California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Fendel v. Berkeley Unified School Dist. CA1/4
Appellants Yossi Fendel (“Fendel”) and The Deborah Project (“Project”) appeal the trial court’s denial of their request for attorney’s fees under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 7920.000 et seq.; CPRA).1 Appellants contend that respondent Berkeley Unified School D…
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Duangrudeeswat v. Long Beach Public Transportation Co. CA2/7
Kelly Duangrudeeswat was riding her electric scooter when she fell at the precise moment a Long Beach Public Transportation Company (LBPTC) bus, driven by Rodney Jones (collectively, LBPTC defendants) began to pass her. She sustained injuries, including a brain injury. She sued a…
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County of Mariposa v. Dept. of Human Resources CA3
(Sacramento) COUNTY OF MARIPOSA, C101902 Plaintiff and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. 34-2023- v. 80004068-CU-WM-GDS)
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Costa-Fleeson v. Americor Funding CA4/3
Americor Funding, Inc. appeals from an order awarding attorney fees and costs to Fabiola Costa-Fleeson under Code of Civil Procedure sections 1281.98, subdivision (c)(1) and (2), and 1281.99, subdivision (a) (all undesignated statutory references are to this code). In our prior n…
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Costa v. Kral CA4/3
Appellant Shauna Costa sought $21,335.70 in attorney fees after obtaining a civil harassment restraining order under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.61 against respondent Natasha Kral. The trial court awarded Costa $4,500. Costa contends the trial court abused its discretion …
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Conservatorship of B.D. CA3
(Tehama) Conservatorship of the Person and Estate of B.D. C105170 TEHAMA COUNTY PUBLIC GUARDIAN, as (Super. Ct. No. 19PR-000062) Conservator, etc., Petitioner and Respondent,
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City of Gilroy v. Superior Court CA6
CITY OF GILROY, H049552 (Santa Clara County Petitioner, Super. Ct. No. 20CV362347) v. Respondent; Real Party in Interest.
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Bayer v. Guttbinder CA1/2
Steven Guttbinder and Eve Bayer were once married and have one child. Bayer petitioned for dissolution in 2019, and the family court entered a judgment of dissolution in 2021. The parties have been litigating ongoing custody issues in family court and this court. This particular …
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Barrows v. Inlow CA2/5
Appellants Michael Barrows and Eric Ludovico (collectively, appellants) appeal from a judgment in favor of respondent Ronald Inlow (respondent) following orders confirming an arbitration award and denying appellants’ petition to vacate the award. Appellants contend a member of th…
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Bakewell v. OneUnited Bank CA2/1
INTRODUCTION In 2005, Kevin Cohee—the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and majority shareholder of OneUnited Bank (OneUnited)—convinced Danny Bakewell, Sr. to invest in the bank based on an oral promise that Bakewell could have his shares redeemed any time at par. In 2019…
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Arnold v. Bauer CA2/5
Plaintiffs and appellants Iris Arnold, Setiawatin Beckman, Angela Karapetyan, Sarah Olczak, and Laurie Peachey (collectively plaintiffs) appeal from a judgment following an order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants and respondents Granada Hills Charter (GHC) and Supe…
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Abelowitz v. Pediatric Associates Holdings CA4/3
* * * In this dispute between a medical doctor and former owner of a pediatric practice, plaintiff Steven Abelowitz, and the defendant entities which purchased and invested in the nonclinical aspects of the practice, defendants appeal after the trial court denied their motion to …
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8e6 Corp. v. Max CA2/1
David Max, a former shareholder in respondent 8e6 Corp. (8e6), and Ralph Rogari, Max’s counsel, appeal an order denying their request seeking attorney fees from 8e6 and several 8e6 agents (the fiduciaries).1 The request sought fees associated with Max’s and Rogari’s respective an…
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Song v. Liu CA1/4
Plaintiff and Appellant, A174370 v. ARTHUR LIU, (San Francisco City & County Defendant and Super. Ct. No. CGC-22- Respondent. 603479) Plaintiff appeals from an order sustaining defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s second amended complaint (SAC) and dismissing the SAC. The record o…
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Sierra Club v. County of San Diego CA4/1
This is the fourth appeal in 15 years of litigation over the County of San Diego’s (County) approval of a climate action plan under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (Pub. Res. Code, § 21000 et seq.) In the third appeal, we affirmed portions of a writ of mandate di…
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Rivera v. Flagship Facility Services CA6
Plaintiff Ma Azucena Vargas Rivera filed a putative wage and hour class action against her former employer, defendant Flagship Facility Services, Inc., and three affiliated entities, defendants Flagship Enterprises Holding, Inc.; Flagship Sweeping Services, Inc.; and Flagship Air…
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P. v. Perez CA1/4
Exercising our discretion to consider asserted error not raised in the trial court, we conclude that Perez’s abuse of discretion argument is unpersuasive in light of the record available to the court at the time of its ruling. Further, even assuming for the sake of argument that …
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P. v. Taylor CA3
Defendant A’Dre Eugene Taylor appeals the trial court’s denial of his application for pretrial mental health diversion under Penal Code, section 1001.36.1 Defendant contends the court’s finding that the People overcame the statutory presumption that his mental health diagnosis wa…
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P. v. Bradshaw CA4/1
A jury convicted David Bradshaw of assault with a semiautomatic firearm (Pen. Code,1 § 245, subd. (b)), assault with a firearm (§ 245, subd. (a)(2)), and shooting at an occupied motor vehicle (§ 246). Bradshaw contends, and the People concede, the conviction for assault with a fi…
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P. v. Emmons CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Richard David Emmons appeals from the judgment entered against him by the Riverside County Superior Court. We will affirm. In October 2024, defendant was employed as a live-in caretaker by a man (the