California Court of Appeal unpublished opinions (not citable under CRC 8.1115).
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In re S.B. CA5
-ooOoo- D.B. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order adjudging her now 12-year-old son, S.B., a dependent of the court and removing him from her physical custody pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 361. Mother contends there was insufficient …
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Hassien v. The Regents of the U. of Cal. CA4/3
* * * Plaintiff Michel Hassien was employed as a maintenance supervisor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), which is governed by defendant Regents of the University of California (the Regents).1 UCI investigated Hassien after an employee he supervised (complainant) acc…
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Global Discoveries v. County of Madera CA5
During the pendency of any proceeding taken pursuant to these subsections, the Madera County Treasurer-Tax Collector shall retain all excess tax sale proceeds on deposit.” The County’s Auditor-Controller is required to “keep a proper record of each claim paid under the provisions…
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Feng v. Hon CA2/2
Respondents Chen Feng and Zhong Cao (respondents) sued Blake Sing Hon and LV Cheyenne LLC (Cheyenne) (collectively, appellants) for breaching a settlement agreement. The settlement unambiguously entitled respondents to 50 percent of Cheyenne’s assets other than a commercial prope…
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DiMarzo v. Clark CA2/5
Appellant attorney William Clark appeals from an order denying a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.15 (the anti-SLAPP statute)1 in favor of respondent Leeann DiMarzo, as trustee of the Ralph Harboe Trust dated July 24, 2006 (the trust), in this el…
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Caceres v. L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Auth. CA2/7
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury awarded Nelson Pineda’s wife, mother, and children (plaintiffs) more than $6.5 million in damages after an MTA bus struck and killed Nelson while he was crossing the st…
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C. Noelle v. Barnes & Noble CA2/4
INTRODUCTION Appellant C. Noelle1 sued Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Barnes & Noble) and various affiliated entities on claims arising out of the termination of a book deal. One of the affiliated entities, respondent Elliott Investment Management, L.P. (Elliott) moved to quash service fo…
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The Colony at Cal. Oaks etc. v. Majestic Asset Management CA4/1
Majestic Asset Management, LLC (Majestic), and its members, Jen and Hai Huang, own and operate a golf course within a community of many single-family homes governed by The Colony at California Oaks Homeowners Association (the Association). During the pendency of a prior case the …
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Shetty v. Daluvoy CA2/7
Niki-Alexander Shetty and his wife Adina Zaharescu appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion under the mandatory provision of Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b),1 to vacate their voluntary dismissal of their complaint against Arvind Doshi, Paras D…
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Ruiz v. Espinoza CA2/5
Appellant Rebecca Ruiz (Ruiz) and respondent Maria Espinoza (Espinoza) were both named as beneficiaries under the terms of a restated trust that includes a no contest provision. Following the trustor’s death, Espinoza filed a response to and partial joinder in another party’s pet…
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P. v. Wang CA4/1
A jury convicted Xinliang Wang of child abuse (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (a); count 1), driving under the influence of alcohol (Veh. Code, § 23152(a); count 2), and driving while having a measurable blood alcohol (Veh. Code, § 23152(b); count 3) and found true a special allegation…
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P. v. Edwards CA4/3
In 2011, defendant Raheem Abdul Edwards was sentenced to life in prison without parole after he was convicted of special circumstances felony murder for participating in a burglary/robbery during which his cohort, Robert Feeney, fatally shot the owner of a liquor store. In this a…
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P. v. Dunbar CA3
A jury convicted defendant Christopher James Dunbar of grand theft and possession of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and paraphernalia. The trial court found true a prior strike conviction allegation and sentenced defendant to an aggregate six years in prison. Defendant now contends t…
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P. v. Avina CA4/1
David Ernesto Avina pleaded no contest to attempted murder (Pen. Code,1 § 664/187, subd. (a); count 3), admitted a gang enhancement (§ 186.22, subd. (b)(1)(C)) and admitted a gang principal personally used and discharged a firearm (§ 12022.53, subd. (b), (c)(e)). As agreed, he wa…
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P. v. Cota CA2/6
Marco Antonio Cota, Jr., appeals from the judgment after a jury convicted him of the first degree murder of Rick Lee Fowler (Pen. Code,1 §§ 187, subd. (a), 189, subd. (a); count 1), and sexual penetration of human remains (Health & Saf. Code, § 7052, subd. (a); count 2). In a bif…
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P. v. Landeros CA2/6
In January 2010, David Landeros was convicted, by jury, of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to two consecutive terms of life without the possibility of parole. We affirmed his convictions in People v. Landeros (Aug. 8, 2011, B223446) [non.pub.] (Landeros). Landeros…
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P. v. Wilden CA3
Appointed counsel for defendant Travis Michael Wilden asks this court to review the record to determine whether there are any arguable issues on appeal. (People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436.) In light of People v. Kopp (2025) 19 Cal.5th 1, which was decided while this appeal was…
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P. v. Huerta CA4/1
A jury convicted Vicente Huerta of second degree murder of Chelsea Pacheco (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a); count 1) and found true that he personally discharged a firearm in the commission of the offense (§ 12022.53(d)). After the jury reached its verdict, Huerta admitted to a stri…
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P. v. Russell CA1/1
I. MEMORANDUM OPINION1 Defendant Derek Russell appeals from a trial court order authorizing his involuntary medication after he was found incompetent to stand trial. (Pen. Code, § 1370, subd. (a)(2)(B).)2 The parties agree the appeal is moot because Russell has since been restore…
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P. v. Mahaffey CA2/6
Tye Garret Mahaffey appeals a judgment following his conviction for identity theft. (Pen. Code, § 530.5.) He claims the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.5. We conclude, among other things, that the police did not unlawfully p…