California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
-
Bell v. Louie CA2/7
Sandra Bell appeals from a judgment of dismissal after the trial court sustained a demurrer by Rabbi Netanel Louie and the Hebrew Discovery Center (HDC) to her second amended complaint without leave to amend. Bell sued Rabbi Louie and HDC for civil rights violations and several t…
-
Wurster v. Sherin CA5
-ooOoo- Mary Dean Sherin, an elderly woman, executed a durable, general power of attorney designating her nephew, Jeffrey Middleton, as her attorney in fact. Sherin’s daughter, Danielle Wurster, subsequently filed a petition for an order to compel an accounting by Middleton as th…
-
Tina-Pacific Residents Assn. v. City of Stanton CA4/3
* * * Plaintiffs Tina-Pacific Residents Association, the Kennedy Commission, Melina Bahena, Maria De Los Angeles Pineda, and Jennifer Bahena challenge the trial court’s dismissal of their claims against the City of Stanton and related defendants under the Community Redevelopment …
-
Sandra W. v. Dreyer CA2/2
Randolph Eugene Dreyer (Dreyer) appeals from a civil harassment restraining order (restraining order) issued against him to protect Sandra W. (Sandra).1 Dreyer contends that substantial evidence does not support the restraining order, and that Sandra did not establish a reasonabl…
-
S.M. v. Lo CA1/4
Victor Lo appeals a domestic violence restraining order issued under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, Family Code1 section 6200 et seq. (DVPA) prohibiting him from contacting S.M. for a period of one year. On appeal, he contends that (1) the order is not supported by substan…
-
Rosario v. Abdelhalim CA1/3
Franciscus Dylan Rosario sued Subhi Abdelhalim and Sonoma Liquor, alleging Abdelhalim caused him injury by negligently driving a vehicle; a jury concluded to the contrary. On appeal, Rosario argues the trial court erred by answering a jury question during its deliberations. We af…
-
Regents of the U. of Cal. v. Murphy CA4/1
Kevin T. Murphy, M.D. was a radiation oncologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego (the University). He developed a procedure called personalizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (PrTMS) for the treatment of psychological and cognitive symptoms…
-
P. v. Lott CA1/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Marques Lott appealed after the trial court denied his resentencing petition (Pen. Code, § 1172.6, all statutory references are to the Penal Code). Respondent agrees that the trial court erred in denying the petition at the prima facie stage and that the matte…
-
P. v. Mercado CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Rosario Gutierrez Mercado appeals from a criminal protective order entered as part of a judgment in one of two cases following a guilty plea in one of the cases and jury verdict in the other. The People concede that the
-
P. v. Arthur CA4/1
Joshua Arthur entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to one count of assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)). The remaining charges and allegations were dismissed. The court granted formal probation subject to a 36…
-
P. v. Hudson CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2021, appellant Stevie Alexander Hudson II was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy for driving at night with an inoperative headlight. During the stop, appellant appeared agitated, and the deputy called for backup. When ordered to do so, appellant refused to exi…
-
P. v. Thompson CA1/3
In 2007, Willie Thompson and co-defendant Lavar Coleman were convicted of the first-degree murders of Dante Wallace and Ronnell Hodge. This court affirmed Thompson’s convictions on direct appeal with minor modifications to his sentence. (People v. Thompson (Sept. 29, 2010, A12061…
-
P. v. Duhon CA2/2
A jury found defendant and appellant Gerald Wayne Duhon (Duhon) guilty of one count of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a);1 count 1); two counts of deliberate and premeditated attempted murder (§§ 664, 187, subd. (a); counts 2 & 3); three counts of assault with a fi…
-
P. v. Smith CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Derrick Andre Smith appeals from a judgment of conviction following a no contest plea. Pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), Smith’s appellate counsel requested that we review the record and determine whether any arguable issues ex…
-
P. v. Hernandez CA2/2
THE COURT: On October 15, 2023, appellant and defendant Martin Campos Hernandez (defendant) was arrested at the home of his brother, Jose A.1 Earlier that day, defendant spray-painted the 1 Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.90(b)(4), we initially refer to the victim i…
-
P. v. Neal CA1/2
In March 2022, in San Francisco Superior Court, Thomas Neal pled guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon and admitted an allegation of great bodily injury. The trial court imposed a five-year state prison term but suspended execution of sentence and granted Neal probation w…
-
Marriage of Hinton CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION John Hinton appeals from an order denying a domestic violence restraining order he had requested against his former wife, Kimberly Hinton1. We affirm. A. Procedural Background
-
Marriage of Mackey CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION Haydee Mackey appeals from an order of the family law court, which she characterizes as denying her request for attorney fees and costs pursuant to Family Code section 20301 after the dissolution of her marriage. We affirm.
-
Marquez v. Equinox Holdings CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Juanita Marquez appeals from a judgment dismissing her action against her former employer Equinox Holdings Inc. under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (PAGA).1 Marquez asserted one cause of action under PAGA, alleging among o…
-
Lettini v. Cherry Bekaert Advisory CA2/5
****** For 20 years, attorney Ilya Alekseyeff has been representing private clients in civil matters while employed as a deputy alternate public defender in Los Angeles County. In so doing, he has persistently violated the law. Worse yet, he has repeatedly lied about it, reportin…