California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Kindle CA5
-ooOoo- Following a court trial, defendant Ira Russell Kindle, Jr., was convicted of murder, felon in possession of a firearm, and felon in possession of ammunition. The trial court imposed a sentence of 50 years to life, plus five years. Kindle raises a single issue on appeal: w…
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O'Hanlan v. Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital CA1/1
Super. Ct. No. 23CIV00725) Defendants and respondents Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital dba Sequoia Hospital—Redwood City and Governing Board of Dignity Health Sequoia Hospital dba Sequoia Hospital—Redwood City (collectively, Sequoia) terminated the medical staff membership and cli…
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Mesri v. Shamoeil CA2/8
Children allegedly attacked plaintiff Parvin Mesri in front of the apartment of Diane Shamoeil. Mesri sued Shamoeil and those overseeing the apartment building where Shamoeil resides. The trial court sustained defendants’ demurrers without leave to amend. We reverse to permit Mes…
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L.L. v. J.L. CA4/3
L.L. filed this parentage action regarding her four children with J.L. Following extensive litigation, the trial court issued final custody orders and entered judgment, which, among other things, awarded the parties joint physical and legal custody of the children. The court also…
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Kim v. Yepremian CA2/4
Shin Ho Kim and Gena Soon Yoon appeal from the judgment in their unlawful detainer action against Robert Yepremian. Kim and Yoon do not own the subject property. Instead, they are the sole members of the limited liability company that owns the property. The trial court ruled Kim …
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Justice West v. Wong CA2/8
This civil action is the fallout from a property sale that occurred following court orders in an earlier divorce proceeding. Plaintiff and appellant Justice West, Inc. views the sale as improper and seeks relief stemming from it. Defendant and respondent Lisa Wong contends Justic…
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In re R.G. CA4/1
INTRODUCTION J.G. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights over her children R.G. and O.G. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 366.26.) Mother contends, and the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) concedes, that the Agency failed to …
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In re Cesar S. CA2/8
INTRODUCTION Cesar S., Sr., (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s findings and orders from the December 6, 2024 review hearing terminating jurisdiction and granting sole legal and physical custody to Yolanda D. (Mother). On appeal, Father argues the juvenile court erred in n…
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In re R.A. CA2/4
Guadalupe M. (mother) appeals a juvenile court disposition order removing her three children from her care. On appeal, mother first argues that there is a conflict between the court’s oral pronouncement for “home of parents,” and its written ruling removing the children from her …
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In re J.M. CA2/3
The juvenile court declared P.G. (born December 2021) a dependent child, finding the parents’ persistent domestic violence and father’s alcohol and drug abuse put the child at risk of serious physical harm. After initially denying Native American heritage, father filed a Parental…
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In re L.G. CA2/2
In this juvenile dependency appeal, S.R. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings that she failed to protect her two children from their father’s substance abuse and domestic violence against her. The children’s father, J.G. (father), entered a no contest …
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In re Z.B.I. CA2/8
Mother A.B. appeals from juvenile court orders entered at a January 2026 status review hearing. Only orders concerning her child Z.B.I. are at issue. At the status review hearing, the court retained jurisdiction over Z.B.I., ordered Z.B.I.’s continued removal from Z.B.I.’s parent…
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Croft v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. CA2/4
Defendant Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Liberty) appeals from an order imposing terminating and monetary sanctions against it. The court based its order on a finding that Liberty violated three court orders requiring it to produce the unredacted contents of a claim file …
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P. v. Clark CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant KC Scott Clark was convicted in a court trial of one count of forcible lewd act on a child and two counts of nonforcible lewd act on a child, and he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. His first claim on appeal is that his jury trial waiver was invalid as it wa…
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Karkera v. Redlands Community Hospital CA4/1
Revathi Karkera and Anchal Karkera (plaintiffs), as conservators for Dr. Suchal Karkera (Dr. Karkera), appeal from a judgment entered in favor of Redlands Community Hospital, Inc. (Redlands) after the trial court granted the hospital’s motion for summary judgment in their medical…
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J.R. v. L.A. Unified School Dist. CA2/1
J.R. (J.R.) sued respondent Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), alleging an LAUSD employee sexually abused him while he was a student in the district. The trial court granted LAUSD’s summary judgment motion on the basis that J.R. had failed to name the district employee …
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In re A.I. CA4/1
T.K. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional orders adjudicating her then approximately four-month-old son, A.I., a dependent of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300, subdivision (b)(1), and removing him from her custody. …
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Wizmann v. Simon & Schuster CA2/2
Appellant Patrick Wizmann sued the publishers of his brother-in-law’s memoir, respondents Simon & Schuster, LLC (Simon & Schuster) and Forefront Books, LLC (Forefront Books) (collectively, respondents). Wizmann claimed that the synopsis printed on the inside flap of the memoir’s …
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Valdes v. Murrey CA2/2
This appeal is part of an ongoing legal battle between appellant Vanessa Valdes (Valdes) and respondent Stewart Lucas Murrey (Murrey). Valdes appeals the trial court’s order denying her motion to strike Murrey’s cross-complaint pursuant to the anti-SLAPP law (Code Civ. Proc., § 4…
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Tafoya v. Booster Fuels CA3
Anthony Tafoya filed a putative class action lawsuit against his former employer Booster Fuels, Inc. (Booster Fuels), alleging violations of the Labor Code and unfair business practices, and seeking civil penalties under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (Lab. …