California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Waterproofing and Roofing etc. v. Cal. OSHA Appeals Bd. CA2/1
Waterproofing and Roofing Solutions, Inc. (Employer), appeals from a judgment denying its petition for a writ of administrative mandamus under Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5. Employer filed untimely administrative appeals from citations issued by Real Party in Interest an…
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San Diego Unified Port Dist. v. Superior Court CA4/1
Journalist Arturo Castañares sought certain records from the San Diego Unified Port District under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 7920.000 et seq.). The District refused to produce the records, claiming, among other protections, the documents—a Confidential Memo …
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S.S. v. B.S. CA1/5
B.S. (Father) appeals from the trial court’s order granting the request of S.S. (Mother) for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) under the Domestic Violence Prevention Act (Fam. Code, § 6200 et seq.).1 We modify the order to remove an additional protected person, and oth…
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Puneh Kitchen v. Tesla Energy Operations CA2/4
Defendant Tesla Energy Operations, LLC (Tesla) appeals from the trial court’s order granting the motion of plaintiffs Puneh Kitchen and Jonathan Kitchen (individually and as guardian ad litem for Jesse Kitchen) to set aside the dismissal ordered after their counsel failed to appe…
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P. v. Hardy CA3
At a house party, defendant Sean Tresjon Hardy shot and killed Chancelor Fields- Colbert. A jury convicted Hardy of second degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon and found true as to the murder that Hardy personally and intentionally discharged a firearm causing dea…
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P. v. Lopez CA4/1
I In 2007, a jury found Robert Lopez guilty of the first degree premeditated murder of Julio Ramirez and the premeditated attempted murder of Jesse R. following an incident in which Lopez and his fellow gang members perpetrated a deadly knife attack on members of a rival gang. In…
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P. v. McDonnell CA4/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 In 2021, Brett J. McDonnell pled no contest to stalking with a prior. (Pen. Code,2 § 646.9, subd. (c)(2).) Section 646.9, subdivision (c)(2) prescribes a two-, three-, or five-year prison term for stalking. As part of his plea agreement, he stipulated to a sus…
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P. v. Carreon CA4/2
I. A jury convicted defendant and appellant Brian Christopher Carreon of using a destructive device or explosive with the intent to injure, intimidate, or terrify any person,
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P. v. Neuman CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Robert Andrew Neuman was charged with various crimes and allegations arising from events commencing in June 2024 relating to the dissolution of his marriage of 17 years. After the trial court found defendant unsuitable for mental health diversion, he pleaded no …
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P. v. Johnson CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 On July 2, 2025, the People filed an information charging defendant D’Andre Johnson with first degree residential burglary. (Pen. Code,2 § 459.) The information further alleged that Johnson had suffered a prior strike under the Three Strikes Law, namely a 2020…
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P. v. Chaidez CA4/1
22, subdivision (b)(1)(C) to instead be imposed under section 186.22, subdivision (b)(5), and modified to a 15-year minimum parole period as required by that subdivision. Chaidez opposes this request, contending that he was never
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P. v. Ramirez CA2/1
MEMORANDUM OPINION1 In 2011, a jury found Dario Daniel Ramirez guilty of second degree murder, mayhem, and attempted voluntary manslaughter (as a lesser included offense of attempted murder). The convictions related to Ramirez’s involvement in gang-related violence in which he wa…
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P. v. Dixon CA1/1
I. MEMORANDUM OPINION1 In 2002, a jury convicted Christopher Dixon of the following offenses: (1) residential burglary (Pen. Code, § 460, subd. (a)2), with special allegations that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (a)) and that the offense was …
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P. v. Strange CA4/3
Defendant Cynthia Roberta Strange appeals her conviction for first degree murder, asserting the trial court erred in denying her motion for a new trial on the grounds of jury misconduct. Finding no error, we affirm.
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P. v. Aguilar CA2/2
Jose Elias Aguilar was convicted of murder and numerous counts of carjacking and kidnapping after he went on a spree of stealing cars with people inside, several of whom escaped by jumping out of the moving vehicles, and one of whom died. He argues that the jury instructions allo…
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P. v. Villalba CA2/2
Anthony Villalba appeals the denial of his petition for relief under section 1172.6 of the Penal Code1 after an evidentiary hearing. The trial court’s finding that appellant was a direct aider and abettor for purposes of implied malice murder is not supported by substantial evide…
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P. v. Hill CA2/3
Anthony Lamont Hill challenges the superior court’s order denying his pre-trial petition for mental health diversion under Penal Code section 1001.36.1 In denying the petition, the trial court stated the law compelled it to find Hill poses an unreasonable risk of danger to public…
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P. v. Villareal CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Detjen, Acting P. J., Snauffer, J. and Harrell, J. Defendant Frankie O. Villareal (defendant) contends his sentence must be vacated because the trial court imposed the upper term based on aggravating factors that were not proven in accordance with section 1170, s…
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Onan Capital v. Twin Rivers Unified School Dist. CA3
During the COVID-19 pandemic, appellant Onan Capital, Inc., agreed to furnish respondent Twin Rivers Unified School District (the District) approximately $1.5 million worth of COVID-19 test kits. The District subsequently refused delivery and denied payment for the kits because t…
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Morrison v. Kimball, Tirey & St. John CA4/1
Jo Ellen Morrison, individually and as trustee of her brother’s trust, filed a third amended complaint alleging professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty against her estate planning attorney, Lori Bolander; Bolander’s original firm, Kimball, Tirey & St. John, LLP (KTS)…