California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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P. v. Prak CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION Appellant Sarath Sam Prak appeals from the denial of his resentencing petition at the prima facie stage. (Pen. Code, § 1172.6, subd. (c).)1 He contends that, in denying the petition, the trial court improperly considered hearsay evidence contained in the prel…
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Grimberg v. Pour CA4/1
Objector and appellant Libby Pour temporarily served as the successor trustee to her aunt Priel Grimberg’s irrevocable trust. The guardian ad litem appointed to represent Priel’s interests requested that the probate court authorize the recordation of lis pendens against Pour’s re…
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Sua v. Super. Ct. CA4/1
Miguel Sua and Alexander Guthrie, defendants in unrelated felony prosecutions, requested pretrial mental health diversion under Penal Code 1 section 1001.36. That statute does not authorize a court to order a defendant to submit to a prosecution mental examination. The People ins…
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Maniago v. Desert Cardiology Consultants' Medical Group SC
S290188 Fourth Appellate District, Division One D085025 Riverside County Superior Court CVRI2303683 July 16, 2026 Justice Groban authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Evans, and Cody* concurred.
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Ison v. Lara CA1/3
Filed 7/16/26 ADAMMA ISON et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, A170267 v. RICARDO LARA, as Insurance (Alameda County Commissioner, etc., Super. Ct. No. 22CV008022) Defendant and Respondent;
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In re Spielbauer SC
In re THOMAS JOHN SPIELBAUER on Discipline. S283172 Los Angeles State Bar Court SBC-19-O-30700 July 16, 2026 Justice Evans authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, and Castillo* concurred.
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Muradyan v. Bonta CA2/3
Penal Code1 section 290 sets forth a three-tier registration system for persons convicted of various sexual offenses. Tier three is reserved for sexual offenders our Legislature has determined to pose the greatest risk of reoffending. As such, tier three offenders are subject to …
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Wilkins v. Cruise, LLC CA1/1
Plaintiff Gino Wilkins sued Cruise, LLC and two related General Motors entities (GM) after he was injured during a ride in an autonomous vehicle. At the time, Wilkins was employed by Cruise. But he was not working when he was injured; rather, he was using the ride-hailing service…
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Jackson v. Meyer CA2/6
Filed 7/14/26 GARY W. JACKSON, as 2d Civ. No. B341863 Trustee, etc., (Super. Ct. No. 2024PRTR025336) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Ventura County)
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Victor Valley Union High Sch. Dist. v. Superior Court
Real party in interest Victoria Magistrale (Student) sued petitioner Victor Valley Union High School District (the District) for negligence in supervising and protecting her when she was a minor, from 1999 to 2001. (Code Civ. Proc., § 340.1 [extending the
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P. v. Miranda CA2/2
May California, consistent with the United States Constitution, prohibit a “person [from] carr[ying] concealed upon [his or her] person any dirk or dagger”? (See Pen. Code, § 21310. 1) We conclude it may. Because we further conclude this defendant forfeited his challenge to his s…
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Khedr v. Superior Court CA1/5
Filed 6/24/26; Certified for Publication 7/13/26 (order attached) VICTOR KHEDR et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN A173872 Respondent; (San Mateo County BROADMOOR POLICE Super. Ct. No. 21CIV03905) PROTECTION DISTRICT et al., Real Parties in Interest.
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In re King CA4/2
In Yedinak v. Superior Court (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 876 (Yedinak), we outlined the requirements a trial court must follow before denying a defendant bail and ordering pretrial detention. Among other requirements, the trial court must find that no alternative
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People v. $379,744 U.S. Currency CA3
Claimants and appellants Christian Valle, Yessina Vaca, and Jesus Vaca appeal from a judgment forfeiting all but $829 of $379,744 in United States currency seized as connected to the illegal sale of narcotics. 1 Claimants contend on appeal the judgment as to Jesus must be reverse…
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P. v. Yanez CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Santana Dominique Yanez (defendant) contends his convictions for driving under the influence causing injury should be reversed because that crime is a lesser included offense of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. We conclude otherwise and affirm the…
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Del Biaggio v. Bansen CA1/4
Daniel Del Biaggio was the prevailing party in a lawsuit he filed against Pete and Mary Ann Bansen. After trial, the court awarded him attorney fees pursuant to the parties’ contract, but reduced his attorney’s compensable hours and excluded, sua sponte, all claimed paralegal fee…
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Ventura Harbor Restaurant Associates v. Ventura Port Dist. CA2/6
This appeal involves the interpretation of article XIII C and article XX, section 22 of the California Constitution.1 Article XIII C prohibits local governments from imposing a tax without voter approval. Article XX, section 22 provides that the state “shall have the exclusive ri…
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Marriage of Martinez & Camou CA2/2
In this marital dissolution case, appellant Claudia Z. Martinez (Martinez) stipulated to a bifurcated trial on the validity of a premarital agreement. Despite this stipulation and her participation in several trial setting conferences, she waited nearly eight months to invoke her…
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P. v. Garner CA3
After the parties submitted their supplemental briefs, we granted the District Attorney of San Joaquin County’s application to file an amicus curiae brief “to address matters not fully examined by the parties’ briefs.” In their brief, amicus curiae argues that defendant’s sentenc…
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P. v. Brim CA1/2
Defendant Jermaine Brim boarded a BART train and got into a physical fight with another passenger, Oliver Williams. The fight lasted some five minutes, and during it Williams drew a knife and attempted to stab Brim. The fight continued and eventually Brim gained control of the kn…