California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Nisbet CA4/1
After a drive-by shooting resulted in the death of Tre’Von Stewart- Jordan, a jury convicted appellant Joseph William Nisbet of first-degree murder (Pen. Code,1 § 187, subd. (a); count 1) and conspiracy to commit murder (§ 182, subd. (a)(1); count 2), and found true the special c…
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In re N.D. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant G.D. (father) appeals from juvenile court jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders sustaining a petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 and asserting dependency jurisdiction over minor children N.D. and M.D. In…
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In re C.M. CA2/5
The juvenile court adjudged minor C.M. a ward of the court and placed C.M. at home on probation after the court sustained an allegation that C.M. had committed the offense of being a minor in possession of a firearm. (Pen. Code, § 29610.) C.M. does not challenge the evidence supp…
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In re I.S. CA2/8
For the first time on appeal Mother S.S. challenges the visitation order issued by the juvenile court upon termination of the dependency case involving her child I.S. Mother contends the visitation order must be reversed because it fails to specify visit duration and frequency. W…
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In re Em.A. CA2/1
In this consolidated appeal, D.M. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s assertion of jurisdiction over her daughter Em.A, and also appeals from a custody order granting father Er.A (father) one 2-hour monitored visit per year on Father’s Day. The juvenile court has terminate…
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In re M.W. CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION Appellant M.W., a minor, appeals from the jurisdictional and dispositional orders of a juvenile court, which found appellant was an aider and abettor to misdemeanor petty theft and imposed a suspended sentence of six months’ formal probation with conditions p…
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Abasolo v. Menasco CA1/4
Following a multi-day bench trial, the court voided a joint tenancy deed between appellant James Kenneth Menasco—a licensed real estate agent— and his longtime friend and client, Julian Abasolo (decedent herein), finding, among other things, that Menasco had acted in bad faith wh…
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Zamora v. Ramos CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Veronica Zamora appeals from the trial court’s order denying her request for a civil harassment restraining order against her neighbor across the street, Hazel Ramos, under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6.1 Zamora argues her evidence satisfied the requirements …
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Wallace v. City of Oakland CA1/3
Andre Wallace appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Oakland (City) in this personal injury case. Wallace contends that the timing of the summary judgment hearing violated former Code of Civil Procedure section 437c, subdivision (a)(3),1 which states that t…
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Vaghashia v. Vaghashia CA2/8
INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Govind R. Vaghashia, Sonal G. Vaghashia, Sundeep G. Vaghashia, and Graphics RSCH Properties, LLC (Govind Parties) appeal from the judgment of dismissal entered after the trial court sustained without leave to amend defendants Prashant Vaghashia and Mita Va…
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Stringer v. City of Los Angeles CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Natalie Stringer, a former police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, appeals from the judgment after the trial court granted in part and denied in part her petition for writ of administrative mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5).1 Stringer sought an order…
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Romo v. Valadez CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Irene Romo appeals from a judgment on reserved issues in a dissolution of marriage proceeding. Because Romo has not established any basis for reversal, we affirm the judgment.
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Razo v. Andersson CA4/3
* * * This is a dispute between homeowners, Melissa Andersson on the one hand, and Alexander and Danielle Razo (the Razos) on the other, who live in adjoining units and who are the only two members of a homeowners association (the Association). Andersson wanted to make extensive …
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P. v. Ross CA1/5
This is an appeal from final judgment after defendant Robert Melvin Ross III was convicted by a jury of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first degree robbery, elder abuse, and mayhem. Defendant, who represented himself at trial, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He now challe…
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P. v. Ramos CA5
-ooOoo- In 2016, defendant Abel Andrew Ramos pled guilty to attempted murder, burglary, receiving stolen property, illegal possession of firearms, and attempted escape from prison. Ramos was sentenced to a total term of 21 years to life. In 2024, Ramos filed a petition for resent…
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P. v. Young CA4/1
A jury found Marco Clasen Young guilty of two counts of forcible rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2))1 (counts 1 and 2) and one count of simple assault (§ 240) as a lesser included offense to the charged offense of rape of an intoxicated person (§ 261, subd. (a)(3)) (count 3). W…
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P. v. Vallejo CA6
Aaron Vallejo and Joseph Esquivel participated in an attack on security guards at a bar, which resulted in a fatal stabbing. They were indicted for first degree murder, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery, and participating in a criminal street gang. I…
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P. v. McCaw CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant Michael Garrett McCaw appeals the judgment arising from his no contest plea to assault with a semiautomatic firearm and possession of a firearm by a felon, and his admission to an enhancement for personally using a firearm. Pursuant to Peopl…
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P. v. Mack CA2/2
Timothy Jerome Mack (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s order partially granting his purported resentencing motion and awarding him one additional day of presentencing custody credits. Defendant argues that the court erroneously denied his request for a full resentencing h…
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P. v. Moreno CA3
In 1997, defendant Louie Moreno, Jr., sexually assaulted an 11-year old girl and was ultimately sentenced to 40 years in prison, which included three one-year prior prison term enhancements under former Penal Code section 667.5, subdivision (b) (statutory section citations that f…