California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Bonomi v. Lake CA4/1
Carmen and Louis Lake appeal from orders granting Brigitte Bonomi’s requests for civil harassment restraining orders (CHROs) against them and denying their requests for CHROs against Bonomi under Code of Civil
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Baker v. Central Coast Water Authority CA2/6
Julie Baker appeals from the judgment of dismissal after the trial court sustained Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)’s demurrer to her first amended complaint without leave to amend. We affirm. Baker is a former CCWA employee. In January 2024, Baker filed a second amended comp…
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Adoption of L.V. CA1/1
Super. Ct. No. 24AD090798) Appellant J.V. challenges an order freeing his son L.V. from parental control and custody so that L.V.’s step-father, respondent V.P., can adopt him. J.V.’s sole argument on appeal is that the trial court did not satisfy all of its obligations under the…
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Weinsaft v. Deckel CA2/4
This is the second appeal by non-party Jonathan Deckel. In 2022, we affirmed the trial court’s order denying Jonathan’s1 motion to intervene in a property partition action. Our prior ruling is final and binding. Now, Jonathan has appealed the same order a second time. He cannot d…
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Uriarte v. Matrai CA1/4
Super. Ct. No. MSD19-02312) Gyorgy Matrai, who is representing himself in a marital dissolution action with his former spouse, Michele Uriarte, appeals an order entered by the trial court on May 22, 2023, granting Uriarte’s request for a charging order pursuant to Corporations Co…
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Solorio v. SBS Franchising LLC CA4/1
Alma Rossio Zamarripa Solorio and her daughter Melissa Viviana Covarrubias entered into a franchise agreement with SBS Franchising, LLC in March 2020 to provide cleaning services. In 2024, Solorio and Covarrubias brought suit against SBS Franchising, LLC and its wholly owned subs…
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Rhymes v. Southern Cal. Permanente Medical Group CA4/1
INTRODUCTION Lashawnda Shanell Rhymes appeared at an arbitration hearing without any expert witnesses prepared to testify about her medical malpractice claim. Southern California Permanente Medical Group (Permanente) moved for a nonsuit asserting that an expert opinion was requir…
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Reed v. Hamby CA4/1
In a prior action, Roderick Hamby and Tracy Reed (Tracy) sued Tracy’s ex-wife, Trang Reed (Trang), alleging that Trang misappropriated funds from a company allegedly owned by Hamby, Tracy, and Trang. Hamby and Tracy,
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P. v. Heinzel CA4/1
Katherine Heinzel appeals from an order denying her Penal Code1 section 1203.4b petition for expungement of a conviction for gross vehicular manslaughter and related crimes. She contends that (1) the trial court erred by ruling that the victims had a right to testify at the expun…
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P. v. Spivey CA4/1
A jury convicted Ricky Spivey, Jr. of count 1, battery on a custodial officer (Penal Code § 243.1)1, and count 2, deterring and resisting an executive officer on duty by threats, force, and violence (§ 69). On appeal, Spivey contends that section 654 required that sentencing on o…
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P. v. Miranda CA4/2
A jury found defendant and appellant Steven Joe Miranda guilty of multiple counts of sexual abuse against several minors. With respect to the count 1 offense, the jury found defendant guilty of the continuous sexual abuse of the victim between September
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P. v. Gunn CA2/4
INTRODUCTION Phillip Gunn appeals from the denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 His appointed counsel identified no error in the proceedings below and filed a brief under People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo). Gunn filed a su…
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P. v. Zepeda CA4/3
Defendant contends he never waived his right to be present, and the court’s error was prejudicial. For the reasons post, we agree the court erred by denying the petition without defendant’s presence at an evidentiary hearing. Because the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable…
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P. v. Lopez CA4/3
* * * In 2005, Gerardo Lopez was convicted of first-degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)) with the special circumstances that the killing was committed in the course of a robbery and in the commission of a kidnapping (Pen. Code, § 190.2, subd. (a)(17)(A) & (B)). One of the …
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Mayen v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. CA4/1
, and The Bank of New York Mellon. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Julio Mayen sued to quiet title as against various entities associated with a loan he and his wife (Wife) took out to acquire a residence.1 The defendants demurred on the grounds that Mayen (1) failed to state a cause o…
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Mayen v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. CA4/1
, CHL Mortgage Pass Through Trust, The Bank of New York Mellon, and Newrez, LLC. I. INTRODUCTION In October 2023, plaintiff Julio Mayen filed a federal lawsuit asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and violations of securities and consumer protection …
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Marriage of Mokhnatkina and Mokhnatkin CA6
In re the Marriage of MARIA H052875 NIKOLAYEVNA MOKHNATKINA (Santa Clara County and TIMOFEY EDUARDOVICH Super. Ct. No. 18FL002598)
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M.S. v. County of San Diego CA4/1
Plaintiff M.S. sued the County of San Diego (the County) alleging its employee negligently failed to protect her from sexual abuse when she was a child in foster care nearly 40 years ago. The superior court granted summary judgment in favor of the County, concluding it was entitl…
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Khachitthamawadee v. Tenet Healthcare Corp. CA4/1
and Arun Thunga. Dr. Richard Pan, an anesthesiologist, died of acute propofol intoxication. Plaintiffs Nichapha Khachitthamawadee and Alexa Nicha Pan, Pan’s widow and daughter, sued Defendants Tenet Healthcare Corporation, DHP Anesthesia Medical Group, Inc., Desert Regional Medic…
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J.M. v. Illuminate Education, Inc. CA2/6
J.M. appealed a superior court order dismissing his case for failing to state a cause of action against Illuminate Education, Inc. (Illuminate). We reversed in a prior opinion, concluding J.M.’s proposed second amended complaint contained sufficient facts to support causes of act…