California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Lee CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Sandhu, J. Defendant Richard Edward Lee pled no contest to willfully inflicting corporal injury to his spouse, resulting in a traumatic condition (Pen. Code,1 § 273.5, subd. (a)), and he admitted having suffered one prior s…
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P. v. Simons CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Justin Anthony Simons appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion made pursuant to Penal Code section 1170.91,1 arguing that the court erred when it found him not credible. We find no error and affirm.
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McKenna v. Coates CA6
MICHELLE MCKENNA, H053370 (Santa Clara County Petitioner and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 24PR198642) v. Objector and Appellant.
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Mary Film v. Aloe CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Defendants and appellants Mary Aloe, Aloe Entertainment LLC, and Proud Mary Entertainment, Inc. (the Aloe Parties) appeal from the trial court’s order denying their special motion to strike plaintiff and respondent Mary Film LLC’s complaint as a strat…
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In re H.W. CA4/2
Defendant and appellant L.W. (Father) appeals the juvenile court’s order bypassing reunification services with respect to his son, H.W. (born May 2025; Minor). Minor’s mother, S.C. (Mother), is not a party to this appeal.
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In re D.B. CA2/2
Defendant D.B.1 appeals the juvenile court’s order transferring his case to criminal court. While this appeal was pending, D.B. was released from prison on parole. We dismiss the appeal as moot.
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In re W.A. CA2/2
S.A. (Mother) and M.A. (Father) each appeal the juvenile court’s dispositional order. Mother appeals W.A.’s removal from her custody, while Father appeals the court’s requirement he participate in a drug and alcohol program. We affirm.
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In re Brandon L. CA2/2
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Father I.L. appeals a single aspect of the custody order entered by the juvenile court on October 24, 2025, upon termination of its jurisdiction in these dependency proceedings. Specifically, Father contends the order erroneously includes insubstantial progres…
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In re M.D. CA4/2
Defendants and appellants Abby P. (Mother) and Adrian D. (Father; collectively, Parents) appeal after the termination of their parental rights to Me.D. (a girl, born December 2024) at a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 hearing. They also
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In re A.K. CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION Minor children, A.K. and M.K. (collectively, the children), are the subjects of the underlying juvenile dependency proceedings. Appellant, Ma.K., is the maternal grandmother of both children and the former legal guardian of A.K. This is, by our count, the fou…
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Guess v. Allied World Specialty Ins. Co. CA2/2
By the third cause of action, Plaintiffs sought a declaration regarding the 2008/2009 Excess Insurers’ duties under their policies. By the fifth cause of action, Plaintiffs sought restitution and an injunction restraining Defendants from denying coverage. In October 2024, Defenda…
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Carter v. The Buzbee Law Firm CA2/2
Plaintiff Shawn Carter, more commonly known as Jay-Z, is a world-famous rapper and businessman. He brought this action against attorney Anthony G. Buzbee and his law firm the Buzbee Law Firm (collectively, Buzbee) alleging Buzbee civilly extorted Carter, defamed him, and intentio…
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Wilshire West Medical Tower v. Karimi CA2/1
Plaintiff Wilshire Medical Tower, LLC (Wilshire) entered into a commercial lease agreement with defendant Karimi MD, Inc. (Karimi MD) that was guaranteed by defendant Dr. Kian Karimi. (Karimi MD and Dr. Kian Karimi are collectively the Karimi parties). Wilshire’s property manager…
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Wave Plastic Surgery Center v. Kim CA2/8
Plaintiff and appellant WAVE Plastic Surgery Center, Inc. (WAVE) appeals an order granting defendant and respondent Tina Kim’s special motion to strike and a related order awarding Kim her attorney fees and costs. WAVE contends the statements Kim posted about WAVE on social media…
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Vo v. Dang CA4/1
Following a bench trial for fraud alleged by respondent Tri Minh Vo, the trial court found that appellant May Dang, Vo’s estranged wife, violated her spousal fiduciary duty to Vo when she induced Vo to sign deeds conveying title of his house to her brother, appellant Quan Dang.1 …
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Tucker v. Hawley CA1/4
Appellant Steve Hawley, respondent below, argues we must reverse the trial court’s issuance of a three-year civil restraining order for the protection of Leonard Tucker, Jr. and his fiancée because the trial court (1) applied an overbroad interpretation of Code of Civil Procedure…
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StormQuant v. Purvis CA6
In January 2019, appellant Reuben “Tripp” Purvis became the chief executive officer (CEO) of respondent StormQuant, Inc. (StormQuant or the Company). StormQuant is a startup company “providing hyperlocal radar data that transforms how the world sees, prepares for, and responds to…
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Salcedo v. Kobisher CA4/1
Bertha Salcedo, as an individual and doing business as La Bodega Auto Body Parts and Radiators (Salcedo) appeals from the court’s order denying her motion to set aside a default judgment which she brought under Code of
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Phan v. County of Orange CA4/3
* * * In this action, Tin Quoc Phan filed a petition to confirm an arbitration award against County of Orange (the County). The trial court dismissed the petition, concluding it was barred by res judicata because “the evidence establishes that Phan brought essentially the same cl…
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P. v. Ortega CA1/1
16SF009866A) Defendant Manuel Ortega pleaded no contest to dissuading a witness, infliction of injury on a dating partner, and sexual battery, and the trial court placed him on probation (case No. 16SF009866A). While on probation, defendant was arrested and subsequently pleaded n…