California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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Gilead Tenofovir Cases SC
* Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution. GILEAD TENOFOVIR CASES S283862
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Conservatorship of C.O. CA1/4
A174646 COUNTY, as Conservator, etc., (Sonoma County Petitioner and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 25PR00728) v. Objector and Appellant. Defendant C.O.1 appeals the judgment following a court trial imposing a one-year conservatorship under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (Welf. …
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Cluck v. GEO Secure Services CA4/1
* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part E. of the Discussion. Defendants The GEO Group, Inc. and GEO Secure Services, LLC (collectively, GEO) appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arb…
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Salamon v. Orchid Global, Inc. 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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Consumer Protection Group, LLC v. Signal Brands, LLC CA2/1
brought on behalf of the state,” which is “the real party in interest . . . .” (See Walmart Inc., supra, 112 Cal.App.5th at pp. 691–693.) “ ‘An individual may sue under the Act only in the public interest; there is no provision for an individual to sue on [the individual’s] own b…
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Thompson v. Super. Ct. CA1/5
Defendant contends section 1001.36 does not authorize the trial court to impose a search condition in granting a request for mental health diversion. He claims section 1001.36 requires a defendant to waive the right to a speedy trial but does not require a waiver of other constit…
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Saberin v. Alation, Inc. CA1/5
The growth in remote work spurred by the pandemic is well- documented. We now confront one of the many issues created by that growth: When do California’s employment laws protect remote workers who are terminated by employers with their “principal offices” in California? Plaintif…
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P. v. Kazarian CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Mesrop Kazarian appeals from the trial court’s entry of judgment after a jury found him guilty of one count of felony evasion of a pursuing police officer. (Veh. Code, § 2800.2 subd. (a).) In bifurcated proceedings, the trial court
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P. v. McAllister CA3
A jury found defendant Russell James McAllister guilty of murder and possession of a weapon in prison. The trial court sentenced him to 75 years to life for murder plus a concurrent term of 12 years for weapon possession. It imposed a $5,000 restitution fine as to the murder coun…
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P. v. Sanmiguel SC
S287786 Second Appellate District, Division Six B328160 Ventura County Superior Court July 30, 2026 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Guerrero and Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Evans, and Egerton* concurred.
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New Commune DTLA v. Redondo Beach CA2/4
In this appeal, we address two statutory schemes that promote state policies over the interests of local governments: the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) (Gov. Code, § 65589.5) and the California Coastal Act (Coastal Act) (Pub. Resources Code, § 30000 et seq.).1 The HAA seeks to…
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In re Violet S. CA4/2
The juvenile court terminated jurisdiction over Violet S., a nonminor dependent, and she challenges that order on appeal. We reverse and remand for the juvenile court to reinstate jurisdiction.
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Glick v. Los Angeles CA2/2
A jury found in favor of Stephen Glick (Glick) and Alfred Garcia (Garcia) (collectively, plaintiffs) on their claims for gender discrimination and retaliation against the City of Los Angeles (City). The jury awarded Glick $8,621,358 in damages and Garcia $4.5 million, and the tri…
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AquAlliance v. Vina Groundwater Sustainability Agency CA3
Arballo, Colleen R. Flannery and Kathryn L. Patterson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Department of Water Resources as Amicus Curiae. More than three decades after a blue-ribbon commission recommended statewide groundwater regulation (The Governor’s Com. to Review Cal. Water Right…
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Arterberry v. Peet's Coffee CA2/1
Civil Code section 1670.8,1 known colloquially as the “Yelp law,” protects the right of consumers to post negative reviews of businesses on platforms such as Yelp.com. The statute invalidates provisions in consumer contracts “waiving the consumer’s right to make any statement reg…
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P. v. Carrillo CA4/2
A jury convicted Steven Daniel Carrillo of first degree premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 189, subd. (a), 664; unlabeled statutory citations refer to this code.) The jury also found true a number of enhancement
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Ehrenreich v. Weber CA3
When Californians vote for the President and Vice President of the United States, they may select from the candidates whose names are printed on the ballot or may write in the name of a candidate. (Elec. Code, §§ 6901, 15340.) 1 Although Californians cast their votes for those sp…
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Ventura Cty Emp Ret Assn v. Crim J Atty Ret Assn Ventura Cty SC
S283978 Second Appellate District, Division Six B325277 Santa Barbara County Superior Court VENCI00546574 July 27, 2026 Justice Kruger authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Groban, Evans, and Boulware Eurie*concurred.
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P. v. Vasquez CA4/2
George Vasquez appeals from a judgment entered after he pled guilty to firearm charges following the denial of his motions to unseal a search warrant affidavit, to traverse and quash the search warrant, and to suppress evidence. We conclude the trial
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In re X.A. CA2/1
Appellant Sarah M. (Mother) challenges for a second time the juvenile court’s order under Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 366.26 terminating her parental rights to minors X.A. (born 2019) and E.A. (born 2021). In a prior appeal, we affirmed the juvenile court’s finding th…