California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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Valkof v. U.S. Bank CA2/8
Oct 14, 2022
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Valkof is a member of SIV, LLC, which he established with Valkova and three others, in September 2014. In December 2014, Valkova went to the Bank and opened a business checking account in the name of “Ana V. Valkova dba SIV[,] LLC.” Valkova told …
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P. v. Avila CA2/7
Oct 14, 2022
Deadly Weapon; We Modify the Judgment and Affirm On September 1, 2007 Jose Avila drove to South Gate to drop off his younger brother, Jonathan Avila, at a party. As they approached their destination, Jose yelled out, “‘Compton Varrio Tortilla Flats, and this is our neighborhood.’…
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P. v. Barbosa CA6
Oct 12, 2022
On November 13, 2019, Doe 1 was at home when he received a text message from Barbosa, whom he was dating, telling him to come outside. Doe 1 went outside and saw Barbosa in the driveway. He asked her to leave, but she refused. As Doe 1 called 911, Barbosa lunged for his phone, ca…
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Fuentes v. Western Progressive CA6
Oct 12, 2022
We derive the facts and procedure, as best as we are able, from the limited record provided on appeal. The Fuenteses filed the underlying complaint against respondents on January 3, 2020, alleging causes of action for: (1) breach of contract, (2) wrongful foreclosure, (3) fraud a…
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P. v. Gonzalez CA6
Oct 12, 2022
On the evening of January 19, 2019, San Jose police officers responded to a report of a firearm being discharged at a San Jose apartment complex. According to the individuals interviewed, Edith F. rented a room from a couple, Alondra C. and Christopher A. The 10-year-old son of A…
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Mobile Farming Systems v. Horwitz + Armstrong CA4/
Oct 12, 2022
Our prior opinions set forth a detailed account of the excessive litigation leading up to Beck's lawsuit and MFS 's cross-complaint, which we incorporate by reference. (FinCanna, supra, G058700 [for consistency we will continue to refer to the Catanzarite series of lawsui…
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Beck v. Catanzarite Law Corp. CA4/3
Oct 12, 2022
As set forth in Beck’s complaint, the history of this case begins in 2015 when a failing corporation sought a new business opportunity in the cultivation and use of cannabis products. MFS’s board members, O’Connor, Cooper, and Richard J. Probst formed CTI and appointed themselves…
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P. v. Blue CA5
Oct 12, 2022
On June 7, 2019, a Modesto police officer saw defendant using a city-owned electrical outlet to charge a personal electronic device. Believing this to constitute theft of public utilities or a similar crime, the officer approached defendant and told him “that the outlet that he w…
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P. v. Cordray CA5
Oct 12, 2022
Between 2013 and 2014, defendant Kevin Cordray lived with his girlfriend Crystal and her four daughters, S.M., C.D., A.D., and D.D. The four girls later alleged defendant sexually abused them during this time. On October 22, 2019, a jury convicted defendant of lewd or lascivious …
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P. v. Ramnanan CA4/2
Oct 12, 2022
Lee and Peggy Williams (collectively “Williams”) lived in Yermo. They owned two horses, a horse trailer, a white dually (double-wheeled) Ford pickup, a motor home, and a blue 1981 Pontiac LeMans. On the evening of December 3, 1992, four people -- Ramnanan, Tammy [Gamache], Tammy’…
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P. v. Knigge CA4/2
Oct 12, 2022
On December 3, 2014, Conrado went to a Shell Station in Palm Desert. He entered the convenience store at the station, purchased a container of Mike’s Hard Lemonade, and left. After Conrado exited the store, he got back into his car and started to drive away. Then a white sport ut…
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In re Sienna B. CA4/1
Oct 12, 2022
In 2019, 14-year-old Sienna, her boyfriend Richard, and Sienna’s immediate family entered a convenience store owned and operated by L.M. (owner) and his wife. While Sienna and her mother’s boyfriend, Adam, paid for drinks, Richard stole a pack of condoms and was spotted by the ow…
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P. v. Manjarrez CA4/1
Oct 12, 2022
Manjarrez was born in 1984 and began dating Valeria in 2008. Manjarrez had a daughter from a previous marriage, and Valeria had three daughters and one son from previous relationships. In 2009, Valeria and her children moved in with Manjarrez and his daughter in his three-bedroom…
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P. v. Fields CA3
Oct 12, 2022
The substantive facts do not bear on our decision here. In 2017, defendant pleaded no contest in case No. 16F7936 to residential burglary and grand theft. He admitted a prior strike conviction and a prior prison term. Defendant also pleaded no contest in case No. 17F239 to second…
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In re F.T. CA3
Oct 12, 2022
The minor came to the attention of the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (Department) when both he and mother tested positive for methamphetamine at his birth. Mother had reportedly been abusing illegal drugs for several years. Father, who also had …
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P. v. Farren CA3
Oct 12, 2022
In case No. CRF2002641 (641), after a convenience store denied her request to buy expired food, defendant went into the bathroom and broke the mirror and sink, causing approximately $1,200 in damages. Defendant pleaded no contest to felony vandalism (§ 594, subd. (b)(1)). The tri…
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P. v. Castillo CA3
Oct 12, 2022
Carlos, Sr. owns a battery, alternator, and starter business. Carlos, Jr. is his son. At trial Carlos, Sr. testified that Carlos, Jr. had, in the past, gotten into physical fights with him and punched him numerous times. Carlos, Sr. testified that Carlos, Jr. would punch Carlos, …
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P. v. Tellez CA3
Oct 12, 2022
Defendant argues that the trial court was required to consider evidence of his conduct in prison because such evidence is customary in sentencing decisions and would demonstrate that defendant is “on the road to reformation.” The People respond that the remand was limited in scop…
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In re Nathalie G. CA2/2
Oct 12, 2022
On November 26, 2019, the juvenile court issued an order authorizing the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) to remove Nathalie from the parents based on allegations of domestic violence and substance abuse. The Department could not plac…
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In re K.C. CA2/1
Oct 12, 2022
Because mother’s only contention on appeal is that the trial court erred when it concluded that ICWA did not apply based on an insufficient initial inquiry regarding K.C.’s potential Indian ancestry, we include here only facts related to that contention. K.C. came to the attentio…