California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Gobind Enterprises v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London CA5
-ooOoo- A trucking company purchased a used semitruck at auction for approximately $23,000. It then obtained a $40,000 insurance policy with comprehensive coverage. The truck’s engine was subsequently damaged, allegedly by an act of vandalism, and the company’s insurance broker s…
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filed: 6/18/26 P. v. Hernandez CA2/8
In this criminal appeal, appellate counsel for defendant Neil Adan Sanchez Hernandez filed an opening brief raising no issues for our review but identifying one error in the abstract of judgment. Defendant has not personally filed a supplemental brief. Having reviewed the record …
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Dupuy v Gumm CA4/2
When petitioner Kenneth Michael Dupuy’s first request for a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6,1 against respondent Art Gumm was denied in January 2024, the trial court reminded the two men
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Delaney v. Delaney CA4/1
Jason Esau Delaney appeals from an order renewing a domestic violence restraining order that his former wife obtained against him in 2021 for an additional five-year term. He contends the evidence does not support the protective order and that the order is unconstitutional, both …
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De Leon v. The Metro. Water Dist. of So. Cal. CA4/1
Melanie De Leon was injured in a vehicle collision involving The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Under the Government Code, De Leon can only file suit against Metropolitan, a public entity, if she first presented a written claim to Metropolitan and Metropolita…
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Conservatorship of O.R. CA3
Appointed counsel for appellant O.R. filed an opening brief under Conservatorship of Ben C. (2007) 40 Cal.4th 529 setting forth the facts of the case. O.R. was advised by counsel of the nature of the opening brief, as well as her right to file a supplemental brief. O.R. did not f…
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Clapkin v. Levin CA2/7
In this case, one of many between two sets of cousins fighting over control of a family corporation, Andrew Clapkin, Dina Marshall, Marci Clapkin Weiser, and Karen Callan (the Clapkins) filed a petition in the probate court to confirm their status as successor cotrustees of a tru…
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Cepeda v. Sweet Fish Sushi Bar CA2/2
****** Sweet Fish Sushi Bar, Inc. (Sweet Fish) appeals from an order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV motion) pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 629.1 Sweet Fish filed the motion following a jury trial of employment-related claims brought…
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Barnes v. LRS Healthcare CA6
Code, § 2698 et seq.) (PAGA). Barnes also sought to certify a class of current and former employees. 2. LRS’ Motion LRS moved to compel Barnes to arbitrate his claims and to dismiss his class action claims. The motion was based on the 2023 Dispute Resolution Agreement, but LRS re…
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Baca v. Baha CA2/7
Jamie Nicole Baca, whose legal name is now Jamie Nicole Heitmeyer, appeals after the jury found in Mustapha Baha’s favor on Heitmeyer’s causes of action for sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Heitmeyer argues the judgment must be reversed because the…
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Ayala v. Superior Court CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Peña, J. and Harrell, J. INTRODUCTION In 2021, petitioner and defendant Adam Gabriel Ayala (defendant) was convicted after a jury trial of first degree residential burglary, battery on a fellow parent, and assault with force likely to produce great b…
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Allen v. State of Cal. CA5
-ooOoo- Plaintiff David Allen appears to be a pre-adjudication civil detainee proceeding in pro per in this civil rights action filed pursuant to section 1983 of title 42 of the United States Code. Allen challenges the California regulations that prohibit internet use and persona…
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Zavala v. Robinson & Wisbaum CA4/3
Wisbaum. * * * This is an appeal from a judgment following the trial court’s order granting a motion pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.161 (the anti-SLAPP statute) and dismissing this case for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and intentional infliction of em…
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Wong v. City of Victorville CA4/1
Chi Wah Wong was cited by the City of Victorville for excess marijuana cultivation at a property he owns. The citation was upheld following an administrative hearing, and Wong appealed to the superior court. Wong contends the court prejudicially erred in construing his appeal as …
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Torres v. Petro Source Investments CA4/1
In 1998, counsel for Appellants Christopher Torres and his wife, Melissa Torres, deposed then-current or former employees of Safety-Kleen Corporation (SK Corp.) in connection with a lawsuit—Talley v. Safety-Kleen Corporation (Super. Ct. Orange County, 1999, No. 784605)—that alleg…
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Santora v. Santora CA1/3
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Francesco Santora (Father), in propria persona, appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for custody of minor children for lack of jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq).2 We…
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Renzas v. Tong CA4/3
Defendant Keith Tian Tong appeals from a judgment and various posttrial orders. Because he failed to provide an adequate record to enable meaningful appellate review, we affirm. We glean the following facts from the limited record on appeal.1 This case arose from the collapse of …
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Piltan v. Novell CA2/8
INTRODUCTION This is the second appeal between Babak Piltan and Mario Novell before us this year. Piltan initiated a derivative action on behalf of Mac Daddy Films, LLC (Mac Daddy Films) against respondents Mario Novell and his production company, alleging a cause of action for c…
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P. v. Alemi CA1/5
Yosef Alemi appeals after he pled no contest to unlawfully taking a vehicle without its owner’s consent (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a)) and the trial court placed him on probation for two years. Alemi asserts the trial court should be directed to reconsider a restitution fine, a …
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P. v. Barrios CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Paul Barrios sexually assaulted his wife’s younger brother, and he was found guilty on three counts. He was sentenced to 25 years to life on count l plus an * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and Snauffer, J. eight-year consecutive term on count 3. The tria…