California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re H.D. CA5
-ooOoo- Appellant contends the juvenile court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence yielded by a search of a satchel he was wearing when probation officers encountered him in the garage of a probationer. He also challenges several terms of probation imposed by the cour…
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Esensten v. Leavitt CA4/1
Mitra K. Esensten as Trustee of the Karubian 2021 Irrevocable Trust (the trust), Mitra Esensten (in her individual capacity), and Sydney Esensten (collectively appellants) sued David Leavitt (Mr. Leavitt), Caroline Leavitt (Ms. Leavitt), Kaci Vanderhoek, Baron & Baroness Jewels, …
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Conservatorship of R.F. CA3
(Sacramento) Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of R.F. C103931 SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC GUARDIAN, (Super. Ct. No. 24MH002656) Petitioner and Respondent,
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Conservatorship of Fried CA2/4
Marshall Fried appeals from an order denying his petition to appoint a conservator of the person and estate of his mother, Carolyn Hope Fried. He argues the trial court erred by denying his petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. Carolyn1 counters that the record indicat…
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Alvarez v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan CA2/7
Mari Alvarez appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted the motion for summary judgment filed by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and Lu-Shonda Johnson (collectively, Kaiser). In 2020, after Alvarez resigned from her employment …
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Alharbi Brothers v. Corona Town Farmers Market CA4/1
Jamal Abdo Ali Alharbi and Musa Nasser Alharbi, on behalf of Alharbi Brothers, Inc., entered into a business purchase agreement (BPA) with Muhammad Ali, on behalf of Fruiticana, Inc., to buy Corona Town Farmers Market (CTown), a grocery store. After the deal went south, Alharbi B…
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A.V. v. Superior Court CA6
A.V., H054369 (Santa Clara County Petitioner, Super. Ct. No. 24JD028178) v. Respondent,
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Yang v. Li CA2/6
Shuo Li appeals the judgment entered after a court trial. The judgment was in favor of respondents, Qi Yang and Jiao Li. It ordered that a residence “be partitioned by sale.” Respondents, as husband and wife, owned a 50 per cent interest in the property. Appellant owned the other…
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Thomas v. Denny's CA1/3
Carol Thomas (plaintiff) filed the underlying action to recover damages for a personal injury allegedly inflicted by an employee of a Denny’s restaurant. Denny’s Inc. (defendant) moved for summary judgment, contending the undisputed facts establish that it is not liable to plaint…
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Taber v. Missor CA4/1
George Joseph Missor, III appeals a civil harassment restraining order prohibiting him from contacting or harassing Julia Taber, a woman to whom Missor made unwanted sexual advances. On appeal, Missor does not present a cogent argument for reversal of the civil harassment restrai…
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Rahemo v. Naworah CA4/1
Ramiz Rahemo (Father) appeals a family court order awarding sole legal custody and physical custody of his two minor children to their mother, Massara Naworah (Mother), subject to a step-up parenting plan that grants Father progressively more parenting time upon his completion of…
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P. v. Jones CA3
Following a string of attacks against his then-girlfriend, defendant Cairo Ansar Muhammad Jones was found guilty by a jury of criminal threats, corporal injury against a cohabitant, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment with force and violence, and violation of a court…
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P. v. Lewis CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Derrick Lamont Lewis asked this court to conduct an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Based on our review of the record, we modify the judgment to …
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P. v. Owens CA2/6
This is a People’s appeal from the trial court’s order granting respondent’s motion for a new trial as to the gang- murder special circumstance and gang enhancement allegations from his 2013 jury trial based on changes to Penal Code1 section 186.22 following the enactment of Asse…
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P. v. Mackey CA1/5
Defendant and appellant Andrew Mackey (appellant) contends that, under Senate Bill No. 81 (2021–2022 Reg. Sess.) (Senate Bill 81) (Stats. 2021, ch. 721, § 1), the trial court abused its discretion during resentencing in failing to strike all but one of the enhancements included i…
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P. v. Parson CA2/6
Terrance Lamont Parson appeals from the trial court’s postjudgment order denying his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6.1 We appointed counsel to represent appellant on appeal. After an examination of the record, counsel filed an opening brief raising…
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P. v. Evans CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder on the theory that she instigated the killing of Dontae Lee by codefendant Louis Bell. She raises several challenges to her convictions, which we reject. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.
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P. v. Torres CA5
* Before Meehan, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Harrell, J. -ooOoo- Defendant Alberto Torres was convicted by a jury of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury, and the trial court sentenced him to three years in prison. Torres contends the trial court vio…
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P. v. Alspaugh CA4/3
Defendant Leah Carol Alspaugh challenges her felony conviction for recording a false or forged instrument, claiming it must be reduced to a misdemeanor because the verdict form mistakenly described the offense as a misdemeanor. Because the record plainly shows the jury intended t…
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P. v. Alspaugh CA4/3
Defendant Leah Carol Alspaugh appeals from her conviction for felony petty theft, though her appointed counsel raised no issues. We have independently reviewed the record, find no arguable issues, and affirm.