California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Capers v. San Bernardino County CA4/2
Plaintiff and appellant Ma’Leena Capers (Capers) appeals the denial of her “Petition for Relief from Government Claim Filing Requirements” (all caps and boldface omitted; hereafter, the Petition) filed pursuant to Government Code section 946.6.1 This
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Believe in Chico v. City of Chico CA3
Plaintiff Believe in Chico, LLC, obtained approvals from respondent City of Chico’s (Chico) city council adopting a specific plan and amendments to Chico’s general plan for a housing development project. Voters later disapproved of the project in two referendums. Plaintiff filed …
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Ball v. De Leon CA2/5
Plaintiff and appellant Langston Ball challenges the trial court’s order granting an anti-SLAPP motion to strike his complaint (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16)1 filed by defendant and respondent Heidi Sue De Leon. Plaintiff limits his argument to step one of the anti-SLAPP analysis, i…
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Arakelyan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. CA2/2
Plaintiff and appellant Lucia Arakelyan (Arakelyan) appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered in favor of defendant and respondent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) following State Farm’s successful demurrer. We affirm.
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Szeto v. Chen CA4/3
Cross-defendant Gene Szeto and his counsel appeal from an attorney fee order. Because the trial court made the order while a different appeal concerning that same issue was still pending and before remittitur issued, the order is void. We therefore reverse.
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Srivastava v. BMW of North America CA6
Defendant BMW of North America, LLC appeals from an order denying its motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff’s causes of action brought under the Song- Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq.). For the reasons we will explain, we will reverse the order and rem…
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S.R. v. B.N. CA6
S.R., H053306 (Santa Clara County Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 24CP000485) v. Respondent. In this pending parentage action, S.R. appeals after the trial court issued mutual domestic violence restraining orders (DVROs) against him and B.N.1 The order issuing mutual DVROs also include…
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Romero v. Gopher Media CA4/1
Melissa Romero sued her former employer, Defendants Gopher Media LLC dba Doctor Multimedia and Prashanth Murthy, for causes of action related to her employment and termination. In discovery, Defendants produced a PDF document dated November 10, 2021 that reflects Murthy’s account…
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P. v. Henry CA1/1
Roger Dale Henry, Jr. filed a notice of appeal challenging his sentence, matters occurring after the plea that do not affect the validity of the plea, and the denial of his pretrial motion to suppress evidence. Appellate counsel filed a brief pursuant to the procedures prescribed…
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P. v. Walker CA4/1
I. INTRODUCTION A jury convicted Andrew Blake Walker of misdemeanor assault against his ex-wife. After trial, the trial court issued a criminal protective order (CPO) barring Walker from contacting his ex-wife and their two minor children. The CPO also included a pretrial order p…
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P. v. Bustamante CA4/1
A jury found Willie Bustamante guilty of voluntary manslaughter and found true an allegation that he personally and intentionally used a firearm in the offense. The trial court sentenced him to six years in prison, comprised of the low term of three years for the voluntary mansla…
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P. v. Gallegos CA2/2
Ernesto Rafael Gallegos appeals the trial court’s order resentencing him pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75.1 He argues the court should not have reimposed the upper term sentence on count 1. We affirm.
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P. v. Rodriguez CA2/4
Christopher Rodriguez, Jr. was convicted of robbery and inflicting corporal injury on his girlfriend. He appeals the trial court’s order denying his motion for mental health diversion. We reverse. Rodriguez is a young man with mental health problems. Those problems were a signifi…
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P. v. McCullough CA1/4
John McCullough was convicted by a jury of stalking and sentenced to prison for a term of four years. His appointed appellate counsel filed a brief raising no arguable issues and seeking our independent review of the record pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende)…
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P. v. Ramos CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Jose A. Ramos was convicted of 20 counts of sexual abuse of his two great-nieces, who were under the age of 10 when the abuse occurred. Defendant claims on appeal that his involuntary and coerced confession made to the
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Mata v. Kaiser Foundation Hospitals CA2/8
Appellant Gustavus Mata, a registered nurse, brought this action against his employer, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (Kaiser), alleging 11 causes of action for violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Government Code section 12900, et seq. Mata now appea…
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Marriage of Bridges CA5
-ooOoo- In this consolidated proceeding, Robert Bridges appeals from three orders made by the trial court following a contested hearing. First, he challenges the trial court’s imposition of a five-year domestic violence restraining order prohibiting him from contacting Leigh, his…
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In re D.H. CA4/2
INTRODUCTION N.H. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to her two daughters. Her sole argument is that the Riverside County Department
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In re M.G. CA4/1
Mother C.G. appeals an order terminating her parental rights to her child, M.G. Mother’s sole contention on appeal is that the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency failed to conduct an adequate inquiry into M.G.’s potential Native American ancestry as required under …
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In re K.G. CA4/2
Defendant and appellant K.H. (Mother) is the mother of two daughters, K.G. (born December 2024) and K.B. (born February 2014). Mother appeals the juvenile court’s January 2026 jurisdictional and dispositional order adjudicating both children as