California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re N.C. CA4/1
Neale B. Gold for Minor. Appellant B.C. (Father) appeals from an exit order governing child custody and visitation issued by the juvenile court in a dependency proceeding. In January 2024, Father moved from Indiana to California with C.W. (Mother) and their child, N.C. Father had…
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In re King CA4/2
In Yedinak v. Superior Court (2023) 92 Cal.App.5th 876 (Yedinak), we outlined the requirements a trial court must follow before denying a defendant bail and ordering pretrial detention. Among other requirements, the trial court must find that no alternative
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In re Jason S. CA2/2
Fernando S. (Father) appeals from an order terminating his parental rights as to Jason S. He argues the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) failed to give him adequate notice of the Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 hearing and failed …
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In re P.S. CA3
P.S. (the minor) was a passenger in a stolen car whose driver refused to yield when law enforcement initiated a traffic stop. Following a high speed pursuit, the car became disabled, and the minor and the other occupants fled from the car and ran from police. The juvenile court d…
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In re A.W. CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Peña, J. and Snauffer, J. Appellant K.W. (mother) is the mother of A.W., and Z.W. (collectively “the children”),1 who are the subjects of this dependency case. Mother challenges the juvenile court’s order issued at a Welfare and Institutions C…
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In re M.S. CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant C.B. (father) appeals from juvenile court jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders sustaining a petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 and asserting dependency jurisdiction over minor child M.S. We dismiss th…
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Huard v. Eldridge CA2/6
Appellant Alan Richard Eldridge appeals two post- judgment orders relating to his right to costs and attorney fees after protracted litigation with respondent Andrew Logan Huard. We affirm the order denying costs and attorney fees authorized by contract (Code Civ. Proc.,1 §§ 1032…
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Estate of Chambi CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant Ana Vilma Escalante appeals from a judgment entered against her following a bench trial in a probate matter. Because Escalante has not established any basis for reversal, we affirm the judgment.…
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Emery v. Marovic CA4/3
* * * The dispositive issue raised by this appeal is whether plaintiff/appellant K.C. Emery was a lodger or a tenant at the Stag Hotel, which is owned and/or operated by defendants/respondents McFadden Place, LLC (MFP), Mario Marovic, and Rosy Marovic (collectively, Defendants). …
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Cazares v. City of Beaumont CA4/1
Juan Gabriel Cazares fell from his bicycle while riding in a designated bicycle lane in the City of Beaumont (City). He was injured and sued the City for negligently allowing the bicycle lane to harbor a dangerous condition. His wife, Sandra Rosales, sued for loss of consortium. …
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Atiyeh v. Jin and Yu CA4/3
* * * In 2018, plaintiff Pup Pup Hooray, LLC (Pup Pup) entered into a lease with defendants Jin and Yu, LLC (Jin) for commercial property. Pup Pup’s interest was later assigned to the owners of Pup Pup, Andy and Lanette Atiyeh (the Atiyehs), who were also named as plaintiffs. Thi…
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Xian v. Sengupta CA1/1
Jun 28, 2023
Sengupta started BeyondCore in 2004, while he was earning his master of business administration degree from Harvard University. At all relevant times, Sengupta was BeyondCore’s majority and controlling shareholder and chief executive officer (CEO). Sengupta made no monetary inves…
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McBride v. National Default Servicing Corp. CA1/1
Jun 28, 2023
Plaintiff Barbara McBride alleges she became the successor trustee and/or successor in interest of her family trust following the death of her parents. She sued defendants National Default Servicing Corporation, Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., and “Deutsche Bank National Trust …
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P. v. Franklin CA1/3
Jun 28, 2023
In 2011, Franklin was charged with first-degree murder (Penal Code § 187), with an enhancement for personal use of a firearm (§ 12022.53, subds. (b)–(d).) Franklin was a minor at the time. A jury found him guilty of the charge and found true the firearm enhancement. The trial cou…
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Epis v. Bradley CA1/4
Jun 28, 2023
“In brief, the parties invested together in a series of real estate transactions in Marin County. Through shrewd real estate dealings over the course of 30 years, Epis had amassed a fortune of some $22 million. Bradley and Jolley used her as a ‘deep pocket’ investor in properties…
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In re A.R. CA6
Jun 28, 2023
C.G. and the mother met in 2016. The two lived together in a tumultuous relationship marked by substance abuse, untreated mental health issues, and mutual verbal and physical violence. In early 2020, C.G. and the mother separated. In February 2020, the mother began a relationship…
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Borja v. Victor Bringas Construction CA6
Jun 28, 2023
Lance Brown (Lance), his wife Diane Stember Richards (Richards), and their company Enterprise Plan B, Inc. (EPB), doing business as Spruce and Pine, purchase, remodel and sell single family homes. One of those homes was located at 1437 Weaver Drive in San Jose (Weaver Project). L…
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P. v. Altamiran CA6
Jun 28, 2023
In October 2019, the Santa Clara County District Attorney filed an information charging Altamiran with sexual penetration by force or fear (§ 289, subd. (a)(1)(A); count 1) and the lesser included offense of assault with the intent to commit a specified felony (§ 220, subd. (a)(1…
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P. v. Aguilar CA6
Jun 28, 2023
In May 2015, Aguilar lived in a small one-bedroom house with his wife X.D. and three children. Aguilar was 45 years old. The two younger children were Aguilar’s biological children, but the oldest child—X.D.’s 11-year-old daughter A.D.—was not Aguilar’s biological child. A.D. sle…
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P. v. Sharp CA4/3
Jun 28, 2023
On October 27, 2017, defendant pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine for the purpose of sale. Defendant was placed on probation. Defendant’s probation was revoked on December 6, 2017. Defendant’s probation was reinstated on August 3, 2018, revoked again August 28, 2018,…