California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Ayala CA6
A jury convicted defendant Jaime Tirso Ayala, Jr., of one count of annoying or molesting a child while having sustained a prior sex crime conviction. After granting Ayala’s motion to dismiss one of his two prior strike convictions, the court sentenced Ayala to 12 years in prison:…
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Moran v. Ortiz CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Defendant and appellant Melanie Ortiz challenges a civil harassment restraining order issued against her in favor of plaintiff and respondent Rachel Moran following an evidentiary hearing. The trial court found that Ortiz made a credible threat of vio…
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Moran v. Ecdao CA2/3
‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Defendant and appellant Philip Ecdao challenges a domestic violence restraining order issued against him in favor of plaintiff and respondent Rachel Moran following an evidentiary hearing. The trial court found that Ecdao recklessly caused bodily inju…
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Marriage of C.S. and B.W. CA6
In re the Marriage of C.S. and B.W. H053455 (Santa Cruz County Super. Ct. No. 22FL00816) Appellant, v. Respondent. In this marital dissolution action, C.S. (mother), representing herself, appeals from the trial court’s findings and order after evidentiary hearing denying her requ…
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M.P. v. Superior Court CA1/5
M.P. et al., Petitioners, v. A177255 CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN (San Francisco City & County FRANCISCO, Super. Ct. Nos. JD25-3018 & JD25-3018A) Respondent;
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Jones v. Hattingh CA5
-ooOoo- * Judge Cassidy presided over the November 7, December 1, and December 4, 2025, hearings. Judge Hood signed the November 7 order on Judge Cassidy’s behalf and presided over the December 8 and December 15, 2025, hearings. INTRODUCTION Appellant Drexwell M. Jones appeals fr…
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In re N.S. CA4/1
A.C. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights to N.S. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 366.26.) Mother contends the juvenile court erred in finding the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) complied with inquiry requirements of the I…
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In re K.S. CA4/3
No appearance for the Minor. * * * K.T. (Mother) appeals from an order terminating her parental rights over her child K.S. On appeal, Mother argues the juvenile court erred by not applying the parental-benefit exception under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, subdivis…
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In re A.C. CA2/8
Mother J.O. appeals from an order terminating her parental rights over her child A.C. Mother’s sole dispute is with the adequacy of the investigation, preceding the termination of her rights, into whether A.C. is an Indian child under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA; 25 U.S.C.…
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In re A.C. CA4/2
I. This is appellant K.C.’s (Mother) fifth appeal.1 Mother is the mother of seven children, but only the youngest, two-year-old A.C., is the subject of this appeal.2 A.C.,
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Doorandish v. Atlas Franchise West CA4/3
.” Doorandish did not fill in any of this information or sign this page. The final two pages of the handbook, pages 97 and 98, are completely blank except for a signature line at the top of page 98. Doorandish electronically signed the handbook on June 25, 2022.
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T.J. v. Superior Court CA1/3
Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF A175245 (Contra Costa County Respondent; Super. Ct. Nos. J2400437, J2400438, J2400439, J2400440) CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES
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Salgado v. Fred Palla Farms CA5
-ooOoo- Plaintiff and appellant Bonifacio Salgado brought an employment action against defendant and respondent Fred Palla Farms, Inc. (Palla Farms). 1 During the discovery 1 Fred Palla Farms notes in its brief that its correct name is Alfred Palla Farms. phase, Palla Farms filed…
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P. v. Wycoff CA1/3
Chaundell Brian Wycoff pled no contest to assault by means likely to produce great bodily injury. Months later, he sought to withdraw his plea, but the trial court denied the oral motion and sentenced him to felony probation. On appeal, he contends the court erred by summarily de…
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P. v. Rogers CA4/1
Earl Lamont Rogers (aka Earl Lamont Buggs)1 appeals the order suspending execution of a prison sentence and placing him on formal probation after a jury found him guilty of several crimes involving domestic violence and of unlawful possession of ammunition. Rogers contends the tr…
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P. v. Ambriz CA4/1
Jessie Cornejo Ambriz appeals the judgment sentencing him to prison after a jury found him guilty of several felonies he committed against a dating partner. He raises claims of insufficient evidence, evidentiary error, ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, …
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P. v. Enborg CA4/2
Defendant and appellant, Douglas Scott Enborg, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion brought pursuant to People v. Superior Court (Romero) (1996) 13 Cal.4th 497, 529–531 (Romero) to dismiss his prior strikes when he was subject to
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P. v. Flores CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Ricardo Flores appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion to withdraw his plea and vacate his prior conviction pursuant to Penal Code1 section 1473.7. The trial court stated that it was denying the motion because defendant
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P. v. Calderon CA6
As explained below, we accept that concession. Otherwise, we find no arguable issue for appeal. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment, but strike the sex offender fine and related penalty assessments. A. The Offenses In June 2023, Jane Doe was 12 years old, and she lived with her m…
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P. v. Martinez CA2/5
Jonathan Martinez (defendant) appeals from the order of the trial court denying his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6. Defendant’s attorney filed a brief raising no issues and asked this court to independently review the