California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re U.G. CA3
The theft of the victim’s car by 16-year-old minor U.G., and his ultimately unsuccessful attempt to evade law enforcement in the car, resulted in the total loss of the vehicle. After the minor admitted several charges in connection with the theft and evasion, the juvenile court o…
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In re K.T. CA4/2
B.T. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s disposition order and exit orders to family court terminating the dependency action after vesting custody of his toddler children, C.T. and K.T. (collectively, Minors), with R.K. (Mother). Father challenges the
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In re J.H. CA2/7
Mother Jasmine G. appeals from jurisdiction findings and disposition orders declaring her three children dependents of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b).1 Mother contends substantial evidence does not support the court’s fin…
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In re A.H. CA1/5
A.H. (appellant), a biological father, appeals following termination of his parental rights at a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing.1 He contends the juvenile court erred in denying requests for placement of the minor A.H. (Minor) with his relatives. We affirm.
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In re C.J. CA4/3
No appearance for the Minor. * * * Appellant S.J. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court’s order denying her petition brought under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 seeking to change placement of her minor child, C.J., from the caregivers with whom she had been placed to th…
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In re L.J. CA1/3
Appellant L.J. was committed to a secure youth treatment facility in September 2024. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 875.)1 In this appeal, he challenges a December 2025 order transferring him to a “less restrictive program.” (Id., subd. (f).) A few months after filing the present appeal,…
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In re J.H. CA6
O. agreed to meet was a minor at the time of the alleged offenses. We therefore use this person’s first name and last initial. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.90(10), (11).) saw “[j]ust the barrel” of the weapon, which was “[r]ight in my face.” H.O. testified that he had never s…
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Garza v. City Parlier CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant City of Parlier (“City”) terminated plaintiff Jose Garza’s employment as the City’s chief of police. Garza sued for retaliation under Labor Code1 section 1102.5. A jury found for him on his single cause of action and awarded him $1 million in damages. The case w…
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Doe v. David CA2/1
INTRODUCTION Jane Doe sued businessman Alkiviades David, alleging that he raped her during her employment with his companies and then fired her. A few years into the litigation, David, who resided in Greece, got rid of his trial counsel and proceeded to represent himself with a l…
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County of Orange v. Castelo CA4/3
Kinzevo Patrick Castelo challenges the trial court’s denial of his request for reimbursement of overpaid child support. Because he shows no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s ruling that his request was untimely, we affirm.
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Barrett Daffin Frappier etc. v. Garcia CA1/2
The City and County of San Francisco (the City) ran a program providing downpayment assistance to qualified homebuyers, and in 2007, appellant Kayla Garcia took advantage of that program to help her buy a property. In exchange for the City’s assistance, Garcia promised that on sa…
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Andre A. v. Superior Court CA1/3
was an alleged father, and that the Bureau would continue to try to find him if they had “enough information to do the absent parent search.” The court made findings to detain Y.L. from mother and ordered weekly supervised visitation. The jurisdiction hearing was initially schedu…
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Andrews v. City of Lomita CA2/1
Plaintiff Christy Andrews appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant and respondent City of Lomita (Lomita). Andrews sued Lomita and the City of Torrance (Torrance) after she was allegedly struck by a falling tree branch near the border between the two cities.…
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Williamson v. IE Storm Tech Leasing, Inc. CA2/1
. . does not provide a basis for estoppel: as of October 24, 2024, a motion for summary judgment on full statutory notice could have been heard well in advance of May 18, 202[5]. Moreover, Defendants I.E. Storm Tech, Chang, and Yeh did not state any intention to bring further mot…
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Walkine v. Bromberg CA2/1
Plaintiff Zachary Walkine alleges that, in the midst of a dispute with his ex-wife Melissa Rowland over child custody, Rowland prevailed upon a pediatrician to make a report of suspected child abuse by Walkine to governmental authorities. Walkine alleges that as a result, he lost…
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Valencia v. Allen CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 EM Valencia seeks to appeal a trial court order sustaining a demurrer to her complaint with leave to amend. We lack jurisdiction to hear this appeal and dismiss it. The appellate record supplied by Valencia does not include her complaint or the demurrer at iss…
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USPA City Center, LLC v. Law Offices of Jason W. Estavillo, P.C. CA1/2
In December, 2023, appellant Law Offices of Jason Estavillo (Estavillo) entered into a 66-month lease for significant office space in a building in downtown Oakland owned by respondent USPA City Center, LLC (usually the lessor, sometimes USPA). Estavillo quickly fell behind in it…
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Singleton v. Iannone CA1/2
Kelvin Singleton, an inmate at the California Medical Facility (CMF) who is self-represented, brought suit against prison officials alleging they failed to protect him from an assault by another inmate. He appeals a judgment entered after the court granted a defense motion for su…
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Ryan v. Kinney CA1/3
MARTIN RYAN et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, and Cross-respondents, A173329 v. (City & County of San Francisco ANSEL D. KINNEY, Super. Ct. No. CGC-22-601147) Defendant, Respondent, and Cross-appellant.
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Rodin v. Silver CA1/5
Respondent Ellen Rodin obtained a restraining order against appellant Jessica Silver, an alleged squatter on Rodin’s property, under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protections Act (Elder Abuse Act), Welfare and Institutions Code section 15600 et seq.1 Silver contends t…