California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Jiang v. Chow CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Chun Man Chow appeals from the judgment after the trial court found him liable on Ruizeng Jiang’s breach of contract and related causes of action. Chow contends substantial evidence did not support the court’s finding he signed the contract the court found he breache…
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In re M.R. CA5
-ooOoo- In 2023, appellant M.R. was convicted in criminal court of crimes he committed in early 2016 at the age of 17. Prior to sentencing, the prosecutor filed a second motion to transfer M.R. from juvenile court to criminal court following ameliorative changes in the law effect…
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In re V.T. CA6
On February 27, 2025, the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (Department), filed a juvenile dependency petition alleging the failure of the mother, G.D. (Mother) and the father, V.T. (Father)1 to protect and provide support for their minor child, V.T.…
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In re C.J. CA1/5
M.T. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating reunification services with respect to C.J. (Chanel), one of her nine children, and setting her matter for a permanent plan and placement following a contested 18-month review hearing under Welfare and Institutions…
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In re A.M. CA2/7
Mother Ashley M. and father C.H. appeal from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction findings and disposition orders declaring their two children, A.M. and S.H, dependents of the court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.1 Mother and Father contend there was insuffici…
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In re Charlotte R. CA2/7
Roseann D. appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction findings under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b)(1),1 and disposition orders declaring her daughter Charlotte R., who is now eight years old, a dependent child of the court and removing Ch…
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In re E.S. CA2/1
Y.S. (mother) appeals1 from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights to her child E.S (the child) pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.2 She contends the court erred by failing to apply the beneficial parental relationship exception in section 36…
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In re C.C. CA4/2
C.V. (Mother), appeals from an order of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 terminating parental rights to her daughter, C.C., who is now six years old.1 Mother argues the juvenile court erred by failing to make an express
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Guassac v. Sevilla CA4/1
Defendants and appellants Edgar Sevilla III and the Law Offices of Sevilla and Associates (collectively Sevilla) appeal a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and respondent Carlos Guassac, on what Sevilla asserts was Guassac’s complaint for legal malpractice, breach of fiducia…
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Estate of Stephens CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Meehan, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Harrell, J. Macario Aguilar filed in the Tulare County Superior Court, a Probate Code section 850 petition for transfer of real property. Aguilar noted he had contracted with his neighbor, Norma Jean Stephens, to buy her pro…
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Dixon v. Eco Services Operations Corp. CA2/8
Chauntae Dixon sued her former employer, Eco Services Operations Corp., and its parent corporation, Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC (collectively Eco Services) for disability discrimination and for maintaining a hostile work environment based on sex. The superior court granted …
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Amaya v. Fig Leasing Co. CA2/8
Defendant FIG Leasing Co., Inc. (FIG) appeals from an order partially denying its motion to compel plaintiff Arturo B. Amaya to arbitrate certain employment claims. The trial court determined an arbitration agreement Amaya signed with a staffing agency, Howroyd-Wright Employment …
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22310 PCH v. County of Los Angeles CA2/5
****** A buyer set a record-breaking transaction when it purchased a home on Malibu’s Carbon Beach for $110 million in April 2018. Because it was an off-market transaction, the purchase price does not presumptively govern the home’s fair market value for purposes of assessing pro…
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Yehuda v. Rubinstein CA2/5
****** A former friendship and business partnership gone awry spawned years of multiple lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions, all culminating in this current action for an accounting of 44 specific transactions between the former friends. There is no dispute that the former fri…
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Van Bui v. Tran CA4/3
* * * Defendants Hai Tuan Tran, Thanh Ngoc Truong, Minh Thanh Tran, and Chut Van Le appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs Thanh Van Bui, Lan Thi Do, Trung Dien Doan, Hai Thi Nguyen, Hang Nguyen, Ngoc Kim Nguyen, Thanh Duc Nguyen, and Tan Huu Tran. The underlying action ar…
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Valle v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. CA4/2
In arbitration, plaintiff and appellant Richard R. Valle (Valle) brought a medical malpractice claim against defendants and respondents Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
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Tanghe v. De La Cruz CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Detjen, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Harrell, J. Arianna Elizabeth Tanghe appeals in propria persona from a June 5, 2025 order of the Stanislaus County Superior Court denying her petition for a protective order against Juan De La Cruz pursuant to Welfare and Inst…
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P. v. Howard CA4/1
Mashell Howard was charge with multiple felony counts arising out of domestic violence. The charges were resolved by a plea agreement with a stipulated sentence. Howard pleaded guilty to domestic violence (Pen. Code,1 § 273.5, subd. (a), count 2); violation of a protective order …
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P. v. Newsum CA4/1
In September 2024, Nicholas Newsum was arrested for evading a police officer with reckless driving (Veh. Code, § 2800.2, subd. (a)). A jury trial was held in July 2025. The jury found Newsum guilty. Newsum was sentenced to the middle of two years in prison. Newsum filed a timely …
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P. v. Flores CA4/3
* * * A jury found defendant Rodolfo Gustavo Flores guilty of committing lewd acts on two girls three years apart, one in 2016 and one in 2019. He was sentenced to three years, eight months in prison. Defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the 2…