California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Young v. Putallaz CA2/2
****** Heidi Putallaz (appellant) appeals from orders issuing civil harassment restraining orders (CHRO’s) against her in favor of her former physical therapists, respondents Jesse Young and Daniel Deldo (collectively respondents), and subsequent awards of attorney fees in favor …
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Stevenson v. Schultz CA3
This is a consolidated appeal from (1) an interlocutory judgment ordering the partition and sale of residential property in Nevada County Superior Court case No. CU0000128 (Case No. CU0000128), and (2) the denial of a request for spousal support and for the division of community …
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Roadrunner JMTC v. Warner Bros. Television CA2/3
The producers and writers of the hit television series The Pitt have been sued by the owners of certain contractual rights in the earlier hit television series ER. Both series are dramas featuring medical teams under stress in the emergency room setting. The relevant rights to ER…
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P. v. Bordelon CA1/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Defendant Johnathan Bordelon appeals from a trial court order requiring him to pay approximately $7,000 in victim restitution for a car he stole and crashed. His sole claim on appeal is that the court wrongly calculated the award based on the low end of the ca…
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P. v. Tep CA4/1
A jury convicted Kumphak Tep of multiple sex crimes against Jane Doe, including, as relevant here, sodomy by use of force on a victim under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, § 286, subd. (c)(2)(B); count 5) and forcible oral copulation of a victim under the age of 14 (§ 287(c)(2)(B); cou…
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P. v. Wandick CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In connection with the shooting death of Daniell Williams on a Bakersfield highway, a jury convicted defendants Taeviyon Wandick and Denell James Martray King (collectively, defendants) of the following offenses: Count 1: First degree premeditated murder, com…
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P. v. Reyes CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Harrell, J. INTRODUCTION Appellant and defendant Mark Lawrence Reyes (defendant) pleaded no contest to possession of methamphetamine and was placed on probation. He repeatedly violated probation, committed a new offense, and …
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P. v. Skidmore CA1/5
Super. Ct. No. SCR458973) Carl Albert Skidmore appeals from the trial court’s denial of his postconviction motion to vacate his sentence. His appellate counsel has filed a brief identifying no issues as grounds for relief, pursuant to the procedure established in People v. Delgad…
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P. v. Shallowhorn CA2/2
Alfred Eugene Shallowhorn appeals from the summary denial of his second petition for resentencing under section 1172.6.1 Because appellant’s record of conviction still forecloses the possibility that he was convicted on an invalid theory of murder, we again affirm.
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P. v. Begaye CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Sandhu, J. INTRODUCTION Defendant Bretton Austin Begaye entered a plea of no contest to second degree murder (Pen. Code, 1 § 187, subd. (a)) and admitted he suffered a prior conviction that constituted a “strike” within the me…
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P. v. Salsbury CA5
* Before Franson, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Guerra, J. † Judge Green presided on August 14, 2025; Commissioner Robertson presided on September 11, 2025. -ooOoo-
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P. v. Simental CA4/3
* * * Carlos Armando Simental appeals from the trial court’s decision not to strike or dismiss a firearm enhancement from his sentence of life with the possibility of parole on a count of kidnapping with intent to commit robbery. (See Pen. Code,1 § 209, subd. (b)(1).) Simental al…
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P. v. Mitchell CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ James Ray Mitchell entered into a negotiated plea that included an upper term. He appealed, contending he was entitled to resentencing based on the passage of Senate Bill No. 567 (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill No. 567). That law limits trial cour…
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P. v. Weldon CA2/6
5th 729. Appellant did not file a supplemental brief. Factual and Procedural Background Appellant was arrested for disturbing the peace at a veteran’s clinic. During the arrest, he refused to walk to the patrol car and threatened to kill not only the arresting sheriff’s deputy, b…
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P. v. Espinoza CA2/2
In 2002, defendant and appellant Jesus Espinoza (Espinoza) was convicted of second degree murder. Twenty years later, he filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 The trial court denied the petition, finding that Espinoza had not made a prima facie showi…
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P. v. Cisneros CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Sandhu, J. INTRODUCTION Defendant Jose Manuel Cisneros entered into a negotiated disposition to resolve two cases. In Fresno County Superior Court case No. F24908419 (case No. F24908419) he pled no contest to receiving stol…
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P. v. Bowie CA2/2
In 2010, a jury convicted defendant and appellant Anthony Bowie (Bowie) of two counts of robbery and found that a principal used a firearm during the robbery. The trial court found that Bowie had suffered two prior “strike” convictions within the meaning of the “Three Strikes” la…
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P. v. Esparza CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Detjen, J. and Guerra, J. Defendant Adam Esparza contends on appeal that the judgment must be conditionally reversed and the matter remanded to the trial court for reconsideration of defendant’s request for mental health diversion because the …
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McLaughlin v. Aero Properties CA4/1
Blaine McLaughlin was injured at his place of employment when he stepped into a hole in the floor created in connection with an ongoing bathroom renovation project. He filed suit against the contractor—Rogaciano Sanchez; the landlord—Aero Properties; the landlord’s General Partne…
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Marriage of Greenberg CA6
In re the Marriage of CHRISTINE and H052355 CLIFFORD GREENBERG. (Monterey County Super. Ct. No. 20FL000227) Respondent, v.