California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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P. v. Fuller CA1/5
At a parole revocation hearing, the prosecution failed to introduce any evidence that defendant and appellant Kenneth Adrian Fuller was actually on parole at the time he allegedly committed a parole violation. Nonetheless, the trial court found that he violated parole. Fuller now…
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Social Media Cases CA2/2
In recent years, various plaintiffs have brought numerous legal claims against social media companies. In this opinion, we address only two causes of action—negligence and public nuisance—in the context of the laws of California, Florida, Washington, and Rhode Island, brought by …
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Bogguess v. Uber Technologies CA1/5
Plaintiffs and respondents Dove A. Bogguess and Douglas John Marrone (plaintiffs) use defendant and appellant Uber Technologies, Inc.’s (Uber) smartphone rideshare application. Plaintiffs brought this putative class action under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) (Bus. & P…
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Timothy S. v. Sarah H. CA4/1
Timothy S. filed a petition seeking court-ordered visitation with his two grandchildren. Sarah H., the children’s mother, opposed the request and sought attorney’s fees and costs for opposing Timothy’s petition. The trial court entered an interim order allowing Timothy a five-min…
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P. v. Jimenez CA6
Under the California Racial Justice Act of 2020 (RJA), “[t]he state shall not seek or obtain a criminal conviction or … sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin,” and a defendant who proves one of four enumerated means of violating this prohibition is entitled…
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P. v. Savoy CA1/3
Frank Savoy, Jr. was convicted of murder and other crimes in 2011 and resentenced for those crimes in 2025. He appeals from the result of this resentencing, asserting the trial court improperly failed to “consider and afford great weight to evidence” that application of a gun enh…
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Edson v. Airbnb Payments, Inc. CA1/3
Jamie Edson sued Airbnb Payments, Inc. (API) and Airbnb, Inc. (Airbnb) (collectively, defendants) for violations of the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.; UCL), premised on her assertion that defendants unlawfully and unfairly operate as escrow agents in …
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P. v. North River Ins. Co. CA5
-ooOoo- A surety on a forfeited bail bond contends the summary judgment entered against it in accordance with the express requirements of Penal Code section 1306, subdivision (a) 1 is invalid. The surety argues the trial court exceeded its jurisdiction by entering the summary jud…
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Ortega v. Superior Court CA6
Filed 11/2/26 PHILLIP ORTEGA, H053303 (Santa Clara County Petitioner, Super. Ct. No. C2405370) v. Respondent, Real Party in Interest. Petitioner Phillip Ortega is currently charged with implied malice murder, felony child endangerment, and possession of fentanyl for sale. The cha…
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M.T. v. Pajaro Valley Unified Sch. Dist. CA6
Plaintiff and appellant M.T. alleges that Candace Mercer, an elementary school teacher in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (the District), sexually abused him in August 1997, when he was a teenager. After M.T. sued the District for negligence and a breach of statutory du…
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Aviles v. Shenon CA2/1
Yury and Natela Shenon (the Shenons) leased a residential property to Lee Aviles for approximately two years. At the conclusion of the tenancy, the Shenons neither returned Aviles’s security deposit, nor provided him an accounting of how they had used the funds. A jury found the …
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Assn. for L.A. Deputy Sheriffs v. Super. Ct. CA2/1
. . [the] Director of Personnel and/or . . . [the] Board of Supervisors vetoed” their settlements. In its appellate brief, the county asserts that the settlement “agreements were not approved by the Board of Supervisors . . . .”
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P. v. Flint CA2/1
1, subdivision (c) applies only to a discrete class of so-called “modified” deputies hired for the specific purpose of serving in a limited custodial role and provided more limited training commensurate with that role. The Attorney General further contends that Rosa was not part …
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O'Brien v. Midway Rent-A-Car, Inc. CA2/1
Vehicle Code section 17150 (Section 17150) imposes vicarious liability on a motor vehicle’s owner for a negligent or wrongful act or omission in the operation of the motor vehicle on the part of any person operating the vehicle with the owner’s permission. This appeal answers two…
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Hanna Carroll Restaurant Group LLC v. Hagestad CA4/3
* * * Plaintiff Hanna Carroll Restaurant Group LLC (the Hanna Group) provided several days of catering services for defendant John Hagestad’s family at the Masters golf tournament in Georgia (the Masters). Before the Masters, the parties agreed on a menu for seven days of meals b…
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DeVone et al. v. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC et al. CA2/3
Maurice Voce was a barber by trade and a self-taught investor. From the 1980s until his death in 2012 at the age of 93, he traded stock options with Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, primarily through John R. Privitelli, and built a $19 million fortune. Maurice left that fortune to his …
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P. v. Northington CA1/5
Following the death of their five-week-old infant, appellant and defendant Marilyn Northington and her boyfriend and co-defendant, RayRay Darn, were charged with: (1) murder; (2) assault on a child causing death; and (3) child abuse. After a joint trial, the jury acquitted Northi…
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Marriage of A.O. & Vologodskaya CA1/3
Filed 10/28/26 In re the Marriage of A.O. and Respondent, A176388 v. (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 23-FAM- Appellant. 01790) A.O. and Alina Vologodskaya were married. Both sought domestic violence restraining orders against the other; ultimately, they stipulated to the issuanc…
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Alameda County Taxpayers' Assn. v. City of Oakland CA1/4
Filed 10/28/26 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., A172609 Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Alameda County v. Super. Ct. No. 23CV028069) Defendant and Respondent;
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TC Telephone v. Pub. Utilities Com. CA4/3
* * * Petitioner TC Telephone seeks to annul a decision of respondent the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (the Commission) ordering it to repay millions of dollars it received in allegedly improper reimbursements. The Commission administers the Universal Li…