California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Farfan CA2/2
In July 2016, a jury convicted Josue Farfan of murder and found true a robbery-murder special circumstance. In 2023, he petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6.1 The trial court denied his petition at the prima facie stage, and we affirmed because the jury’s t…
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P. v. Padilla CA2/8
After reviewing this appeal pursuant to People v. Delgadillo (2022) 14 Cal.5th 216 (Delgadillo), we affirm. Undesignated statutory citations are to the Penal Code. This is Raymond Padilla’s second appeal. In his first, we affirmed the trial court’s decision to sentence him to six…
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P. v. Gonzalez CA6
Defendant Eloy Torres Gonzalez was convicted by a jury of crimes he committed in 2018. This court previously reversed the judgment and remanded the matter for resentencing but otherwise affirmed the convictions. (People v. Gonzalez (July 19, 2024, H051075) [nonpub. opn.].)1 Gonza…
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P. v. Lineker CA1/5
Upset that John Doe, his neighbor, ran over a stray cat that he fed and unofficially adopted, defendant and appellant Michael Lineker broke the windows of John Doe’s truck with a pickaxe and returned home. While John Doe and his wife, Jane Doe, were inspecting the damage to the t…
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P. v. Rodriguez CA2/3
Rudy Rodriguez shot and killed his former friend after an altercation. At trial, Rodriguez contended he killed the victim in self-defense, but the jury rejected that theory and convicted Rodriguez of first degree murder. On appeal, Rodriguez argues that there was insufficient evi…
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P. v. Tapia CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Kevin Tapia was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and kidnapping, among other offenses. He appeals. He contends his federal and state constitutional rights
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P. v. Loera CA4/2
INTRODUCTION Defendants Oscar Vida Loera and Ruben Francisco Cardona appeal from their convictions for attempted murder with premeditation, as enhanced by an allegation that
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Mount v. California Highway Patrol CA2/2
California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Alfredo Gutierrez appeal a $40 million jury verdict arising from the death of a pedestrian. Respondents Alvin and Nella Mount (collectively, Mount) are the decedent’s parents. Over appellants’ objections, the trial court allowed the jury to ren…
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Menifee Neighbors Care v. City of Menifee CA4/2
Respondents Mister Car Wash and Trevor Buhl proposed building a daycare and car wash (the Project) on a vacant lot in the City of Menifee. In approving the Project, the City found that it was exempt from review under the California Environmental
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Marriage of Lino and Jeanne B. CA2/6
In re Marriage of LINO and 2d Civ. No. B338128 JEANNE B. (Super. Ct. No. 14FL-0681) (San Luis Obispo County) Respondent, VERSION OF OPINION
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Marriage of Besh CA1/2
In re the Marriage of AMIRRA and Respondent, A175160 v. (Alameda County Super. Ct. No. HF21089492) Appellant. Following the status-only dissolution of their marriage, Basil R. Besh and his former wife, Amirra Elgamiel, executed a marital settlement agreement (MSA) resolving all r…
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In re D.B. CA1/1
In February 2026, the juvenile court removed D.M.B. from the custody of her parents, D.B. (Father) and E.N. (Mother).1 (Welf. & Inst. Code,2 § 361.) Father contends on appeal that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support removal, (2) substantial evidence did not support the…
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In re M.M. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ L.J. (father) and Brittany M. (mother) appeal from an order terminating dependency jurisdiction and placing their daughter M. in a legal guardianship. The parents contend that the juvenile court abused its discretion by denying their request to contin…
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In re N.B. CA3
In 2023, a juvenile wardship petition charged N.B. with the attempted murder of her mother, N.G. (mother), the murder and robbery of Xavier Morales (mother’s boyfriend), and the child endangerment of her younger sister based on the sister’s presence in the room where the crimes w…
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In re M.K. CA4/2
A.K. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s summary denial of his petition under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 388 to modify the order bypassing family reunification services as to his son, M.K. We find that the juvenile court did not abuse its
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In re M.M. CA5
-ooOoo- J.P. (mother) and M.M., Jr. (father) (collectively, parents), who share two sons, now nearly three-year-old M.M. and nearly two-year-old J.M. (collectively, the children), appeal from the juvenile court’s orders issued at a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 he…
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Fragoso v. La Come CA2/5
****** An attorney representing the defendant in a contract dispute failed to appear at trial, and so the defendant represented himself at the one-day bench trial. After a six-figure judgment was entered against the defendant, he moved to vacate the judgment on the ground that hi…
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Doe v. County of San Diego CA4/1
Timothy Wilson, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy, groped 14-year-old Jane Doe at a restaurant and later used the sheriff’s department computer system to access Doe’s personal information. As relevant here, Doe sued Wilson’s employer, The County of San Diego, for common law invasion o…
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Daneshrad v. Danesh CA2/1
Plaintiff Mojdeh Michelle Daneshrad appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant Nick Danesh. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged defendant misrepresented or failed to disclose material facts when he sold a property to plaintiff. Following a bench trial, the trial court found plaintif…
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Ceballos v. County of Los Angeles CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Plaintiff and appellant Ronald Ceballos sued defendant and respondent County of Los Angeles (the County) for malicious prosecution and other state law causes of action. Ceballos alleges the County wrongfully prosecuted him in connection with a $2,169 overpayme…