California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Barcelo v. Papaya Gaming CA2/2
Jane Barcelo and Christina Isernia (plaintiffs) filed a consumer class action against Papaya Gaming Ltd. and Papaya Gaming Inc. (Papaya) alleging that Papaya’s gaming website is fraudulent. Five individuals—namely, Daniel Golden, Barbara Miller, Jeremy Ghost, Kortni Koutrakos, an…
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Tripathi v. Tesconi CA1/3
Defendant Raymond Tesconi appeals from the trial court’s order granting plaintiff Ashish Tripathi’s unopposed motion for summary judgment. Tesconi argues the shortened briefing schedule prevented him from opposing the motion, and Tripathi failed to establish the required elements…
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S.B. v. J.R. CA3
Plaintiff father S.B. (father) and defendant mother J.R. (mother) were previously in a relationship and had a daughter together (the daughter).1 In April 2023, mother obtained a one-year domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against father. In October 2024, the trial court g…
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Rupnow v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. CA2/8
MEMORANDUM OPINION Carmelita Rupnow contends the trial court erred in granting judgment on the pleadings without leave to amend and dismissing her lawsuit against Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for the Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-9, Mortgage Pass-Through…
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P. v. Sanford CA3
Defendant Andrew Evan Sanford appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6 after the trial court issued an order to show cause.1 His appellate counsel filed a brief raising no arguable issues under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 1…
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P. v. Zavala CA3
Defendant Angel Zavala told a police officer he was going to rape and kill her after she arrested him for public intoxication. Following a bench trial, the trial court found him guilty of criminal threats, threatening a public officer, misdemeanor battery on a peace officer, and …
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P. v. Evans CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder on the theory that she instigated the killing of Dontae Lee by codefendant Louis Bell. She raises several challenges to her convictions, which we reject. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment.
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P. v. Perez CA2/3
A jury convicted Eric Perez of first degree murder. Perez petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 The trial court denied the petition on the ground it was a successive petition. Perez appealed from the order denying his petition, his appellate counsel filed …
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P. v. Feliz CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2015, appellant Alfred Carl Feliz was convicted by jury of participation in a criminal street gang (Pen. Code,1 § 186.22, subd. (a)) and other crimes with gang enhancements (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)) attached. In 2025, he came before the court for recall and…
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P. v. Hunter CA1/5
Derrick Hunter (appellant) appeals following his convictions for multiple firearms charges and additional offenses. We affirm. The following evidence was presented at trial.1 In April 2023, appellant resisted police officers when they attempted to detain him on an unrelated alleg…
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P. v. Williams CA2/8
Pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), we review an order denying Melvin Williams’s petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1171. We find part of the order nonappealable and otherwise affirm the remainder of the trial court’s order denyin…
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P. v. Grado CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Juan Daniel Grado fired a shotgun at a closed door, killing a man who was standing behind it. He was convicted of second degree murder based on a theory of implied malice. On appeal, defendant alleges multiple jury instruction errors, including failure to instru…
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P. v. McGrew CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Franson, J. and DeSantos, J. INTRODUCTION Appellant and defendant Steven Lyle McGrew (appellant) was convicted after a jury trial of first degree murder with a special circumstance, robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. He was sentenced t…
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Moore v. Williams CA1/2
Rich appears for . . . the ‘Luthra Defendants.’ Defendant Gus Williams appeared in pro per and Defendant Shanda Love appeared in pro per. “The Court having considered the papers filed by each party and the oral arguments presented by each in pro per party and the other parties’ a…
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Lew v. Di Giacomo CA4/1
James Lew appeals the denial of his second of two applications for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Leonardo Enrique Di Giacomo, and of his motions for sanctions against Di Giacomo and Di Giacomo’s counsel. He contends the trial court erred in denying his
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Leonetti v. Patel CA5
-ooOoo- Plaintiffs and appellants Mark Leonetti (Leonetti) and Piret Leonetti (collectively, plaintiffs) appeal from a judgment entered in favor of defendant Vatsal Patel, M.D. (Dr. Patel) and against plaintiffs after Dr. Patel successfully moved for summary judgment on the groun…
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Jones v. Reamer CA3
Self-represented plaintiff Mark G. Jones appeals after the trial court sustained demurrers to his second amended complaint without leave to amend and ordered him to pay attorney fees. With an incomplete record and inadequate briefing, plaintiff contends we should reverse. We affi…
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J.M. v. M.M. CA3
Self-represented M.M. (husband) appeals from the family court’s order granting a three-year domestic violence restraining order against him. He contends: (1) the order lacks supporting substantial evidence; (2) the family court violated his due process rights; (3) the family cour…
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In re S.L. CA1/3
D.L. (Father), father of minor S.L., appeals the juvenile court’s order denying his motion to terminate dependency jurisdiction. He contends the court erred in continuing jurisdiction under a family maintenance plan because he successfully ameliorated the conditions that led to t…
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In re Ariana H. CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or the agency) filed a petition concerning then-16-year-old Ariana H., alleging dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code2 section 300, subdivision (b)(1) based on her mo…