California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Lydon v. Mizrahi CA2/4
This is a dental malpractice case. Appellant Cathy Lydon presented to respondent Parvaz Farnad Mizrahi, DDS, an oral surgeon, for extraction of a tooth. Mizrahi allegedly failed to notice that the tooth was connected to a bridge, causing damage to the bridge and adjacent teeth du…
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Lord v. Bell Sports CA6
On January 12, 2018, appellant John Sidney Davenport Lord sustained serious injuries, including traumatic brain injuries, after the bicycle he was riding fell sideways. There were no witnesses, and details concerning the accident remain unknown. At the time, Lord was wearing a bi…
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Liu v. Fang CA2/1
In a lawsuit concerning a dispute over the purchase of real property, defendants Zhong Fang (aka Johnson Fang), Hu Min (aka Michelle Hu), California Investment Regional Center, LLC and Los Angeles City Plaza LP moved to set aside a default judgment and underlying entry of default…
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Jimenez v. City of San Marcos CA4/1
Maria Gudalupe Jimenez appeals the summary judgment in her action against the City of San Marcos (the City) for personal injuries caused by a dangerous condition of City property. She contends she raised a triable issue of fact as to whether the City had constructive notice of th…
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In re Al.W. CA3
A.W. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to two of her three children. She contends the court and the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (Agency) did not conduct a sufficient inquiry under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and …
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In re Alberto R. CA4/1
The People filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6021 alleging that Alberto R. committed two murders. (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a).) With respect to each murder, the People also alleged that Alberto intentionally and personally discharged a firearm within t…
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In re S.H.G. CA4/1
INTRODUCTION C.H. (Mother) appeals from an October 20, 2025 jurisdictional finding and dispositional orders removing her infant daughter, S.H.G. (Child), from her custody. The juvenile court assumed jurisdiction under Welfare and
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Graham v. Hammel, Green and Abrahamson CA1/4
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA) appeals from the trial court’s order granting a new trial in John Steven Graham, Jr.’s (Graham) suit against HGA for breach of contract, negligence, and unjust enrichment based on HGA’s architecture services for a house remodeling project.…
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Esparza v. Sharp Healthcare CA4/1
The trial court sustained without leave to amend Defendants Sharp Healthcare, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Douglas Darlin, and Brian Jacob Lichtenstein’s demurrer to Eunice Esparza’s professional negligence and medical malpractice complaint on the ground the claims were time-barred u…
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Elizabeth v. Palumbo CA4/1
Mark Palumbo, XCEPTOR LLC, and Electronic Servitor Publication Network, Inc. (Electronic Servitor)1 (sometimes collectively Defendants) appeal from the judgment for plaintiff Camron Elizabeth following a bench trial. As relevant to this appeal, the court awarded Elizabeth (1) $15…
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Domestic Partnership of Harshaw and Hernandez CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Detjen, J. and DeSantos, J. INTRODUCTION Appellant Danielle Harshaw (appellant) appeals from a custody order obtained by respondent Melissa Hernandez (respondent) during an ongoing dissolution proceeding. The appealed order awarded joint legal and ph…
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Decloedt v. Radnet Management CA2/1
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion to compel plaintiff and respondent Trevor Joseph Decloedt to submit his claims to arbitration. Decloedt sued defendants and appellants Radnet Management, Inc.; RadNet, Inc.; Radnet Managed Imaging Services, Inc.; Joe Zambrano; and …
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Chelico v. American Arbitration Assn. CA2/1
Bassam Samih Chelico was party to an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, Inc. (AAA). He later filed a lawsuit against AAA and its employees Denise Crow and Patrick Tatum, alleging defendants were biased and conducted proceedings improperly, and AAA made misst…
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Wen v. Zhu CA2/5
****** An investor repeatedly loaned large sums of money to the owner of a cannabis business. When the owner did not repay those loans, the investor sued the owner and 14 other individuals and entities, for breach of contract, money had and received, and fraud. The 27 counts in t…
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Unity Healthcare Hospice v. Dept. of Public Health CA2/4
I. INTRODUCTION Appellant Unity Healthcare Hospice, Inc. (Unity) brought a negligence action against defendants Department of Public Health (Department) and Public Health Director Tomas J. Aragon (Aragon). Unity claimed that due to defendants’ negligent processing of its applicat…
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The Protect Our Communities Foundation v. City of San Deigo CA4/1
The Protect Our Communities Foundation (POCF)1 challenges the City of San Diego’s (the City) award of gas and electric franchises (the franchises) to real party in interest San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). POCF contends the City’s approval of the franchises and associate…
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Sarkany v. West CA1/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 This is an appeal from a $256,087 attorney fee award, following the grant of summary judgment for plaintiffs in this fraudulent transfer action. Plaintiffs filed the action to protect their ability to recover on a $645,791 judgment for wrongful eviction and ot…
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P. v. McCoy CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION Lejon Marquis McCoy (appellant) shot and killed Rafael Llamas. As appellant left the scene on foot, he stopped and pointed the same firearm at Marco S., who had just witnessed the shooting. Appellant pulled the trigger, but the firearm did not discharge. A ju…
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P. v. Amador CA1/3
FUJISAKI, Acting P. J. _________________________ A173128; P. v. Amador
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P. v. Fitts CA2/1
David James Fitts appeals from an order denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 A jury convicted Fitts of the 1992 murder of Charles Dimmitt and found that Fitts committed the murder during the commission of an attempted robbery. The jury also conv…