California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re A.H. CA3
Appellant S.S. is the mother of the two minors and appeals from the juvenile court’s orders terminating parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395.1) Mother claims the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) failed to comply with the inquiry and notice r…
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In re E.D. CA1/4
D.D. is the mother of three children who were removed from her custody. She challenges an order denying a petition she filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388.1 The petition requested that the juvenile court modify its dispositional orders regarding visitation and r…
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In re P.S. CA4/3
* * * R.S. (Father) appeals from an order terminating his parental rights over his children, P.S., C.S., and R.S. (Minors), at a hearing pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 (.26 hearing).1 He contends the Orange County juvenile court (the court) should have a…
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Conservatorship of C.W. CA3
(Yolo) Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of C.W. C103696 LORETTA MARTIN, (Super. Ct. No. PR2024-0169) Petitioner and Appellant,
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Connolly v. Garamendi CA3
(Calaveras) KATHERINE GARAMENDI CONNOLLY et al., C101495 Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Appellants, (Super. Ct. No. 21CV45154) v. Individually and as Trustee, etc., Defendant, Cross-compliant and Respondent.
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Zhao v. Sun CA4/1
A dispute between Plaintiff Qian Zhao and Defendant Xiaofan Sun over money Zhao deposited into accounts allegedly controlled by Sun eventually grew to encompass Sun’s counsel in this action, Jing Wang and Kingswood Law, PC. As relevant for this appeal, after Wang filed a document…
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Washington v. City of Los Angeles CA2/7
At the conclusion of a police standoff, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Eric Olive shot Edmon Washington with a round from a 40-millimeter less-lethal launcher. The round hit Washington in the face, and Washington lost almost all vision out of his right eye as a resu…
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Tran v. Moody CA4/3
The jury in the underlying employment case awarded plaintiff Jasmine Tran more than $10.7 million in damages, unpaid wages, punitive damages, and statutory penalties against defendant James Hooper, her former supervisor; multiple corporate entities owned by Hooper; and appellant …
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Tran v. DW2R CA4/3
The jury in the underlying employment case awarded plaintiff Jasmine Tran more than $10.7 million in damages, unpaid wages, punitive damages, and statutory penalties against defendant James Hooper, her former supervisor at the medical spa “Don’t Wait 2 Rejuvenate” (the Spa), and …
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Sorenson v. Montana CA3
(Placer) KARLY D. SORENSON, C103435 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. S-DR-0058455) v. Defendant and Appellant; Intervener and Respondent.
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P. v. Herrera CA2/6
Michael Herrera pleaded guilty to attempted murder in 2015. He petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6 around the time of his release on parole. The trial court denied the petition after an evidentiary hearing. On appeal, appellant contends the evidence was i…
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P. v. Martinez CA2/6
Appellant Juan Jesus Martinez appeals a denial of his request for resentencing after the court held a 2025 resentencing hearing. (Pen. Code.1 §§ 1172.1, 1172.75.) In 2007, Appellant was convicted of second-degree murder (§ 187, subd. (a)) with jury true findings that he personall…
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P. v. Urrutia-Barbosa CA2/6
Appellant Hipolito Tenoch Urrutia-Barbosa was convicted of transporting and possessing fentanyl with the intent to sell, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of ammunition by a felon. He admitted that he had two prior juvenile convictions that qualified as strikes u…
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P. v. Averill CA1/2
” We will refer to a violation of section 209(a) as “aggravated kidnapping under section 209(a)” or “aggravated kidnapping.” (See People v. Harper (2020) 44 Cal.App.5th 172, 190 (Harper) [section 209(a) describes four types of “ ‘aggravated kidnapping’ ”].) We refer to the victim…
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P. v. Melendez CA1/2
After defendant Aaron Melendez and Tatiana C. ended their relationship in 2021, Melendez smashed the window of Tatiana’s car and later threw a dumbbell through a window of her apartment. In October 2022, Melendez pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vandalism and a restraining order…
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P. v. Ranjbar CA4/1
A San Diego jury convicted Pedram Ranjbar of eight counts of sexual assault and found true allegations that he administered a “controlled substance analog” in the commission of four of the offenses. He challenges the jury’s true findings on two grounds. First, he contends the pro…
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P. v. Norris CA4/1
INTRODUCTION Sirron Norris was convicted in 2009 of two counts of first degree murder and four counts of attempted murder, among other offenses, arising from two separate shootings. He now appeals from the trial court’s order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code…
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P. v. Bocanegra CA6
In this case, the trial court denied Paul Dominic Bocanegra’s petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6 at the prima facie stage on the ground that the record of conviction showed Bocanegra is ineligible for resentencing. (Subsequent undesignated statutory referen…
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P. v. Sangalang CA2/3
Johnny Sangalang appeals from an order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.75. His appellate counsel filed a brief under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216, and Sangalang filed a supplemental brief. As we now explain, our independent revie…
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P. v. Gomez CA2/7
INTRODUCTION A jury convicted Carlos Mejia Gomez of assault with intent to commit rape or sexual penetration while committing first degree burglary. (Pen. Code, § 220, subd. (b).)1 The trial court sentenced Mejia Gomez to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Mejia Gomez…