California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Torres CA4/3
In 2000, a jury convicted defendant Christian Guillermo Torres of first degree murder. In 2020, Torres filed a petition for resentencing under Penal Code former section 1170.95.1 Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the petition, finding Torres “acted as an ai…
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P. v. Hamilton CA2/2
David Hamilton petitioned for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.75, and the trial court reduced his sentence by 16 years but declined to strike any of his prior strikes. We affirm. 1. Facts2 On April 26, 2008, appellant visited the apartment of Debra Tinsley, his former…
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P. v. Moland CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Meehan, J. and DeSantos, J. INTRODUCTION The magistrate held defendant Palmer Cornelious Moland to answer for misappropriating public monies and making a contract in which he had a financial interest as a member of a school district. An information w…
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P. v. Luna CA4/1
After the trial court denied John Agapito Luna’s motion to suppress evidence, Luna pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance in exchange for a suspended prison sentence and two years of probation. Luna appeals from the judgment, arguing the trial court improperly den…
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P. v. Faizi CA6
A jury convicted Ismat Bakhshi, Qais Faizi, and Hamed Khamush of rape in concert (count 1) and convicted Faizi and Khamush of rape of an intoxicated person (count 2). The trial court sentenced Faizi and Khamush to serve nine years in prison, and Bakhshi to seven years. On appeal,…
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M.J. v. Superior Court CA1/2
Petitioner, A176630 v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LAKE (Lake County Super. Ct. COUNTY, Nos. JV320725B, JV320725C, JV320725D) Respondent;
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Lewis v. Reales CA1/3
Sarah Marie Lewis and Ena Rosario Reales are roommates; their living situation is not harmonious. Reales obtained a civil harassment restraining order against Lewis in 2024, and Lewis obtained a restraining order against Reales the next year. Reales appeals from the order against…
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In re Walter A.C. CA1/1
In re WALTER A.C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WALTER A.C., A174048 Defendant and Appellant; (San Francisco City & County Super. Ct. No. JW24-6247)
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In re A.J. CA4/1
J.J. (Mother) and O.A. (Father) appeal the juvenile court’s order terminating their parental rights to A.J. (Child) and ordering adoption as the permanent plan pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Mother contends the juvenile court erred by finding the benefi…
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In re M.I. CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION After a paternity test confirmed A.C. was M.I.’s father, the juvenile court elevated his status to that of presumed father. But at the jurisdictional and dispositional hearing, the court sustained the Welfare and Institutions
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In re J.O. CA2/3
Father challenges the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and order declaring his son J.O. a dependent of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b)(1),1 due to his domestic violence against mother and alcohol abuse, and the dispositi…
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Herrera v. Interlang CA2/3
Defendant and appellant Interlang, LLC (Interlang) appeals an order denying its motion to compel its former employee, plaintiff and respondent Albert Herrera, to arbitrate his claims. In support of its motion, Interlang submitted a copy of an arbitration agreement from 2017. Herr…
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Conservatorship of H.S. CA3
(Sacramento) Conservatorship of the Person of H.S. C104760 SACRAMENTO COUNTY PUBLIC GUARDIAN, (Super. Ct. No. 11PR00005) Petitioner and Respondent,
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Bell v. Louie CA2/7
Sandra Bell appeals from a judgment of dismissal after the trial court sustained a demurrer by Rabbi Netanel Louie and the Hebrew Discovery Center (HDC) to her second amended complaint without leave to amend. Bell sued Rabbi Louie and HDC for civil rights violations and several t…
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Wurster v. Sherin CA5
-ooOoo- Mary Dean Sherin, an elderly woman, executed a durable, general power of attorney designating her nephew, Jeffrey Middleton, as her attorney in fact. Sherin’s daughter, Danielle Wurster, subsequently filed a petition for an order to compel an accounting by Middleton as th…
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Tina-Pacific Residents Assn. v. City of Stanton CA4/3
* * * Plaintiffs Tina-Pacific Residents Association, the Kennedy Commission, Melina Bahena, Maria De Los Angeles Pineda, and Jennifer Bahena challenge the trial court’s dismissal of their claims against the City of Stanton and related defendants under the Community Redevelopment …
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Sandra W. v. Dreyer CA2/2
Randolph Eugene Dreyer (Dreyer) appeals from a civil harassment restraining order (restraining order) issued against him to protect Sandra W. (Sandra).1 Dreyer contends that substantial evidence does not support the restraining order, and that Sandra did not establish a reasonabl…
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S.M. v. Lo CA1/4
Victor Lo appeals a domestic violence restraining order issued under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, Family Code1 section 6200 et seq. (DVPA) prohibiting him from contacting S.M. for a period of one year. On appeal, he contends that (1) the order is not supported by substan…
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Rosario v. Abdelhalim CA1/3
Franciscus Dylan Rosario sued Subhi Abdelhalim and Sonoma Liquor, alleging Abdelhalim caused him injury by negligently driving a vehicle; a jury concluded to the contrary. On appeal, Rosario argues the trial court erred by answering a jury question during its deliberations. We af…
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Regents of the U. of Cal. v. Murphy CA4/1
Kevin T. Murphy, M.D. was a radiation oncologist and professor at the University of California, San Diego (the University). He developed a procedure called personalizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (PrTMS) for the treatment of psychological and cognitive symptoms…