California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Brumfield CA2/5
Ramaje Ericek Brumfield appeals the sentence imposed following his conviction by no contest plea of two counts of possession of an assault weapon. (Pen. Code,1 § 30605, subd. (a), counts 7 & 8.) This case comes before us for review under the procedures prescribed in People v. Wen…
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P. v. Salazar CA4/2
Jeffery Ledezma Salazar was convicted of two counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14. (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a); unlabeled statutory citations refer to this code.) The victims were his two daughters, S.S. and C.S.
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P. v. Parks CA2/5
We consider whether we must reverse defendant and appellant Michael Parks’s (defendant’s) criminal judgment, entered at a Penal Code section 1172.75 resentencing hearing, because defendant—who executed a written waiver of the right to be present at further proceedings—was not pre…
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P. v. Bailey CA2/8
INTRODUCTION Adrian Bryan Bailey appeals from his judgment of conviction of first degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a))1 with a true finding on a personal use firearm enhancement (§ 12022.5). On appeal, Bailey argues: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to instruct the ju…
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P. v. Davis CA6
In November 2006, defendant Michael Paul Davis committed an armed robbery at a bowling alley and shot the bowling alley’s manager. Davis pleaded guilty to attempted murder (Pen. Code,1 §§ 187, subd. (a), 664; count 1) and second degree robbery (§§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c); count 2).…
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P. v. Aguilar CA2/2
Jose Elias Aguilar was convicted of murder and numerous counts of carjacking and kidnapping after he went on a spree of stealing cars with people inside, several of whom escaped by jumping out of the moving vehicles, and one of whom died. He argues that the jury instructions allo…
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P. v. Joseph CA2/5
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Jordan Joseph (defendant) of second degree murder in 2016. Defendant committed the murder in 2015, when he was 17 years old. On direct appeal in 2018, this Court conditionally reversed the judgment and remanded with directions to reassess …
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P. v. Nunez CA3
This is defendant Abelino Gonzalez Nunez’s second appeal. The trial court originally sentenced Nunez to seven years to life plus 24 years eight months after a jury found him guilty of attempted first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 664, 187)1 with a firearm enhancement (§ 12022.53) …
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P. v. Ware CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Joshua McKinzie Ware filed an opening brief that set forth the facts of the case and asks this court to review the record and determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) Finding no arguable err…
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Marriage of C.S.D. and A.D. CA4/1
I. INTRODUCTION This is the second direct appeal by A.D. (Father) in this contentious family law case.1 (See A.D. v. C.S.D. (Feb. 25, 2026, D085466) [nonpub. opn.] (A.D. I).)2 In A.D. I, Father appealed the trial court’s issuance of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) pr…
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In re Skyler G. CA2/5
****** In this dependency appeal, Benjamin G. (father) challenges the juvenile court’s order terminating his parental rights. Specifically, he challenges the court’s implicit finding that the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.; Welf. & Inst. Code, § 224 et …
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In re X.M. CA2/5
A.F. (Father) is the father of a five-year-old daughter, X.M. (Minor).1 The juvenile court assumed dependency jurisdiction over Minor because it found Father’s alcohol abuse and his history of domestic violence with Minor’s mother A.M. (Mother) placed Minor at substantial risk of…
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In re R.T. CA2/5
The juvenile court assumed dependency jurisdiction over R.T., Jr. (Minor) in October 2024 after finding his mother, L.C. (Mother), suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues. Minor’s father, R.T. (Father), with whom Minor did not reside, asked the court to place Minor…
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In re D.B. CA4/2
D.B. appeals from the juvenile court’s order entered on October 6, 2025, removing him from his parents and directing that he be held in juvenile hall in the custody of the probation officer pending placement in a foster care facility. We appointed counsel to
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Gallegos v. University of La Verne CA2/2
Francisco Gallegos (Gallegos) worked for the University of La Verne (ULV) for 20 years as a financial aid counselor. During his tenure, Gallegos took multiple protected leaves of absence under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA). In…
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D.L. v. J.H. CA2/6
D.L. requested a renewal of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against her former partner, J.H. Three days before the hearing, J.H. filed a notice of intent to seek an evidentiary hearing and submitted a witness list. The trial court found good cause to deny the request…
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City of Westminster v. Webb CA4/3
THE COURT. Appellate courts lack jurisdiction to entertain untimely appeals or appeals from nonappealable orders. (Garg v. Garg (2022) 82 Cal.App.5th 1036, 1041; Kirk v. Ratner (2022) 74 Cal.App.5th 1052, 1060.) Also, “California courts have the inherent power to dismiss frivolo…
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Bluth v. Blue Hill Specialty Insurance CA2/5
Richard Bluth (Bluth) was injured by an uninsured driver in an automobile accident. Bluth had uninsured motorist coverage under an insurance policy provided by his employer— Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber)—and he ultimately filed a petition for uninsured motorist arbitration. The …
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BioCorRx v. Calista Therapeutics CA4/3
* * * Defendants Calista Therapeutics, Inc. (Calista) and Dr. Andrew Mallon (collectively, defendants) appeal from an order denying their motion to strike the complaint of plaintiffs BioCorRx, Inc. (BioCorRx) and Lourdes Felix (collectively, plaintiffs) under California’s anti-SL…
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Allyson Q. v. John Q. CA4/2
Allyson Q. appeals from a domestic violence restraining order protecting John Q. (Allyson’s former husband), their two minor children, and John’s wife. Allyson argues that the restraining order is not supported by sufficient evidence. She also argues that the