California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Moore v. Williams CA1/2
Rich appears for . . . the ‘Luthra Defendants.’ Defendant Gus Williams appeared in pro per and Defendant Shanda Love appeared in pro per. “The Court having considered the papers filed by each party and the oral arguments presented by each in pro per party and the other parties’ a…
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Lew v. Di Giacomo CA4/1
James Lew appeals the denial of his second of two applications for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Leonardo Enrique Di Giacomo, and of his motions for sanctions against Di Giacomo and Di Giacomo’s counsel. He contends the trial court erred in denying his
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Leonetti v. Patel CA5
-ooOoo- Plaintiffs and appellants Mark Leonetti (Leonetti) and Piret Leonetti (collectively, plaintiffs) appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant Vatsal Patel, M.D. (Dr. Patel) and against plaintiffs after Dr. Patel successfully moved for summary judgment on the groun…
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Jones v. Reamer CA3
Self-represented plaintiff Mark G. Jones appeals after the trial court sustained demurrers to his second amended complaint without leave to amend and ordered him to pay attorney fees. With an incomplete record and inadequate briefing, plaintiff contends we should reverse. We affi…
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J.M. v. M.M. CA3
Self-represented M.M. (husband) appeals from the family court’s order granting a three-year domestic violence restraining order against him. He contends: (1) the order lacks supporting substantial evidence; (2) the family court violated his due process rights; (3) the family cour…
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In re S.L. CA1/3
D.L. (Father), father of minor S.L., appeals the juvenile court’s order denying his motion to terminate dependency jurisdiction. He contends the court erred in continuing jurisdiction under a family maintenance plan because he successfully ameliorated the conditions that led to t…
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In re Ariana H. CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or the agency) filed a petition concerning then-16-year-old Ariana H., alleging dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code2 section 300, subdivision (b)(1) based on her mo…
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Hope and Trust Trading v. Ciling CA2/1
In 2019, Seyedjalil Firoozabadi and his company, Hope and Trust Trading, Inc. (collectively, HTT), filed a complaint alleging that married couple Sammy and Anke Ciling had breached a contract to sell to HTT shares in a medical imaging business.1 Following a four-day court trial, …
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Guardianship of A.C. CA5
-ooOoo- This case concerns the probate guardianship of two girls—now 14-year-old A.C. and 12-year-old K.C. (collectively, the girls). The probate court awarded their maternal grandmother M.C. (maternal grandmother) a guardianship of A.C. and their paternal grandparents, B.C. and …
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Fahey v. Uber Technologies CA1/5
Super. Ct. No. CGC-23-609270) MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Plaintiff, James Fahey, appearing in propria persona, appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate an arbitration award and confirming the award in favor of Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber). We affirm. Plaintiff was a driver f…
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Cal. Highway Patrol v. Cal. State Personnel Bd. CA2/8
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) dismissed officer Nathaniel Partridge from employment for claiming unearned overtime compensation and failing to properly complete records. Partridge appealed his dismissal to the California State Personnel Board (SPB), which reduced the penalt…
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Bennett v. Sacramento County Public Defender's Office CA3
As this court explained in a related appeal (Bennett v. Jakubowski (Mar. 9, 2026, C102483) [nonpub. opn.] (Bennett)), Austin Bennett was charged with misdemeanor battery based on allegations that he pushed a California state senator in August 2019.1 In March 2022, a court commiss…
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Wooten v. County of San Bernardino CA4/1
Appellant Nicole Elizabeth Wooten appeals from summary judgment granted to the County of San Bernardino (County) on the ground that “the undisputed facts demonstrate that trail immunity under Government Code section 831.4 is a complete defense to [Wooten’s] claim against the Coun…
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Turicchi v. Quaid CA2/6
Randall Quaid (Randy)1 and Evgenia Quaid (Evi) appeal the judgment entered against them and in favor of R. Scott Turicchi and Lannette C. Turicchi on issues relating to real property in Santa Barbara. We affirm.
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Tran v. Tran CA6
LOUIS TRAN, H052300 Plaintiff, Cross-defendant, and Appellant, v. LISA TRAN et al., Defendants, Cross- complainants, and Respondents. In these appeals, two siblings dispute the proper disposition of a house they jointly inherited from their father and an award of attorney fees in…
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Perez v. Cascade Drilling CA4/1
Cascade Drilling, L.P. (Cascade) appeals from two orders denying its petitions to compel arbitration of two complaints filed by former employee, Christian Perez. Cascade relied on the same written agreement to arbitrate (the Arbitration Agreement) in both petitions, and in each c…
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P. v. Ainsworth CA4/1
Tyrell Ainsworth appeals from a judgment following his jury conviction on two counts of possession of a weapon at a penal institution (Pen. Code,1 § 4502, subd. (a)) and one count of resisting an executive officer (§ 69) with
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P. v. McClure CA4/1
Terry McClure appeals the order suspending imposition of sentence and placing him on probation after a jury found him guilty of driving under the influence of a drug and possession of a firearm by a felon. He claims the trial court prejudicially erred by excluding as hearsay stat…
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P. v. Ruiz CA4/2
I. INTRODUCTION Defendant was convicted by a jury of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm. (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (2).)1 Defendant appeals, arguing only
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P. v. Lucio CA4/3
While decided after Lucio’s sentencing, Kopp allows challenges based on the excessive fines and equal protection clauses of the federal or state Constitutions. Accordingly, we remand solely as to the fines and ancillary costs ordered in this case on appeal. On remand, the court i…