California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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P. v. Thomas CA2/1
A jury convicted defendant Dominic Jacques Thomas of one count of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a))1 for fatally stabbing Jesse May. Thomas challenges his conviction, arguing there was no substantial evidence that he acted with implied malice. He also contends th…
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P. v. Simien CA3
A jury found defendant JD Wallace Simien guilty of raping a woman (victim) and kidnapping her to commit the rape. The jury also found a kidnapping special allegation true. Defendant contends there was insufficient evidence to support the movement elements of the kidnapping offens…
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P. v. Palomino CA2/3
A jury convicted defendant and appellant Marcos Palomino of murder and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. On appeal, Palomino argues the court erred by denying his counsel’s motion to withdraw on the eve of trial. Palomino also argues counsel provided inef…
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P. v. Bochicchio CA2/3
Bill Bochicchio pleaded no contest to first degree burglary and admitted he had a one-year prior within the meaning of Penal Code1 section 667.5, subdivision (b), a five-year prior within the meaning of section 667, subdivision (a), and a prior strike within the meaning of the “T…
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P. v. Jackson CA2/1
This appeal follows defendant Kevin Jackson’s resentencing pursuant to Penal Code section 1172.75. 1 Jackson argues and we agree the trial court lacked potential information relevant to exercising its discretion. We reverse the judgment and remand for a new resentencing hearing.…
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Mirjafarifiroozabadi v. Man CA4/3
Seyedjalil Mirjafarifiroozabadi appeals from the judgment after the trial court granted Victoria and Cornell Man’s (collectively the Mans) motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (anti- SLAPP motion)1. We conclude there is no reversible error and affir…
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Mirjafarifiroozabadi v. Man CA4/3
Seyedjalil Mirjafarifiroozabadi appeals from an attorney fee order imposed after the trial court dismissed his complaint as a SLAPP1 suit.2 We affirm. * * * FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND3 After the trial court granted the Mans’ anti-SLAPP motion, the Mans moved for their atto…
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Marriage of Kravchenko CA3
(Sacramento) In re the Marriage of SVITLANA and IGOR C103501 (Super. Ct. No. 14FL00532) Respondent, v. Appellant. Appellant Igor Kravchenko appeals the trial court’s judgment dividing community property following the dissolution of his marriage to respondent Svitlana Kravchenko. …
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Lopez-Farooq v. Superior Court CA2/1
Mylene Lopez-Farooq and Ibrahim Farooq (collectively Lopez-Farooq) appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of their action with prejudice for delay in prosecution. Lopez-Farooq initiated the action in September 2017, seeking damages and an injunction to prevent foreclosure of her…
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In re A.R. CA1/2
In this dependency case, J.K. (Mother), mother of four-year-old A.R., appeals the denial of her request to strike an expert’s report concerning her psychological evaluation and the expert’s curriculum vitae from the juvenile case file. Mother argues, for the first time on appeal,…
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In re M.F. CA4/1
A petition was filed in juvenile court alleging M.F. (Minor) committed an assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (Pen. Code,1 § 245, 1 Further statutory references are to the Penal Code. subd. (a)(4)). The court ordered a competency examination of the minor. The c…
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In re Patricia W. CA1/3
Paul W. (father) appeals from a March 2025 disposition order removing his minor children from his physical custody; placing them with their mother, Patricia A. (mother); and terminating the court’s dependency jurisdiction. (Welf & Inst. Code, § 361.2; statutory references are to …
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In re A.S. CA3
Appellant C.S. is father of the minors and appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction and disposition orders. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 300, 395.)1 In light of the juvenile court’s termination of dependency jurisdiction as to all minors at father’s request, we dismiss this appe…
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In re David T. CA2/8
Mother D.L. (Mother) appeals the termination of her parental rights over her son David T. She argues that the trial court erred when it did not appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) for her sua sponte. She contends the error was not harmless because a GAL would have argued more effec…
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In re M.V. CA4/1
J.V.-F. (Mother) and T.J. (Father) (sometimes collectively the Parents) separately appeal from the February 18, 2026 jurisdiction and disposition findings and orders of the juvenile court. It sustained the petition brought by the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency …
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In re S.A. CA2/1 filed 7/31/2
In January 2024, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 300 petition on behalf of then-four-month-old S.A. The petition alleged that the history of domestic violence between S.A.’s parents, Brianna S. (Mother) and Jar…
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France v. L.A. Dept. of Water and Power CA2/8
The trial court granted summary judgment against Jeanette France in December 2019. In 2025, the trial court denied a motion to vacate that judgment for lack of jurisdiction. France appeals this order. We affirm. We presume the trial court’s ruling is correct. (Gee v. American Rea…
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Fox v. Plascencia CA2/2
Respondent Jackie Fox filed an unlawful detainer action against her tenants, appellants Joseph and Lorena Plascencia.1 The trial court found appellants defaulted on rent; received notice to pay rent or vacate the property; did not pay the amount due; and remained in the property.…
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Conservatorship of C.Q.W. CA5
No appearance for Objector and Respondent. -ooOoo- * Before Levy, Acting P. J., DeSantos, J. and Harrell, J. R.W. (mother), a self-represented litigant, appeals from an order denying her petition for visitation with conservatee C.Q.W., who is mother’s adult son (son). Mother’s ap…
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Van Dyke v. Katz CA3
The unmarried parties before us stipulated to, inter alia, dismiss their competing applications for a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) against each other and the trial court entered the stipulation as an order. Two months later, the trial court granted appellant Priscil…