California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Chen v. Wu CA2/2
broker for the contemplated transaction. James agreed to act in that capacity. On the morning of December 7, 2021, James sent Eric a text message responsive to Plaintiffs’ offer. James wrote, “Thank you for your offer. Congratulations, my parents are grateful that you have made a…
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Bonta v. Superior Court CA3
Printing, which take no position on the merits here. Subsequent references to real parties in interest are to Robert Gutierrez and the California Taxpayers Association, except where noted. 2 Undesignated statutory references are to the Elections Code.
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Bonta v. Superior Court CA3
That summary defines personal property to include “business interests, intellectual property, and financial assets (including assets in retirement and investment accounts).” II Respondent Court Grants the Writ
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Suva v. Suva CA4/3
Clifford Suva II1 appeals from the trial court’s order entering judgment in favor of Naveen Suva. After Naveen defaulted, and multiple continuances for Clifford to submit affidavits and documentary evidence of damages, the court ruled Clifford was not entitled to any recovery, an…
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Ryan v. Contreras CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Franson, J. and Meehan, J. The family court granted respondent Vincent Contreras III’s request to change custody and visitation orders and granted him sole physical and legal custody of his minor child. Appellant Natasha J. Ryan, the child’s mother, …
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P. v. Sanchez CA4/3
Early one morning, defendant Omar Sanchez brazenly stole Jose Berrelleza’s work van while Berrelleza and others were standing nearby. As Sanchez was driving away, Berrelleza ran after the van and grabbed onto the front passenger door. But he fell into the street and was run over …
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P. v. Valentin CA2/2
Defendant and appellant Zamir Valentin (defendant) was convicted of second degree murder of his girlfriend, Shaenate M.,1 after he shot and killed her during an argument. Defendant contends the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding implied malice using CALJIC No. 8…
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P. v. Meier CA3
Defendant Michael Charles Meier appeals the trial court’s denial of his request for probation and aggregate prison sentence of seven years in a judgment covering multiple cases. Defendant requests reversal and remand arguing: (1) he is entitled to the benefit of ameliorative chan…
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P. v. Mendoza CA6
Audencio Rosas Mendoza was convicted by jury of forcible lewd acts on a child under 14 and annoying and molesting a child under 18. On appeal, he contends that the trial court prejudicially erred by limiting the scope of the defense case and argument, admitting expert testimony o…
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P. v. King CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant Aundra Lionell King appeals his conviction for grand theft. King challenges the sufficiency of evidence to support the grand theft conviction, the admissibility of witness testimony regarding the value of the stolen items, and the failure to…
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P. v. Salvador CA2/4
) B. Salvador Is Not Entitled to Section 1170 Relief Because He Is Not Serving the Functional Equivalent of LWOP Section 1170, subdivision (d)(1)(A) allows “a defendant who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense for which the defendant was sentence…
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P. v. Gonzalez CA4/3
On the record before us, we cannot conclude beyond a reasonable doubt that any error was harmless. We therefore reverse and remand to the trial court for resentencing in accordance with Gonzalez’s constitutional right to be present.1
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P. v. Davis CA2/7
Ahmad Daron Davis appeals from the superior court’s order denying his motion to strike his five-year prior serious felony enhancement under Penal Code section 667, subdivision (a)(1).1 We appointed counsel to represent Davis on appeal. After reviewing the record counsel for Davis…
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P. v. Chavez CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION A jury convicted defendant Adrian Chavez (defendant) of premeditated murder of Marilyn Cuervo (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a), count 1) (Cuervo murder) and premeditated murder of Crystal Hernandez (id., § 187, subd. (a), count 2) (Hernandez murder). The cases we…
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P. v. Ramirez CA6
Jonathan Arthur Ramirez was convicted after a jury trial of inflicting corporal injury on his now-former fiancée and felony false imprisonment, and he was sentenced to three years in prison. On appeal Ramirez contends that his false imprisonment conviction should be reduced to a …
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Nofal v. Abdel-Salam CA4/3
Plaintiff Hisham Nofal filed a complaint alleging his former spouse, defendant Gaby H. Abdel-Salam, violated criminal statutes by falsifying evidence during their dissolution proceedings. Abdel-Salam filed a special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Pro…
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Linson v. Chesney CA2/8
INTRODUCTION Someone impersonating musician and defendant Kenneth Arnold Chesney convinced plaintiff Patricia Linson to lend him (the impersonator) and another defendant, who is not a party to this appeal, over $300,000. When the impersonator and the other defendant failed to rep…
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Isaacson v. Trancas PCH CA2/7
Dean Isaacson appeals from the judgment entered after the trial court dismissed his complaint against Trancas PCH LLC (Trancas) for failing to timely bring the case to trial under Code of Civil Procedure sections 583.310 and 583.360.1 We affirm.
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In re J.L. CA2/4
Father J.L. appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights over his daughters Jo. and Ju. following a hearing pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.1 He argues that the court erred by failing to apply the parental benefit exception to t…
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In re R.S. CA4/2
INTRODUCTION J.C. (mother) challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the juvenile court’s dispositional order removing her children, A.S., L.S., and R.S. (the children),