California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Burroughs CA4/2
Defendant and appellant Michael L. Burroughs appeals from an order denying him resentencing under Penal Code section 1172.6. Burroughs filed multiple section 1172.6 petitions, relating to two separate cases. In one case, a jury found Burroughs guilty of
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P. v. Garcia CA5
-ooOoo- INTRODUCTION In 2016, appellant Sandra Garcia participated in a conspiracy to kidnap E.G., a 13- year-old girl. E.G. was abducted from her home, transported to a remote location, and subjected to sexual penetration by force. Appellant was not present when E.G. was physica…
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P. v. Fuller CA5
-ooOoo- Appellant and defendant Patrick Eugene Fuller appeals following his conviction and sentencing for 18 child sex offense and pornography related crimes. He claims the trial court erred when it denied his motion for acquittal on counts 1 through 3 based on the prosecution’s …
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P. v. Russell CA6
Defendant Keoinjhanie Russell was charged with multiple felonies in two different counties. Russell entered a negotiated plea disposition to resolve two separate cases in Santa Clara County. She pleaded no contest to several theft crimes in exchange for an aggregate four-year ter…
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Musighi v. Graham CA2/5
****** Two estranged brothers dissolved their jewelry business in 2013, ultimately settling division of the business through arbitration proceedings in 2016 and 2017. The brother dissatisfied with the result of those proceedings has spent most of the subsequent decade repeatedly …
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Marriage of Goblirsch CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Snauffer, J. and Harrell, J. In March 2022, Megan Goblirsch obtained a three-year domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against her then-husband, Clinton Goblirsch. 1 The couple were divorced later that year. In March 2025, Megan sought to renew…
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Marenco v. Gonzalez CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Franson, Acting P. J., Meehan, J. and DeSantos, J. INTRODUCTION Representing himself, defendant and appellant Ivan Gonzalez (father) challenges the final custody and visitation order granting plaintiff and respondent Walleska Marenco (mother) full legal custody o…
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Linstrom v. Letourneau CA3
Plaintiff and appellant Joshua Linstrom challenges the trial court’s April 28, 2025, order denying his motion for a new trial. Because we conclude that Linstrom’s notice of appeal was not timely filed, we dismiss his appeal.
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Li v. Jones CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Hill, P. J., Meehan, J. and Snauffer, J. Appellant Margaret Li and respondent Christopher Jones are both proceeding in propria persona in this appeal from a stipulated domestic violence restraining order (restraining order). Appellant raises several challenges to…
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Gunaian v. Magna Seating of America CA2/2
Appellant Susan Gunaian was paralyzed in a car accident while driving a General Motors (GM) vehicle. Her lawsuit alleges that respondents Magna Seating of America, Inc. (MSA) and Magna Seating, Inc. (MSI) (collectively, Magna) supplied GM with a driver’s seat that did not protect…
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Gonzalez v. Bd. of Trustees of the Cerritos Community College CA2/2
Ruben Gonzalez (appellant) appeals from a judgment denying his petition for writ of administrative mandamus filed pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1094.5 (petition) challenging his dismissal as an academic employee from Cerritos Community College. Though the trial cour…
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Boyden v. Hyundai Motor Co. CA4/1
Robert Boyden appeals an order granting a motion by Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction (motion to quash). He contends (1) that evidence presented to the trial court on the motion to quash established the existence of personal…
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Bondarenko v. Nelson CA3
(Placer) IVENGEN BONDARENKO, C105213 Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, (Super. Ct. No. SCV0055104) v. FOREST NELSON et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.
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Bocanegra v. Dept. of Motor Vehicles CA5
-ooOoo- This appeal involves the suspension of appellant Alex Bocanegra’s driver’s license following an administrative per se (APS) hearing. An administrative hearing officer (AHO) for respondent Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) concluded that suspension was appropriate because…
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Ace American Insurance Co. v. Superior Court CA4/2
Defendant Ace American Insurance Co. (Ace) filed a petition for writ of mandate seeking review of an order denying its motion for summary judgment. We grant the petition. I. The car rental and collision
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State Compensation Ins. Fund v. ReadyLink Healthcare CA4/1
ReadyLink Healthcare, Inc. (ReadyLink) appeals a postjudgment order in which the trial court granted State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF) $907,998.38 in prejudgment interest. ReadyLink contends that no award of prejudgment interest was warranted and in the alternative that, i…
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Roadrunner JMTC v. Warner Bros. Television CA2/3
The producers and writers of the hit television series The Pitt have been sued by the owners of certain contractual rights in the earlier hit television series ER. Both series are dramas featuring medical teams under stress in the emergency room setting. The relevant rights to ER…
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P. v. Mitchell CA3
Defendant James Chester Mitchell pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon. After failing to complete a residential treatment program, the trial court imposed the upper-term sentence stipulated to as part of defendant’s plea agreement. On appeal, defendant argued that th…
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P. v. Reyna CA5
-ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., Franson, J. and Harrell, J. INTRODUCTION In 1993, Eriberto Reyna (appellant) pled guilty to first degree murder (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189, subd. (a)), 1 and was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison. In 2024, after his release…
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P. v. Holman CA2/2
Defendant Jasman Dawone Holman appeals his conviction of rape and assault against three women. He contends the trial court (1) erroneously refused to declare a third doubt regarding his competency to stand trial; and (2) committed prejudicial error by instructing the jury with CA…