California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re M.G. CA6
The juvenile court adjudged M.G. a ward of the court after finding he possessed a knife on school grounds and committed vandalism. The juvenile court placed M.G. on home probation. Following a contested hearing, the court ordered M.G. to pay $8,260.70 in restitution, but it later…
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In re T.M. CA2/2
****** M.G. (mother) and N.M. (father) separately appeal from orders reducing the parents’ visits with the child T.M. (born April 2014), denying father’s motion for a bonding study, and finding the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and California’…
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In re L.B. CA4/2
INTRODUCTION B.B., is the Mother of son L.B. (19 months old at the time of removal), daughter K.B., age 7, and son C.B., III (hereafter referred to as C.B.; age 10). Mother appeals
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Drakk Holdings v. PSIP SN Vermont CA2/2
Plaintiff and appellant Drakk Holdings, LLC (appellant), appeals from the judgment of dismissal following defendant and respondent PSIP SN Vermont LLC’s (respondent) successful motion for summary judgment. Specifically, appellant appeals the ruling granting summary adjudication a…
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D.S. v. Superior Court CA1/2
Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN A176054 (San Mateo County Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 25JD0065) Real Party in Interest. D.S. (Father) has filed a petition for extraordinary relief from juvenile court orders terminating his reunification services with his child, L.S. (Mino…
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Cookies Retail v. Cookies Creative Consulting & Promotions CA1/5
Plaintiff Cookies Retail, LLC (CRE) appeals from the judgment entered after the trial court denied its motion to vacate an arbitration award and granted defendant Cookies Creative Consulting & Promotions, Inc.’s (Cookies) petition to confirm the award. CRE contends that under Cod…
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Carroll v. Ross CA2/4
INTRODUCTION This appeal arises from a negligence action involving the sale of real property. The buyers sued the sellers’ agents for failing to disclose the city’s parking restrictions in connection with the sale of the residential property. The trial court sustained a demurrer …
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Barstol v. County of Orange CA4/3
Plaintiffs1 appeal from a judgment entered after the trial court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend. Plaintiffs contend their proposed third amended complaint sufficiently alleges Bane Act violations, the continuing violations doctrine rendered their claims timely, and t…
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ACE 4 Safe Trails v. Dept. of Parks and Recreation CA3
This California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) case challenges the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (the Department) approval of a road and trail management plan (the Plan) for Folsom Lake State Recreation Area and Folsom Powerhouse St…
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Schwartz v. List-Peiser CA4/3
Defendant Melissa M. List-Peiser appeals from an April 2024 order issuing a domestic violence restraining order against her. Because she did not file a notice of appeal until 10 months later, we dismiss her appeal as untimely.
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R.M. v. Superior Court CA4/2
Petitioner filed a petition for writ of mandate to reverse the trial court’s denial of his motion for disqualification pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6, subdivision (a)(2). (Unlabeled statutory citations refer to this code.) This court invited
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Patel v. Patel CA1/3
This matter arises from a dispute over profit distributions in a hotel business run by husband and wife Abdul Rashid Patel and Zarin Patel (collectively, “respondents”) and Abdul’s nephew Nasir Patel.1 Respondents filed an action against Nasir, which included direct and derivativ…
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Palmieri v. Foondos CA3
California Rule of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.5.1, “Fee Divisions Among Lawyers” provides in subdivision (a): “Lawyers who are not in the same law firm shall not divide a fee for legal services unless: “(1) the lawyers enter into a written agreement to divide the fee; “(2) the …
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P. v. Williams CA3
A jury found defendant Joseph R. Williams guilty of manslaughter and of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and found true a firearm enhancement allegation. (People v. Williams (May 29, 2014, C068754) [nonpub. opn.] (Williams).)1 Defendant admitted a prior prison term enhan…
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P. v. Similla CA4/1
Michael Similla appeals from his assault conviction. His appointed appellate counsel filed an opening brief raising no arguable issues pursuant to People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738. Similla did not file supplemental briefing on his …
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P. v. Campos CA4/1
In 1991, a jury convicted Jesus Campos of first degree murder. He was sentenced to prison for 27 years to life. Campos appealed and this court affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion filed October 27, 1993, People v. Campos-Covarrubias, D017737. In 2023, Campos filed a …
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P. v. Searcy CA4/1
Damon Searcy was charged with five counts of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211). Count 2 was later amended to charge assault with force likely to cause great bodily injury (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(4)). Searcy requested mental health diversion under Penal Code Section 1001.22. The cou…
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P. v. Washington CA4/1
Brashawn Reynard Washington appeals from a judgment imposed after a jury convicted him of five offenses involving three minor victims and the court sentenced him to 11 years four months in prison. He challenges the sufficiency of evidence of the intent element of count one for di…
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P. v. Knight CA5
-ooOoo- Defendant Jonathan Knight contends on appeal that the trial court’s true finding that his 2012 Penal Code section 186.22, subdivision (a)1 conviction qualifies as a serious * Before Snauffer, Acting P. J., DeSantos, J. and Harrell, J. 1 All further statutory references ar…
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P. v. Cruz-Araujo CA4/3
Defendant Nicolas David Cruz-Araujo challenges his sex-crime convictions, contending the trial court erred by admitting his un-Mirandized1 confession. The court concluded defendant’s interrogation was not custodial and thus did not require Miranda warnings. We conclude defendant …