California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Serrano v. Community Organized Relief Effort CA2/7
Sarena Serrano appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of her former employer, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and its chief executive officer, Ann Young Lee, on Serrano’s claims for sexual harassment based on hostile work environment, aiding and…
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Rivera v. PHH Mortgage Corp. CA2/1
Appellants Victor Orlando Rivera and Maria Louise Rivera refinanced their home several times with various companies. In 2006, they refinanced with EMC Mortgage and in 2007 they refinanced again with Option One Mortgage Corporation. In March 2007, EMC recorded a full reconveyance,…
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P. v. Wilson CA3
Defendant Derrick Jamal Wilson appeals from the trial court’s postjudgment order denying his petition under Penal Code section 851.91 to seal his arrest records. 1 His counsel filed a no-issue brief under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Although this is not Wilson’s first a…
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P. v. Hicks CA2/2
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Darrick Demond Hicks (Hicks) of three counts of resisting an executive officer (Pen. Code, § 69) and a misdemeanor count of being under the influence of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11550, subd. (a)). The trial court sente…
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P. v. Eldridge CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Pride Eldridge (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s summary denial of his petition for recall and resentencing pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1170, subdivision (d)(1). He contends the court violated his due process rights by denying the petition bef…
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P. v. Lozano CA2/1
On June 11, 2024, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez Lozano (Sanchez) fired six shots from an unregistered .22 caliber derringer at the dead end of a residential cul-de-sac in El Monte. Police arrested and searched him, discovering over 50 grams of methamphetamine in a baggie. A jury convict…
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P. v. Wilson CA3
Defendant Jeremy Wilson was charged with torturing, forcibly penetrating, assaulting, and criminally abusing his girlfriend’s two-year-old son (victim). Over the course of 14 days, the jury heard testimony from 26 witnesses, including girlfriend and defendant’s ex-girlfriend, bot…
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P. v. Becker CA4/2
This appeal is before us for the second time. In our first opinion we affirmed the order of the Riverside County Superior Court finding defendant and appellant Rodney Lee Becker ineligible for Penal Code section 1172.75 resentencing relief.1 (People v.
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P. v. Salinas CA2/1
In 2018, defendant and appellant George Anthony Salinas struck an elderly man in the head with a bag containing a full 24- ounce beer can. He agreed to a plea bargain in which he pleaded no contest to one count of assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)),1 an…
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P. v. Larry CA2/2
THE COURT: Defendant and appellant Michael Antione Larry (defendant) appeals from the denial of his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6.1 Defendant’s appointed counsel identified no arguable issues and filed a brief requesting we exercise our discretio…
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P. v. Boyd CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Ahjeeb Jamal Boyd appeals from the judgment of the Riverside County Superior Court entered after defendant pled guilty to one charge of fraudulent misrepresentations in violation of section 2101, subdivision (a) of the
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P. v. Valdivia CA4/3
* * * Alfredo Valdivia was convicted of two counts of sexual abuse of his niece. On appeal, Valdivia contends that the court erred by: (1) instructing the jury with both the prosecution’s and defense’s versions of CALCRIM No. 1193 regarding evidence related to Child Sexual Abuse …
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P. v. Kirby CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Christopher Richard Kirby asked this court to review the record, determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal, and order the abstract of judgment corrected to address a clerical error. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Defendant …
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Marriage of K.S. and M.S. CA4/3
K.S. (father) appeals from an order denying his custody request and his motion to seal records. Based on the inadequate record and briefing, he is unable to meet his burden to show prejudicial error. We affirm.
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Marcus v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles CA2/1
Michael D. Marcus appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for an administrative writ requiring respondent California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV or the department) to reinstate his suspended driver’s license. Marcus argues the trial court erred by (1) concludi…
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Liu v. Bd. of Admin. of CalPERS CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) appeals from an order awarding plaintiffs and respondents Huasha Liu (Liu) and Sandeepa Maheshwari (Maheshwari) (collectively respondents) $2,989,269.75 in attorneys’ f…
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Lazo v. Sun Gir CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Nydia Del Socorro Lazo was a dedicated cashier who worked at the same fast food restaurant location for 34 years with no prior disciplinary record. Her former employer, Sun Gir Incorporated (SGI) fired her based on three allegedly mishandled transactions. Lazo sued a…
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In re M.S. CA4/2
The juvenile court sustained dependency allegations as to five children and ordered them removed from parental care. In this appeal, defendant and appellant S.M. (mother) argues (1) there was insufficient evidence to support removing the three
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In re G.C. CA4/2
On March 19, 2026, the juvenile court terminated the parental rights of appellant A.C. (father) and mother to their son G.C. (G.C. or the child) under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26. Father appeals contending respondent Riverside
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In re Elijah B. CA2/2
Appellant K.B. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders made at a hearing held pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 sections 342 and 387. Specifically, due to a typographical error in the factual description of the allegations in the section 387 petition, father al…