California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Bell CA2/1
Defendant Charles Edward Bell appeals from the denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6, formerly section 1170.95. We affirm because the jury was never instructed on a now invalid murder theory and the jury found he personally used a firearm in the…
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P. v. Hernandez CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Jose Hernandez appeals the order of the San Bernardino County Superior Court denying after hearing his Penal Code1 section 290.5 petition to terminate his sex offender registration requirement. We will affirm.
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Lazard v. County of Santa Clara CA6
Zuri Lazard, a nurse, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the County of Santa Clara, her former employer, alleging that the county had failed to pay all wages (including overtime), meals, and rest periods. The trial court sustained successive demurrers, the last without…
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In re J.G. CA2/7
The father and mother in this case are biological siblings whose child is in juvenile dependency proceedings. Jesus G. (Father) appeals from the court’s order denying him family reunification services with his child, Jacob G. (born September 2024) under certain statutory bypass p…
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In re M.C. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Brianna S. (mother) challenges a juvenile custody order awarding child M.C.’s father (C.C.) monitored visits once per month, one hour per visit. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.
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In re R.K. CA3
S.A. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders (1) denying her petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 to modify an earlier order terminating reunification services and (2) terminating parental rights with respect to her son, R.K.1 She maintains that the …
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In re L.S. CA6
Father S.S. (Father) and Mother M.H. (Mother) challenge the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional orders as to their child 11-month-old L.S. The sole issue on appeal is whether the juvenile court erred in finding the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.)…
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Gonzalez v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA2/4
Ana Gonzalez appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, the Regents of the University of California (Regents), and former supervisor, Frederick Bush (collectively, respondents). Gonzalez alleged claims for discrimination based on her gender, race,…
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C.P. v. A.C. CA2/2
Mother A.C. (mother) appeals from a custody order granting joint legal custody of the parties’ daughter K.C. (born December 2013) to respondent C.P. (father).1 Mother argues the trial court mischaracterized the record and erred in its application of Family Code section 3044 (sect…
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C.A. v. Superior Court CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Petitioner C.A. (mother) filed a petition for extraordinary writ pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.452 challenging the juvenile court’s orders taking
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Spring Towers v. Carlson CA2/8
MEMORANDUM OPINION Jacob Carlson appeals the judgment in favor of Spring Towers, LLC in this unlawful detainer action. We find this matter appropriate for disposition by a memorandum opinion in accordance with the California Standards of Judicial Administration, section 8.1. (See…
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Rodriguez v. Paramount Convalescent Group CA2/3
Defendant Paramount Convalescent Group, Inc. (Paramount) appeals from the court’s award of $81,536.13 in sanctions—consisting of attorney fees and costs—under section 128.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure1 to plaintiff Grace Rodriguez based on defense counsel having elicited testi…
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Pro Legal Funding v. Allor CA2/4
INTRODUCTION Pro Legal Funding, LLC had two liens on any recovery awarded to Derek Alonso in Alonso’s personal injury litigation. Alonso, with defendant David Allor as his counsel, obtained a verdict and judgment in his favor. The judgment funds were distributed without paying Pr…
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Pawar v. Wholesale 209 CA3
Plaintiff Kamal Jeet Singh Pawar (Pawar) sued defendants Naveed Asghar (Asghar) and Wholesale 209, LLC, doing business as Tires Direct (Tires Direct), for civil assault and battery, negligence, and other tort causes of action. A jury returned a split special verdict for Pawar on …
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P. v. Glenn CA4/1
In November 2024, Thomas Glenn entered into a plea agreement in which he pleaded guilty to one count of transportation of a controlled substance (Health & Saf. Code, § 11352, subd. (a)). The parties agreed to a stipulated sentence. The court imposed an upper term of five years bu…
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P. v. A.N. CA4/2
Defendant and appellant A.N. filed a petition pursuant to Penal Code section 2966,1 which the court denied, finding that she met the criteria of an offender with a mental health disorder (OMD).
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P. v. Milligan CA2/4
A jury convicted defendant Marquise Milligan of the murder of Bobby Mitchell and of personally using a handgun in the commission of that crime. At trial, two eyewitnesses identified defendant as the shooter. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court violated his due process r…
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P. v. Scott CA2/2
A jury convicted Terry Scott (appellant) of forcible rape of a child over the age of 14 and kidnapping to commit rape. He was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) under the One Strike law (Pen. Code, § 667.61).1 He argues this sentence must be reversed based…
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P. v. Morris CA2/5
This case comes before us for review under the procedures prescribed in People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436, 441–442 (Wende). On June 24, 2019, at about 1:45 a.m., defendant and appellant Farron Morris and fellow Harvard Park Brims Bloods (Brims) members Jerry Cunningham, Daniel…
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P. v. Sydnor CA3
In 2017, defendant Antjuan Sydnor was convicted of first degree murder and robbery. The trial court sentenced Sydnor to life in prison without parole plus 25 years to life. Sydnor appealed, and this court affirmed the convictions but remanded the case to the trial court to consid…