California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Dawson CA4/3
We agree and reverse Dawson’s conviction on count 3. FACTS1 A. Factual Background Early on the morning of July 5, 2022, C.B. was in the kitchen of her condominium in Anaheim when she heard an unfamiliar noise coming from near her front door. C.B. walked down a set of stairs towar…
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P. v. Lewis CA2/5
****** Following an evidentiary hearing, the trial court ruled that Devin Lamont Lewis (defendant) was not entitled to resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.61 because the evidence showed, beyond a reasonable doubt, that he aided and abetted an attempted murder. Defendant ap…
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P. v. Gutierrez CA2/5
****** Valentino Gutierrez (defendant) appeals from the trial court’s judgment executing a previously imposed but suspended upper-term prison sentence of three years. Defendant argues that the upper-term sentence was unlawful because the People neither pled nor proved any aggrava…
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P. v. Dunn CA1/3
Keylen Malik Dunn appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for resentencing under Penal Code1 section 1172.6. His appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues on appeal and requesting that we exercise our discretion to conduct an independent review of the record…
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Morrow v. Morgan CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and DeSantos, J. Cristin Morrow obtained a six-month domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against her ex-boyfriend Theron Morgan in July 2025, in the Kings County Superior Court. Morrow subsequently sought to renew the DVRO …
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Marriage of DeHerrera CA3
(El Dorado) In re the Marriage of PAMELA and JULIAN C104443 (Super. Ct. No. 23FL0888) Appellant, v. Respondent. In this marital dissolution action, self-represented litigant Pamela L. DeHerrera appeals from the judgment entered after a bench trial on the division of the community…
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Lopez v. Wilhelm Electric Co. CA4/3
* * * Plaintiff Gonzalo Gabriel Lopez filed a class action and representative Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA; Lab. Code1 § 2698 et seq.) lawsuit against his former employer for various violations of the Labor Code, including failure to pay overtime. (See § 510.) After a benc…
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Lipa v. Rodriguez CA2/5
****** Javier Rodriguez appeals the trial court’s renewal of a domestic violence restraining order, contending that the court erred in treating his stipulation to entry of the initial restraining order as a finding of abuse, and that insufficient evidence supports renewal. Becaus…
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Camarillo v. Bostanchyan CA3
This case involves a contentious boundary line dispute between adjoining landowners (i.e., neighbors) in a residential subdivision in Sacramento County. Defendant David Bostanchyan appeals from the judgment entered after a bench trial. He challenges the order requiring him to rem…
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5110 Washington v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. CA2/5
****** When a landlord was sued by its tenants for trying to collect rent on uninhabitable apartments, the landlord tendered defense of that lawsuit to its insurance carrier. The carrier declined to defend the suit, citing the insurance policy’s explicit exclusion from coverage f…
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Shia v. Thomas CA2/2
Appellant Lily Shia sued respondent Kendra Thomas over actions Thomas took as court-appointed counsel for Shia’s minor child. Thomas moved to quash service of summons; later, she moved to strike Shia’s complaint as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP). (Code C…
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Rogers v. The Coliseum Center CA2/8
The trial court entered judgement against Gregory Donnell Rogers after granting the summary judgment motion of The Coliseum Center, LLC and Axiom Real Estate Investments, Inc. because Rogers submitted a “grossly inadequate” separate statement. Rogers appeals but fails to provide …
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Remini v. Church of Scientology International CA2/2
Church of Scientology International (CSI) and Religious Technology Center (RTC) (collectively, Defendants) appeal from the partial denial of a special motion to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16,1 commonly known as an anti-SLAPP motion). The trial court struck certain allegations…
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Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. Winston & Strawn CA2/1
Defendants Winston & Strawn LLP (Winston) and one of its attorneys David Paul Enzminger undertook representation of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) in a patent dispute adverse to their former client Realtek Semiconductor Corp. (Realtek) and (depending on whom you believe) then…
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P. v. Marez CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Franson, J. and DeSantos, J. Appellant Carlos Albert Marez appeals after pleading no contest to the charge of assault by an inmate with a deadly weapon and admitting to certain enhancements and prior convictions. Appellant’s counsel filed a brief pur…
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P. v. Begay CA1/2
Dylin Paul Begay was convicted of theft from an elder after a jury trial. He contends the trial court erred in admitting statements he maintains were rendered involuntary by improper police questioning and obtained in violation of Miranda.1 He further contends the trial court abu…
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P. v. Kaye CA3
Following a hearing on defendant Dylan Jacob Kaye’s application for pretrial mental health diversion, the trial court denied the application, finding that although defendant was eligible for diversion, he was not suitable because he posed an unreasonable risk of danger to public …
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P. v. Regalado CA2/2
Dennis Regalado attempts to appeal from an order of the superior court denying his petition for resentencing. Because the order is not appealable, we dismiss the appeal. In 2014, appellant was convicted of assault with a firearm (Pen. Code,1 § 245, subd. (a)(2)), two counts of cr…
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P. v. Parra CA2/8
After reviewing this appeal pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 (Wende), we affirm. An information charged Jose De Parra with fleeing a pursuing peace officer while driving recklessly, driving a vehicle without consent after having similar prior convictions, and resi…
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P. v. Harper CA4/1
In 2012, Julie E. Harper was charged with the murder of her husband. She remained out of custody through two jury trials. She was convicted of second degree murder in 2015 and remanded into custody at that time. Harper was sentenced to prison for 15 years to life plus 25 years to…