California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Arthur v. Dallaswhite Corp. CA4/1
Jun 19, 2023
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Bernardino County, David S. Cohn, Judge. Affirmed in part; denied in part. Von Esch Law Group, Robert Alexander Von Esch IV and David V. Luu for Defendant and Appellant. Law Offices of Price K. Kent, Price K. Kent; Lack Law Grou…
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Marriage of H.A. and B.R. CA4/1
Jun 19, 2023
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Lizbet Muñoz, Commissioner. Affirmed. Monica A. Bennett for Appellant. The Curran Law Firm and Michaela C. Curran for Respondent H.A. Rob Bonta, Attorney General, Cheryl L. Feiner, Assistant Attorney General, Gregory…
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Norton v. Haskins CA4/1
Jun 19, 2023
APPEALS from judgment and orders of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Joel R. Wohlfeil, Judge. Judgment affirmed; appeals of orders dismissed in part, reversed in part and remanded with directions. Law Offices of Murray M. Helm, Jr., Murray M. Helm, Jr., and Mark A. Maasch …
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P. v. Hall CA3
Jun 19, 2023
Appointed counsel for defendant Anthony Hall asked this court to conduct an independent review of the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) We will dismiss the appeal. I. BACKGROUND In 1998, the trial court se…
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P. v. Zaragoza CA3
Jun 19, 2023
In 2007, the victim was 14 years old. During a family gathering, defendant Carlos Victor Zaragoza, who was married to the victim’s cousin, suggested the victim accompany him to a convenience store. On the way, they stopped in a vacant lot. Defendant drank brandy and offered some …
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Valley Honey v. East Bay Municipal Utility Dist. C
Jun 19, 2023
In any negligence suit, a plaintiff must demonstrate “ ‘a legal duty to use due care, a breach of such legal duty, and [that] the breach [is] the proximate or legal cause of the resulting injury.’ ” (Beacon Residential Community Assn. v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (2014) 59 C…
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In re K.L. CA2/6
Jun 14, 2023
K.L. appeals from the April 7, 2022 order of the juvenile court terminating his placement home on probation and ordering him placed at camp for a maximum confinement period of 3 years 10 months. He contends the juvenile court erred because it had already dismissed the Welfare & I…
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In re T.M. CA2/4
Jun 14, 2023
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stephen Marpet, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed. Marsha F. Levine, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Kim Nemo…
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P. v. Santoyo CA2/6
Jun 14, 2023
Manuel Santoyo appeals the denial of a recommendation by the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to recall his sentence under former Penal Code section 1170, subdivision (d)(1). Appellant contends the trial court abused its discretion b…
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In re J.H. CA2/4
Jun 14, 2023
APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Daniel Zeke Zeidler, Judge. Affirmed. Carolyn S. Hurley, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the County Counsel, Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assist…
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MDR Boat Central v. County of L.A. CA2/2
Jun 14, 2023
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Teresa A. Beaudet, Judge. Affirmed. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Benjamin M. Reznik and Matthew D. Hinks for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, Andrew Baum and Craig H. Marc…
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Kim v. Lee CA2/7
Jun 14, 2023
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stuart M. Rice, Judge. Affirmed. Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP, Jeffrey Tsao, Steven C. Amundson and Mark R. Wilson for Defendant and Appellant. Henry M. Lee, Hoffman & Pomerantz, LLP and Andrew S. P…
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Creative Care v. McEntyre CA2/3
Jun 14, 2023
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Gregory Keosian, Judge. Affirmed. Citron & Citron, Thomas H. Citron and Katherine A. Tatikian for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Allen Saltzman, Tom M. Allen and Erica L. Saltzman for Defendant and Respondent. ________…
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In re D.P. CA1/3
Jun 14, 2023
J.B. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights over her son D.P. (born in 2018) under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. She contends the juvenile court and the social services agency, Contra Costa County Children and Family Servi…
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P. v. Fudge CA1/3
Jun 12, 2023
Armed with an operable taser gun, Rayana Amani Fudge went into a big-box retail store, filled a shopping cart with merchandise, wheeled it outside, and then threatened store employees with the taser when they tried to apprehend her. The prosecution charged Fudge with second degre…
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P. v. Johns CA1/5
Jun 12, 2023
Michael Dennis Johns, Jr., was charged in an information with two counts of felony driving under the influence with three prior convictions for driving while under the influence within the past 10 years (counts 1 and 2; Veh. Code, §§ 23152, subds. (a) & (b), 23550); misdemeanor h…
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Borrayo v. Avery CA1/1
Jun 12, 2023
BY THE COURT: It is ordered that the written opinion filed on July 20, 2022 is modified as follows: On page 13, after the first sentence of the last full paragraph ending with “and we concur,” add as footnote 5 the following footnote, which will require the renumbering of all sub…
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In re E.L. CA6
Jun 7, 2023
Appellant, I.L., appeals from an order terminating her parental rights as to E.L. The sole issue raised on appeal is that the Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (the Department) and the juvenile court failed to comply with their duty of inquiry under the Indian Child Wel…
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P. v. Villa CA6
Jun 7, 2023
This is the second appeal in this matter. In 2018, a jury found defendant Antonio Villa guilty of spousal battery causing corporal injury with a prior spousal battery conviction. (Pen. Code, § 273.5, subd. (f)(1).) The trial court found Villa had suffered a prior strike convictio…
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P. v. Andrade CA6
Jun 7, 2023
BY THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on July 26, 2022, be modified as follows: On page 17, at the end of the first sentence in the first partial paragraph, insert the following footnote: In a petition for rehearing, Andrade points out that the DSM-5’s definit…