California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Canales CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2018, defendant Edgar Canales (defendant) entered a plea of no contest to assault on another person while incarcerated (count 1, Pen. Code, § 4501, subd. (a))1 and admitted three prior strike allegations. The trial court struck two of the prior strikes and…
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P. v. Pinal CA6
A jury convicted defendant Antonio Dominguez Pinal of first degree murder and reckless driving while evading a peace officer. The jury also found true an allegation in the murder count that Pinal personally and intentionally discharged a firearm, and the trial court found that Pi…
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Ou v. Li CA2/1
After a jury trial, the trial court entered judgment awarding plaintiff and respondent Alan Ou $343,750 in compensatory damages and $200,000 in punitive damages against defendant and appellant Kelly Mi Li. The jury found that Ou and Li formed a partnership to develop and produce …
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N.E. v. City of Petaluma CA1/4
Plaintiff N.E., a minor, by and through her guardian ad litem Rebecca Pederson, filed this wrongful death suit against the City of Petaluma (City) and the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART), after her father was killed in a motorcycle accident near a SMART train crossing in P…
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Melvin v. Fogg CA1/5
Plaintiff and respondent Johnnye Melvin (Mother) and defendant and appellant Steve Fogg (Father) had a joint child custody order in place when Father petitioned for: (1) sole legal and physical custody of their minor child with daytime visitation rights for Mother; and (2) an ord…
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McCovery v. Moe CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Dana McCovery appeals from a judgment dismissing her complaint against her mother’s doctors, Kyaw Moe and Julio Romero (collectively, respondents). McCovery alleges respondents’ negligence caused her mother’s death. The trial court sustained the respondents’ demurrer…
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Marriage of Lino and Jeanne B. CA2/6
In re Marriage of LINO and 2d Civ. No. B338128 JEANNE B. (Super. Ct. No. 14FL-0681) (San Luis Obispo County) Respondent, VERSION OF OPINION
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Legacy Partners Tenancy Cases CA2/2
****** Legacy Partners, Inc. (Legacy), a property manager for numerous apartment complexes throughout California, is the defendant in 34 lawsuits brought by 453 individuals (collectively, tenants) pursuant to the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) (Civ. Code, §…
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Jones v. Chico Mobile Home Park CA3
Plaintiffs are current and former residents of a mobile home park owned and operated by defendants Chico Mobile Home Park, LLC, and BoaVida Communities, LLC, (together, defendants). Plaintiffs sued defendants for failing to properly maintain common areas and facilities within the…
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In re N.S. CA4/1
At her birth in September 2025, N.S. (Minor) tested positive for methamphetamine and cannabis. She was admitted to the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for withdrawal symptoms including “jitteriness, shakiness, agitated behavior and poor feeding,” eventually requiri…
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In re L.V. CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Snauffer, J. and Sandhu, J. INTRODUCTION L.V., a minor, admitted one count of second degree robbery. He was adjudged a dependent of the juvenile court and placed on the juvenile global positioning system (GPS) monitoring program subject to certain te…
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In re A.M. CA5
-ooOoo- Appellant Alex M. (father) is the father of A.M. and M.G. (collectively, “the children”), who are the subjects of this dependency case. Father challenges the juvenile court’s orders issued at a contested Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 hearing that resulted …
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In re Evelyn R. CA2/2
****** Jasmine V. (mother) appeals from a juvenile court judgment declaring her daughter, Evelyn R., a dependent of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.1 The juvenile court declared Evelyn a dependent of the court on July 8, 2025, based on mother and Joel R.…
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In re E.A. CA2/6
I.M., mother, appeals the juvenile court’s visitation orders after a permanent plan of dependency guardianship was ordered for her three children. We will affirm. In June 2023, the Department initiated dependency proceedings after the mother and newborn C.A. tested positive for a…
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In re J.T. CA2/8
We affirm the juvenile court’s order setting the baseline term to seven years in committing appellant J.T. to a secure youth treatment facility (“Facility”) under section 875 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Rule 5.806 of the Rules of Court. Since 2021, Facilities have be…
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In re K.J. CA2/8
A mother challenges the juvenile court’s assumption of jurisdiction. She claims the court’s inquiry under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.) (the Act or UCCJEA) was faulty and the wrong Texas court ceded jurisdiction. She asks u…
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In re Jorge G. CA2/1
In the proceedings below, the juvenile court sustained a petition brought by respondent Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on behalf of minors Jorge G. (born December 2010) and Angelique G. (born March 2012) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3…
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In re E.M.-H. CA4/2
I. D.M. (Father) appeals the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights to his minor children, E.M.-H. and E.H., after a contested hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Father contends the juvenile court prejudicially erred
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Franco v. Prime Healthcare Huntington Beach CA4/3
After Alejandro Arguelles Franco’s claims against his former employer Prime Healthcare Huntington Beach, LLC were compelled to arbitration, Prime Healthcare filed a motion for summary judgment, or alternatively, for summary adjudication. The arbitrator issued a tentative decision…
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Dacha v. Medical Board of Cal. CA3
Phoebe Oguda Dacha appeals from a judgment entered denying her petition for writ of mandate after the trial court sustained respondent Medical Board of California’s (Board) demurrer to her petition without leave to amend. On appeal, she argues: (1) the 30-day period for seeking j…