California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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Velocity Investments, LLC v. Nguyen CA3
California’s Fair Debt Buying Practices Act (Civ. Code, § 1788.50 et seq.; the Debt Buyers Act or the Act) requires a debt buyer: (1) to have access to documentation evidencing a consumer’s agreement to a debt before trying to collect the debt (the access requirement) and (2) to …
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Marriage of Traweek CA2/8
INTRODUCTION The superior court dissolved the marriage of Scott Traweek (Scott) and Candice Traweek (Candace).1 Appellant Scott appeals the judgment. He argues the trial court erred in its interpretation and application of Family Code2 section 4325 when awarding Candice spousal s…
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In re Pride CA4/2
INTRODUCTION David Pride filed a habeas corpus petition in the superior court, alleging that his 1992 convictions for first degree murder and robbery were obtained “on the basis of race,
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City of L.A. v. American Federation of State, County etc. CA2/7
Beginning in 1980 the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and the City of Los Angeles (City) maintained a reciprocal retirement benefits arrangement (Reciprocity or the Reciprocal Arrangement). This arrangement allowed employees transferring between DWP and the City t…
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Srivastava v. BMW of North America CA6
Defendant BMW of North America, LLC appeals from an order denying its motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s causes of action brought under the Song- Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq.). For the reasons we will explain, we will reverse the order and rem…
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P. v. Hazlett SC
S126387 Kern County Superior Court BF100925A August 27, 2026 Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Kruger, Groban, and Fujisaki * concurred. Justice Liu filed a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Evans concurred.
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Schurman Family Company TIC v. Super. Ct. CA1/2
Filed 8/26/26 Petitioner, v. ALAMEDA COUNTY, A174194 Respondent; (Alameda County Super. Ct. PHUOKHAO BOUNXAYSANA et al., No. 22CV008723) Real Parties in Interest.
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Salamon v. Orchid Global CA1/2
David Salamon, a shareholder of Orchid Global, Inc. (Orchid), filed in the San Francisco Superior Court a petition for a writ of mandate to compel Orchid to allow him to inspect its corporate records pursuant to Corporations Code sections 1600 and 1601.1 Orchid moved to stay the …
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Hickenbottom v. Medical Solutions CA4/1
Code of Civil Procedure1 section 1008, which governs both motions for reconsideration and renewed motions, was “ ‘designed to conserve the court’s resources by constraining litigants who would attempt to bring the same motion over and over.’ ” (Le Francois v. Goel (2005) 35 Cal.4…
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Ari Law v. Autonation.com CA1/4
Ari Law P.C. appeals a sanctions order under Code of Civil Procedure sections 128.5 and 128.7.1 Under the safe harbor provisions in sections 128.5 and 128.7, the party moving for sanctions must first serve a copy of the notice and motion on the opposing party, which commences the…
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Conservatorship of K.L. CA2/6
Filed 8/25/26 Conservatorship of the Person 2d Civ. No. B351841 and Estate of K.L. (Super. Ct. No. 25MH00324) (Santa Barbara County) Petitioner and Respondent, v. Objector and Appellant.
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Buchheim v. Anaya CA2/8
When undisputed evidence shows defendants have repaid a debt, plaintiffs cannot defeat a motion for summary judgment simply by swearing “we never got our money back.” In financial matters, unexplained statements of fervent belief lose to an objective record of fact. We affirm.…
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Applied Medical Resources Corp. v. P.U.C. CA4/3
* * * This writ of review 1 proceeding arises out of a rulemaking 2 instituted by the California Public Utilities Commission (the PUC) to begin the creation of a policy framework for facilitating the commercialization of microgrids under Senate Bill No. 1339 (Stats. 2018, ch. 566…
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Town of Apple Valley v. Apple Valley Ranchos Water SC
S289391 Fourth Appellate District, Division Two E078348 San Bernardino County Superior Court CIVDS1600180 August 24, 2026 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Evans, and Langhorne Wilson* concurred.
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P. v. Lossing CA2/6
At issue here is a judicially-created exception to Penal Code 1 section 954. Section 954 permits multiple convictions for the same act. Under the exception, if a defendant is convicted of both a greater and a lesser included offense, the court must dismiss one of the convictions …
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Mayor v. Workers' Comp. App. Bd. & Ross Valley Sanitation Dist. SC
Petitioner, v. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and ROSS Respondents. S287261 First Appellate District, Division Four A169465 Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board ADJ10036954 August 24, 2026 Justice Evans authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Ju…
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Lakeshore Investment LLC v. Now Solutions, Inc. CA2/8
INTRODUCTION This case addresses the enforceability of a liquidated damages provision within a settlement agreement. Plaintiff Lakeshore Investments (Lakeshore) and Defendants NOW Solutions, Inc. and Vertical Computer Systems (together, NOW) entered into an agreement to settle a …
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Gharraee v. Trader Joe's Co. CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant and appellant Trader Joe’s Company (Trader Joe’s) appealed a civil judgment which found it negligent and required that it pay monetary damages to plaintiff and appellant Zahra Gharraee (Gharraee). Gharraee filed a motion to dismiss the appeal contending that Tra…
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Doe v. Adventist Health System/West CA2/3
Plaintiffs—four Does who are or were patients of defendant Adventist Health System/West (Adventist)—brought this putative class action asserting claims against Adventist for, among others, violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) (Pen. Code, §§ 630 et seq.) 1 a…
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Marriage of R.M. and P.N. CA4/1
(Fam. Code, § 17406, subd. (a).) 2 Undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code. those services, and her needs, not Mother’s, determined eligibility for IHSS payments, we conclude the family court properly declined to exclude Mother’s IHSS payments from Mother’s gross…