California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Fan v. Huang Law Group CA2/4
Plaintiff Guangzhao Fan alleged he worked briefly for defendants the Huang Law Group (the firm), Xiaosheng Huang, and Qing Yang. He then filed discrimination cases with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), California Civil Rights Department (CRD), and Division of L…
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F.L. v. Superior Court CA1/2
F.L. et al., Petitioners, v. A176020 Respondent; SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN (Sonoma County Super. Ct. SERVICES DEPARTMENT et al., No. 24JD00117) Real Parties in Interest.
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Breja v. Breja CA1/5
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Siddharth Breja seeks to appeal from the trial court’s post- judgment order modifying his child support obligation. (See Code Civ. Proc. § 904.1, subd. (a)(2)2.) We dismiss his appeal as untimely.
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Williams v. Mastro's Restaurants CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Plaintiff Nathan Williams appeals from grants of summary judgment for defendants Mastro’s Restaurant, LLC (Mastro’s) and The Irvine Company LLC (Irvine Company). We conclude that plaintiff has failed to demonstrate reversible error, and thus we affirm…
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Western Hills Water Dist. v. World International CA5
-ooOoo- A public agency water district (plaintiff and respondent) sued several former board members (defendants and appellants) alleging they violated conflict of interest laws and fiduciary duties because they were financially interested in matters in which they participated in …
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Turicchi v. Quaid CA2/6
Randall Quaid (Randy)1 and Evgenia Quaid (Evi) appeal the judgment entered against them and in favor of R. Scott Turicchi and Lannette C. Turicchi on issues relating to real property in Santa Barbara. We affirm.
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Toukhlandjian v. Petrosian CA2/4
INTRODUCTION Parties must provide meaningful answers to basic discovery requests if they wish to present their case at trial. Here, the trial court ordered defendant Moushekh Petrosian to serve substantive responses to form interrogatory 15.1, which asked him to identify the fact…
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Shah v. WPromote CA2/7
INTRODUCTION Vivek Shah, in propria persona, sued Wpromote, LLC (Wpromote), for California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) violations arising from Shah’s visit to Wpromote’s website, which he alleges recorded and tracked his communications and other private information. The trial …
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Pacific Valley Bank v. Servi CA6
In these appeals arising from a trade secret misappropriation case, defendant Joseph S. Servi appeals (1) the judgment entered in favor of Servi’s former employer, Pacific Valley Bank (Pacific Valley), for trade secret misappropriation, and (2) the award of damages to Pacific Val…
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P. v. Cortez CA2/8
Defendant and appellant Luis Alberto Cortez appeals from the trial court’s order denying, at the prima facie stage, his third petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 Defendant raises two issues on appeal related to CALCRIM No. 401, the aiding and abetting jury…
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P. v. Richards CA2/7
Michael Richards appeals from a judgment of conviction after a jury found him guilty of felony taking or driving of a vehicle without the owner’s consent in violation of Vehicle Code1 section 10851, subdivision (a). Richards argues substantial evidence does not support his convic…
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P. v. Lupyak CA3
While driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.19 percent, defendant Sarah Elizabeth Lupyak drove the wrong way on a freeway and struck two cars, killing one person and injuring three others. Defendant pled guilty to murder and gross vehicular manslaughter in exchange for an agree…
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P. v. Mazzarino CA4/1
Nicholas Mazzarino entered into a plea agreement with a stipulated sentence. He pleaded no contest to two counts of child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd (a)) and admitted he caused great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (e)). The parties agreed the court would impose the stipulate…
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P. v. Hortillosa CA2/6
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B343007 (Super. Ct. No. 21F-08252) Plaintiff and Respondent, (San Luis Obispo County) v. TODD ANTHONY HORTILLOSA, Defendant and Appellant. Todd Anthony Hortillosa app…
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P. v. Johnson CA1/4
Super. Ct. No. 22CR000481) Following the consolidation of two cases involving sex crimes against minors, Johnson was convicted of sex trafficking, pandering, and pimping a 16-year-old girl. The charges involving the other alleged underaged victim of sex trafficking were dismissed…
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P. v. Berhe CA1/2
On June 4, 2024, defendant Aman Berhe approached two men eating lunch on a bike trail in Santa Rosa, told them “shut up [or] I’ll kill you, motherfucker,” and held them at gunpoint for several minutes before walking away. After being shown a single photo by the police at the scen…
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P. v. Cunningham CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Defendant and appellant Christopher James Cunningham appeals from an order resentencing him under Penal Code1 section 1172.75. He argues that the court erred by
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P. v. Hefner CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Defendant and respondent Killian Christopher Hefner was charged by felony complaint with carrying a concealed dirk or dagger. (Pen. Code1, § 21310.) Defendant
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P. v. Moore CA2/5
Etienne Michael Moore appeals the trial court’s order denying his petition for vacatur of his conviction and resentencing for the murder of Laurie Myles. The trial court denied Moore’s petition following an evidentiary hearing held pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1172.6, subdivis…
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P. v. Tlatelpa CA2/2
THE COURT: Jose Tlatelpa appeals the trial court’s denial of his Penal Code section 1172.61 petition for resentencing on the ground he was ineligible for relief as a matter of law. We appointed counsel for Tlatelpa, who filed a brief raising no issues and requesting we apply the …