California Supreme Court and Court of Appeal published (citable) opinions.
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VANDERKOUS V. CONLEY
Sep 21, 2010
Richard Vanderkous, as trustee of the Richard Vanderkous Trust, sued Nanette Ujdur Conley seeking to quiet his title to certain real property. In its statement of decision the court found that, while Vanderkous had legal title to the property, Conley retained an equitable interes…
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HINERFELD-WARD, INC.,v.LIPIAN Part-I
Sep 21, 2010
The appellants in this litigation are homeowners who embarked on a major residential home improvement project. They appeal from a judgment in these cross-actions in favor of their general contractor which awarded them only $1,000 in damages on their negligence cause of action. Th…
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HINERFELD-WARD, INC.,v.LIPIAN Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
The appellants in this litigation are homeowners who embarked on a major residential home improvement project. They appeal from a judgment in these cross-actions in favor of their general contractor which awarded them only $1,000 in damages on their negligence cause of action. Th…
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FAVILA V. KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP Part-I
Sep 21, 2010
The assets of Motion Graphix, Inc. were sold to Get Flipped, Inc. after the death of Motion Graphix's founder and shareholder, Richard Corrales. The Estate of Richard Corrales (Estate) through its executor Sandra Corrales Favila, Corrales's sister, sued Get Flipped and it…
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FAVILA V. KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
The assets of Motion Graphix, Inc. were sold to Get Flipped, Inc. after the death of Motion Graphix's founder and shareholder, Richard Corrales. The Estate of Richard Corrales (Estate) through its executor Sandra Corrales Favila, Corrales's sister, sued Get Flipped and it…
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NEW WEST CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sep 21, 2010
A modification decision.
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PEOPLE v. MENDEZ Part-I
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants Victor Manuel Mendez and Luis Enrique Ramos, juveniles who were tried as adults, appeal from judgments entered following a jury trial that resulted in their convictions of one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)),[1] one count of assault with a firearm (…
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PEOPLE v. MENDEZ Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
Appellants Victor Manuel Mendez and Luis Enrique Ramos, juveniles who were tried as adults, appeal from judgments entered following a jury trial that resulted in their convictions of one count of carjacking (Pen. Code, § 215, subd. (a)),[1] one count of assault with a firearm (…
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SPRINKLES v. ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION
Sep 21, 2010
Plaintiffs and appellants Rose, Austin, and Logan Sprinkles[1] are the heirs of a motorcyclist who died in an accident caused by an employee, Juan Bibinz (Bibinz), of Sinco Co., Inc. (Sinco). Sinco had an automobile liability policy issued by General Insurance Company of America …
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PEOPLE V. JONES
Sep 21, 2010
In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
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PEOPLE V. JONES PART-I
Sep 21, 2010
In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
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PEOPLE V. JONES PART-II
Sep 21, 2010
In exchange for a maximum prison term, defendant Christopher Allen Jones, Sr., pleaded no contest to several counts of criminal conduct and admitted a prior serious felony conviction and a prior prison term. To comply with the plea agreement and avoid the sentencing requirements …
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SNATCHKO V. WESTFIELD LLC
Sep 21, 2010
A modification decision.
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FRANK v. CAROL Part-I
Sep 21, 2010
Once again, we confront a familiar and moral/legal dilemma that the Legislature has attempted to resolve: when should the state intervene to care for the nondangerous mentally ill? This dilemma pits our belief in individual liberties against our desire to protect the helpless, in…
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FRANK v. CAROL Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
Once again, we confront a familiar and moral/legal dilemma that the Legislature has attempted to resolve: when should the state intervene to care for the nondangerous mentally ill? This dilemma pits our belief in individual liberties against our desire to protect the helpless, in…
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In re H.S.
Sep 21, 2010
C.S. (appellant), the father of H.S. and S.S. (the minors), appeals from the denial of his petition to modify prior orders of the juvenile court adjudicating the minors to be dependent children and removing them from parental custody. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 388, 395.) <br /…
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SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-I
Sep 21, 2010
The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
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SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-II
Sep 21, 2010
The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
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SMITH V. SELMA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Part-III
Sep 21, 2010
The governing board of Selma Community Hospital (also SCH) terminated the hospital privileges of Brenton R. Smith, M.D., and Smith filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to have his hospital privileges reinstated. Smith prevailed in the writ proceeding and also won when th…
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In re A.L.,
Sep 21, 2010
B.L., the presumed father of A., appeals from the dispositional order in this dependency case. The court, after declaring A. a dependent of the juvenile court, ordered her returned to the custody of her mother – with whom she resided prior to the initiation of the dependency ca…