California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Tarzana Property, LLC v. Work CA2/5
****** A tenant rented a house under a written lease in which he agreed that the house was “in good order, repair, and in a safe, clean and tenantable condition” and promised that he would return it “in as good a state and condition” when he vacated the property. The tenant left …
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Stokman v. Vertical Ventures Capital CA1/3
Lisa Stokman tripped walking out of an elevator at her workplace and stumbled head-first into a wall. She sued the building manager, a building management subcontractor, and the elevator maintenance company, claiming a mis-leveled elevator caused her fall. The case went to trial …
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Reddy v. Orlosky CA4/1
Joseph Orlosky appeals from the default judgment entered in the lawsuit filed by Rajashaker Reddy and Sally Reddy (the Reddys), arising out of Orlosky’s performance of a home improvement contract. Orlosky makes two contentions on appeal. First, he contends that the trial court er…
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P. v. Neal CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Martel Rashon Neal appeals from the judgment after a jury convicted him of multiple sex crimes against several women. Neal argues: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of his prior sexual misconduct; (2) CALCRIM No. 1243, which the court ga…
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P. v. Gonzalez-Guerra CA2/1
The Attorney General takes no position regarding whether we should remand for further development of the record, instead only noting that “such a remand ‘would allow the defendant an opportunity to make a fuller presentation of evidence with the guidance [Hernandez] ha[s] provide…
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P. v. Gipson CA2/2
THE COURT: Defendant and appellant Laron Depaul Gipson (defendant) appeals from the denial of his petition for resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.6.1 Defendant’s appointed counsel identified no arguable issues and filed a brief requesting we exercise our discretion …
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P. v. Chavira CA4/1
I. INTRODUCTION In 2006, Robert Chavira pleaded guilty to attempting to dissuade a witness (Pen. Code,1 § 136.1, subd. (b)(1)). This crime qualified as both a strike pursuant to section 667, and a serious felony as described in section 1192.7, subdivision (c)(37). This was Chavir…
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P. v. Curry CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Police officers detained Tyrone Curry from a recreational vehicle (RV) that was parked on a public street and connected by jumper cables to a car that matched the description of a car involved in a shooting the previous week. One of the shooting victims identified Cu…
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P. v. Starcher CA2/5
I. INTRODUCTION A jury found defendant Christopher Starcher guilty of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4))1 and elder abuse under circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm or death (§ 368, subd. (b)(1)). The tria…
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P. v. Sandoval CA2/2
Carlos Sandoval was convicted of sexually abusing his stepdaughters and sentenced to 85 years to life in prison. He claims instructional error at trial. We find no error. First, CALCRIM No. 3516 does not apply because appellant was charged with continuous sexual abuse and specifi…
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P. v. Anderson CA4/2
In 2023 Lewis Anderson was convicted of several felonies and admitted to multiple aggravating factors. On appeal, we reversed, finding his admission to six of the seven aggravating factors was not knowing and intelligent. On remand, the trial court
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P. v. Salkin CA4/3
Jordan Adrian Salkin appeals from his convictions for attempted murder and domestic violence battery. He contends the trial court wrongly admitted evidence about an uncharged act of domestic violence and that there was insufficient evidence of his intent to kill. We hold the cour…
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Marriage of Hemrajani CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Navin Hemrajani (father) appeals the family court’s order granting Natasha Hemrajani’s (mother) request to move with their minor daughter to Palm Springs, California. Navin contends the family court prejudicially erred by considering inadmissible hear…
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M.T. v. Pajaro Valley Unified School Dist. CA6
Plaintiff and appellant M.T. alleges that Candace Mercer, an elementary school teacher in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (the District), sexually abused him in August 1997, when he was a teenager. After M.T. sued the District for negligence and a breach of statutory du…
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Lee v. Wong CA1/3
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 On January 12, 2026, this court notified the parties we were considering dismissing this appeal for lack of an appealable order. After hearing from the parties, we deferred any decision on appealability, but today we dismiss the appeal on that basis, as explai…
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Laguna Beach Coalition v. City of Laguna Beach CA4/3
* * * The City of Laguna Beach appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted a writ of mandate directing it to set aside its approval of a construction project. The court found the project conflicted with the City’s general plan, which prohibits development on slo…
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In re T.A. CA1/2
Nos. JD-036983, JD-036985) Father, T.A., Sr., appeals from the juvenile court’s April 16, 2025 order terminating his family reunification services and disallowing visitation between father and minor, T.A., Jr. (born in 2013), arguing insufficient evidence supports the court’s fin…
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In re M.K. CA4/2
Defendants and Appellants A.K. (Father) and N.E. (Mother, collectively parents) appeal from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights over their son, M.K., under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26. Father contends the juvenile court
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In re Baby Boy R. CA2/2
In this juvenile dependency appeal, J.R. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s disposition order removing her infant son (son) from her custody and care. In particular, mother argues the court erred both in failing to make factual findings supporting its decision and in findin…
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Donis v. Simplified Labor Staffing Solutions CA2/5
****** The trial court denied a staffing agency’s motion to compel arbitration of a former employee’s class action wage-and-hour lawsuit based on its finding under Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.2, subdivision (c)1 that the arbitration might result in inconsistent rulings w…