading advertising.	authorities-pending · jeopardy · state-civil	◕

Welfare & Institutions · Probate · Health & Safety

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
Welf. & Inst. § 15610.27 / § 15610.30	Defines 'elder' and 'financial abuse' of an elder or dependent adult.	damages · state-civil · jeopardy	◕
Welf. & Inst. § 15657.5 (a)	Enhanced remedies (attorney's fees; uncapped recovery) for financial elder abuse.	many	◕
Prob. § 859	Double damages where property is taken from an elder or dependent adult in bad faith.	damages · doctrinal · state-civil	◕
Health & Saf. § 17920.3	Defines substandard housing for code-enforcement purposes.	state-civil	◕

Federal

Section	What it means, in plain terms	Where used	Status
18 U.S.C. § 1341	Mail fraud.	many	◕
18 U.S.C. § 1343	Wire fraud.	criminal · jeopardy	◕
18 U.S.C. § 1344	Bank fraud.	criminal	◕
18 U.S.C. § 1708	Theft or receipt of stolen mail.	authorities-pending · criminal	◕
18 U.S.C. § 1951	Hobbs Act — extortion or robbery affecting commerce.	criminal · post-notice	◕
18 U.S.C. § 1957	Engaging in monetary transactions in criminally-derived property (money laundering).	criminal	◕
18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1964	RICO — definitions & 'pattern' (§ 1961), prohibited acts (§ 1962), and the civil treble-damages action (§ 1964(c)).	many	◕
18 U.S.C. § 3631	Criminal interference with fair-housing rights.	authorities-pending · criminal	◕
42 U.S.C. § 1983	Civil action for deprivation of rights under color of state law.	federal-civil	◕
42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq. (§§ 3604, 3613, 3617)	Fair Housing Act — discrimination prohibitions (§ 3604), private enforcement (§ 3613), and the bar on coercion/retaliation (§ 3617).	many	◕
15 U.S.C. § 1692	Fair Debt Collection Practices Act — bars abusive or deceptive debt-collection conduct.	many	◕
15 U.S.C. § 45	FTC Act § 5 — unfair or deceptive acts or practices.	authorities-pending	◕
12 U.S.C. § 5481 / § 5536	Consumer Financial Protection Act — bars unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices.	authorities-pending · federal-civil	◕

Part IICourt Cases

Each case in one line — what it held and why it appears. Companion dockets are kept separate and carry no adopted finding.

RICO (federal)

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co.	473 U.S. 479 · U.S. · 1985	Civil RICO needs no prior criminal conviction; injury flowing from the predicate acts is enough to sue.	●
H.J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co.	492 U.S. 229 · U.S. · 1989	RICO 'pattern' = related predicate acts plus continuity (the relationship-plus-continuity test).	●
Reves v. Ernst & Young	507 U.S. 170 · U.S. · 1993	§ 1962(c) liability requires some part in the 'operation or management' of the enterprise.	●
Boyle v. United States	556 U.S. 938 · U.S. · 2009	An associated-in-fact 'enterprise' needs only a purpose, relationships, and enough longevity — no formal structure.	●

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Heintz v. Jenkins	514 U.S. 291 · U.S. · 1995	The FDCPA reaches attorneys who regularly collect consumer debts through litigation.	●
Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich	559 U.S. 573 · U.S. · 2010	The FDCPA 'bona fide error' defense does not excuse mistakes of law.	●
Gammon v. GC Servs. Ltd. P'ship	7th Cir. · 1994	Deception under the FDCPA is judged by an unsophisticated-consumer standard.	●
Bencomo v. Forster & Garbus LLP	E.D. Wis. · 2019 · No. 18-cv-1259	FDCPA — attorneys may act as debt collectors without violating the Act so long as they are clear about the capacity in which they act; a clear attorney-involvement disclaimer defeats a § 1692e false-attorney-review claim.	✓

Fair Housing Act & discrimination

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Trafficante v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.	409 U.S. 205 · U.S. · 1972	Fair Housing Act standing is construed broadly.	●
Meyer v. Holley	537 U.S. 280 · U.S. · 2003	FHA vicarious liability follows ordinary agency/respondeat-superior principles.	●
Texas Dept. of Housing & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities	576 U.S. 519 · U.S. · 2015	Disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act.	●
Bloch v. Frischholz	7th Cir. · 2009	The FHA reaches post-acquisition discrimination and § 3617 interference.	●
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green	411 U.S. 792 · U.S. · 1973	The burden-shifting framework for proving discrimination by inference.	●

Civil-rights / color of law (§ 1983)

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Polk County v. Dodson	454 U.S. 312 · U.S. · 1981	A public defender does not act 'under color of state law' for § 1983.	●
West v. Atkins	487 U.S. 42 · U.S. · 1988	A private party performing a state function under contract can act 'under color of state law.'	●

Knowledge, punitive limits & silence

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Global-Tech Appliances v. SEB S.A.	563 U.S. 754 · U.S. · 2011	Willful blindness can satisfy a knowledge requirement.	●
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell	538 U.S. 408 · U.S. · 2003	Due process limits the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages.	●
Griffin v. California	380 U.S. 609 · U.S. · 1965	No adverse comment on a criminal defendant's silence (Fifth Amendment).	●
Baxter v. Palmigiano	425 U.S. 308 · U.S. · 1976	In civil proceedings, an adverse inference from silence is permitted — the contrast to Griffin.	●
Doe v. Rudy-Glanzer (Doe v. Glanzer)	232 F.3d 1258 · 9th Cir. · 2000	In a civil case, limits when an adverse inference may be drawn from a party's Fifth Amendment refusal to answer; the privilege is asserted question-by-question.	✓

California landlord-tenant, fraud, fees & discipline

Case	Citation · Court / Year	Quick holding & relevance	Status
Stancil v. Superior Court	11 Cal.5th 381 · Cal. · 2021	A motion to quash is not the way to test whether a UD complaint states a cause of action; use demurrer or answer.	✓
Attenello v. Basilious	OC Sup. Ct. App. Div., No. 30-2021-01209364 · cert. pub. Oct 26, 2022	A landlord-supplied rent-forgiveness/termination agreement is not the tenant's § 1946.2 written notice and states no UD cause of action. Same plaintiff's counsel (Silverstein).	✓
Green v. Superior Court	10 Cal.3d 616 · Cal. · 1974	Established the implied warranty of habitability in residential leases; breach is a defense to unlawful detainer.	●
Horiike v. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	1 Cal.5th 1024, 1040 · Cal. · 2016	Where one broker represents both sides, the salesperson's fiduciary duty to the seller can extend to the buyer.	●
Clark v. Superior Court	50 Cal.4th 605, 614 · Cal. · 2010	Civ. § 3345 trebling reaches only penalty-natured remedies.	●
Hsu v. Abbara	9 Cal.4th 863 · Cal. · 1995	Determining the 'prevailing party' for § 1717 contractual attorney fees.	●
Santisas v. Goodin	17 Cal.4th 599 · Cal. · 1998	Scope of § 1717 and contractual fee clauses, including tort claims.	●
Cel-Tech Communications v. L.A. Cellular	20 Cal.4th 163 · Cal. · 1999	Defines what is 'unfair' under the Unfair Competition Law.	●
Flatley v. Mauro	39 Cal.4th 299 · Cal. · 2006	Conduct that is extortion as a matter of law is not protected petitioning and gets no anti-SLAPP shield.	●
People v. Beggs	178 Cal. 79 · Cal. · 1918	A threat to accuse someone of a crime to obtain property is extortion even if the accusation is true.	●
Paine v. State Bar	14 Cal.2d 150, 154 · Cal. · 1939	An attorney's duty to the client is matched by an equally imperative duty to aid the court in avoiding error; misleading the court by a false document warrants discipline.	✓
Giovanazzi v. State Bar	28 Cal.3d 465 · Cal. · 1980	Attorney discipline; conduct involving moral turpitude.	●
U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall P'ship	513 U.S. 18 · U.S. · 1994	Appellate vacatur is not automatic on settlement — it is equitable and usually denied. Cited re the Bea-Mone vacatur.	●
Granberry v. Islay Investments	9 Cal.4th 738 · Cal. · 1995	A landlord's good-faith failure to meet § 1950.5(f)'s three-week itemization/return deadline does not automatically bar a setoff for legitimate deductions, but the setoff must be proven.	✓
Foley v. Interactive Data Corp.	47 Cal.3d 654 · Cal. · 1988	Tort damages are generally unavailable for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; the covenant ordinarily sounds in contract, not tort.	●
Hood v. Hartford Life	— · to confirm	Cited authority — full citation, holding, and relevance to confirm from source.	⚠
Nourafchan v. Miner	— · to confirm	Cited authority — citation/pin to confirm from source (prior pin correction noted).	⚠
Bevill v. Zoura	— · to confirm	Cited authority — full citation and holding to confirm from source.	⚠
Levitz Furniture v. Wingtip Communications	— · to confirm	Cited authority — full citation and holding to confirm from source.	⚠
WDT-Winchester v. Nilsson	— · to confirm	Cited authority — full citation and holding to confirm from source.	⚠

Companion dockets — context only, no finding adopted

Case	Court / No.	Why it appears	Status
Gasio v. Tran et al.	OC Sup. Ct. No. 30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC · Dept. C61	The primary case — the unlawful-detainer matter this record concerns.	✓
Tran v. Harman	OC Sup. Ct. No. 30-2021-01237695 · prior	Prior tenancy at the same property, same plaintiff/counsel chain. Companion docket.	●
Tran v. Bach	OC Sup. Ct. No. 30-2018-00982394 · prior	Prior UD by Thao Thu Tran, same case type and plaintiff's counsel. Docket cross-reference.	●
Huynh v. Tran/Ly	OC Sup. Ct. No. 30-2025-01502635-CU-FR-CJC · parallel	Parallel fraud matter involving the same family network. Context only.	●
Bea-Mone v. Silverstein	docket existence only · set aside 2019	Verdict set aside on stipulation Oct 2019, dismissed with prejudice — no surviving adjudication of liability. Cited only to disambiguate counsel.	●

Next pass. The entries marked ⚠ confirm are the handful of less-common California authorities whose holdings I will verify against an authoritative source rather than state from memory — the same check already run on Stancil and Attenello. After that, each row gets wired to the specific exhibit(s) it rests on, addressable as evidence.html#N.