California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Heil v. Serpik CA2/8
The Legislature enacted Code of Civil Procedure section 425.161 to provide a mechanism for the early dismissal of a civil action deemed to be a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) that is brought “primarily to chill the valid exercise of the constitutional righ…
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Sinclaire v. Sacramento Valley Limited Partnership CA3
Plaintiff and appellant Sammi Sinclaire appeals from an order granting defendants’ and respondents’ petition to confirm final arbitration award and enter judgment in confirmation with the final arbitration award. Defendants and respondents were identified in the order as “Sacrame…
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P. v. Brunken CA3
Defendant Lon Michael Brunken plead no contest to misdemeanor vandalism. The trial court placed defendant on probation and ordered him to pay victim restitution in the amount of $3,597.40. On appeal, defendant contends the court abused its discretion in calculating restitution, w…
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P. v. Amos CA1/3
In 1992, a jury convicted Fred Amos and his codefendant, Donald Boston, of multiple offenses, including three special circumstance murders. The judgment was affirmed by a different panel of this court. (People v. Amos et al. (July 22, 1994, A058843) [nonpub. opn.] (Amos I).) The …
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P. v. Ruvalcaba CA4/1
Juan Antonio Ruvalcaba took an 18-pack of beer from a 7-Eleven. When the clerk followed him out of the store, Ruvalcaba pointed a rifle at the clerk and fled with the beer. A jury convicted Ruvalcaba of robbery
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P. v. Myvitte CA2/2
A jury found defendant and appellant Shawn Denfield Myvitte (Myvitte) guilty of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a);1 count 1) and possession of a firearm by a felon (§ 29800, subd. (a)(1); count 2). As to the murder, the jury found true firearm allegations within th…
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P. v. White CA2/8
Defendant and appellant Bobby D. White appeals from a writ of habeas corpus. We find the order nonappealable and dismiss the appeal. The People alleged defendant got into a physical altercation with his pregnant neighbor, and then shot her, after she complained about the loud mus…
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P. v. Davis CA2/5
In 2017, the District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles charged defendant and appellant Malik Davis (defendant) with, among other things, 16 counts of residential burglary (Pen. Code,1 § 459) in two cases: Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. YA095781 (the 781 case) and YA09…
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P. v. Colvin CA2/8
(§ 1172.1, subd. (a)(1).) Notably, section 1172.1, by its terms, denies a defendant the right to petition the court for recall and resentencing. (Id., subd. (c) [“[a] defendant is not entitled to file a petition seeking relief from the court under this section,” and “[i]f a defen…
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P. v. K.J. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ K.J. pled no contest to organized retail grand theft.1 The trial court sentenced her to probation. After completing probation, K.J. petitioned to have the conviction reduced to a misdemeanor under Penal Code section 17, subdivision (b) and expunged un…
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P. v. Almeida CA3
Defendant Helder Bettencourt Almeida and William Pratt were inmates at Deuel Vocational Institution (Deuel). On June 8, 2020, defendant punched Pratt in the head and face more than 20 times. Pratt never fought back. He died approximately two months later from traumatic brain inju…
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P. v. Ornelas CA5
-ooOoo- In 2005, petitioner Juan Marcos Ornelas was convicted of first degree murder, and the jury found true that the murder was committed during the commission or attempted commission of a robbery. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. On March 8, 2023, he…
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P. v. Lee CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Sandhu, J. Defendant Richard Edward Lee pled no contest to willfully inflicting corporal injury to his spouse, resulting in a traumatic condition (Pen. Code,1 § 273.5, subd. (a)), and he admitted having suffered one prior s…
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P. v. Simons CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Justin Anthony Simons appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion made pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.91,1 arguing that the court erred when it found him not credible. We find no error and affirm.
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McKenna v. Coates CA6
MICHELLE MCKENNA, H053370 (Santa Clara County Petitioner and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 24PR198642) v. Objector and Appellant.
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Mary Film v. Aloe CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Defendants and appellants Mary Aloe, Aloe Entertainment LLC, and Proud Mary Entertainment, Inc. (the Aloe Parties) appeal from the trial court’s order denying their special motion to strike plaintiff and respondent Mary Film LLC’s complaint as a strat…
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In re H.W. CA4/2
Defendant and appellant L.W. (Father) appeals the juvenile court’s order bypassing reunification services with respect to his son, H.W. (born May 2025; Minor). Minor’s mother, S.C. (Mother), is not a party to this appeal.
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In re D.B. CA2/2
Defendant D.B.1 appeals the juvenile court’s order transferring his case to criminal court. While this appeal was pending, D.B. was released from prison on parole. We dismiss the appeal as moot.
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In re W.A. CA2/2
S.A. (Mother) and M.A. (Father) each appeal the juvenile court’s dispositional order. Mother appeals W.A.’s removal from her custody, while Father appeals the court’s requirement he participate in a drug and alcohol program. We affirm.
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In re Brandon L. CA2/2
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Father I.L. appeals a single aspect of the custody order entered by the juvenile court on October 24, 2025, upon termination of its jurisdiction in these dependency proceedings. Specifically, Father contends the order erroneously includes insubstantial progres…