California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Hernandez CA2/4
) In doing so, we disagree with the parties. Section 1170(d)(1)(A) allows “a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentenced” to LWOP and who “has been incarcerated for at least 15 years” to petition the s…
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P. v. Carrillo CA6
Defendant Timothy Ralph Carrillo appeals from the trial court’s order resentencing him pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75.1 For the reasons stated below, we affirm the order. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND2 Between 2006 and 2008, Carrillo made door to door calls in the Seaside and Mon…
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P. v. Alfaro CA2/4
Defendant Ivan J. Alfaro was charged by information with unauthorized use of personal identifying information. (Pen. Code,1 § 530.5, subd. (a).) The information also alleged aggravating factors under California Rules of Court, rule 4.421(b)(2), (b)(3), and special allegations pur…
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Munro v. Amedson CA2/4
INTRODUCTION Appellant Sina Amedson appeals a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) entered against him and in favor of petitioner Tamara Munro.1 On appeal, Amedson contends the trial court erred by: (1) applying the standards governing civil harassment restraining orders un…
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Moss v. GoDaddy.com CA2/4
Plaintiffs Michael Moss, Jaeis Chon, William Vaz, and Fuad Ahwal appeal from a judgment of dismissal following an order sustaining the demurrer of defendants GoDaddy.com, LLC (GoDaddy), GoDaddy Payments, LLC, and Poynt, LLC (collectively, defendants) to the operative first amende…
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Jacobson v. Tardibuono CA1/3
The sole issue on appeal is whether the judgment in favor of plaintiff Arthur Jacobson must be reversed because the statutory procedures for substituting him into this action for his deceased brother, Mark Jacobson, were not followed.1 Though plaintiffs did not file a formal moti…
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In re L.H. CA1/1
M.H. (the biological father of L.H.) appeals from the termination of his parental rights under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26—a course of action that respondent San Francisco Human Services Agency (the Agency) had recommended to the juvenile court. According to M.H…
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In re A.H. CA3
Appellant S.S. is the mother of the two minors and appeals from the juvenile court’s orders terminating parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395.1) Mother claims the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) failed to comply with the inquiry and notice r…
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In re E.D. CA1/4
D.D. is the mother of three children who were removed from her custody. She challenges an order denying a petition she filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388.1 The petition requested that the juvenile court modify its dispositional orders regarding visitation and r…
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In re P.S. CA4/3
* * * R.S. (Father) appeals from an order terminating his parental rights over his children, P.S., C.S., and R.S. (Minors), at a hearing pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 (.26 hearing).1 He contends the Orange County juvenile court (the court) should have a…
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Conservatorship of C.W. CA3
(Yolo) Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of C.W. C103696 LORETTA MARTIN, (Super. Ct. No. PR2024-0169) Petitioner and Appellant,
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Connolly v. Garamendi CA3
(Calaveras) KATHERINE GARAMENDI CONNOLLY et al., C101495 Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants, (Super. Ct. No. 21CV45154) v. Individually and as Trustee, etc., Defendant, Cross-compliant and Respondent.
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Zhao v. Sun CA4/1
A dispute between Plaintiff Qian Zhao and Defendant Xiaofan Sun over money Zhao deposited into accounts allegedly controlled by Sun eventually grew to encompass Sun’s counsel in this action, Jing Wang and Kingswood Law, PC. As relevant for this appeal, after Wang filed a document…
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Washington v. City of Los Angeles CA2/7
At the conclusion of a police standoff, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Eric Olive shot Edmon Washington with a round from a 40-millimeter less-lethal launcher. The round hit Washington in the face, and Washington lost almost all vision out of his right eye as a resu…
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Tran v. Moody CA4/3
The jury in the underlying employment case awarded plaintiff Jasmine Tran more than $10.7 million in damages, unpaid wages, punitive damages, and statutory penalties against defendant James Hooper, her former supervisor; multiple corporate entities owned by Hooper; and appellant …
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Tran v. DW2R CA4/3
The jury in the underlying employment case awarded plaintiff Jasmine Tran more than $10.7 million in damages, unpaid wages, punitive damages, and statutory penalties against defendant James Hooper, her former supervisor at the medical spa “Don’t Wait 2 Rejuvenate” (the Spa), and …
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Sorenson v. Montana CA3
(Placer) KARLY D. SORENSON, C103435 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. S-DR-0058455) v. Defendant and Appellant; Intervener and Respondent.
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P. v. Herrera CA2/6
Michael Herrera pleaded guilty to attempted murder in 2015. He petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6 around the time of his release on parole. The trial court denied the petition after an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, appellant contends the evidence was i…
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P. v. Martinez CA2/6
Appellant Juan Jesus Martinez appeals a denial of his request for resentencing after the court held a 2025 resentencing hearing. (Pen. Code.1 §§ 1172.1, 1172.75.) In 2007, Appellant was convicted of second-degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)) with jury true findings that he personall…
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P. v. Urrutia-Barbosa CA2/6
Appellant Hipolito Tenoch Urrutia-Barbosa was convicted of transporting and possessing fentanyl with the intent to sell, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of ammunition by a felon. He admitted that he had two prior juvenile convictions that qualified as strikes u…